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Services - 412653-2020
03/09/2020    S171

Belgium-Brussels: European Labour Authority Information Support Service

2020/S 171-412653

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Postal address: 27, Rue Joseph II
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Mr Jordi Curell Gotor
E-mail: EMPL-VT-2020-028@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=6995
Address of the buyer profile: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=624&langId=en
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Labour Authority
Postal address: 27, Rue Joseph II
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Mr Jordi Curell Gotor
E-mail: EMPL-VT-2020-028@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=6995
Address of the buyer profile: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=624&langId=en
I.2)Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=6995
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=6995
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

European Labour Authority Information Support Service

Reference number: EMPL/2020/OP/0011
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79900000 Miscellaneous business and business-related services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

This call is to support the activities of the European Labour Authority (ELA) in the field of facilitating access to information to citizens and employers on rights and obligations deriving from EU legislation on labour mobility and social security coordination. These activities are carried out through a working group on information. The contractor will contribute in conceptual and analytical work summed up in the following tasks:

Task 1) To carry out analyses of EU and national websites on labour mobility;

Task 2) To provide individualised follow-up support to member states in improving their national websites on labour mobility;

Task 3) To deliver presentations on innovative online communication approaches and practices;

Task 4) To respond to ad-hoc requests to support the authority or the member states on the provision of information on labour mobility;

Task 5) To support the authority in the development of and data collection for key performance indicators.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 600 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
Main site or place of performance:

Contractor's premises or any other place indicated in the tender.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The subject of this call for tenders is to support the activities of the European Labour Authority (ELA) in the field of facilitating access to information to citizens and employers on rights and obligations deriving from EU legislation on labour mobility and social security coordination. These activities are carried out through a working group on information. The contractor will contribute in conceptual and analytical work summed up in the following tasks:

Task 1) To carry out analyses of EU and national websites on labour mobility;

Task 2) To provide individualised follow-up support to member states in improving their national websites on labour mobility;

Task 3) To deliver presentations on innovative online communication approaches and practices;

Task 4) To respond to ad-hoc requests to support the authority or the member states on the provision of information on labour mobility;

Task 5) To support the authority in the development of and data collection for key performance indicators for the task of facilitating access to information.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

One possible renewal of 24 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:

European Labour Authority.

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation 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 procedure
Open 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 participate
Date: 30/09/2020
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 tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 02/10/2020
Local time: 10:00
Place:

Due to the current exceptional circumstances, no physical presence is allowed. Tenderers may send an information request to the contracting authority's email address, indicated under heading I.1) of the contract notice, if they wish to be provided with the information announced during the opening session.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.eu
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: European Ombudsman
Postal address: 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman
Town: Strasbourg
Postal code: 67001
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
Internet address: https://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/fr/home
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
27/08/2020