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Prior Information Notice

General Information
Country:   Ireland
City/Locality:   DUBLIN
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:58806-2009
Publication Date:   Feb 28, 2009
Buyer:   EUROFOUND — EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   EUROFOUND - EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS
DUBLIN, Dublin
Ireland
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Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: C398 - Prior Information Notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
EU Official Journal Publication: 41/2009, #58806-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Prior information or periodic indicative notice
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

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Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): Eurofound — European
Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,
attention: OSU Unit, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland.
Tel. (353-1) 204 31 00. Fax (353-1) 282 64 56/42 09. E-mail:
postmaster@eurofound.europa.eu.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu.
Further information can be obtained at:
As in abovementioned contact point(s).
I.2) Type of the contracting authority and main activity or activities:
European institution/agency or international organisation.
Other: Social policy.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
Section II.B: Object of the contract (supplies or services)
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: The
national IR systems in EU: country-specific and sector-specific
properties.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract to look into
industrial relations systems in a number of sectors across countries and
to explore whether it is the sector characteristics or the country
IR-specific characteristics (or both) that shape the sector industrial
relations. It will try to explore whether some sectors become more
globalised influenced by developments that transcend the country
boundaries.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 95 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Company initiatives for workers with care responsibilities for disabled
children and adults.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract to conduct case
studies of workplace measures to reconcile employment with care, to be
presented in a database.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 100 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Monitoring quality of life in Europe: 4 analytical reports.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude from 1 to 4 service contracts
(corresponding to 4 lots, estimated value EUR 40 000 each) to conduct the
comparative analysis, reporting and commentary of the results of the 2nd
European Quality of Life Survey. Each analytical report should present
results in the context of policy debates and existing scientific
literature.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 160 000.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311300.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.7) Additional information: Possible themes include:
— migrants and their integration,
— regional inequalities in quality of life,
— unpaid work and participation in civil society,
— quality of housing and the local environment,
— health and disability.
In addition, an analytical report on the quality of life in the former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia may be considered.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: The
impact of emerging forms of inter-firm relationships on restructuring
practices, employment and working conditions.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract to examine the
impact of emerging forms of inter-firm relationships on restructuring
practices, employment and working conditions.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 80 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: The
impact of private equity and hedge funds on restructuring practices and
employment levels.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract to examine the
impact of private equity and hedge funds on restructuring practices and
employment levels.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 80 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Sector research on the impact of globalisation: in-depth sector analysis.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract to examine the
impact of globalisation on the financial services sector.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 70 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of facilities management and engineering services.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 14.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: To manage and provide a range of specified facility and
engineering services at Eurofound premises to include office cleaning and
waste disposal, security personnel and equipment, fire- and intruder-alarm
systems, heating and electrical systems and equipment, buildings
maintenance, conference and audiovisual equipment, pest control, bottled
water and dispensers. A full list of services will be available at the
later stage as part of the technical specifications.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 1 320 000.
Division into lots: yes.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 66518100, 66510000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
Information about lots
Lot No: 1
Title: Provision of facilities management and engineering services —
principal services
1) Short description: Management and provision of specified ongoing
facility and engineering services as listed in the technical
specifications.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 66518100, 66510000.
4) Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or
duration of contract: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) Additional information about lots: Services to be provided under
specific contract.
Lot No: 2
Title: Provision of facilities management and engineering services — extra
services
1) Short description: Management and provision of specified extra (ad
hoc) facility and engineering services as listed in the technical
specifications.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 66518100, 66510000.
4) Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or
duration of contract: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) Additional information about lots: Services to be provided under
framework contract.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of information-reporting services in the areas of quality of
work and employment, industrial relations and restructuring covering all
Member States and candidate countries of the European Union.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: This service includes the provision of a variety of information
products covering the 3 areas of quality of work and employment,
industrial relations and restructuring in all EU Member States and
candidate countries. These products will be used for web publication and
for further analysis.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 5 800 000.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400, 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.7) Additional information: The exact number of lots under this service
is not yet known. It is planned to establish separate lots covering
provision of the service for each Member/candidate State.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of analytical services in the areas of quality of work and
employment, industrial relations and restructuring covering all Member
States and candidate countries of the European Union.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: This service includes coordination and authoring of comparative
analytical reports (CARs) and periodic reviews covering the 3 areas of
quality of work and employment, industrial relations and restructuring in
all EU Member States and candidate countries. These reports are drafted on
the basis of information provided by a network of Eurofound's
correspondents located across the EU and managed by Eurofound. The
responsibility of the contractor will cover, in cooperation with
Eurofound, drafting a questionnaire for distribution to the
correspondents, reviewing the completed questionnaires and seeking
supplementary information from correspondents as necessary, and preparing
the comparative overview on the basis of these inputs. Once edited the
studies will be published online.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 1 280 000.
Division into lots: yes.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400, 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
Lot No: 1
Title: Provision of analytical services in the area of quality of work and
employment
1) Short description: This service includes coordination and authoring of
comparative analytical reports (CARs) and periodical reviews covering the
area of quality of work and employment in all EU Member States and
candidate countries.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400, 79315000.
4) Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or
duration of contract: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) Additional information about lots: Services to be provided under
framework contract.
Lot No: 2
Title: Provision of analytical services in the area of industrial
relations
1) Short description: This service includes coordination and authoring of
comparative analytical reports (CARs) and periodical reviews covering the
area of industrial relations in all EU Member States and candidate
countries.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400, 79315000.
4) Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or
duration of contract: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) Additional information about lots: Services to be provided under
framework contract.
Title: Provision of analytical services in the area of restructuring
1) Short description: This service includes coordination and authoring of
comparative analytical reports (CARs) and periodical reviews covering the
area of restructuring in all EU Member States and candidate countries.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311400, 79315000.
4) Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or
duration of contract: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) Additional information about lots: Services to be provided under
framework contract.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
External audit of 5th European Working Conditions Survey.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Eurofound and/or contractor's
premises.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract for an external
audit of the 5th European Working Conditions Survey.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311300, 79300000, 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Quality-assurance report on the 5th European Working Conditions Survey.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Eurofound and/or contractor's
premises.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract for a
quality-assurance report on the 5th European Working Conditions Survey.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311300, 79311400, 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Quality-assurance report on the European Company Survey.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Eurofound and/or contractor's
premises.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract for a
quality-assurance report on the European Company Survey.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311300, 79311400, 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Secondary analysis of the European Company Survey.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Eurofound and/or contractor's
premises.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract for a secondary
analysis of the European Company Survey. Topics may include, among others,
working time arrangements, pay flexibility, work organisation and human
resource management, social dialogue.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79311300, 79311400, 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of agency staff services.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 22.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Eurofound and/or contractor's
premises.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a framework service contract for
the provision of agency staff services to cover a 48-month period.
Eurofound's estimated budget for the 48-month period is up to a maximum of
EUR 1 200 000 (which includes all costs involved in providing Eurofound
with agency staff).
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 1 200 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79620000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of legal services.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 21.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Eurofound and/or contractor's
premises.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a framework service contract for
the provision of legal services to cover a 48-month period. Eurofound's
estimated budget for the 48-month period is up to a maximum of EUR 120
000.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 120 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79100000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.7) Additional information: Please note that this will be a negotiated
procedure.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Employee involvement in companies under the European Company Statute (SE).
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 10.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a service contract on the following
subject: 5 years after the coming into effect of the European Company
Statute this research project will assess the working of the normal
European companies, in particular with regard to employee involvement in
these SEs.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 80 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79315000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of web publishing services.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 07.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Contractor's premises; with
occasional meetings at Eurofound.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wished to conclude a framework service contract for
the provision of web publishing support services for a period of 48
months. Eurofound's estimated budget for the 48 month period is up to a
maximum of EUR 240 000.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 240 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 72000000, 72310000, 72312000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of web hosting and application development services.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service category: No 07.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Contractor's premises with
occasional meetings at Eurofound.
NUTS code: IE021.
II.3) Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or
services: Eurofound wishes to conclude a framework service contract for
the provision of web hosting and application development services to cover
a 48-month period. Eurofound's estimated budget for the 48-month period is
up to a maximum of EUR 1 500 000.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: EUR 1 500 000.
Division into lots: no.
II.4) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 72000000, 72510000, 72240000,
72250000, 72262000, 72415000.
II.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Reserved contracts: No.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by
Community funds: No.
VI.2) Additional information: Please note that this prior information
notice is one of the means of publicity to inform economic operators like
you what we are planning to tender for in the year 2009. We advise you to
consult regularly the following websites 'Tenders electronic daily' at
www.ted.europa.eu and Eurofound, our website at www.eurofound.europa.eu to
identify the calls for tenders which we will be publishing during the year
2009.
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 18.2.2009.
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