Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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 options for consolidation of mandatory disclosure requirements of retail investment products and related services.
Reference number: FISMA/2017/060/C.
II.1.2)Main CPV code79311400 Economic research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The overall objective of the study is to examine possible options for developing tools and services to consolidate ‘disclosure information’ of financial products pursuant the obligations of European Union legislation.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 250 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)66171000 Financial consultancy services
79312000 Market-testing services
79314000 Feasibility study
79311410 Economic impact assessment
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The tasks are to be performed at the premises designated by the contractor. A maximum of 3 coordination meetings with the contracting authority will be held in Brussels.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Identification and description of:
— challenges faced by retail investors in exploiting disclosures,
— existing and planned initiatives in consolidating disclosures,
— options for a tool/service consolidating the disclosures and their impact on stakeholders,
— analysis of preferred option and proposed path for implementation.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and relevance of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 65
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 250 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 9
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
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:
See tender specifications.
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:
See tender specifications and draft service contract.
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: 31/10/2017
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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 07/11/2017
Local time: 14:30
Place:
Meeting Room 03/A007, rue de Spa 2, 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A maximum of 2 representatives per tender can attend the opening of tenders. For organisational and security reasons, the tenderer must provide the full name and ID or passport number of the representatives at least 3 working days in advance to: EC-FISMA-CONTRACTS@ec.europa.eu
Failing that, the contracting authority reserves the right to refuse access to its premises.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in the absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:18/09/2017