Services - 500666-2020

22/10/2020    S206

Belgium-Brussels: Platform Offering Online Access to the Digital Edition of Printed Newspapers and Weekly News Magazines Covering 27 EU Member States

2020/S 206-500666

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Parliament
Postal address: Rue Wiertz 60
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1047
Country: Belgium
E-mail: eprs-tenders@europarl.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.europarl.europa.eu
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=7013
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=7013
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
Other activity: Online service

Section II: Object

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

Platform Offering Online Access to the Digital Edition of Printed Newspapers and Weekly News Magazines Covering 27 EU Member States

Reference number: EPRS/LIBS/SER/20/032
II.1.2)Main CPV code
92511000 Library services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Platform offering online access to the digital edition of printed newspapers and weekly news magazines covering 27 EU Member States.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 320 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
NUTS code: FR FRANCE
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Platform offering online access to the digital edition of printed newspapers and weekly news magazines covering 27 EU Member States.

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
Value excluding VAT: 320 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The total duration of the contract shall be 2 years (24 months). Performance of the contract shall not begin until the direct service contract is signed. Any renewal of the contract shall take place in accordance with the terms laid down in it.

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.1.2)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

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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 07/12/2020
Local time: 14:00
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
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 7 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 08/12/2020
Local time: 10:00
Place:

The European Parliament keeps the right to hold an online opening with live streaming according to the development of the Covid situation.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

In case of Opening in EP’s premises:

Only 1 representative may attend. Tenderers failing to give notification 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.

In case of Online Opening (streaming):

Only 2 representatives may attend. Tenderers failing to give notification will automatically be refused.

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: Court of Justice of the European Union
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu/
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: The European Ombudsman
Town: Strasbourg
Postal code: 67000
Country: France
Internet address: www.ombudsman.europa.eu
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
15/10/2020