RO-Bucharest: assessment of the Roma strategy implementation mechanism

Request For Proposals

RO-Bucharest: assessment of the Roma strategy implementation mechanism

C398 - Contract notice

General Information

Country:    Romania
Deadline for Specification:   Nov 23, 2004
Deadline for Responses:   Nov 30, 2004
Regulation of Procurement:   European Institution/Agency or International Organisation
EU Official Journal Publication:   #167619-2004 in 197 issue
Publication Date:   Oct 8, 2004
Referenced Document Number:  
Awarding Authority:   EUROPEAN COMMISSION DELEGATION IN ROMANIA, BUCHAREST
Contract Nature:   Service contract
Procedure Type:   Open procedure
Type of Bid Required:   Global tender
Awarding Criteria:   The most economic tender
Original Language(s):   English

Goods, Works and Services
Commodities:  

Summary
Contract notice
Services
Is this contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)? No
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: European
Commission Delegation in Romania, Att: Simona Lupu, Team Leader Social
Sector and Civil Society, 18-20 Jules Michelet Street, 010463 Bucharest,
Romania. Tel.: +40 21 203.54.00. Fax: +40 21 230.24.53. E-mail:
simona.lupu@cec.eu.int.
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: As
in I.1).
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
II.1.4) Is it a framework agreement? No.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Assessment of the Roma strategy implementation mechanism
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: The global objective is to
assess the administrative capacity for the implementation of the national
strategy for Roma in view of the implementation of the multi-annual
programme for Minorities 2004-2006, aiming at supporting the
implementation of the national strategy.
The contractor will:
- Assess the efficiency of the mechanisms (split of responsibilities)
between established for the implementation and monitoring of the national
strategy at the national, county and community level;
- Make recommendations (including design of specific tools) for the
improvement of these mechanisms and of the capacity of the institutions
involved at these three levels.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
Romania.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 75000000.
II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC)
II.1.9) Division into lots: No.
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted: No.
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Maximum budget available for this
contract: 150 000 EUR.
II.2.2) Options. Description and time when they may be exercised
II.3) Duration of the contract or time-limit for completion
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: See tender documents.
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
III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required: - Identification
Sheet
- Copy of the inscription in trade register.
- Copy of the inscription in VAT register.
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
(a) appropriate statements from banks or evidence of professional risk
indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets
for at least the last two years for which accounts have been closed,
where publication of the balance sheet is required under the company law
of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of overall turnover and turnover concerning the services
covered by the contract during a period which may be no more than the
last three financial years.
III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required: (a) A list of
comparable services and projects performed over the past three years,
with the sums, dates and recipients, public or private.
(b) Detailed CVs of the tenderer, in particular those of the persons
responsible for providing the services. Tenders from consortium of firms
or groups of service providers shall specify the role, qualifications and
experience of each member or group;
(c) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the tenderer
may intend to subcontract.
(d) Information on the tenderer's working language and proof of the
tenderer's ability to submit edited reports in English.
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: RO/PHARE 2003 SSTA 05.
IV.3.2) Conditions for obtaining contractual documents and additional
documents: Obtainable until: 23.11.2004.
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
30.11.2004.
Time: 16.00.
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: English.
IV.3.6) Minimum time-frame during which the tenderer must maintain its
tender: 3 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: EC
Delegation in Romania representatives and one representative of each
tenderer. Please inform Ms. Simona Lupu by separate e-mail if you wish to
attend the opening.
IV.3.7.2) Date, time and place: Date: 2.12.2004. Time: 10.00.
Place: EC Delegation in Romania premises.
Section VI: Other information
VI.1) Is this notice a non-mandatory one? Yes.
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?
VI.4) Additional information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 28.9.2004.