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 and 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
SMART 2014/0026 — Technical development of the online platform for the global Internet policy observatory.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: At the 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 main objective of the tender is the technical development of the global Internet policy observatory (GIPO) online Web-based platform for monitoring Internet-related policy, regulatory and technological developments across the world, with the aim of increasing expertise and understanding among all actors, including countries, NGOs and interest groups which may have so far been marginalised in Internet debates and decisions.
The GIPO online platform will perform mainly the following functions:
— using information and communication technologies to continuously monitor and gather information and data on Internet-related policy developments, making full use of 'big data' technologies,
— identify links between different fora and discussions, with the objective to overcome 'policy silos', contextualise information and identify policy trends,
— provide easy-to-use access to data via dashboards and other modern visualisation techniques.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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: 478 967 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 required. Weighting 20
2. Technical quality of the tender. Weighting 50
3. Organisation of work. Weighting 30
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
SMART 2014/0026.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 30-CE-0676298/00-42 V.1)Date of contract award decision:
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 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: 478 967 EUR
Excluding VAT
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
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): Horizon 2020 — the framework programme for research and innovation (2014–2020).
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 to 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 for lodging appeals.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:22.12.2014