Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the following 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:
Multiple Service Framework Contract with reopening of competition for the provision of consultancy services for the development and implementation of structural reforms in EU Member States
Reference number: SRSS/2018/01/FWC/002
II.1.2)Main CPV code79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Provision of consultancy services (to support the design and/or implementation of reforms) in one or more of the MS in one or several of the following sectoral categories:
— governance and public administration,
— revenue administration and public financial management,
— growth and business environment,
— labour market, education, health and social services,
— financial sector and access to finance.
The support may require targeted expertise in areas such as e.g. health, taxation, energy, environment and will be funded mainly by the SRSP (Regulation (EU) 2017/825 of the EP and of the Council, as last amended).
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 100 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)75000000 Administration, defence and social security services
79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
One, several or all EU Member States
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3).
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: 100 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
See Internet address 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:
Structural Reform Support Programme (SRSP) (Regulation (EU) 2017/825 of the European Parliament and of the Council, amended by Regulation (EU) 2018/1671 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018).
II.2.14)Additional information
See Internet address in Section I.3).
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:
See Internet address in Section I.3).
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 the internet address under Section I.3).
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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 7
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.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 06/02/2019
Local time: 17:00
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:English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 13/02/2019
Local time: 10:00
Place:
European Commission, Charlemagne Building, rue de la Loi 170, Floor 10, Room 10/31, 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See Internet address in Section I.3.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
In accordance with Annex I, Chapter 1, Section 2, p.11.1 (e) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18.7.2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, the Contracting Authority may use the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice with the contractors to increase the maximum ceiling of the framework contract. The Contracting Authority may trigger the subsequent use of this procedure in case the use of the framework contract is faster than foreseen. The new services will cover similar services as in the framework contract accounting for not more than 50 % of the initial contract amount. The amount under Section II.1.5) does not include such increase. The conditions under which the new services will be awarded will be those in the framework contracts and their annexes that will be in force at the time of launch of the negotiated procedure.
VI.4)Procedures for review
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