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 EU payment accounts market
Reference number: FISMA/2018/037/D
II.1.2)Main CPV code79310000 Market research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The general objective of the study is to provide qualitative and quantitative evidence about the evolution of the payment accounts market in the EU since January 2014, with a view to informing the Commission's review of the Payment Accounts Directive.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 580 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79311100 Survey design services
79311200 Survey conduction services
79311300 Survey analysis services
79311410 Economic impact assessment
79311400 Economic research services
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:
The study will provide the Commission with:
(i) a backward-looking analysis on the extent to which the objectives of the Payment Accounts Directive have been achieved;
(ii) an analysis of other aspects of the EU payment accounts market not presently covered in the Directive as well as of first impacts of the newly introduced fee transparency requirements and (iii) the identification of any further policy measures that should be envisaged in connection with the objectives of the Payment Accounts Directive, taking account of the changing technological and market context.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: — Relevance and breadth of the geographical coverage / Weighting: 25
Quality criterion - Name: — Quality and relevance of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: — Organisation of the work / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: — Quality control measures / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 580 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 11
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
See procurement documents.
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 procurement documents.
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 procurement documents.
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: 29/10/2018
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:English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 11 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 06/11/2018
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Tenders will be opened in public session on 6.11.2018 at 14:00 — Meeting room 06/A030 — rue de Spa 2, B-1000 Brussels.
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 mus provide the full name and ID 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 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:11/09/2018