[okfn-discuss] measuring openess

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B-Brussels: study to develop a set of indicators to measure open access

2011/S 178-291163

Contract notice

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)
Name, addresses and contact point(s)

square de Meeûs 8, SDME 03/017
For the attention of: Francesco Fusaro
1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
E-mail: rtd-sis7-open-access at ec.europa.eu
Fax: +32 22984694
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority
http://ec.europa.eu/research/dgs/tenders/open_en.cfm
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above
mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)
Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.3)
Main activity
Other: Research
I.4)
Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities:
Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)
Description
II.1.1)
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Study to develop a set of indicators to measure open access.
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main place of performance: Contractor's premises.
NUTS code
II.1.3)
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a
dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Development of a set of indicators to measure the growth of open
access from 2000 onwards within the European Research Area (ERA) and
beyond.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
72314000
II.1.7)
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)
Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope
As a guide, the awarding authority estimates the price to do the work,
including travel and subsistence costs to 300 000 EUR.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 EUR
II.2.2)
Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)
Information about renewals
II.3)
Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 30 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)
Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required
See tender specifications.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to
the relevant provisions governing them
See tender specifications.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the
contract is to be awarded
See tender specifications.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)
Conditions for participation
III.2.1)
Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the
requirements are met: See tender specifications.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the
requirements are met: See tender specifications.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the
requirements are met:
See tender specifications.
III.2.4)
Information about reserved contracts
III.3)
Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)
Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)
Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the
service: yes
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)
Type of procedure
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender
or to participate
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)
Award criteria
IV.2.1)
Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Technical quality of the tender in respect to the specified subject
matter, the objective to be attained and the aspects to be taken into
account. Weighting 45
2. Scientific quality and the appropriateness of the methodological
approach proposed. Weighting 35
3. Realism and balance of the allocation of time and financial and
human resources to the various tasks. Weighting 20
IV.2.2)
Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)
Administrative information
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
RTD-B6-PP-2011-2.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or
descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents: 24.10.2011 - 17:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
31.10.2011 - 17:00
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates
IV.3.6)
Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Spanish. Danish. German. Greek. English. French. Italian. Dutch.
Portuguese. Finnish. Swedish. Czech. Estonian. Hungarian. Lithuanian.
Latvian. Maltese. Polish. Slovak. Slovenian. Irish. Bulgarian.
Romanian.
IV.3.7)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 12 from the date stated for receipt of tender
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 9.11.2011 - 11:00
Place
square de Meeûs 8, room 3D, 1050 Brussels, BELGIUM.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders yes
1 representative per tender. Please communicate the contact details of
your representative no later than 8.11.2011 by e-mail to
rtd-sis7-open-access at ec.europa.eu
Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)
Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by
European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Seventh framework
programme for RTD for the implementation of the specific programme
'Capacities', part 5, 'Science in society'.
VI.3)
Additional information
The tendering documents can be requested via a web form available at
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/tenders/open_en.html or via e-mail to
rtd-sis7-open-access at ec.europa.eu
VI.4)
Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures

boulevard Konrad Adenauer
2925 Luxembourg
LUXEMBOURG
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
Fax: +352 433766
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2
months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof,
of the day on which it came to the knowledge.
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

SDME 03/017
1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
VI.5)
Date of dispatch of this notice:
6.9.2011