Spain-Alicante: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
2022/S 248-714066
Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action and Regulation (EU) Nº 2333/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation for the period 2014-2020.
Section I: Contracting authority
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:
Provision of long-term Expertise and Support Staff for AL-INVEST Verde Intellectual Property Rights Action in Latin America
Reference number: EUIPO/ALINPI/2022/EA-RP/01
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:
The AL-INVEST Verde PI project seeks to achieve enhanced use and effectiveness of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Latin America, particularly in the MERCOSUR countries, to boost opportunities for research cooperation and stimulate competitiveness and innovation. AL-INVEST Verde PI is designed to be consistent with EU trade policy, with emphasis on keeping IP in line with an open, sustainable and assertive trade policy” (OSA), which is the EU strategy to build on openness, to contribute to the economic recovery through support for the green and digital transformations.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 372 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Activity Coordinator for AL-INVEST Verde PI
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: AR Argentina
NUTS code: BR Brazil
NUTS code: PY Paraguay
NUTS code: UY Uruguay
Main site or place of performance:
Latin America particularly in any of the following MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay)
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of this contract is the provision of long-term technical expertise on IPR for AL-INVEST Verde Intellectual Property Rights Action in Latin America in any of the following MERCOSUR countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay). The expert will be responsible for the coordination of the project's activities and should have previous experience in the area and good knowledge of the IP field in Latin America. The scope of the contract is limited to the provision of long-term expertise, other costs (e.g. for setting up the office and implementing the activites) are excluded.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
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:
EU-LA Alliance for Sustainable Growth and Jobs Action - Component 3 “AL-INVEST Verde Intellectual Property Rights”
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Action Support Officer for AL-INVEST VERDE PI
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79500000 Office-support services
79990000 Miscellaneous business-related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: AR Argentina
NUTS code: BR Brazil
NUTS code: PY Paraguay
NUTS code: UY Uruguay
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The purpose of this contract is the provision of long-term administrative and logistic support services for AL-INVEST Verde Intellectual Property Rights Action in Latin America. The scope of the contract is limited to the provision of long-term support, other costs (e.g. for setting up the office and implementing the activites) are excluded.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
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:
EU-LA Alliance for Sustainable Growth and Jobs Action - Component 3 “AL-INVEST Verde Intellectual Property Rights”
II.2.14)Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted 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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure IV.2.8)Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9)Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Activity Coordinator for AL-INVEST Verde PI
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:20/10/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: ARCA Consortium S.A.
Town: Madrid
NUTS code: ES300 Madrid
Country: Spain
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 240 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 190 890.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title:
Action Support Officer for AL-INVEST VERDE PI
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:24/10/2022
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: NTT DATA Belgique SRL
Town: Bruxelles
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 132 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 108 320.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
The tender documents will be available for download at the address indicated under Heading I.3. The website will be updated regularly and it is the tenderers' responsibility to check for updates, modifications or answers to questions during the tendering period.In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2, the Contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section I.3, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: European Ombudsman
Postal address: 1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman, PO Box 403
Town: Strasbourg
Postal code: 67001
Country: France
E-mail:
eo@ombudsman.europa.euTelephone: +33 388172313
Internet address:
http://ombudsman.europa.eu VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19/12/2022