Upgrading National Excise application into fully functional EU Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)

The overall objective of this project is further fulfillment of the EU accession requirements in Chapter 16 Taxation by further digitalization of excise processes, in line with EU excise legislation. The Project includes development and implementation of Excise movement and control System (EMCS) by upgrading of existing national excise application …

CPV: 72232000 Razvoj programske podrške za obradu transakcija i programske podrške po narudžbi korisnika
mjesto izvršenja:
Upgrading National Excise application into fully functional EU Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)
registar:
Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, Directorate for Finance, Contracting and Implementation of the EU Assistance Funds
nagradni broj:
EC-ENEST/TGD/2025/EA-RP/0098

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, Directorate for Finance, Contracting and Implementation of the EU Assistance Funds
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Upgrading National Excise application into fully functional EU Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)
Description : The overall objective of this project is further fulfillment of the EU accession requirements in Chapter 16 Taxation by further digitalization of excise processes, in line with EU excise legislation. The Project includes development and implementation of Excise movement and control System (EMCS) by upgrading of existing national excise application (EMCS- version 3.2) with latest EMCS version of the EU (phase 4.1. or latest phase of EMCS, if available on the EU level during the duration of the project). The activities will include different stages during the implementation of the Project: Analysis of current national excise application and business processes, Project management plan for the upgrade, Upgrade design (incl. analyse the existing excise application architecture and processes, Address connectivity with external systems like EU SEED, AES, and CIS, MSA&AU system for managing authorizations and authentications of external and internal users, and ensure compliance with updated EU excise laws/bylaws), Detailed functionality specifications, Testing and validation scenarios, Software upgrade implementation, Training materials and sessions. etc in accordance with the terms of references.
Procedure identifier : a41e0c08-c253-4f77-a55b-b5fb2cf6e263
Internal identifier : EC-ENEST/TGD/2025/EA-RP/0098
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72232000 Development of transaction processing and custom software

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 600 000 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)

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Procurement Document

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Upgrading National Excise application into fully functional EU Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS)
Description : The overall objective of this project is further fulfillment of the EU accession requirements in Chapter 16 Taxation by further digitalization of excise processes, in line with EU excise legislation. The Project includes development and implementation of Excise movement and control System (EMCS) by upgrading of existing national excise application (EMCS- version 3.2) with latest EMCS version of the EU (phase 4.1. or latest phase of EMCS, if available on the EU level during the duration of the project). The activities will include different stages during the implementation of the Project: Analysis of current national excise application and business processes, Project management plan for the upgrade, Upgrade design (incl. analyse the existing excise application architecture and processes, Address connectivity with external systems like EU SEED, AES, and CIS, MSA&AU system for managing authorizations and authentications of external and internal users, and ensure compliance with updated EU excise laws/bylaws), Detailed functionality specifications, Testing and validation scenarios, Software upgrade implementation, Training materials and sessions. etc in accordance with the terms of references.
Internal identifier : EC-ENEST/TGD/2025/EA-RP/0098

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72232000 Development of transaction processing and custom software

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( MEZZZ )
Country : Montenegro
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 30 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 600 000 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: Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Procurement Document
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 80
Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20

5.1.11 Procurement documents

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Not allowed
Justification for why electronic submission is not possible : Tools, devices, or file formats not generally available
Description : Submissions should be sent to the address indicated in the invitation letter.
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 31/10/2025 14:30 +01:00
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 : National court of Montenegro
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, Directorate for Finance, Contracting and Implementation of the EU Assistance Funds

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, Directorate for Finance, Contracting and Implementation of the EU Assistance Funds
Registration number : Ministry of Finance of Montenegro, Directorate for Finance, Contracting and Implementation of the EU Assistance Funds
Postal address : Stanka Dragojevića no. 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Town : Podgorica
Postcode : 81000
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Црна Гора ( ME000 )
Country : Montenegro
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 : National court of Montenegro
Registration number : National court of Montenegro
Postal address : Stanka Dragojevića no. 2, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Town : Podgorica
Postcode : 81000
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Црна Гора ( ME000 )
Country : Montenegro
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
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 : 943178c8-7d8b-44f6-a1d6-c12c257d0130 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 29/09/2025 10:29 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00638837-2025
OJ S issue number : 187/2025
Publication date : 30/09/2025