Study on ‘Overview of the fintech sector: challenges for the European players and possible policy measures at EU level’ — SMART 2016/0042 (№967159)

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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, Directorate F: Digital Single Market, Unit F3: Start-ups and Innovation
      BU25 04/054
      Brussels
      1049
      Belgium
      E-mail: [email protected]
      NUTS code: BE100
      
   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 ‘Overview of the fintech sector: challenges for the European players and possible policy measures at EU level’ — SMART 2016/0042.

         
         Reference number: 2016/0042.
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         73210000, 79419000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         — To better understand the fintech and its players and to evaluate the impact on the banking sector and financial services industry and its incumbent players. This will include a view on who are the key European players and what is their position in the global context.

         — Understand the innovation aspects of fintech in terms of technology and business models and its impact on current regulation.

         — Develop various possible scenarios for the future development of the financial services industry and the role of fintech companies and of EU policymaking/regulation in that context.

         — Identify specific issues (e.g. policy, regulatory) to be solved in relation to fintech and the digital single market, the Capital Markets Union, retail banking or any other EU policy initiatives.

         
         
      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 260 000.00 EUR
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         79419000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         NUTS code: BE100
         
      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         See Section II.1.4.

         
         
      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: Understanding of the services and general approach to the work to be performed / Weighting: 30
         Quality criterion - Name: Proposed methodology and tools / Weighting: 50
         Quality criterion - Name: Approach proposed for the management of the work / Weighting: 20
         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: 2016/S 138-249747
         
      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: 30-CE-0849487/00-51
      Title:

      Study on ‘Overview of the fintech sector: challenges for the European players and possible policy measures at EU level’ — SMART 2016/0042

      
      
   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2017-04-20
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 15
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 15
         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:
         Deloitte Tax and Consulting Sarl
         B165178
         560, rue de Neudorf
         Luxembourg
         2220
         Luxembourg
         NUTS code: LU000
         The contractor is an SME: no
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         
         Total value of the contract/lot: 260 000.00 EUR
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         Proportion: 1
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      
   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         General Court
         rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
         Luxembourg
         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
      2017-04-20