Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Government of Montenegro, Ministry of Finance and Social Welfare, Directorate for Finance and Contracting of the EU Assistance Funds (CFCU)
Postal address: Stanka Dragojevica 2
Town: Podgorica
NUTS code:
ME Црна Гора / Crna GoraPostal code: 81000
Country: Montenegro
E-mail:
cfcu@mif.gov.meInternet address(es): Main address:
https://cfcu.gov.me/direktorat I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Support to the Revenue and Customs Administration of Montenegro in upgrading the Customs Information System (CIS)
Reference number: NEAR/TGD/2021/EA-RP/0121
II.1.2)Main CPV code72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The overall objective of the project is to support the Government of Montenegro in the area of trade facilitation. The purpose of the project is to upgrade the Customs Information System (CIS) by implementation of functionalities for support of electronic submission of declaration and supporting documents, archive application for storing of these documents and upgrading functionalities in the Risk Management Register (RMR) and Risk Information Database (RID) applications of the Risk Management System (RMS).
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 410 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: ME Црна Гора / Crna Gora
Main site or place of performance:
Montenegro (Region IPA instrument)
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Support to the Revenue and Customs Administration of Montenegro in upgrading the Customs Information System (CIS)
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 410 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 26
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invitedEnvisaged minimum number: 4
Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The number of candidates is not limited. Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
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: yes
Identification of the project:
PreAccession Countries / New Member States
II.2.14)Additional information
Provided they are in conformity with the basic project, new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works, may be entrusted up to 0 % of the initial contract to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice.
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 registersList and brief description of conditions:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingList and brief description of selection criteria:
The economic and financial capacity required from the candidate or tenderer to perform the contract is detailed in the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilityList and brief description of selection criteria:
The professional and technical capacity required from the candidate or tenderer to perform the contract is detailed in the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted 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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 29/11/2021
Local time: 14:30
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidatesDate: 04/01/2022
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 tenderDuration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3. For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice".
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:25/10/2021