Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Services to Support Online Language Support (OLS)
Reference number: EACEA/2020/OP/0002
II.1.2)Main CPV code80580000 Provision of language courses
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Agency wishes to conclude a contract to buy services for producing high quality language learning contents and support for the future Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps programme participants. To a certain extent language learning basic materials will also be accessible to the general public to encourage them to learn new languages. The language learning materials will be hosted on the EU Academy Moodle platform. The current contract is coming to end.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 38 418 850.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Core and Open Learning Contents
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)80580000 Provision of language courses
72260000 Software-related services
80000000 Education and training services
80400000 Adult and other education services
80420000 E-learning services
80590000 Tutorial services
92100000 Motion picture and video services
80310000 Youth education services
80570000 Personal development training services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
The NUTS code is the one of the contracting authority’s premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Core and open learning contents.
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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: 22 874 418.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
II.2.14)Additional information
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)80580000 Provision of language courses
72260000 Software-related services
80000000 Education and training services
80310000 Youth education services
80400000 Adult and other education services
80420000 E-learning services
80570000 Personal development training services
80590000 Tutorial services
92100000 Motion picture and video services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
The NUTS code is the one of the contracting authority’s premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Community management, open video production, communication/promotion.
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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: 15 544 432.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 14/09/2021
Local time: 16:00
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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 16/09/2021
Local time: 15:00
Place:
Tenders will be opened electronically on the date and time indicated in the contract notice. It is possible to attend the opening by videoconference.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in section I.3).
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 five 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.4.3)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:29/07/2021