Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission — DG Taxation and Customs Unit (TAXUD)
Postal address: rue Joseph II, 79 — Office 05/40
Town: Bruxelles
NUTS code:
BE BELGIQUE-BELGIËPostal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Mr Stéphane Mail Fouilleul
E-mail:
taxud-tenders@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Taxation and Customs Union
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Framework contracts for the provision of effective tax rates and related supporting services
Reference number: TAXUD/2017/AO-02
II.1.2)Main CPV code79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
ThIs procedure covers 2 types of services:
Lot 1: access to a database, along with an annual report, and a calculator of comparable forward-looking indicators relating to effective levels of company taxation using a model approach based on the Devereux-Griffith methodology for the time span 2005-2020;
Lot 2: provision of on-demand supporting services for the performance of ad-hoc economic analysis with respect to the development of effective tax burdens over time and the impact of specific corporate tax reforms in the EU using an additional model.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 932 800.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of effective tax rates: Access to a database, along with an annual report, and a calculator of comparable forward-looking indicators relating to effective levels of company taxation
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79311400 Economic research services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
From the contractor's usual premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Using a model approach based on the Devereux-Griffith methodology for the time span 2005-2020, external expertise is sought for such services in order to ensure data quality, coverage, availability, quick response, accuracy, continuous monitoring, standardised formatting and comparability.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: As laid down in the procurement documents. / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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:
Provision of effective tax rates: Provision of on-demand supporting services for the performance of ad-hoc economic analysis
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79311400 Economic research services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
From the contractor's usual premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
External expertise to carry out a number of ad hoc economic analyses on specific corporate tax topics as identified by the Commission. The topics to be examined are related to the analysis of fiscal aspects with respect to the development of effective tax burdens over time and the impact of specific corporate tax reforms in the EU within the framework of the Commission work programme and important corporate tax developments on the national, European and international level.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: As laid down in the procurement documents. / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TAXUD/2017/CC/146
Title:
Access to a database, along with an annual report, and a calculator of comparable forward-looking indicators relating to effective levels of company taxation
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:30/11/2017
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH
Town: Mannheim
NUTS code: DE1 BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 453 200.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: TAXUD/2017/CC/147
Title:
Provision of on-demand supporting services for the performance of ad-hoc economic analysis
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:30/11/2017
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH
Town: Mannheim
NUTS code: DE1 BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Total value of the contract/lot: 479 600.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
For each lot, complementary services may be requested by the Commission according to the conditions foreseen in Article 104.5 of the Financial Regulation and in Article 134.1(e) of the rules of application, for a maximum value of 50 % of the framework contract's awarded amount.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial 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:
cfi.registry@curia.europa.euTelephone: +32 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: The European Ombudsman
Postal address: 1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman, CS 30403
Town: Strasbourg Cedex
Postal code: 67001
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
Fax: +33 388179062
Internet address:
http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:04/12/2017