Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-11-14
Buyer: EIT Health SI GmbH
Country: DE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72212220 | 72260000: Software-related services | 72262000: Software development services | 72263000: Software implementation services
Submission deadline: 2022-12-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Provision and operation of an AI-based software platform in the healthcare sector (Venture Centre of Excellence (VCoE) Programme investment platform): Scouting, Sourcing, and tracking Life Science start-up insights, operation and further development of the co-investment syndication AI tool for VCoE members
EIT Health and the European investment Fund (EIF) joined forced to co-design, -launch, and now -operate the Venture Centre of Excellence (VCOE), a public-private co-investment programme to empower finance for European health small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) https://eithealth.eu/programmes/venture-centre-of-excellence/.
The Venture Centre of Excellence (VCoE) connects life science investors with high investment capacities such as venture capital funds, corporate or industrial actors, Technology Transfer Offices, insurers and more - with highly qualified pan-European start-ups and SMEs.  As part of this programme, EIT Health invested - as described in more detail below in this document -- in the development of an exclusive artificial intelligence platform that brings all members together in a collaborative digital space allowing them to scout, source, and syndicate investments in Life Science start-ups.
In 2018 EIT Health, with the participation of the European Investment Fund, EIF -- selected through an RFP a service provider to design and co-develop an AI based platform to facilitate the syndication of investment and collaboration between its members investors. Between 2018 and 2022 (VCoE Development phase), the AI based platform was defined, created, and developed to meet the initial needs of the members joining the programme throughout that period.
Having fully operationalised in 2022, the VCoE seeks, thank to this procurement procedure, to find a service provider as a technical partner to operate the AI based platform from 2023 until the end of the programme (at least 2028).
From 2023 onwards, the VCoE program, will no longer integrate Corporate "token" investor members into its financial vehicle. Rather, the member community, along with existing and any potential new privileged partners will interact to build trusting relationships in support of: co-investing, direct investing, acquiring, partnering, etc in/with European life science start-ups and SME"s.
In support of this, the AI based functionalities must continue to operate and be further developed to meet members expectations.
With this procurement procedure, The EIT Health SI GmbH ("InvestHealth"), seeks an agile technical partner with a global experience in designing and operating AI-based ecosystem solutions within the healthcare sector to deliver updated market, financial and technological data on companies as well as to operate and continue to build on those syndication tool functionalities that have been developed so far for which InvestHealth is the IP owner.
InvestHealth is entitled to unilaterally extend this Agreement three times for a maximum period of 12 months each time (resulting in a maximum duration of the Agreement of 60 + 36 = 96 months). The exercise of this right shall be at the sole discretion of EIT Health and shall be effected by written notice to the Partner no later than 3 months before the expiry of a contract year ("Renewal Period", together with the Initial Term "Term")
InvestHealth has the right to request additional services from the contractor in accordance with the procurement documents.
1) Self-declaration (pursuant to Section 123 (1) to (3) GWB) that no person whose conduct is attributable to the tenderer or a member of the group of economic operators has been convicted, or a fine has been legally established against the economic operator, pursuant to Section 30 OWiG, for an offense against:
- Section 129 of the Criminal Code (Formation of Criminal Associations), Section 129a of the Criminal Code (Formation of Terrorist Associations) or Section 129b of the Criminal Code (Criminals and Terrorist Associations Abroad),
- Section 89c of the Criminal Code (Terrorist Financing) or the participation in such an act or the provision or collection of financial resources, having regard to the fact that these funds are used or intended to be used in whole or in part to commit an offense against Article 89a (2) (2) of the Criminal Code,
- Section 263 of the Criminal Code (Fraud), in so far as the offense is directed against the budget of the European Union or against households managed by or on behalf of the European Union,

Eligibility requirements: 1) Self-declaration (pursuant to Section 123 (1) to (3) GWB) that no person whose conduct is attributable to the tenderer or a member of the group of economic operators has been convicted, or a fine has been legally established against the economic operator, pursuant to Section 30 OWiG, for an offense against: - Section 129 of the Criminal Code (Formation of Criminal Associations), Section 129a of the Criminal Code (Formation of Terrorist Associations) or Section 129b of the Criminal Code (Criminals and Terrorist Associations Abroad), - Section 89c of the Criminal Code (Terrorist Financing) or the participation in such an act or the provision or collection of financial resources, having regard to the fact that these funds are used or intended to be used in whole or in part to commit an offense against Article 89a (2) (2) of the Criminal Code, - Section 261 of the Criminal Code (money laundering, concealment of unlawfully acquired assets), - Section 263 of the Criminal Code (Fraud), in so far as the offense is directed against the budget of the European Union or against households managed by or on behalf of the European Union, - Article 264 of the Criminal Code (subsidy fraud), in so far as the offense is directed against the budget of the European Union or against households managed by or on behalf of the European Union, - Section 299 of the Criminal Code (corruption and bribery in business dealings), - Section 108e of the Criminal Code (corruption and bribery of mandate holders), - Sections 333 and 334 of the Criminal Code (Granting Benefit and bribery) also in connection with § 335a of the Criminal Code (Foreign and International Staff), - Article 2 (2) of the Law on Combating International Bribery (Bribery of Foreign Members in International Business Transactions) or - Sections 232, 232a paragraphs 1 to 5, Sections 232b to 233a of the Criminal Code (trafficking in human beings, forced prostitution, forced labor, exploitation of labor, exploitation using a deprivation of liberty). Or the respective Codes of the country of incorporation of the tenderer or the members of the group of economic operators. 2) Self-declaration that the tenderer has fulfilled its obligation to pay taxes, duties and social security contributions (§ 123 (4) GWB). 3) Self-declaration (on facultative exclusion grounds pursuant to § 124 GWB) that: - neither the tenderer's company nor any person whose conduct is attributable to the tenderer has failed to fulfill its obligations under environmental, social or labor law when executing public contracts, - the tenderer's company is not insolvent, insolvency proceedings or similar proceedings have not been instituted or opened for the assets of the tenderer's company, the opening of such proceedings has not been refused for lack of assets, and the company is not in liquidation or has ceased its activity, - neither the tenderer's company nor any person whose conduct is attributable to the company has been guilty of grave professional misconduct that calls into question the integrity of the company, - neither the company nor any person whose conduct is attributable to the company has entered into agreements with other undertakings which have the effect of preventing, restricting or distorting competition, - the entity has not materially or consistently fulfilled a material breach in the execution of a previous public procurement or procurement contract, resulting in termination, damages or similar legal consequences. 4) Self-declaration regarding the enrolment/registration number of the economic operator"s undertaking in professional or trade registers (if applicable). 5) Self-declaration on Art. 5k (1) of Regulation (EU) No. 833/2014 as amended by Art. 1 No. 23 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia"s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.