Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract involves joint procurement
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 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:
Framework Contract for Studies and/or Technical Support in the Area of Ecodesign
Reference number: 771/PP/GRO/IMA/19/1131/11061
II.1.2)Main CPV code79410000
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Framework contract for studies and/or technical support in the area of Ecodesign.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 3 500 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE1
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The object of the present call for tenders is to conclude a framework contract to deliver technical, economic, environmental and regulatory analysis on matters related to sustainable product policy. This concerns the interactions between industrial, environmental, human health, climate change, raw materials, energy, transport, employment, taxation, trade and investment, research and innovation, public procurement, the internal market for products and services, and on the consequences of these on the competitiveness of European manufacturers and businesses, consumers’ welfare and employment.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Understanding of the work to be performed as indicated in section 1.4.2, quality and technical value of the bid, covering the fields specified in the scope of the framework service contract (FWC) / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Organization of the work and means proposed as indicated in section 1.4.2, including allocation of resources and quality assurance/control aspects of specific contracts implementing the FWC / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the methodology proposed for performing the analysis required in the scenario described in 1.4.3 / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 50 %
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 3 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
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 framework contract for studies and/or technical support in the area of Ecodesign is English.
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 registers
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.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
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.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
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: 31/01/2020
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: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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 04/02/2020
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.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
Only electronic submission through e-submission is possible for this call.
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:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:22/11/2019
