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Services - 487619-2018
06/11/2018    S213

Luxembourg-Luxembourg: Translation services into Croatian, German, Irish, Polish, Romanian and Spanish

2018/S 213-487619

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Parliament
Postal address: Directorate-General for Translation, Plateau de Kirchberg BP 1601
Town: Luxembourg
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
Postal code: 2929
Country: Luxembourg
Contact person: Stephane Vivard
E-mail: dgtrad.tenders@europarl.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.europarl.europarl.eu
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=4137
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=4137
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following address:
Official name: European Parliament
Postal address: Mr Stéphane Vivard, Konrad Adenauer Building, Office 00D001
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2929
Country: Luxembourg
Contact person: Stephane Vivard
E-mail: dgtrad.tenders@europarl.europa.eu
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=4137
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
Other activity: Translation

Section II: Object

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

Translation services into Croatian, German, Irish, Polish, Romanian and Spanish

Reference number: EP TRAD PPP4 2018 MONOLINGUAL
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79530000 Translation services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The European Parliament acting as the Contracting Authority on behalf of the Council of the European Union, the European Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions has decided to issue this invitation to tender to conclude framework contracts (FWCs) for the supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from English or French into Croatian, German, Irish, Polish, Romanian and Spanish.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

EN-HR

Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from English into Croatian. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 10800.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

FR-HR

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from French into Croatian. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 2000.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

EN-DE

Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from English into German. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 22300.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

FR-DE

Lot No: 4
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from French into German. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 5500.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

EN-GA

Lot No: 5
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from English into Irish. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 11800.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

FR-GA

Lot No: 6
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from French into Irish. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 2000.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

EN-PL

Lot No: 7
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from English into Polish. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 12300.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

FR-PL

Lot No: 8
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from French into Polish. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 2500.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

EN-RO

Lot No: 9
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from English into Romanian. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 11300.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

FR-RO

Lot No: 10
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from French into Romanian. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 2500.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

EN-ES

Lot No: 11
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from English into Spanish. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 13300.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

FR-ES

Lot No: 12
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79530000 Translation services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Supply of translation services of monolingual source language documents from French into Spanish. The estimated volume of pages to be translated per year is 3000.

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
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2020
End: 31/12/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The framework contract shall be renewed tacitly on an annual basis, but its duration may not exceed 4 years.

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: 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 registers
List and brief description of conditions:

The minimum qualifications and experience of the named individual translator for the lots are detailed in Point 14.3 of the specifications: Technical and professional capacity and minimum requirements.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 195
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: 07/12/2018
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, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 16 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 21/01/2019
Local time: 10:00
Place:

Will be communicated at a later date.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Only one representative may attend. Tenderers failing to give notification no later than 7 working days before the opening will automatically be refused access to the opening. The name of the person attending the opening of the tenders must be given in the notification.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 433766
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu/
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 433766
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu/
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
25/10/2018