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 (URL): http://www.eurofound.eu.int. Further information can be obtained from: The above-mentioned contact point(s). 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. Social policy. 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 8. Outside of the Foundation. NUTS code IE021. A public contract. Information on framework agreement II.1.5) 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 biomedical healthcare sector (lot 1), and commerce (lot 2) in the European Union (EU 25). 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 the biomedical sector. in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change in commerce 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. Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: Completion: 20.6.2007. Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change: biomedical sector. The aim of lot 1 is to obtain data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the biomedical healthcare 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. between EUR 51 000 and EUR 60 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 20.6.2007. Lot No 2. Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change: commerce. The aim of lot 2 is to obtain data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the commerce 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. between EUR 51 000 and EUR 60 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 20.6.2007. Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1) Conditions relating to the contract III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required 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: 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), who 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) a signed and dated statement that the tenderer is not excluded from participation in the contract, as provided for in Article 29 of Directive 92/50/EEC; (b) a signed and dated statement that within the last 3 years the tendering firm/individual has not been required to pay financial penalties or had payment deducted from monies arising from failure to perform in accordance with contractual obligations; (c) tenderers are required to produce documentary evidence that they are in compliance with national VAT/tax obligations. 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 covers; (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: - 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) list of main work carried out on sectors during the last 5 years; (c) list of completed research projects with cross-national, EU and global scope; (d) a comprehensive company profile; (e) 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: criteria; weighting: 1. general assessment of quality; 25; 2. quality of proposed methodology and proposed approach for involving different stakeholders; 55; 3. evidence of good contract management and quality assurance experience; 20. For more detailed information on award criteria see technical specification (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: ROW/0311/06. Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Yes. Prior information notice number in OJ: 2006/S 30-32361 of 14.2.2006. Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 21.9.2006 (17:00). Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 28.9.2006 (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 - Library room. 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 are required to obtain from the Foundation the complete dossier of information, including tender specifications. 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, facsimile (353-1) 282 64 56/282 42 09) or electronic mail (cce@eurofound.eu.int), mentioning the complete contact details (name, address, telephone, facsimile, 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.3.3). 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 ROW/0311/06. 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 facsimile or by electronic 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, 2925-Luxemburg, 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.euro-ombudsman.europa.eu/home/en/default.htm. Lodging of appeals Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals. Date of dispatch of this notice: 15.8.2006.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2006-09-28.
The procurement was published on 2006-08-26.
Contract notice (2006-08-15) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change
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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 (URL): http://www.eurofound.eu.int. Further information can be obtained from: The above-mentioned contact point(s). 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. Social policy. 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 8. Outside of the Foundation. NUTS code IE021. A public contract. Information on framework agreement II.1.5) 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 biomedical healthcare sector (lot 1), and commerce (lot 2) in the European Union (EU 25). 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 the biomedical sector. in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change in commerce 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. Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: Completion: 20.6.2007. Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change: biomedical sector. The aim of lot 1 is to obtain data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the biomedical healthcare 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. between EUR 51 000 and EUR 60 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 20.6.2007. Lot No 2. Sector futures in-depth studies on trends and drivers of change: commerce. The aim of lot 2 is to obtain data, information and analyses on the changing trends and the drivers of change in the commerce 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. between EUR 51 000 and EUR 60 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 20.6.2007. Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1) Conditions relating to the contract III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required 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: 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), who 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) a signed and dated statement that the tenderer is not excluded from participation in the contract, as provided for in Article 29 of Directive 92/50/EEC; (b) a signed and dated statement that within the last 3 years the tendering firm/individual has not been required to pay financial penalties or had payment deducted from monies arising from failure to perform in accordance with contractual obligations; (c) tenderers are required to produce documentary evidence that they are in compliance with national VAT/tax obligations. 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 covers; (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: - 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) list of main work carried out on sectors during the last 5 years; (c) list of completed research projects with cross-national, EU and global scope; (d) a comprehensive company profile; (e) 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: criteria; weighting: 1. general assessment of quality; 25; 2. quality of proposed methodology and proposed approach for involving different stakeholders; 55; 3. evidence of good contract management and quality assurance experience; 20. For more detailed information on award criteria see technical specification (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: ROW/0311/06. Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Yes. Prior information notice number in OJ: 2006/S 30-32361 of 14.2.2006. Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 21.9.2006 (17:00). Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 28.9.2006 (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 - Library room. 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 are required to obtain from the Foundation the complete dossier of information, including tender specifications. 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, facsimile (353-1) 282 64 56/282 42 09) or electronic mail (cce@eurofound.eu.int), mentioning the complete contact details (name, address, telephone, facsimile, 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.3.3). 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 ROW/0311/06. 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 facsimile or by electronic 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, 2925-Luxemburg, 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.euro-ombudsman.europa.eu/home/en/default.htm. Lodging of appeals Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals. Date of dispatch of this notice: 15.8.2006.
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Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Service contract
Regulation: European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
Original language: English 🗣️
Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Award criteria
The most economic tender
Type of bid: Global or partial tender
Awarding authority type: European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
Contracting authority Identity
Awarding authority name: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪 Contact
Internet address: cce@eurofound.eu.int📧
Reference Dates
Publication date: 2006-08-26 📅
Date received: 2006-08-15 📅
Date dispatched: 2006-08-15 📅
Submission deadline: 2006-09-28 📅
Date for dispatch of contract documents: 2006-09-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number (legacy): 173894-2006
OJ-S issue: 162/2006
Object Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Research consultancy services📦
Source: OJS 2006/S 162-173894 (2006-08-15)