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 activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Cir©Lean: European Network of Businesses and SMEs for Industrial Symbiosis
Reference number: 682/PP/GRO/PPA/18/10587
II.1.2)Main CPV code79410000 Business and management consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Cir©Lean: European Network of businesses and SMEs for industrial symbiosis.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
Main site or place of performance:
The place of performance of the tasks shall be the Contractor's premises or any other place indicated in the tender, with the exception of the commission's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Cir©Lean is a pilot action that aims to support the setup and pilot operation phase of a network of businesses and SMEs to seize industrial symbiosis business opportunities and in particular:
(a) to elaborate and endorse a voluntary common approach for the reporting of industrial symbiosis exchanges;
(b) to monitor the uptake of this approach by businesses.
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: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
The working language of this Cir©Lean: European Network of businesses and SMEs for industrial symbiosis is English.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
See tendering specifications.
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 11/03/2019
Local time: 16:00
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:Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 13/03/2019
Local time: 09:30
Place:
European Commission — Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs — Breydel Building — avenue d' Auderghem 45 — 1040 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
An authorised representative of each tenderer may attend the opening of the bids. Companies wishing to attend are requested to notify by sending an e-mail to grow-c-financial-team@ec.europa.eu at least 48 hours in advance. This notification must be signed by an authorised officer of the tenderer and specify the name of the person who will attend the opening of bids on the tenderer's behalf.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
Only electronic submission through e-submission is possible for this call.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail:
GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.euTelephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:14/12/2018