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Belgium

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BRYJELLES

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:158991-2008

Publication Date:

Jun 21, 2008

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

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English

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92400000 - News-agency services

Notice Type: C398
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Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
EU Official Journal Publication: 120/2008
, #
158991-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Contract awards
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: Lowest price

Summary:
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): European Commission,
Communication DG, Directorate C Multimedia Communication, 200,
Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi BERL 05/130, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel. Contact:
Stefaan De-Rynck. Tel. (32-2) 296 34 21. Fax (32-2) 295 43 64. E-mail:
Stefaan.De-Rynck@ec.europa.eu.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/communication/index_en.htm.
I.2) Type of the contracting authority and main activity or activities:
European institution/agency or international organisation.
General public services.
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1) Description
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Subscription to Associated Press' (AP) news service.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category No 26.
In case of contract for service categories 17 to 27 , do you agree to the
publication of this notice? Yes.
Main place of performance: B-Bruxelles/Brussel.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The conclusion of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Subscription to
AP's news services.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 92400000.
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.2) Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s): EUR 124 000, excluding VAT.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated without a call for competition.
Justification for the choice of negotiated procedure without a call for
competition:
(c) The works/goods/services can be provided only by a particular tenderer
for reasons that are: technical connected with the protection of exclusive
rights.
IV.2) Award criteria
IV.2.1) Award criteria: Lowest price.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used: No.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
PN2007-37/A4.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
Section V: Award of contract
V.2) Number of offers received: 3.
V.3) Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been
awarded: AP, Associated Press, International Press Center, Box 49, 1
Boulevard Charlemagne, B-1040 Bruxelles/Brussel.
V.4) Information on value of contract: Initial estimated total value of
the contract: EUR 323 374,44, excluding VAT.
V.5) The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by
community funds: No.
VI.3) Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Court of First Instance
of the European Communities, boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-2925 Luxembourg.
Tel. (352) 43 03-1. Fax (352) 43 37 66. E-mail: ecj.registry@curia.eu.int.
URL: www.curia.europa.eu.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
The European Ombudsman, 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman, F-67001
Strasbourg Cedex. Tel. (33) 388 17 23 12. Fax (33) 388 17 90 62. E-mail:
euro-ombudsman@europarl.europa.eu. URL: www.ombudsman.europa.eu.
VI.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained: Court of First Instance of the European Communities,
boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-2925 Luxembourg. Tel. (352) 43 03-1. Fax
(352) 43 37 66. E-mail: ecj.registry@curia.eu.int. URL:
www.curia.europa.eu.
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 9.6.2008.

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