Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012
Section I: Contracting authority
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:
Invest Horizon 2.0: Boosting the Investment Readiness of European SMEs
Reference number: PP-7261
II.1.2)Main CPV code79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The commission aim to offer support to innovative high-growth potential SMEs from EU Member States, Associated countries to Horizon 2020 and Eureka member countries, partner countries or Associated countries to Eureka, to improve their access to finance. The Contractor will provide investment readiness services, which aim to help and prepare innovative high-growth potential SMEs to become investment ready. The services will be customized for each SME according to the specific needs identified within the frame of the services described in the tender specifications.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 2 646 398.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 40
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
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.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Invest Horizon 2.0: Boosting the investment readiness of European SMEs
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:20/12/2018
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Europe Unlimited SA
Postal address: Place Flagey 7/7
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1050
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Bpifrance Financement SA
Postal address: 27-31, Avenue du General Leclerc
Town: Maisons-Alfort
NUTS code: FR FRANCE
Postal code: 94700
Country: France
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: META Group srl
Postal address: Viale Umberto Tupini 116
Town: Rome
NUTS code: IT ITALIA
Postal code: 00144
Country: Italy
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: European Business and Innovation Centre Network AISBL
Postal address: Avenue de Tervuren 168
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1150
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: IESE Business School, university of Navarra
Postal address: Av. Pearson 21
Town: Barcelona
NUTS code: ES511 Barcelona
Postal code: ES-08034
Country: Spain
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Bwcon GmbH
Postal address: Seyfferstrasse 34
Town: Stuttgart
NUTS code: DE11 Stuttgart
Postal code: 70197
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: EurA AG
Postal address: Max-Eyth-Str.2
Town: Ellwangen
NUTS code: DE11 Stuttgart
Postal code: 73479
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 3 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 2 646 398.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 16 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the Contracting Authority indicated under heading I.1.
If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.
Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:18/01/2019