This notice is for prior information only
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Fight against Fraud
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Study to identify an approach to measure the illicit market in tobacco products
II.1.2)Main CPV code79314000 Feasibility study
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The EU Commission is commissioning an external study to identify / develop a uniform, neutral approach to measuring the illicit market in tobacco products in Member States and the EU. The study should provide a tool to measure the illicit tobacco market in individual Member States and for the EU as a whole. The study should also include considerations on how to measure trade in tobacco products i.e. the flow of such products into, around and out of the EU.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Illicit trade in cigarettes and other tobacco products is a global phenomenon which, in the EU alone, results in an annual loss of more than 10 000 000 000 EUR in public revenue. The 2013 Communication from the EU Commission "Stepping up the fight against cigarette smuggling and other forms of illicit trade in tobacco products — A comprehensive EU Strategy" identified a number of actions to be taken to curb the illicit trade in tobacco products, including improving the measurement of the illicit tobacco trade.
In this context the EU Commission is commissioning an external study to identify / develop a uniform, neutral approach to measuring the illicit market in tobacco products in Member States and the EU. The study should provide a tool to measure the illicit tobacco market in individual Member States and for the EU as a whole. The study should also include considerations on how to measure trade in tobacco products i.e. the flow of such products into, around and out of the EU.
II.2.14)Additional information
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:19/01/2018
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:21/12/2017