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No C 77 / 12 VEN ] Official Journal of the European Communities 29 . 3 . 95

Open call for tender for technical services relating to the implementation of the 3rd activity of

the 4th framework programme

( 95 / C 77 / 11 )

1 . Contracting authority : European Commission, The purpose of this invitation to tender : the
Directorate-General XIII / D, Mr V. Cidone, conclusion of contracts with 1 or several external
Bâtiment Jean Monnet, Office B4 / 091, L-2920 organizations which have the ability to provide
Luxembourg . technical expertise services for each of the 4 lots

below :
Tel . ( 352 ) 430 13 29 54 . Facsimile ( 352 ) 430 13 45 44 .

for lot 1 :

2 . Category of service and description : Technical
expertise services related to the specific programme
for the dissemination and optimization of the results
of activities in the field of RTD, including demon ­
stration, under the 4th framework programme in the
field of Community RTD . Such expertise concerns
the following 4 areas :

analysis in the field of finance, especially financing
of new technology based firms and innovation
finance ;

technical analysis of innovation management ;

expertise services in technical or management
consultancy or technology transfer ;
Area 1 :

for lot 2 :
— creating a financial environment favouring the

diffusion of new technologies ;

— promotion of innovation management tech ­
niques ;

— European networks and services .

Area 2 :

analysis in the field of technology based regional
development ;

for lot 3 :

analysis in the field of telecommunications, database
management and informatics application to link the
relay centres throughout the Community ;

— regional actions and support of science parks . expertise services in innovation, technology transfer
and exploitation of research ;

Area 3 :
for lot 4 :

— the relay centre network .

Area 4 :

— technology validation projects and technology

transfer projects ;

— protection and exploitation of RTD results and

demonstration .

Within these areas, the following activities may, inter

alia, require technical expertise services :

— the launching of new instruments and tools ;

— the development of methodologies, practices and

evaluation criteria ;

— the setting-up of training programmes ;

— the animation of networks ;

— he exchange of experience .

These 4 areas and the related activities correspond to
4 separate lots under the present call .

expertise services in the field of project management
in the industry or consultancies ;

technical support and expertise in intellectual
property rights aspects of industrial projects ;

expertise in information systems and project
management tools .

The work is to be carried out outside the

Commission 's premises .

Further details of the fields of activities covered
under the specific programme, of the tasks to be
performed and of the expertise to be provided are
specified in the tender documents which can be
obtained from the Commission ( address as in 1 ).

3 . Place of delivery : The services provided will need to

be made available at a location which permits close
and frequent contacts with the Commission services
in Luxembourg .

## 4 . Regulatory / administrative restrictions of tenders :

Not applicable .

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5 . Bids for part of the services : Tenderers may bid for

providing expertise to 1 or more of the lots 1 to 4
specified above . For each of these lots a separate
quotation must be submitted . If they tender for
several lots, tenderers may submit combined bids
should this result in a lower total price . In such a
case the combined bids cannot cover more than 3

lots at 1 time .

6 . Acceptance of variants : None .

7 . Duration of contracts : The proposed contracts will

be for a period of 2 years, with the possibility of
annual renewals until completion of the specific

programme .

8 . Tender documents a vailable :

a ) Interested parties are advised to request from the

Commission ( address as in 1 ) a complete
information package on the tendering procedures .

b ) Final date for receipt of requests for tenders :

18 . 5 . 1995 .

c ) Briefing : 10 . 5 . 1995 in Luxembourg, in room
number M 6 . 1

9 . a ) Final date for receipt of tenders : 24 . 5 . 1995 .

b ) Addresses : As in 1 .

c ) Language(s ): One of the official languages of the

European Union .

1 0 . Opening of tenders :

a ) in Luxembourg .

b ) 31 . 5 . 1995 .

# 11 . Deposits / guarantees required : On signature of

contract(s ), a bank guarantee equivalent to the
advance payments to be made by the Commission .

12 . Main financing and payments terms : In line with the

Commission 's ' General Terms and Conditions for
Contracts ' ( see information package sub 8 ( a )).

13 . Legal form, in case of group bidders : Private or

public organizations constituted as legal entities in 1
of the Member States of the European Economic
Area .

14 . Qualifications : Interested organizations are to
provide proof of their financial and economic
standing, in the form of balance sheets, turnover
records and statements on manpower and staff

resources .

Tenderers have to provide evidence of their ability to
perform the requested services in the form of
certificates on educational and professional qualifi ­
cations and a record of services provided in the past .

15 . Offers are to remain valid : Until 24 . 11 . 1995 .

16 . Criteria for awarding the contract(s ): Contract(s )

will be awarded to the economically most advan ­
tageous offer assessed on the basis of :

a ) qualitative criteria :

— qualifications of the personnel proposed ;

— directly related experience of the tenderer ;

— project management performance ;

— technical offer, including the understanding of

the specific programme 's tasks and general
approach to providing the technical expertise ;

— ability to integrate professionals from various

Member States and to work at European
level ;

— clarity of the proposal ;

b ) the price .

1 7 . Other information :

— tenders must be quoted in ECU .

— Further information is contained in the
information package mentioned in point 8 .

— Additional information on technical aspects, but

not on financial or commercial aspects, may be
obtained from the address given in 1 .

18 . Notice postmarked : 13 . 3 . 1995 .

19 . Notice received on : 13 . 3 . 1995 .