Category 3 of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Services for Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes – Design and Facilitation of Participatory and Deliberative Processes

Category 3 of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Services for Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes – Design and Facilitation of Participatory and Deliberative Processes

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CPV: 79952000 Event services, 79952100 Cultural event organisation services, 98000000 Other community, social and personal services, 98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations, 98300000 Miscellaneous services
Deadline:
Aug. 13, 2027, 6 p.m.
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Category 3 of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Services for Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes – Design and Facilitation of Participatory and Deliberative Processes
Awarding body:
European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication (COMM)
Award number:
COMM/C3/DPS/2023/0001

Belgium-Brussels: Category 3 of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Services for Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes – Design and Facilitation of Participatory and Deliberative Processes

2023/S 137-438340

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication (COMM)
National registration number: EC- /N.A
Postal address: Rue de la Loi 56
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1000
Country: Belgium
E-mail: COMM-C3@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://s2c.mercell.com/buyer/20512
Address of the buyer profile: https://s2c.mercell.com/buyer/20512
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://s2c.mercell.com/today/41298
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://s2c.mercell.com/today/41298
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title:

Category 3 of the Dynamic Purchasing System for Services for Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes – Design and Facilitation of Participatory and Deliberative Processes

Reference number: COMM/C3/DPS/2023/0001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79952000 Event services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description:

Category 3 – Design and facilitation of participatory and deliberative processes.

II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 25 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79952000 Event services
79952100 Cultural event organisation services
98000000 Other community, social and personal services
98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
98300000 Miscellaneous services
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code: AT Österreich
NUTS code: BE Belgique / België
NUTS code: BG България  / Bulgaria
NUTS code: CY Κύπρος  / Kýpros
NUTS code: CZ Česko
NUTS code: DE Deutschland
NUTS code: DK Danmark
NUTS code: EE Eesti
NUTS code: EL Ελλάδα  / Elláda
NUTS code: ES España
NUTS code: FI Suomi / Finland
NUTS code: FR France
NUTS code: HR Hrvatska
NUTS code: HU Magyarország
NUTS code: IE Éire / Ireland
NUTS code: IT Italia
NUTS code: LT Lietuva
NUTS code: LU Luxembourg
NUTS code: LV Latvija
NUTS code: MT Malta
NUTS code: NL Nederland
NUTS code: PL Polska
NUTS code: PT Portugal
NUTS code: RO România
NUTS code: SE Sverige
NUTS code: SI Slovenija
NUTS code: SK Slovensko
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

Category 3 – Design and facilitation of participatory and deliberative processes

Under this category the contractor may be required to:

— organise different kind of participatory and deliberative or co-creation processes. of different scales, in coordination with the logistics operator. The scale of the events will be described in the tender specifications of the mini-competition and could go from the European to the (multi)national or local level);

— design the methodology and propose detailed programmes and roll-outs, as well as all necessary supporting material and briefs, for such events in coordination with the contracting authority, according to the specific format of the participatory event and to its specific topic;

— mobilise and train professional and experienced lead moderators and facilitators in the field of citizen participation, possibly including from multiple countries, etc.

II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 25 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14) Additional information

This procedure is governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (the Financial Regulation, ‘FR’).

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:

Please consult the DPS specifications.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 13/08/2027
Local time: 18:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:

This procedure is governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (the Financial Regulation, ‘FR’).

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
12/07/2023