Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Services Related to Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes –Category 1 – Pan-European or Multinational Participatory and Deliberative Processes

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Services Related to Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes –Category 1 – Pan-European or Multinational Participatory and Deliberative Processes

Kategori 1 — Paneuropæiske eller multinationale deltagerorienterede og deliberative processer. Paneuropæiske eller multinationale deltagerorienterede og deliberative processer Under denne kategori vil de deltagende institutioner og organer anmode om fuldt integrerede (med undtagelse af logistisk støtte, der vil være baseret på en anden udbudsprocedure) tjenester vedrørende udformning, metodologi og facilitering af …

CPV: 79952000 Event services, 79952100 Cultural event organisation services, 79320000 Public-opinion polling services, 79311210 Telephone survey services, 79600000 Recruitment services, 98000000 Other community, social and personal services, 98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations, 98300000 Miscellaneous services, 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Deadline:
Aug. 13, 2027, 6 p.m.
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Services Related to Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes –Category 1 – Pan-European or Multinational Participatory and Deliberative Processes
Awarding body:
European Commission, Directorate-General for Communication (COMM)
Award number:
COMM/C3/DPS/2023/0001

Belgium-Brussels: Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Services Related to Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes –Category 1 – Pan-European or Multinational Participatory and Deliberative Processes

2023/S 137-438876

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: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
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/40913
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://s2c.mercell.com/today/40913
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:

Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Services Related to Citizen Participation and Deliberation Processes –Category 1 – Pan-European or Multinational 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 1 – Pan-European or multinational participatory and deliberative processes.

II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 50 000 000.00 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
79320000 Public-opinion polling services
79311210 Telephone survey services
79600000 Recruitment services
98000000 Other community, social and personal services
98110000 Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations
98300000 Miscellaneous services
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code: BE Belgique / België
NUTS code: AT Österreich
NUTS code: BG България  / Bulgaria
NUTS code: CH Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
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: SI Slovenija
NUTS code: SK Slovensko
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

Pan-European or multinational participatory and deliberative processes

Under this category, participating institutions and bodies will request fully integrated (except logistical support which will rely on another procurement procedure) services related to the design, methodology, and facilitation of pan-European or multinational participatory processes, including deliberative ones such as the European Citizens’ Panels, and ones relying on co-creation techniques, such as those described in the TS.

For further details please consult the procurement documents.

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: 50 000 000.00 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’).

This is the link to the documents for Category 1: https://s2c.mercell.com/today/40913

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: yes
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
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

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
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
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