Study on Assessment of the cost of providing wholesale roaming services in the EU/EEA countries — SMART 2017/0091 (№6764952)

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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate B: Electronic Communications Networks & Services, Unit B2: Implementation of the Regulatory Framework
      Brussels
      B-1049
      Belgium
      E-mail: [email protected]
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      European institution/agency or international organisation
      
   3. Main activity:
      General public services
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         Study on Assessment of the cost of providing wholesale roaming services in the EU/EEA countries — SMART 2017/0091

         
         Reference number: SMART 2017/0091
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         79311000, 79400000, 71316000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         Following Regulation (EU) Nº 2017/920 which amends Regulation (EU) Nº 531/2012, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and Council by 15.12.2019 a report providing, inter alia, an assessment of the ability of visited network operators to recover the efficiently incurred costs of providing wholesale roaming services. The objective of the study is to estimate the efficiently incurred costs of providing wholesale roaming services by mobile network operators in the EEA and in case the Commission decides to propose to amend the wholesale roaming regulation, provide technical assistance on the cost model during the legislative process.

         
         
      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 242 810.00 EUR
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         79400000, 71316000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         
      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         See Section II.1.4.

         
         
      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: 1. Understanding of the tasks required / Weighting: 30
         Quality criterion - Name: 2. Technical quality of the tender / Weighting: 45
         Quality criterion - Name: 3. Organisation of work / Weighting: 25
         Price - Weighting: 40/100
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         
      8. Additional information:
         
3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Open procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 163-335375
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   1. Contract No: LC-00702563
      Title:

      Study on Assessment of the cost of providing wholesale roaming services in the EEA — SMART 2017/0091

      
      
   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-02-26
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         Axon Partners Group Consulting
         Calle Sagasta 18 — 3rd floor
         Madrid
         28004
         Spain
         The contractor is an SME: yes
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         
         Total value of the contract/lot: 242 810.00 EUR
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      
   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         General Court
         rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
         Luxembourg
         L-2925
         Luxembourg
         Telephone: +352 4303-1
         E-mail: [email protected]
         Fax: +352 4303-2100
         
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
         
         
      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         

         You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the contracting authority using the contact means under Heading I.1.

         If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu) Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time-limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.

         Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1.

         
         
         
   3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2018-02-27