Support to the permanent structure of the EU-Africa Business Forum

Initiative to support public-private dialogue and business cooperation within the framework of the EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF). The overall objective of EABF is to boost EU-Africa trade integration and sustainable investment flows with a focus on sectors covered by the Global Gateway and flagship actions of the EU-Africa Summit. The …

CPV: 79990000 Servicios comerciales diversos, 79400000 Servicios de consultoría comercial y de gestión y servicios afines
Lugar de ejecución:
Support to the permanent structure of the EU-Africa Business Forum
Organismo adjudicador:
European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships
Número de premio:
INTPA/2023/EA-RP/0048

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Support to the permanent structure of the EU-Africa Business Forum
Description : Initiative to support public-private dialogue and business cooperation within the framework of the EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF). The overall objective of EABF is to boost EU-Africa trade integration and sustainable investment flows with a focus on sectors covered by the Global Gateway and flagship actions of the EU-Africa Summit. The service contract aims to reinforce EU-Africa public-private dialogue and cooperation, reinforce business-to-business dialogue and cooperation, and to contribute to value chain regional level dialogues between the EU and Africa. Building on past EABF events and dialogues, a permanent EABF structure is to be established within this contract.
Procedure identifier : bc462c11-8e1e-4386-9eb7-a80ee0fd66f1
Previous notice : 175944-2023
Internal identifier : INTPA/2023/EA-RP/0048
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : External Action

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79990000 Miscellaneous business-related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Brussels
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Additional information : Africa, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 15 000 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Names of shortlisted candidates: 1) AFRICA COMMUNICATIONS EVENTS (France) 2) LEADER: BEARINGPOINT (France), MEMBERS: ARIKA VEREIN (Germany), CIAN (France), EBCAM (Belgium), MEDEFi (France), NABC (Netherlands) 3) LEADER: GOPA Worldwide Consultants GmbH (Germany), MEMBER: GOPA Com. S.A (Belgium) 4) IBF INTERNATIONAL Consulting SA (Belgium) 5) LEADER: KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (Germany), MEMBERS: IFOK GmbH (DE), KPMG Cote D’Ivoire Public limited company (Ivory Coast), KPMG Development Services Limited (Mauritius) 6) LEADER: Landell Mills International Ltd (Ireland), MEMBERS: GFA Consulting Group GmbH (Germany), Adam Smith Europe BV (Netherlands) 7) LEADER: PROMAN SA (Luxemburg), MEMBER: Emerging Markets International s.a. (Belgium)
Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Support to the permanent structure of the EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF)
Description : Initiative to support public-private dialogue and business cooperation within the framework of the EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF). The overall objective of EABF is to boost EU-Africa trade integration and sustainable investment flows with a focus on sectors covered by the Global Gateway and flagship actions of the EU-Africa Summit. The service contract aims to reinforce EU-Africa public-private dialogue and cooperation, reinforce business-to-business dialogue and cooperation, and to contribute to value chain regional level dialogues between the EU and Africa. Building on past EABF events and dialogues, a permanent EABF structure is to be established within this contract.
Internal identifier : INTPA/2023/EA-RP/0048

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79990000 Miscellaneous business-related services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Additional information : Main site or place of performance: “Africa, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa”

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 175944-2023

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 80
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
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 -
Information about review deadlines : according to the rules defined.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships -
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract : European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 14 326 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Name of the tendering party : Tenderer
Leader of tendering party : Landell Mills International Ltd
Official name : GFA Adam Smith Europe BV
Tender :
Tender identifier : Joint Tender led by Landell Mills LTD
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : 14 326 000 Euro
Subcontracting : Not yet known
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 452-192
Organisation signing the contract : European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships

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 : 5

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, INTPA ­ International Partnerships
Registration number : COM
Town : Brussels
Postcode : 1049
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 providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation signing the contract
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

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
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Landell Mills International Ltd
Size of the economic operator : Medium
The organisation is a natural person
Registration number : 148594
Town : Dublin
Postcode : A94 T8P8
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Group leader
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : GFA
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : HRB 30219
Town : Hamburg
Postcode : 22359
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Hamburg ( DE600 )
Country : Germany
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Adam Smith Europe BV
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 69815003
Town : Amsterdam
Postcode : 1015 CS
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Groot-Amsterdam ( NL32B )
Country : Netherlands
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0006

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
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 9bdd825d-3f79-4f85-a32a-e8e4fb589d32 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 27/03/2025 13:01 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00201772-2025
OJ S issue number : 62/2025
Publication date : 28/03/2025