Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Contract notice Services Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, attn: Catherine Cerf, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. Tel. cce@eurofound.eu.int. Internet address(es): General address of the contracting authority: http://www.eurofound.eu.int. Further information can be obtained from: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, attn: Radoslaw Owczarzak, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. Tel. row@eurofound.europa.eu. http://www.eurofound.europa.eu. Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: the above-mentioned contact point(s). Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: the above-mentioned contact point(s). Type of the contracting authority and main activity or activities: European institution/agency or international organisation. The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no. Object of the contract II.1) Description II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change. Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services. Service category No 10. outside of the Foundation. A public contract. Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The Foundation requires data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the textiles and clothing sector (lot 1), transport and logistics sector (lot 2) and energy sector (lot 3) in the European Union (EU 27). Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74131200, 74131600. Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes. Tenders should be submitted for 1 or more lots. Quantity or scope of the contract II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The contractor(s) should establish a team that can provide: lot 1: in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change in textiles and clothing sector; lot 2: in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change in transport and logistics sector; lot 3: energy sector. For each lot, the contractor is expected to perform the following tasks: - map trends and drivers of change in the sector concerned, - provide company and cluster case studies, - elaborate scenarios, - provide data sources. range: between EUR 0 and EUR 187 500. Duration of the contract or time-limit for completion: Duration: 14 months from the award of the contract. Information about lots Lot No 1 Title: Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change: textiles and clothing 1) Short description: The aim of lot 1 is to obtain data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the textiles and clothing sector. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74312000, 74131600. The contractor(s) should establish a team that can perform the following tasks: - map trends and drivers of change in the sector concerned, - provide company and cluster case studies, - elaborate scenarios, - provide data sources. range: between EUR 0 and EUR 62 500. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Duration: 14 months from the award of the contract. Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change: transport and logistics 1) Short description: The aim of lot 2 is to obtain data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the transport and logistics sector. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74312000, 74131600. The contractor(s) should establish a team that can perform the following tasks: - map trends and drivers of change in the sector concerned, - provide company and cluster case studies, - elaborate scenarios, - provide data sources. range: between EUR 0 and EUR 62 500. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Duration: 14 months from the award of the contract. Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change: energy 1) Short description: The aim of lot 3 is to obtain data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the energy sector. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74312000, 74131600. The contractor(s) should establish a team that can perform the following tasks: - map trends and drivers of change in the sector concerned, - provide company and cluster case studies, - elaborate scenarios, - provide data sources. range: between EUR 0 and EUR 62 500. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Duration: 14 months from the award of the contract. Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1) Conditions relating to the contract III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: See technical specifications (terms of payment). Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: - Contractors, - subcontracting is allowed, - consortia must indicate in their tender which legal form they intend to assume and specify the role, qualifications and experience of each member of the group. A consortium can be a permanent, legally established grouping or a grouping which has been constituted for this tender procedure. The member of the group (the leader), which will take legal and administrative responsibility for the contract, must also be specified. All members of a consortium (i.e., the leader and all partners), are jointly and severally liable to the contracting authority. Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject: No. Conditions for participation III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: a signed and dated statement that the tenderer is not excluded from participation and from the awarding of the contract, as provided for in Articles 93 and 94 of Council Regulation No 1605/2002 and according to the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC. In case of 1 contractor providing services for all 3 lots, she/he will be asked to provide proof of not being in any situations as mentioned in the above statement. Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) statement from the tenderer's bank indicating good financial viability of said company or proof of professional risk insurance cover; (b) balance sheets or summaries thereof for at least the past 2 financial years for which accounts have been closed, where publication of balance sheets is prescribed under company law in the country in which the tenderer is established; (c) statements of total turnover, and turnover relating to the provision of similar services, realised over a period which does not exceed the past 3 financial years; (where the tenderer is an individual, he/she is obliged to provide proof of his/her independent status and documentary evidence concerning social security cover, VAT obligations or proof of exemption from VAT as appropriate). Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) list of references for recent similar contracts demonstrating: - list of main work carried out on sectors during the last 5 years, including completed research projects with cross-national, EU and global scope, - good contacts to and experience in dealing with the company and cluster level across the EU, - good knowledge of foresight methodology and scenario building techniques, - experience of working with Social Partners (employers and unions) in the sector, notably at EU level; (b) a comprehensive company profile; (c) CV of the staff proposed for this contract, demonstrating good knowledge of the target sectors. Conditions specific to services contracts III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No. Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Yes. Procedure IV.1) Type of procedure: Open. The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below: 1. quality of proposed methodology and proposed approach for involving different stakeholders. evidence of good contract management and quality assurance system. evidence of understanding of requirements as evidenced by a summary of the objectives of the contract. for more detailed information on award criteria, see technical specifications (point 13). N.B. only tenders achieving a minimum of 70 % of the total score will be further evaluated in relation to price. The tender offering best value for money will be chosen. Value for money means the best quality/price combination. The contract will be awarded on the basis of the quality of the proposal, cost and the competence and experience of the applicants, which, in the opinion of the European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, most satisfy the necessary economic and technical criteria. The Foundation will not necessarily award the contract to the lowest bidder. An electronic auction will be used: No. Administrative information IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 0311/EMCC/1/07. Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No. Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document: Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 10.4.2007 (17:00). Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 17.4.2007 (17:00). Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English. Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Duration: 9 months from the date stated for receipt of tenders. tenders will be opened at the offices of the European Foundation - room LH13. Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes. Please advise Catherine Cerf in advance if you intend to be present at the opening. Complementary information VI.1) This is a recurrent procurement: No. Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by EU funds: No. Conditions for tendering: parties interested in participating in the tender procedure can access the tender documents via the Internet: http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/about/tenders/index.htm. Tender documents can also be obtained from the Foundation. Requests, which should specify how the information pack is to be dispatched, i.e., in electronic format or hard copy, must be made in writing to Ms Catherine Cerf either by post, fax ((353-1) 282 64 56/42 09) or e-mail (cce@eurofound.eu.int), mentioning the complete contact details (name, address, telephone, fax, e-mail) of the person/institute issuing the request. Requests made by e-mail or fax must be confirmed by letter within the deadline referred to above for receipt of tenders (point IV.3.4). tenders must be submitted in triplicate in a sealed envelope, which is enclosed in a second sealed envelope. The inner envelope must be marked 'Invitation to tender No 0311/EMCC/1/07. For the attention of Ms Catherine Cerf. Tender from (name of tenderer). Not to be opened by the mail service. To be opened by the opening committee only.' Note: if self-adhesive envelopes are used, they must be sealed with adhesive tape and the sender must sign across this tape. Submission of tenders by fax or by e-mail is not acceptable and renders these tenders inadmissible. Procedures for appeal VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Court of First Instance of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-2925 Luxembourg. Tel. ECJ.Registry@curia.eu.int. http://curia.eu.int. Body responsible for mediation procedures: The European Ombudsman, 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman, BP 403, F-67001 Strasbourg. Tel. euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int. http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/home/en/default.htm. Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: within 2 months of the plaintiff being notified or, failing this, of the date on which he became aware thereof. A complaint made to the European Ombudsman will not cause this period to be suspended nor a new period for lodging appeals to begin. Date of dispatch of this notice: 19.2.2007.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2007-04-17. The procurement was published on 2007-03-02.

Who?

• • European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

What?

• • Research and development consultancy services › Research consultancy services