Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Services Related to Incoming, Outgoing, Card and Electronic Payments for the for the European Union Intellectual Property Office
Reference number: AO/014/21
II.1.2)Main CPV code66110000 Banking services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
This procedure aims to conclude up to three single framework contracts (FWC) for the provision of services related to incoming payments received by the Office as part of the fees charged to companies, up to three single FWC for the provision of services related to outgoing payments ordered by the Office to honour its obligations, and up to two multiple FWC in cascade for the provision of payment services that permit accessing and processing payments by integrating electronic payment methods in a single place.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 2 050 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of Services Related to Incoming Bank Payments
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)66110000 Banking services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: ES521 Alicante / Alacant
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Office’s operations are entirely financed by the fees paid by its users for the registration of their trade marks and designs. These fees can only be paid in Euro as no other currency is allowed by the European Union Trade Mark Regulation. Currently, the Office works with two banks and the corresponding bank account numbers are included in all its filing forms and published on the internet.
Incoming fee payments can be made in the form of bank transfers from the users’ banks located worldwide to one of the two available Office bank accounts. The Office’s users can also pay their fees by debit or credit card during the online process for filing a trade mark, design or a renewal of an EU trade mark or registered Community design.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60 %
Price - Weighting: 40 %
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
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Provision of Services Related to Outgoing Payments, Provision of Debit and Credit Cards and Issuance of Certificates and Bank Guarantees
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)66110000 Banking services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: ES521 Alicante / Alacant
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Outgoing payments are made by the Office by transfer, namely to suppliers and staff members within the SEPA zone and worldwide, either in euro or foreign currency.
Furthermore, some outgoing payments are made to reimburse fees due to overpayments from users or following the outcome of opposition proceedings.
The Office also requires other services related to outgoing payments such as:
• the provision of debit and credit cards to be used for purchases and cash withdrawals worldwide;
• the issuance of miscellaneous certificates, bank guarantees, direct debit services and an agile exchange of documents.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60 %
Price - Weighting: 40 %
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Provision of Services Related to Incoming Bank Payments
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:28/09/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: CaixaBank S.A.
Town: Valencia
NUTS code: ES523 Valencia / València
Country: Spain
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: 1 025 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 025 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Provision of Services Related to Outgoing Payments, Provision of Debit and Credit Cards and Issuance of Certificates and Bank Guarantees
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:28/09/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: CaixaBank SA
Town: Valencia
NUTS code: ES523 Valencia / València
Country: Spain
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: 1 025 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 025 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Provision of Services Related to Incoming Bank Payments
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:28/09/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Banco de Santander S.A.
Town: Santander
NUTS code: ES130 Cantabria
Country: Spain
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: 1 025 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 025 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Provision of Services Related to Outgoing Payments, Provision of Debit and Credit Cards and Issuance of Certificates and Bank Guarantees
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:28/09/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Banco de Santander S.A.
Town: Santander
NUTS code: ES130 Cantabria
Country: Spain
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: 1 025 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 025 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last five calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the internet address provided in Section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within two months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:30/09/2022