Legal Basis:
REGULATION (EU) 2018/1999 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Commission, ENER — Energy, ENER.A.4 — Economic analysis and Financial instruments
Postal address: 24-26, rue Jean-André de Mot/Jean-André de Motstraat
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: B -1049
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Balazs Jozsa
E-mail:
ENER-ENERGY-SUBSIDIES@ec.europa.euTelephone: +32 22977579
Internet address(es): Main address:
https://ec.europa.eu/energy/ I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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:
Study on Energy Subsidies and Other Government Interventions in the EU
Reference number: ENER/2020/OP/0030
II.1.2)Main CPV code79314000 Feasibility study
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Commission needs to prepare and publish an annual report on monitoring of the energy and more specifically, fossil fuel subsidies in each year, according to Article 35(2) of the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action (EU) 2018/1999. This report needs to be adopted by 31 October each year.
Given that the preparation of this report requires intensive data collection, validation and analytical skills, across the 27 EU Member States, DG ENER needs to involve/rely on local data providers in EU Member States to perform these duties.
Beyond updating data, the contractor also has to give an estimation on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the evolution of energy subsidies (fossil fuel subsidies and renewables) in 2020. Furthermore, a short description of legal definitions of subsidies and the most recent measures and plans to phase them out is required to be included in the inventory.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79314000 Feasibility study
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
24-26, rue Jean-André de Mot, Jean-André de Motstraat, B-1049 Brussels, BELGIUM.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The study comprises data collection, analysis, modelling activities in the energy subsidy domain.
It will focus on data collection of energy subsidies in years 2019 and 2020, for fossil, nuclear and renewable energies, in various economic sectors beyond energy, such as industry, transport, households, agriculture and other important sectors. The study will cover all the 27 EU Member States. Besides data collection and updating the existing inventory from the previous study, it will attempt to collect legal definition on energy subsidies and particularly fossil fuel subsidies in each member states. On the top of this, it will provide analysis on how the Covid-19 pandemic and recovery packages in the member states have impacted energy subsidies.
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: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 3
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
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 registersList and brief description of conditions:
See internet address provided 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 internet address provided in section I.3).
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: 08/02/2021
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:English
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: 09/02/2021
Local time: 10:00
Place:
24-26, rue Jean-André de Mot, Jean-André de Motstraat, B -1040 Brussels, BELGIUM, Office 07/018.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
See internet address provided in section I.3).
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:18/12/2020