Services - 575263-2018

28/12/2018    S249

Malta-Marsa: Provision of Proofreading and Language Editing Services in Non-EU Languages

2018/S 249-575263

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Asylum Support Office EASO
Town: Marsa
NUTS code: MT MALTA
Postal code: 1917
Country: Malta
E-mail: contracts@easo.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://easo.europa.eu
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=4288
Additional 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 authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
Other activity: Asylum

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Provision of Proofreading and Language Editing Services in Non-EU Languages

Reference number: EASO/2018/687
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79821100 Proofreading services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Provision of proofreading and language editing services for EASO's publications and other documents and products in non-EU languages.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1 800 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Albanian, Arabic, Macedonian, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian and Turkish

Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79821100 Proofreading services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: MT MALTA
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Provision of proofreading and language editing services for EASO publications and other documents and products in Albanian, Arabic, Macedonian, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian and Turkish.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The FWC is renewed automatically three times for twelve months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least three months before the end of the ongoing duration.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The 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:

Kurdish Kurmanji, Kurdish Sorani, Somali, Tigrinya, Farsi and any other languages

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79821100 Proofreading services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: MT MALTA
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Provision of proofreading and language editing services for EASO publications and other documents and products in Kurdish Kurmanji, Kurdish Sorani, Somali, Tigrinya, Farsi and any other languages.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The FWC is renewed automatically three times for twelve months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least three months before the end of the ongoing duration.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information

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
List and brief description of conditions:

As stated in the procurement documents.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 06/02/2019
Local time: 15:00
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 tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 08/02/2019
Local time: 11:00

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:

EASO reserves the right to increase the value of the framework contract in maximum 750 000,00 EUR for Lot 1 and maximum 150 000,00 EUR for Lot 2, in accordance with Article 164.1.(d) and Annex I Point 11.1.(e) of the FR, by using a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice with the successful tenderer for new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works entrusted to the economic operator awarded the original contract by EASO.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrunewald
Town: Luxemburg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
21/12/2018