Source: EURLEX
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No C 157 / 28 fËNl Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 6 . 96

— balance sheets and results for the past 3

financial years if publication of balance
sheets is required by law in the country in
which the tenderer is established ;

— total turnover and turnover on supplies
requested in this notice of contract during
the past 3 financial years .

11.3 Technical capacity will be assessed on the basis

of :

— application of all mandatory criteria
included in the specifications ;

— proven delivery of supplies requested in this

notice of contract ;

— tenderer's capacity for development and
technical evolution of the supplies ;

— tenderer's quality certification .

12 . Period during which the tenderer is bound to keep

open his tender : 9 months from the date in 6 ( a ).

13 . The criteria for the award of the contract : The

award criteria will be given in the specifications .

14 . Where applicable, prohibition on variants : Variants

will not be accepted .

15 . Other information : No other information .

16 . Date of publication of the prior information notice in

the Official Journal of the European Communities :
No prior information notice has been published .

17 . Date of dispatch of the notice : 22 . 5 . 1996 .

18 . Date of receipt by the Office for Official Publi ­

cations of the European Communities : 22 . 5 . 1996 .

19 . The notice is within the scope of the GATT
Agreement .

Expert assistance

Open procedure

( 96 / C 157 / 22 )

1 . Name, address, telegraphic address, telephone, telex 3 . Place of delivery : See 1 .

and facsimile numbers of the contracting authority :

Ref ' LEGASSIST 96 ', European Commission,
DG XIII  - Télécommunications, Information 4, a ), b ) Not applicable .
Market and Exploitation of Research, EUFO 1166,
rue Alcide de Gasperi, L-2920 Luxembourg .

Tel . exchange ( 352 ) 43 01-1, direct line ( 352 )
43 01-324 00 . Facsimile ( 352)43 01 - 331 90 . Email :
richard . swetenham @ lux.dg 1 3 . cec.be

c ) Legal persons should indicate the names and
professional qualifications of the staff to be
responsible for the execution of the service .

5 . Service providers can tender for 1 or more of 4 lots

2 . Category assistance for of the service secretariat and of the description Legal : Advisory Expert described in the tender documents .
Board for the information market ( LAB ). ( CPC
861 .)

6 . Not applicable .

— Lot 1 : access to public-sector information ;

7 . Duration : 12 months from signature with the possi ­

— Lot 2 : intellectual property ; bility of renewal for 2 further 12-month periods .

— Lot 3 : legal aspects of convergence of audio ­

visual and telecommunications technology ;

— Lot 4 : other issues of information law .

8, a ) The tender documents, including detailed
technical specifications, may be requested not
more than 50 days after the dispatch of this
notice ( point 18 below ) from :

1 . 6 . 96 EN Official Journal of the European Communities No C 157 / 29

European Commission, DG-XIII    - Télécommuni ­
cations, Information Market and Exploitation of
Research, Contract Management XIII / E-1,
EUFO 1 25 1 A, rue Alcide de Gasperi, L-2920
Luxembourg, facsimile ( 352 ) 43 01-340 79 .

c ) No charge for documents .

9 . Tenders may be submitted not more than 62 days

after the dispatch of this notice ( point 18 below ) to
the address mentioned in point 8 in 1 of the official
languages of the European Union .

10 . Opening of tenders :

a ) A representative of the tenderers may be present

at the opening of tenders .

b ) Date, time and place of the opening : see invi ­

tation to tender .

11 . Not applicable .

12 . See tender documents .

13 . Not applicable .

m ) Ability to deal with documents written in a

number of European languages .

iv ) Drafting, revising or translating skills of the
person responsible for providing the finished
product to the Commission ( provide examples of
work or references to published articles ).

v ) Ability to manage projects of a similar nature

( provide examples of projects        - title, tasks,
whom for ).

15 . The tenderer is bound to keep open his tender for 6

months from the date at 9 above .

16 . Criteria for the award of the contract :

a ) quality ( weighting in percent ),

i ) Understanding of requirements relating to
content and coverage of reports :      - 30 % .

ii ) Quality of staff proposed :         - 40 %,

iii ) Management of contract :       - 30 % .

b ) Price .

14 . Selection criteria : The tenderer should demonstrate :
17 . Not applicable .

i ) Knowledge of subject area of information law,

and of available information sources ( provide
details of appropriate academic training and
practical experience, examples of work or
references to published articles ).

ii ) Access to well-organized and relevant documen ­

tation ( demonstrate the documentary resources
available and indicate how they are managed ).

18 . Date of dispatch of the notice : 22 . 5 . 1996 .

19 . Date of receipt by the Office for Official Publi ­

cations of the European Communities : 22 . 5 . 1996 .

20 . Market covered or not covered by GATT
Agreement : No .