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## 31 . 7 . 96 nyn Official Journal of the European Communities No C 222 / 21

RDT cooperation between the EU and emerging economies

Open procedure

Call for tender relating to studies aimed at exploring the prospects for greater RTD coop ­
eration between the Union and selected emerging economies ( China, India, Brazil, Mexico,

Argentina and South Africa ) in advanced technology sectors ( code : RTD-INCOB2 )

( 96 / C 222 / 14 )

1 . Contracting authority : Commission of the European RTD, EU / South Africa cooperation may be of

Union Directorate  - General XII Science Research mutual benefit .

Union, Directorate - General XII : Science, Research
and Development, Directorate B : Cooperation with
non-member countries and international organ ­
izations, SDME 9 / 53, rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200,
B - 1 049 Bruxelles / Brussel .

3 . Place o f delivery : As in 1 .

4, a ), b )

c ) Legal entities shall indicate the names and
professional qualifications of the staff responsible
for the execution of the service .

5 . Tenderers may tender for 1 or several of the 6 lots

listed under 2 : However, each study must be the
subject of a separate tender and in all cases tenders
must cover the entirety of the study to which they
relate .

6 . Variants : No variants will be permitted .

7 . Duration of the contract or deadline for completion

of the service : The studies listed under 2 will have to
be completed within a period of 8 months, calculated
from the date of contract's signature by both parties .

8 . a ) Name and address of the service from which the

necessary documents may be requested : As in 1 .

b ) Final date for making such request : 6 . 9 . 1996 .

c ) The documents are free of charge .

9, a ) Date limit for receipt of tenders : 20 . 9 . 1996 .

b ) Address to which they should be sent : See tender

document .

c ) Language(s ) in which tenders should be
submitted : One of the 1 1 Community languages .

10 . a ) Persons authorized to be present at the opening

of tenders : A representative of the tenderer .

b ) Date, time and place of the opening : Tenders will

be opened on 30 . 9 . 1996 ( 10.00 ) in the building
of DG XII, square de Meeûs 8 ( room 7E ),
B    - 1 040 Bruxelles .

11 . Deposit and guarantees required : Not applicable .

Tel . ( 32-2 ) 295 36 96 . Facsimile ( 32-2 ) 296 98 24 .

Contact person : Mr Louis Bellemin .

2 . Service category and description : Category :
CPC 865 and 866 .

Description : In the framework of RTD cooperation
with non-European industrialized third countries
and emerging economies, the European Commission
is initiating a tender procedure for studies necessary
to generate a better knowledge of the RTD
potentials and capabilities of some selected emerging
economies . The invitation to tender is divided in 6

lots as follows :

— for 5 studies the subject is : exploring the
prospects for greater RTD cooperation between
the European Union and 1 ) China, 2 ) India, 3 )
Brazil, 4 ) Mexico, 5 ) Argentina in advanced
technology sectors .

The aim of these 5 separate studies is to provide, for
each country, an updated overview of national RTD
policies, to identify key governmental department
with competence in RTD and in international RTD
cooperation, to identify the national research insti ­
tutions which have achieved a world-wide reputation
in advanced technology sectors, to inquire about
Intellectual Property Rights ( IPR ) and to assess
whether RTD collaboration with these countries

may be of mutual benefit and have industrial
spin-offs,

— for 1 study the subject is : exploring the prospects

for greater RTD cooperation between the
European Union and 6 ) South Africa .

The aim of this study is to identify the South African
key research institutions in areas covered by the 4th
Framework Programme, key governmental
departments with competence in RTD, to provide
overview of RTD policies, to identify topics where

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12 . Main terms concerning financing and payment
# and / or references to the relevant provisions : See

tender document .

13 . Legal form to be assumed by the grouping of

suppliers to whom the contract is awarded : Tenders
may be submitted individually or jointly by indi ­
viduals or organizations . If a joint tender is
submitted, 1 person or organization must be
designated as the lead contractor and agent
responsible .

14 . Information concerning the service provider's own

position, and information and formalities for an
appraisal of the minimum economic and technical
standards required : The tenderer is bound to provide
the following information :

a ) name, legal status, VAT status, address,
telephone and facsimile numbers, as well as the
name of the person responsible for the tender ;

b ) proof of enrolment in the relevant professional or

trade register, as prescribed in his country of
establishment ;

c ) a list of the principal services provided in the past
3 years, with the sums, dates and recipients,
public or private, of the services provided :

— where provided to contracting authorities,
evidence to be in the form of certificates

issued or countersigned by competent
authority ;

— where provided to private purchasers,
delivery to be certified by the purchaser or,
failing this, simply declared by the service
provider to have been effected ;

— the services which are directly relevant to the

tender being made should be listed sep ­
arately ;

d ) the names and relevant professional qualifications

of the staff to be responsible for the performance
of the service ;

e ) proof of at least 3 years ' professional experience

in the field of the subject of the study ;

f ) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover
and its turnover in respect of the services to
which the contract relates for the previous 3
financial years .

15 . Period during which the tenderer is bound to keep

open his tender : 9 months from the date limit for
receipt of tenders .

16 . Criteria for the award of the contract ( applicable for

each study ): The contracts will be awarded
according to the criteria of economically most
advantageous tender evaluated on the basis of the
following elements, which will be considered with
equal weighting :

1, the conformity with the requirements regarding

the subjects to be treated, the aspects to be
considered and the deadlines ;

2, the reliability, practicability and soundness of the

methodology proposed ;

3, the level of access to basic relevant data and the

feasibility of the method used for collecting this
information ;

4, the price .

17 . None .

18 . Date of dispatch of the pre-information notice : No

pre-information notice has been published .

19 . Date of dispatch of the notice : 22 . 7 . 1996 .

20 . Date of receipt by the Office for Official Publi ­

cations of the European Communities : 22 . 7 . 1996 .

21 . These service contracts fall under the scope of
GAIT ' s provisions on public procurement .