Trade in Services- COMESA

The procedure is to procure Technical Assistance services to support the COMESA secretariat deliver an intervention aimed to contribute to the liberalisation of services with an aim to increase Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) competitiveness, to boost sustainable economic growth, to attract investment, to create decent jobs, and to benefit consumers. The …

CPV: 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
áit fhorghníomhaithe:
Trade in Services- COMESA
clárlann:
European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
uimhir dámhachtana:
EC-INTPA/LUN/2025/EA-RP/0070

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 : Trade in Services- COMESA
Description : The procedure is to procure Technical Assistance services to support the COMESA secretariat deliver an intervention aimed to contribute to the liberalisation of services with an aim to increase Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) competitiveness, to boost sustainable economic growth, to attract investment, to create decent jobs, and to benefit consumers.
Procedure identifier : c18b6f74-ae7a-455f-a9f8-890511825bf5
Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/LUN/2025/EA-RP/0070
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 8 200 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : For any additional information, please refer to the document A5f "Additional information about the Contract Notice". In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section 5.1.11 in the last 5 calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section 5.1.12, the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the Internet address provided in Section 5.1.11, without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section 5.1.11 in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509
LocalLaw - Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Trade in Services- COMESA
Description : The procedure is to procure Technical Assistance services to support the COMESA secretariat deliver an intervention aimed to contribute to the liberalisation of services with an aim to increase Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) competitiveness, to boost sustainable economic growth, to attract investment, to create decent jobs, and to benefit consumers.
Internal identifier : EC-INTPA/LUN/2025/EA-RP/0070

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : The contract will be performed in Sub-Saharan Africa

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 8 200 000 Euro

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Additional information : The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: Sub-Saharan Africa.

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 :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 26/06/2025 16:00 +02:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

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 providing more information on the review procedures : European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
Registration number : COM
Department : INTPA.A - Africa,INTPA.A.5 - Southern Africa, Indian Ocean
Postal address : 4899 Los Angeles Boulevard, Longacres
Town : Lusaka
Country : Zambia
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

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
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : fd5c6e9e-e239-4727-9ffc-4a23e06c5a96 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 29/05/2025 09:34 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00352696-2025
OJ S issue number : 104/2025
Publication date : 02/06/2025