Text published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (No. C 54,
23 February
1996, page 7, and No. S 38, 23 February 1996, p. 19):
INTEGRATED TRANSLATION SUPPORT TOOLS - CONTRACT NOTICE
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1. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
The Council of the European Union, the Commission of the European
Communities, the
European Court of Auditors, the Economic and Social Committee of the European
Communities / the Committee of the Regions and the Translation Centre for the
Bodies of
the European Union, represented by their translation departments.
Service acting on behalf of all the contracting authorities:
Piet VERLEYSEN
European Commission
Translation Service - Informatics Department (SdT-02)
Batiment Jean Monnet - JMO B2/18
Rue Alcide De Gasperi
L-2920 Luxembourg
Telephone: +(352)4301.34356.
Telex: EURDOC LU 2752 - COMEUR LU 3423.
Fax: +(352)4301.33370.
E-Mail: piet.verleysen@sdt.cec.be
Other Institutions and bodies of the European Union may use the contract for
their own
needs.
2. AWARD PROCEDURE
Open procedure
3. INFORMATION RELATING TO THE PRODUCTS TO BE SUPPLIED
(a) Place of delivery
Brussels and Luxembourg.
(b) Nature of the product to be supplied. CPA reference number
Purchase of a software package providing Integrated Translation Support Tools
for
users at the translation departments of the Institutions and bodies of the
European
Union mentioned at point 1. CPA reference number: 72.20.2 (Programming of
packaged software products).
Provision of maintenance, training and other services in relation to the
above-mentioned software package, falling under the scope of category 7
(Computer
and related services), Annex I A of Directive 92/50/EEC. CPC reference
number:
84.
(c) Quantity of the product to be supplied
Licences for an estimated total of about 2,000 users.
(d) Division into lots
Suppliers may not tender for a part of the product required only, as the
contract is
not divided into lots.
4. TIME LIMITS
The accepted product will have to be ready for supply within 1 month
following the
signature of the contract. However, gradual supplies at the different
Institutions and
bodies of the European Union over the duration of the contract are
foreseeable.
The services will be performed over the duration of the contract (1 year,
with
provisions allowing for 2 annual renewals).
5. DOCUMENTS
The tendering documents will be sent free of charge upon written request.
They may
be requested from:
Dimitrios THEOLOGITIS
European Commission
Translation Service - General and Language Matters - Development of
Multilingual Computer Tools (AGL/4)
Batiment Jean Monnet - JMO B3/5
Rue Alcide De Gasperi
L-2920 Luxembourg
Telephone: +(352)4301.33632
Telex: EURDOC LU 2752 - COMEUR LU 3423
Fax: +(352)4301.34069
E-Mail: dimitrios.theologitis@sdt.cec.be
6. DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF TENDERS
The final date for the receipt of tenders will be 21 May 1996. Tenders must
be sent
to the address indicated at point 1 above.
Tenders may be drafted in any of the official languages of the European
Union.
7. OPENING OF TENDERS
(a) Persons authorized to be present at the opening of tenders
One person to act as the duly authorized representative of the tenderer.
(b) Date, time and place of the opening
Tenders will be opened at 3 p.m. on 29 May 1996 at the European Commission's
premises in Luxembourg (details will be notified to the tenderers).
8. DEPOSITS AND GUARANTEES
In accordance with the Financial Regulation, suppliers, contractors and
service
providers must lodge a deposit as security for any contract exceeding 300,000
ECU.
See the specifications and the draft framework contract for further details.
9. FINANCING AND PAYMENT TERMS
The main financing and payment terms will be those applied to standard supply
and
service contracts signed by the Institutions and bodies of the European
Union.
Specific conditions are stated in the tendering documents.
10. LEGAL FORM TO BE TAKEN BY GROUPINGS OF SUPPLIERS AND
SERVICE PROVIDERS
See the specifications.
11. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE TENDERER'S OWN POSITION AND
INFORMATION AND FORMALITIES NECESSARY FOR AN APPRAISAL OF
THE MINIMUM ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL STANDARDS REQUIRED
A set of documents will be required pursuant to Directive 93/36/EEC, Articles
20 to
24.
12. PERIOD DURING WHICH THE TENDERER IS BOUND TO KEEP OPEN
HIS TENDER
One year from the date indicated as the deadline for the receipt of tenders.
13. CRITERIA FOR AWARD OF THE CONTRACT
The tenders will be evaluated in relation to the following award criteria:
(1) technical criteria
(2) functional criteria
(3) quality of maintenance, training and other software services
(4) testing and/or checking
(5) financial conditions
These general award criteria are further divided into more specific
subcriteria. See
the tendering specifications for further details.
The financial conditions will be assessed last. The other criteria will be
weighted as
follows:
(1) technical criteria: 25 %
(2) functional criteria: 50 %
(3) quality of maintenance, training and other software services: 10 %
(4) testing and/or checking: 15 %
14. VARIANTS
Variants are not allowed. Only tenders conforming to the specifications will
be
accepted.
15. OTHER INFORMATION
In order to answer any questions from tenderers, an open information meeting
will be
held at the European Commission's premises in Luxembourg on 22 April 1996.
See
the tendering documents for further details.
16. PRIOR INFORMATION
None.
17. DATE OF DISPATCH OF THE NOTICE
12.2.1996
18. DATE OF RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE BY THE OFFICE FOR OFFICIAL
PUBLICATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
12.2.1996
19. APPLICABILITY OF WTO RULES
The award procedure and the contract particulars are governed by the
Agreement on
Government Procurement (Annex 4 of the Agreement establishing the World Trade
Organization).