Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Institute for Gender Equality
Postal address: Gedimino av.16
Town: Vilnius
NUTS code:
LT011 Vilniaus apskritisPostal code: LT 01103
Country: Lithuania
E-mail:
procurement@eige.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
www.eige.europa.eu I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: gender equality
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Gender Equality and Socio-economic Consequences of the Covid-19 Crisis
Reference number: EIGE/2020/OPER/15
II.1.2)Main CPV code73110000 Research services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The overall objective of the study is to collect and analyse EU-wide information on the socio-economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis on women and men, notably in terms of work-life balance, and thereby to provide new knowledge on the multi-faceted impacts on gender equality as well as gender sensitive ways out of the crisis.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 370 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: LT LIETUVA
Main site or place of performance:
Contractor's premises as indicated in the tender documents.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The study shall focus on the Covid-19 crisis impacts on gender equality with a nexus of:
1) labour market situation, working arrangements and incomes;
2) work-life balance;
3) the role of employment and income supporting factors, such as recovery measures and public policies.
The study shall be based on mixed-methods research, adopt gender and intersectional perspectives and shall conduct the following major types of research:
1) On the basis of the most recently available data and emerging literature, it shall provide an EU-wide outlook on the Covid-19 crisis induced gender equality relevant changes within the labour market, working arrangements and incomes, as well their implications for work-life balance.
2) It shall propose a survey methodology and subsequently collect and analyse the online survey data from across all Member States, in order to obtain a more comprehensive evidence on the sustaining impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on work-life balance from the gender equality perspective.
3) It shall collect national knowledge on the gender equality impacts of the introduced recovery and public policy measures, in order to better understand linkages between changes in work-life balance and the effectiveness of crisis management tools from the gender equality perspective.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology, including assessment of project context / Weighting: 65
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resources / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 15
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: no
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 noticeThe contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: EIGE/2020/OPER/15
Title:
Gender Equality and Socio-economic Consequences of the Covid-19 Crisis
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:21/10/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Instituto Per La Ricerca Sociale (IRS)
National registration number: 868582
Postal address: Via XX Settembre 24
Town: Milan
NUTS code: IT ITALIA
Country: Italy
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 370 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 368 700.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 19 %
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: The European Ombudsman
Town: Strasbourg
Country: France
Telephone: +33 388172313
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification of the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:10/11/2020