Study on Non take-up of social benefits

Non-take-up of social benefits is a major impediment to the effectiveness of social protection systems. When people fail to receive the benefits to which they are entitled (i.e. eligible), this means that they receive a lower level of support than what they could have obtained, and this weakens as well …

CPV: 79412000 Servicios de consultoría en gestión financiera
Lugar de ejecución:
Study on Non take-up of social benefits
Organismo adjudicador:
European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Número de premio:
EC-EMPL/2024/OP/0018

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Study on Non take-up of social benefits
Description : Non-take-up of social benefits is a major impediment to the effectiveness of social protection systems. When people fail to receive the benefits to which they are entitled (i.e. eligible), this means that they receive a lower level of support than what they could have obtained, and this weakens as well the effectiveness of public policies to tackle poverty and income inequality. To be able to address the issue of non-take-up, a clear view on its extent, causes and possible remedies is needed. However, despite the challenge of non-take-up and despite this issue having gained heightened attention in recent years from amongst others policy makers and academia, data about its extent is still insufficient. Indeed, quantitative data about the extent of non-take-up (i.e. the non-take-up rate) is seldom available for EU Member States. Most often, only sporadic data (estimates) is available, and not for all types of social benefit. This is because the non-take-up rate for a given social benefit in a given Member State is hard to quantify, requiring, amongst others, to precisely determine the size of the total population eligible for this benefit. Non-take-up of social benefits is a major impediment to the effectiveness of social protection systems. When people fail to receive the benefits to which they are entitled (i.e. eligible), this means that they receive a lower level of support than what they could have obtained, and this weakens as well the effectiveness of public policies to tackle poverty and income inequality. To be able to address the issue of non-take-up, a clear view on its extent, causes and possible remedies is needed. However, despite the challenge of non-take-up and despite this issue having gained heightened attention in recent years from amongst others policy makers and academia, data about its extent is still insufficient. Indeed, quantitative data about the extent of non-take-up (i.e. the non-take-up rate) is seldom available for EU Member States. Most often, only sporadic data (estimates) is available, and not for all types of social benefit. This is because the non-take-up rate for a given social benefit in a given Member State is hard to quantify, requiring, amongst others, to precisely determine the size of the total population eligible for this benefit.
Procedure identifier : 5675e2b6-b829-4548-a8d5-21917fc41fb3
Previous notice : 471081-2024
Internal identifier : EC-EMPL/2024/OP/0018
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79412000 Financial management consultancy services

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 450 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Study on Non take-up of social benefits
Description : Non-take-up of social benefits is a major impediment to the effectiveness of social protection systems. When people fail to receive the benefits to which they are entitled (i.e. eligible), this means that they receive a lower level of support than what they could have obtained, and this weakens as well the effectiveness of public policies to tackle poverty and income inequality. To be able to address the issue of non-take-up, a clear view on its extent, causes and possible remedies is needed. However, despite the challenge of non-take-up and despite this issue having gained heightened attention in recent years from amongst others policy makers and academia, data about its extent is still insufficient. Indeed, quantitative data about the extent of non-take-up (i.e. the non-take-up rate) is seldom available for EU Member States. Most often, only sporadic data (estimates) is available, and not for all types of social benefit. This is because the non-take-up rate for a given social benefit in a given Member State is hard to quantify, requiring, amongst others, to precisely determine the size of the total population eligible for this benefit. Non-take-up of social benefits is a major impediment to the effectiveness of social protection systems. When people fail to receive the benefits to which they are entitled (i.e. eligible), this means that they receive a lower level of support than what they could have obtained, and this weakens as well the effectiveness of public policies to tackle poverty and income inequality. To be able to address the issue of non-take-up, a clear view on its extent, causes and possible remedies is needed. However, despite the challenge of non-take-up and despite this issue having gained heightened attention in recent years from amongst others policy makers and academia, data about its extent is still insufficient. Indeed, quantitative data about the extent of non-take-up (i.e. the non-take-up rate) is seldom available for EU Member States. Most often, only sporadic data (estimates) is available, and not for all types of social benefit. This is because the non-take-up rate for a given social benefit in a given Member State is hard to quantify, requiring, amongst others, to precisely determine the size of the total population eligible for this benefit.
Internal identifier : EC-EMPL/2024/OP/0018

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79412000 Financial management consultancy services

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 18 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 450 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
TED eSender : European Commission

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 449 775 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Leader of tendering party : VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM SA
Official name : UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Tender :
Tender identifier : Joint tender led by VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : VC/2024/0382
Date on which the winner was chosen : 27/11/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 16/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) (2021/2027)
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 2

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, DG EMPL - Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Registration number : COM
Department : EMPL.D - Social Rights and Inclusion
Postal address : 46 Rue du Commerce (C-046)
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1000
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number : CURIA
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 4303-1
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Commission
Registration number : EUCOM
Postal address : Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : VERIAN GROUP BELGIUM SA
Registration number : BE0428913808
Postal address : AVENUE DES ARTS 58
Town : BRUXELLES
Postcode : 1000
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( BEZZZ )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +3226617200
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Group leader
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Registration number : IT02133771002
Postal address : Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
Town : ROMA
Postcode : 00185
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( ITZZZ )
Country : Italy
Telephone : +390649910745
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 1117e7d8-bbb6-48bf-969a-ad1e5e7f9de2 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 19/12/2024 09:34 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00786143-2024
OJ S issue number : 248/2024
Publication date : 20/12/2024