Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Gender-sensitive Language Review in all Official EU Languages Other than English
Reference number: FWC EIGE/2020/OPER/11
II.1.2)Main CPV code79821100 Proofreading services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The subject matter of the FWC is the provision of a wide range of services related to expert language review for publications and website texts produced by EIGE in English and translated in other official EU languages.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 177 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Gender-sensitive Language Review in Central and Northern Europe Languages
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LT LIETUVA
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The subject matter of the FWC is the provision of a wide range of services related to expert language review for publications and website texts produced by EIGE in English and translated in other official EU languages.
Specifically:
Lot 1: Central and northern Europe languages:
1) Germanic languages: Danish, Dutch, German and Swedish;
2) Uralic languages: Estonian, Finnish and Hungarian;
3) Celtic languages: Irish.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality assurance and risk management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Scenarios / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 62 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is renewed automatically three times for 12 months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Gender-sensitive Language Review in Eastern Europe Languages
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LT LIETUVA
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The overall objective is to ensure that EIGE’s publications and/or website texts are gender-sensitive, clear, easy to read and engaging for policy makers and non-expert audiences, in all official EU languages other than English.
Specifically:
Lot 2: Gender-sensitive language review in Eastern Europe languages:
1) Slavic languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Slovak and Slovene;
2) Baltic languages: Latvian and Lithuanian.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality assurance and risk management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Scenarios / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 62 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is renewed automatically three times for 12 months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Western and Southern Europe Languages
Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LT LIETUVA
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The subject matter of the FWC is the provision of a wide range of services related to expert language review for publications and website texts produced by EIGE in English and translated in other official EU languages.
Specifically:
Lot 3: Western and southern Europe languages:
1) Romance languages: French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish;
2) Hellenic language: Greek;
3) Afro-asiatic language: Maltese.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Quality assurance and risk management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Scenarios / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 30
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 53 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is renewed automatically three times for 12 months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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:
Selection criteria as stated in the 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
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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 participateDate: 16/10/2020
Local time: 14:00
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:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 19/10/2020
Local time: 10:00
Place:
EIGE's premises. Address: Gedimino pr. 16, LT – 01103, Vilnius, LITHUANIA.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A maximum of two representatives per tender may attend the opening session. For organisational and security reasons the tenderer must provide the full name, date of birth, nationality and ID or passport number of the representatives at least two working days in advance to: procurement@eige.europa.eu
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: The European Ombudsman
Town: Strasbourg
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification of the plaintiff or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came toknowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:09/09/2020