Services - 499405-2017

15/12/2017    S241

Belgium-Bruxelles: Framework contracts for the provision of effective tax rates and related supporting services

2017/S 241-499405

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission — DG Taxation and Customs Unit (TAXUD)
Postal address: rue Joseph II, 79 — Office 05/40
Town: Bruxelles
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Mr Stéphane Mail Fouilleul
E-mail: taxud-tenders@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
Other 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 code
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
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 lots
This 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 performance
NUTS 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 criteria
Quality criterion - Name: As laid down in the procurement documents. / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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:

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 performance
NUTS 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 criteria
Quality criterion - Name: As laid down in the procurement documents. / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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 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
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
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 106-211420
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
Lot No: 1
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 tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official 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
Lot No: 2
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 tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official 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 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: cfi.registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official 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
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union
Postal address: J79 05/40
Town: Brussels
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: taxud-tenders@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 22995050
Fax: +32 22995444
Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
04/12/2017