Contract notice
Services
Is this contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)?
Yes.
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: European
Commission, Education and Culture DG, attn: Marta Ferreira Lourenço, B-7
office 09/13, B-1049 Brussels. Tel. (32-2) 296 29 29. Fax (32-2) 292 17
70. E-mail: EAC-A3-STUDY-48@cec.eu.int.
I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained: European
Commission, Education and Culture DG, attn: Martina Ní Cheallaigh, B 7
office 9/27, B-1049 Brussels. Tel. (32-2) 295 46 40. Fax (32-2) 292 17
70. E-mail: EAC-A3-STUDY-48@cec.eu.int. URL:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/calls/callg_en.html.
I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained: European
Commission, Education and Culture DG, attn: Unit A3 - Tenders, B-7
095/12, B-1049 Brussels. Tel. (32-2) 296 87 89. Fax (32-2) 292 17 70.
E-mail: EAC-A3-STUDY-48@cec.eu.int. URL:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/calls/callg_en.html.
I.4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
European Commission, Education and Culture DG, attn: Unit A3 - Tenders,
B-7 09/12, B-1049 Brussels. Tel. (32-2) 296 87 89. Fax (32-2) 292 17 70.
E-mail: EAC-A3-STUDY-48@cec.eu.int. URL:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/calls/callg_en.html.
I.5) Type of contracting authority: EU institution.
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1) Description
II.1.1) Type of works contract
II.1.2) Type of supplies contract
II.1.3) Type of service contract: Service category: 24.
II.1.4) Is it a framework agreement? Yes.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
On the road to Lisbon with VET: readjusting gears. Monitoring progress in
making VET attractive and efficient to meet tomorrow's needs. Background
analysis to inform the ministers meeting under the Finnish presidency
2006.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: The aim of the study is to
provide an update of progress towards reaching the Lisbon objectives in
the field of vocational education and training, by providing an overview
of the current situation, reforms, trends and best practice in the 32
countries participating in the Copenhagen process. To prepare the next
ministerial meeting on enhanced cooperation in vocational educational and
training (VET), to be held in Finland in December 2006, it will take
stock of where countries stand in relation to the priorities fixed in
Copenhagen and Maastricht. To this end, the study will treat in detail 3
of the main priorities at national level:
1. opening up pathways and linking VET and higher education;
2. role of VET in promoting labour market and social integration;
3. investing in and financing VET.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
Brussels.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80000000, 80210000,
80300000, 80400000, 80420000.
II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC)
II.1.9) Division into lots: No.
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted?
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The work will require at least 450
person-days to execute the tasks satisfactorily, including circa 60-80
days for the management and coordination of the study.
II.2.2) Options. Description and time when they may be exercised
II.3) Duration of the contract or time-limit for completion: 9 months
from the award of the contract.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: The contracting authority
will require the contractor to provide a guarantee to cover the full
amount of the pre-financing if this exceeds EUR 50 000 (see
specifications).
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the
relevant provisions: The payment procedures are as follows: an initial
payment of 30 % of the total amount within 30 days of the signature of
the contract by the 2 parties; a second payment of 40 % of the total
amount within 30 days of the approval by the Commission of the interim
report; payment of the balance within 30 days of the approval by the
Commission of the final report. Payments are made to the contractor's
bank account on receipt of valid invoices.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers,
contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information concerning the personal situation of the
contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities
necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and
technical capacity required: Yes. See terms of reference.
III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required: Applicants should
not belong to any of the cases for exclusion mentioned in Article 93 of
the Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25.6.2002 on the
financial regulation applicable to the general budget of the European
Communities (OJ L 248, 16.9.2002).
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
See terms of reference.
III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required: - proof of
knowledge and ability and research capacity to cover VET systems and
their related socio-economic context in 32 European countries;
- proof of experience in the specific areas covered by the study by
presenting examples of previous studies;
- proof of ability to create a team capable of carrying out the work on
time;
- proof of organisational skills and management experience of team leader
and linguistic ability of the team;
- CVs and competences of each of the proposed team members.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?
No.
III.3.2) Will legal entities be required to state the names and
professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of
the contract? Yes.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.1.1) Have candidates already been selected?
IV.1.2) Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
IV.1.3) Previous publication concerning the same contract
IV.1.3.1) Prior information notice concerning the same contract
IV.1.3.2) Other previous publications
IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender
IV.2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms
of criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting
authority: EAC/48/05
IV.3.2) Conditions for obtaining contract documents and additional
documents: Obtainable until 1.10.2005.
The payment procedures are as follows:
An initial payment of 30 % of the total amount within 30 days of the
signature of the contract by the 2 parties; a second payment of 40 % of
the total amount within 30 days of the approval by the Commission of the
interim report; payment of the balance within 30 days of the approval by
the Commission of the final report. Payments are made to the contractor's
bank account on receipt of valid invoices.
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
14.10.2005.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to
participate can be drawn up: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian,
Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian,
Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish and Swedish.
IV.3.6) Minimum time-frame during which the tenderer must maintain its
tender: 6 months from the deadline stated for receipt of tenders.
IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders
IV.3.7.1) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: A
representative of each bidding organisation may attend the opening of
tenders.
IV.3.7.2) Date, time and place: Date: 21.10.2005. Time: 11.00.
Place: Room 5/14, Rue Belliard 7, B-1040 Brussels.
Section VI: Other information
VI.1) Is this notice a non-mandatory one? No.
VI.2) If applicable, indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent
one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published
VI.3) Does the contract relate to a project/programme financed by EU
funds? No.
VI.4) Additional information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 11.8.2005.
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