Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional 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 authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Corporate Travel Agency Services for the Delegation of the European Union to the African Union
Reference number: EEAS/DELETHU/2019/OP/0026
II.1.2)Main CPV code63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The contractor shall provide the human and material resources necessary to provide the corporate travel agency services in the non exhaustive list below:
— quotations for domestic and international airplane tickets,
— booking and issuance of domestic and international airplane tickets,
— changes and cancellations of bookings,
— information on seasonal preferential fares and packages provided by airlines.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 540 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)63500000 Travel agency, tour operator and tourist assistance services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The travels will be mainly in Ethiopia, in Europe, but also other destinations.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Refer to the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 540 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
Refer to the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
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: yes
Identification of the project:
EU administrative appropriations
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:
Refer to the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
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
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
Refer to the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
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: 04/11/2019
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:English, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, 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 tenderDuration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 05/11/2019
Local time: 09:00
Place:
The opening will take place in Brussels (UTC+01:00) and directly broadcasted to the Delegation of the European Union to the African union at 11.00 (UTC +03:00).
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Refer to the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.3)Additional information:
The time limit for receipt of tenders is indicated under heading IV.2.2 where local time shall be understood as local time in Brussels.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial 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 procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Refer to the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:20/09/2019