EU Cities Gateway: Urban Cooperation with North America

The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to enhance the international role of the European Union as a trusted and relevant partner contributing to the green transition through city diplomacy and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive urban development in line with the European Green Deal, the EU Urban …

CPV: 71621000 Servicii de analiză sau consultanţă tehnică, 73000000 Servicii de cercetare şi de dezvoltare şi servicii conexe de consultanţă, 79000000 Servicii pentru întreprinderi: drept, marketing, consultanţă, recrutare, tipărire şi securitate, 79416000 Servicii de relaţii cu publicul, 79952000 Servicii pentru evenimente
Locul de executare:
EU Cities Gateway: Urban Cooperation with North America
Organismul de alocare:
European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Numărul de atribuire:
EC-FPI/YOW/2024/EA-RP/0007

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : EU Cities Gateway: Urban Cooperation with North America
Description : The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to enhance the international role of the European Union as a trusted and relevant partner contributing to the green transition through city diplomacy and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive urban development in line with the European Green Deal, the EU Urban Agenda and the New Urban Agenda of the United Nations. The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to: 1. Join forces with North American cities to tackle global challenges, as part of the external dimension of the EU urban, energy, climate, circular economy and research policies and in line with the implementation of the EU digital agenda, that will systematically be considered in the outputs and activities. 2. Stimulate and expand city partnerships and networks between the EU and North America (US, Canada) accompanying and encompassing EU diplomatic efforts in the region. 3. Promote urban innovation in both sides of the Atlantic. The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are: 1.1 Thematic networks and pairings on specific priorities supported and facilitated 2.1 Set up of a knowledge platform with information on policy and best practices 3.1 Pilot innovative policy initiatives with a multi-stakeholder approach implemented This action will build on the successful experience of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Action in North America (IURC NA) and its predecessor the International Urban Cooperation Action (IUC). During the first year of implementation, the EU Cities Gateway and IURC projects will run in parallel, facilitating a smooth transition and ensuring that the networks and the knowledge created by IURC is embedded into this new Action. Synergies will be promoted with the GCoM and other EU projects in Canada and the USA dealing with topics related to the European Green Deal and Sustainable Urban Development.
Procedure identifier : c71eee3c-f372-4d93-8ea0-399d1cb13532
Internal identifier : EC-FPI/YOW/2024/EA-RP/0007
Type of procedure : Restricted

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71621000 Technical analysis or consultancy services

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 4 000 000 EUR

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) 2018/1046
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

Bankruptcy : For the full list of exclusion grounds please consult the procurement documents.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : EU Cities Gateway: Urban Cooperation with North America
Description : The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to enhance the international role of the European Union as a trusted and relevant partner contributing to the green transition through city diplomacy and the promotion of sustainable and inclusive urban development in line with the European Green Deal, the EU Urban Agenda and the New Urban Agenda of the United Nations. The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to: 1. Join forces with North American cities to tackle global challenges, as part of the external dimension of the EU urban, energy, climate, circular economy and research policies and in line with the implementation of the EU digital agenda, that will systematically be considered in the outputs and activities. 2. Stimulate and expand city partnerships and networks between the EU and North America (US, Canada) accompanying and encompassing EU diplomatic efforts in the region. 3. Promote urban innovation in both sides of the Atlantic. The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are: 1.1 Thematic networks and pairings on specific priorities supported and facilitated 2.1 Set up of a knowledge platform with information on policy and best practices 3.1 Pilot innovative policy initiatives with a multi-stakeholder approach implemented This action will build on the successful experience of the International Urban and Regional Cooperation Action in North America (IURC NA) and its predecessor the International Urban Cooperation Action (IUC). During the first year of implementation, the EU Cities Gateway and IURC projects will run in parallel, facilitating a smooth transition and ensuring that the networks and the knowledge created by IURC is embedded into this new Action. Synergies will be promoted with the GCoM and other EU projects in Canada and the USA dealing with topics related to the European Green Deal and Sustainable Urban Development.
Internal identifier : EC-FPI/YOW/2024/EA-RP/0007

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 71621000 Technical analysis or consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79416000 Public relations services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79952000 Event services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : The contract will be performed in Canada

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : The contract will be performed in EU Europe

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : The contract will be performed in United States

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 MONTH

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 4 000 000 EUR

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
Additional information : The procurement is funded by the following EU programme: America and the Caribbean.

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 80
Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20

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 : 2024-05-13-04:00 00:00:59-04:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 6 MONTH
Terms of contract :
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : no
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
TED eSender : European Commission

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Commission, FPI - Service for Foreign Policy Instruments
Registration number : COM
Department : FPI.3 - Rapid Response Europe, Asia & Americas
Postal address : 150 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1900, Ontario
Town : Ottawa
Postcode : K2P 1P1
Country : Canada
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

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

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : e57bd3d8-6b27-4f14-b1bd-367d999c209f - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 2024-04-10+02:00 15:30:40+02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00217817-2024
OJ S issue number : 73/2024
Publication date : 2024-04-12Z