Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s) I.2)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.3)Main activityOther: Communications networks, content & technology.
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
'Promoting the impacts of PCP and PPI procurement in Europe to procurers of ICT solutions' — SMART 2014/0018.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Contractor's premises.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The subject matter of the contract is:
— to establish contacts with key public procurers for ICT-based solutions across Europe across different sectors of public interest, identify those procurers with potential to procure innovative ICT-based solutions and awaken their interest to undertake a PCP or PPI procurement and to participate in specific events on PCP and PPI,
—to engage with procurers to actively promote the benefits of PCP and PPI to them, in particular by preparing a toolkit and assisting them in how to engage in PCP and PPI in terms of designing and implementing the relevant innovation procurement procedures,
— to organise 1 major EU-wide event per year — 3 in total — (targeting policymakers, procurers, procurement law firms and businesses) to raise awareness about major PCP/PPI initiatives across Europe and organise networking between stakeholders to discuss new ideas and initiatives for EU-wide cooperation on PCP/PPI,
— to organise 9 events across Europe specifically targeted at procurers to disseminate good practice approaches and promote the evidence of the impacts to encourage wider use of PCP and PPI across Europe.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)73200000 Research and development consultancy services, 79950000 Exhibition, fair and congress organisation services
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)Value: 493 600,50 EUR
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Understanding of the tasks. Weighting 30
2. Technical quality of the tender. Weighting 50
3. Organisation of work. Weighting 20
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 30-CE-0676541/00-27 Lot No: 1 - Lot title: Lot 1V.1)Date of contract award decision:28.11.2014
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 3
Number of offers received by electronic means: 1
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken V.4)Information on value of contractTotal final value of the contract:
Value: 493 600,50 EUR
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 38
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 2,86 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Digital agenda for Europe (DAE) action 55.
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures VI.3.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the notification of the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge of the plaintiff. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtainedOfficial name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate F, HoU, Unit F2 — Innovation
Postal address: BU25, 05/32
Town: Brussels
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: viorel.peca@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 22956125
Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/connect/index_en.htm
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:19.12.2014