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Services - 611321-2019

24/12/2019    S248

Russia-Moscow: EU-Russia Multimedia Project 'Europulse' for the Delegation of the European Union to Russia

2019/S 248-611321

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European External Action Service, Delegation of the European Union to Russia
Postal address: Kadashevskaya Naberezhnaya 14/1
Town: Moscow
NUTS code: 00 Not specified
Postal code: 119017
Country: Russia
Contact person: Head of Press and Information Section
E-mail: RCE-TENDERS@eeas.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/russia
Address of the buyer profile: https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/russia/area/jobs-funds_en
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=5437
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=5437
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
General public services

Section II: Object

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

EU-Russia Multimedia Project 'Europulse' for the Delegation of the European Union to Russia

Reference number: EEAS/DELRUSM/2019/OP/0039
II.1.2)Main CPV code
72200000 Software programming and consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The contractor shall provide the human and material resources necessary to provide the services in the management, development and promotion of a Russian-language web platform; production of journalistic written content for the web platform; production of audio-visual content; management of accounts in the Russian social media.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 550 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
72400000 Internet services
79416200 Public relations consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:

Russia.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

EU-Russia multimedia web platform Europulse for the Delegation of the European Union to Russia.

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: 550 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

Please refer to the contract documents available from the address stated in point I.3).

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: yes
Identification of the project:

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

II.2.14)Additional information

See internet address provided 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 registers
List and brief description of conditions:

See internet address provided in Section I.3).

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
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

See internet address provided in Section I.3).

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation 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 procedure
Open 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 participate
Date: 31/01/2020
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:
English, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, 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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 03/02/2020
Local time: 13:00
Place:

The opening will be held in Brussels (headquarters) at 13.00 and directly broadcasted to the Delegation of the European Union to Russia in Moscow (see point I.1) at 15.00.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

See internet address provided in Section I.3).

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

Every 4 years.

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:

The time limit for receipt of tenders is indicated under heading IV.2.2) where local time shall be understood as local time in Brussels.The time limit for the submission of tenders is as follows: 15.00 Brussels time which corresponds to 17.00 Moscow time.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

See internet address provided in Section I.3).

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
18/12/2019