B-Brussels: education services

General Information
Country:	Belgium
Deadline for Specification:	Feb 1, 2006
Deadline for Responses:	Feb 10, 2006
Regulation of Procurement:	European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
EU Official Journal Publication:	#241951-2005 in 246 issue
Publication Date:	Dec 22, 2005
Referenced Document Number:
Awarding Authority:	EUROPEAN COMMISSION, BRUSSELS
Contract Nature:	Service contract
Procedure Type:	Open procedure
Type of Bid Required:	Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria:	The most economic tender
Original Language(s):	English

Goods, Works and Services
Commodities:	80000000 - Education and training services 80210000 - Technical and vocational secondary education services 80211000 - Technical secondary education services 80212000 - Vocational secondary education services 80300000 - Higher education services 80400000 - Adult and other education services 80430000 - Adult-education services at university level

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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, Head of Unit, A3 Vocational training and adult education, B7 office 09/13, B-1049 Brussels. Tel. (32-2) 296 26 58. Fax (32-2) 292 17 70. E-mail: EAC-A3-STUDY-69@cec.eu.int. URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/ programmes/calls/callg_en.html. I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained: As in I.1. I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained: As in I.1. I.4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent: European Commission, Education and Training DG, Unit A3 - Tenders, B7 09/12, B-1049 Brussels. Tel. (32-2) 29 68 87 89. Fax (32-2) 292 17 70. E-mail: EAC-A3-STUDY69@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? No. II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: An analysis of progress in relation to selected national vocational education and training priority areas, following the Maastricht Communiqué. Background documents to inform the ministers meeting under the Finnish presidency 2006. II.1.6) Description/object of the contract (use continuation sheet if necessary): The purpose of the contract is to take stock of countries' policies and progress in relation to 3 areas defined as priorities for vocational education and training (VET) in the Maastricht Communiqué. It will examine how VET systems contribute to providing Europe with the skilled and competitive workforce it needs, while at the same time supporting social and labour market inclusion of the weaker groups in society. II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance: Brussels. NUTS code BE1. II.1.8) Nomenclature II.1.8.1) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80000000, 80400000. II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC) II.1.9) Division into lots: Yes. Tenders may be submitted for: one lot, all lots. II.1.10) Will variants be accepted? No. II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: See terms of reference. A maximum total of EUR 500 000 is foreseen for both lots. II.2.2) Options. Description and time when they may be exercised II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: 12 months. Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1) Conditions relating to the contract III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions: The payment procedures arc 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. 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 See specifications. III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required: Yes. 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: Bank declaration; balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets; statement of total turnover or turnover relating to the provision of similar services, for the past 3 financial years III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required: Yes. See specifications. 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: DG EAC 69/05 IV.3.2) Conditions for obtaining contract documents and additional documents: Obtainable until: 1.2.2006. IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders: 10.2.2006. 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 the bids. IV.3.7.2) Date, time and place: Date: 17.2.2006 (11.00). Place: rue Belliard 7, Office 9/48, B-1040 Bruxelles. 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: 12.12.2005. Annex B - Information about lots Lot No 1 1) Nomenclature 1.1) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80210000, 80211000, 80212000, 80300000, 80000000. 1.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC) 2. Short description: Lot 1 will look in detail at 2 facets of vocational education and training: opening up pathways and linking VET and higher education, and the role of VET in supporting the labour market and social integration of groups at risk. 3. Scope or quantity: The contracting authority considers that circa 420-520 person/days will be required to carry out the tasks satisfactorily. A maximum total of EUR 300 000 is foreseen for lot 1. 4) Indication about different starting/delivery date Starting 1.4.2006/delivery 31.3.2007. Lot No 2 1) Nomenclature 1.1) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 80000000, 80210000, 80300000, 80400000, 80430000. 1.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC) 2) Short description: Lot 2 will examine how modern VET systems can be best and most efficiently financed. The contractor(s) will analyse what countries are doing to meet the challenges and identify good practices that might be adapted and emulated by others. 3) Scope or quantity: The contracting authority considers that circa 280-350 person/days will be required to carry out the tasks satisfactorily. A maximum total of EUR 200 000 is foreseen for lot 2. 4) Indication about different starting/delivery date Starting 1.4.2006/delivery 31.3.2007.

B-Brussels: education services

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