Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Study on Access to Essential Services: Evidence from EU Member States
Reference number: EMPL/2021/OP/0014
II.1.2)Main CPV code79315000 Social research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The objective of this study is to contribute to filling the existing knowledge gap and to advance the understanding of the situation in all Member States for each of the six services listed in Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) – water, sanitation, energy, transport, financial services and digital communications. The contractor shall develop for each EU Member State a fiche on access to essential services. This fiche should provide a mapping of the services that are considered essential in the given Member States. The contractor shall elaborate a synthesis report with the analysis of the situation at EU-27 level and comparison between Member States. And based on the information collected draw conclusions for the EU level on main barriers, drivers and identify examples of good practices and policy measures.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 400 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79315000 Social research services
79411000 General management consultancy services
85320000 Social services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
The contractor's premises or any other place indicated in the tender specifications.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The objective of this study is to contribute to filling the existing knowledge gap and to advance the understanding of the situation in all Member States for each of the six services listed in Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) – water, sanitation, energy, transport, financial services and digital communications. Access to such essential services is enshrined as a right in the European Pillar of Social Rights, which underscores the necessity to support people in need to access them. Essential services support basic human needs to live and to function in society. The ability to access essential services is a critical aspect of social and labour market inclusion and an important determinant of well-being, especially for disadvantaged groups. Essential services can be an important source of job creation and complement and facilitate access to other services that fulfil an enabling function, such as education, long-term care, housing, labour market and social services.
The contractor shall develop for each EU Member State a fiche on access to essential services. This fiche should provide
1) A mapping of the services that are considered essential in the given Member States;
2) Barriers faced by people in need in accessing such services;
3) And measures available at national and local level to support access to such services for people in need, with a particular focus on social policy and targeted support measures.
The contractor shall elaborate a Synthesis Report with the analysis of the situation at EU-27 level and comparison between Member States. And based on the information collected, draw conclusions for the EU level on main barriers, drivers and identify examples of good practices and policy measures.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 400 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 8
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:
II.2.14)Additional information
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersList and brief description of conditions:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 20/09/2021
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 21/09/2021
Local time: 10:30
Place:
Tenders will be opened electronically on the date and time indicated in the contract notice.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Due to the current exceptional circumstances, no physical presence is allowed. Tenderers may send an information request to the contracting authority's e-mail address, indicated under Heading I.1 of the contract notice, if they wish to be provided with the information announced during the opening.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in section I.3) in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: European Ombudsman
Postal address: 1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman, CS 30406
Town: Strasbourg Cedex
Postal code: 67001
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
Internet address:
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/home.faces VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:12/07/2021