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Services - 416607-2022
01/08/2022    S146

Serbia-Belgrade: Administration services

2022/S 146-416607

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Government of Serbia, Ministry of Finance, Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes (CFCU)
Postal address: 3-5 Sremska St.
Town: Belgrade
NUTS code: RS Srbija/Сpбија / Serbia
Postal code: 11000
Country: Serbia
E-mail: cfcu.questions@mfin.gov.rs
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.cfcu.gov.rs
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=11822
Additional 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 authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

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

Technical Assistance on implementation, monitoring and evaluation of employment policy at national and local level and strengthened capacities to participate in ESF

Reference number: NEAR/BEG/2022/EA-RP/0105
II.1.2)Main CPV code
75100000 Administration services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The purposes of this contract are as follows:

• To support the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs (MoLEVSA) and Local Self-Governments (LSGs) in improving effectiveness of Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) through improved design;

• To build capacities of the relevant actors in the field of employment (MoLEVSA, National Employment Service (NES), LSGs and other actors) to better perform their tasks related to implementation, monitoring and evaluation of ALMPs;

• To ensure that Serbian institutions and other relevant actors are supported to meet the requirements of cohesion policy and participation in the European Social Fund;

• To prepare grounds for piloting of Youth Guarantee Programme.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
75100000 Administration services
75000000 Administration, defence and social security services
75110000 General public services
75131000 Government services
80500000 Training services
75130000 Supporting services for the government
75111000 Executive and legislative services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: RS Srbija/Сpбија / Serbia
Main site or place of performance:

Republic of Serbia (Region IPA instrument)

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Technical Assistance on implementation, monitoring and evaluation of employment policy at national and local level and strengthened capacities to participate in ESF

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
Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 30
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 4
Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3.

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:

PreAccession Countries / New Member States / Serbia / IPA 2020

II.2.14)Additional information

Provided they are in conformity with the basic project, new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works, may be entrusted up to 100 % of the initial contract to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice.

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 registers
List 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 standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:

The economic and financial capacity required from the candidate or tenderer to perform the contract is detailed in the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:

The professional and technical capacity required from the candidate or tenderer to perform the contract is detailed in the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".

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.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted 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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 31/08/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 10/10/2022
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3. For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".

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
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise 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:
27/07/2022