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EuropeAid/129802/C/SER/EC.
Internet addresses:

Address of the contracting authority: delegation-ecuador@ec.europa.eu

Restricted.

DCI, DCI-ALA.

Financing agreement.

The European Union, represented by the European Commission, in the name and on behalf of the beneficiary(ies).

Fee-based.

1: To build up the institutional capacity of Senplades to make public policy and investment decisions, based on improved information systems and the generation of integrated instruments and indicators for information monitoring, assessment and synthesis, linked to the National Plan for Living Well (PNBV) 2009–2013 and in particular the PASES programme to support the joint and sustainable economic system of the national development plan for the Republic of Ecuador.
2: To accompany and build up the capacity of state institutions executing the PNBV, through consultancy or hiring of technical assistance for short-term assignments.
3: To support the development of institutional capacities and participation through institutional exchanges.
With these objectives in mind, long-term technical assistance will be hired (2 experts) for a total of 1 100 man-days plus short-term technical assistance for a total of 1 500 man-days.

The contract is divided into lots: no, 1 lot only.

Maximum budget: 2 300 000 EUR.

The contracting authority may, at its own discretion, extend the duration or scope of the project, subject to the availability of funds. Under no circumstances may this exceed the duration and value of the initial contract. Any contract extension must be subject to satisfactory performance by the contractor.

Participation is open to all legal entities (taking part either as individuals or as part of a grouping (consortium) of tenderers) from the European Union Member States or from the countries and territories of the regions regulated or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed (see also point 29). International organisations may also take part. Participation of natural persons is governed in accordance with the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed.

Natural persons or legal entities who are eligible (see point 11) or groupings of said parties (consortia) may take part in the invitation to tender.
A consortium can be a permanent grouping with a legal status or an informal grouping created for a particular invitation to tender. All the members of a consortium (i.e. lead tenderer and all other members) are to be jointly and severally liable vis-à-vis the contracting authority.
Should a natural person or legal entity not meeting the eligibility criteria take part (see point 11), the party concerned will be automatically disqualified. Furthermore, should said party belong to a consortium then the whole consortium will be disqualified.

Natural persons and legal entities may only submit 1 application, irrespective of the form their participation may take (as a single legal entity, or as lead tenderer or member of a candidate consortium). Should a natural person or legal entity submit more than 1 application, all the applications involving said party will be rejected.

Tenders which include companies not mentioned on the application forms used to compile the shortlist will be disqualified from this restricted procedure. Shortlisted candidates may not form alliances or subcontract to each other for the contract.

Candidates must enclose with their standard application form a signed statement confirming that they are not in any of the exclusion situations listed in section 2.3.3 of the 'Practical Guide to contract procedures for European Union external actions'.

Subcontracting is not permitted.

Between 4 and 8 candidates will be invited to submit detailed tenders for this contract, depending on the applications received. If the number of eligible candidates meeting the selection criteria is less than the minimum of 4, the contracting authority may invite those candidates that meet the criteria to submit a tender.

10.6.2010.

1.10.2010.

Duration in months: 30.

The criteria are identical for natural persons and legal entities.
The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. Where applications are submitted by a consortium, these criteria will apply to the consortium as a whole.
1) Candidate's economic and financial capacity:
where the candidate is a public body, equivalent information must be provided:
1. the candidate's annual turnover in the past 3 years must be at least 1 000 000 EUR per year.
2. Average figures for cash and cash equivalents at the beginning and end of each of the past 3 years must have been positive.
2) Candidate's professional capacity:
1. at least 25 % of the staff employed by the candidate in the past year must be working in fields related to this contract (described in point 7 of this notice).
2. At least 20 % of the staff working this year for the candidate in fields related to this contract must be on permanent contracts.
3) Candidate's technical capacity:
1. in the past 3 years, the candidate has worked satisfactorily on (concluded) at least 2 projects or programmes in fields related to this contract (described in point 7 of this notice), where the budget was at least equivalent to the budget for this contract.
An economic operator may, if necessary and for a specific contract, make use of the resources and capacities of other bodies irrespective of the legal relationship between them. In such a case, he must provide the contracting authority with proof that he will have the resources needed to carry out the contract, for example, by producing a written commitment by said bodies to make such resources available to the economic operator submitting the tender. These organisations, for instance the parent company of the economic operator, must respect the same rules of eligibility and notably that of nationality, as the economic operator.
If more than 8 applications prove to be eligible, i.e. meet all the selection criteria, then the merits of the applications from these candidates will need to be re-examined so as to determine which 8 applications for the invitation to tender are the most suitable. Only the following factors will be taken into account in this re-examination:
candidates that, in the past 3 years, have worked satisfactorily on (concluded) the most projects or programmes in fields related to this contract (described in point 7 of this notice), where the budget for each project was at least equal to the budget for this contract.

Best quality/price ratio.

28.5.2010 (12:00), local time.
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

Applications must be submitted on the standard application form; the instructions given in this form and its format must be strictly adhered to. This form is available from the following Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/services/index_es.htm

Additional documentation (brochure, letter, etc.) enclosed with the application will not be considered.

Applications must be submitted to the contracting authority only, in the following language: Spanish:
— by registered post (official postal service) addressed to:

Delegation of the European Union to Ecuador, Secretariat Cooperation Section, Schuman Building, Avenida Orellana E11–160 y Whimper, Quito, ECUADOR,

— or delivered by hand (including courier service) directly to the contracting authority, in return for a signed and dated acknowledgement of receipt, at the following address:
attention: Delegation of the European Union to Ecuador, Secretariat Cooperation Section, Schuman Building, Avenida Orellana E11–160 y Whimper, Quito, ECUADOR. Tel. +593 225016-82/89/83 / 22523912.
See aforementioned address.
The envelope containing the application must be clearly marked with the contract title and the publication reference (see point 1). These must also be quoted in all correspondence with the contracting authority.
Tenders submitted in any other way will not be considered.

Candidates may give notice in writing before the deadline for submission of applications that they intend amending or withdrawing their application. Applications cannot be amended once the deadline for the receipt of applications has passed.
Any notification of amendment to or withdrawal of applications must be made in accordance with point 25.
The word 'Modificación' (amendment) or 'Retirada' (withdrawal), as applicable, must be written clearly on the outside envelope (and on the corresponding inside envelope if there is one).

All correspondence regarding this invitation to tender procedure must be in Spanish.

Date: 13.3.2010.
Notice number in OJ: 2010/S 51-74331.

Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18.12.2006, on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Latin America.
Regulation DCI-ALA — Latin America.

Not applicable.

30.4.2010.

EuropeAid/129802/C/SER/EC.
Internet addresses:

Address of the contracting authority: delegation-ecuador@ec.europa.eu

Restricted.

DCI, DCI-ALA.

Financing agreement.

The European Union, represented by the European Commission, in the name and on behalf of the beneficiary(ies).

Fee-based.

1: To build up the institutional capacity of Senplades to make public policy and investment decisions, based on improved information systems and the generation of integrated instruments and indicators for information monitoring, assessment and synthesis, linked to the National Plan for Living Well (PNBV) 2009–2013 and in particular the PASES programme to support the joint and sustainable economic system of the national development plan for the Republic of Ecuador.
2: To accompany and build up the capacity of state institutions executing the PNBV, through consultancy or hiring of technical assistance for short-term assignments.
3: To support the development of institutional capacities and participation through institutional exchanges.
With these objectives in mind, long-term technical assistance will be hired (2 experts) for a total of 1 100 man-days plus short-term technical assistance for a total of 1 500 man-days.

The contract is divided into lots: no, 1 lot only.

Maximum budget: 2 300 000 EUR.

The contracting authority may, at its own discretion, extend the duration or scope of the project, subject to the availability of funds. Under no circumstances may this exceed the duration and value of the initial contract. Any contract extension must be subject to satisfactory performance by the contractor.

Participation is open to all legal entities (taking part either as individuals or as part of a grouping (consortium) of tenderers) from the European Union Member States or from the countries and territories of the regions regulated or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed (see also point 29). International organisations may also take part. Participation of natural persons is governed in accordance with the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed.

Natural persons or legal entities who are eligible (see point 11) or groupings of said parties (consortia) may take part in the invitation to tender.
A consortium can be a permanent grouping with a legal status or an informal grouping created for a particular invitation to tender. All the members of a consortium (i.e. lead tenderer and all other members) are to be jointly and severally liable vis-à-vis the contracting authority.
Should a natural person or legal entity not meeting the eligibility criteria take part (see point 11), the party concerned will be automatically disqualified. Furthermore, should said party belong to a consortium then the whole consortium will be disqualified.

Natural persons and legal entities may only submit 1 application, irrespective of the form their participation may take (as a single legal entity, or as lead tenderer or member of a candidate consortium). Should a natural person or legal entity submit more than 1 application, all the applications involving said party will be rejected.

Tenders which include companies not mentioned on the application forms used to compile the shortlist will be disqualified from this restricted procedure. Shortlisted candidates may not form alliances or subcontract to each other for the contract.

Candidates must enclose with their standard application form a signed statement confirming that they are not in any of the exclusion situations listed in section 2.3.3 of the 'Practical Guide to contract procedures for European Union external actions'.

Subcontracting is not permitted.

Between 4 and 8 candidates will be invited to submit detailed tenders for this contract, depending on the applications received. If the number of eligible candidates meeting the selection criteria is less than the minimum of 4, the contracting authority may invite those candidates that meet the criteria to submit a tender.

10.6.2010.

1.10.2010.

Duration in months: 30.

The criteria are identical for natural persons and legal entities.
The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. Where applications are submitted by a consortium, these criteria will apply to the consortium as a whole.
1) Candidate's economic and financial capacity:
where the candidate is a public body, equivalent information must be provided:
1. the candidate's annual turnover in the past 3 years must be at least 1 000 000 EUR per year.
2. Average figures for cash and cash equivalents at the beginning and end of each of the past 3 years must have been positive.
2) Candidate's professional capacity:
1. at least 25 % of the staff employed by the candidate in the past year must be working in fields related to this contract (described in point 7 of this notice).
2. At least 20 % of the staff working this year for the candidate in fields related to this contract must be on permanent contracts.
3) Candidate's technical capacity:
1. in the past 3 years, the candidate has worked satisfactorily on (concluded) at least 2 projects or programmes in fields related to this contract (described in point 7 of this notice), where the budget was at least equivalent to the budget for this contract.
An economic operator may, if necessary and for a specific contract, make use of the resources and capacities of other bodies irrespective of the legal relationship between them. In such a case, he must provide the contracting authority with proof that he will have the resources needed to carry out the contract, for example, by producing a written commitment by said bodies to make such resources available to the economic operator submitting the tender. These organisations, for instance the parent company of the economic operator, must respect the same rules of eligibility and notably that of nationality, as the economic operator.
If more than 8 applications prove to be eligible, i.e. meet all the selection criteria, then the merits of the applications from these candidates will need to be re-examined so as to determine which 8 applications for the invitation to tender are the most suitable. Only the following factors will be taken into account in this re-examination:
candidates that, in the past 3 years, have worked satisfactorily on (concluded) the most projects or programmes in fields related to this contract (described in point 7 of this notice), where the budget for each project was at least equal to the budget for this contract.

Best quality/price ratio.

28.5.2010 (12:00), local time.
Applications received after this deadline will not be considered.

Applications must be submitted on the standard application form; the instructions given in this form and its format must be strictly adhered to. This form is available from the following Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/services/index_es.htm

Additional documentation (brochure, letter, etc.) enclosed with the application will not be considered.

Applications must be submitted to the contracting authority only, in the following language: Spanish:
— by registered post (official postal service) addressed to:

Delegation of the European Union to Ecuador, Secretariat Cooperation Section, Schuman Building, Avenida Orellana E11–160 y Whimper, Quito, ECUADOR,

— or delivered by hand (including courier service) directly to the contracting authority, in return for a signed and dated acknowledgement of receipt, at the following address:
attention: Delegation of the European Union to Ecuador, Secretariat Cooperation Section, Schuman Building, Avenida Orellana E11–160 y Whimper, Quito, ECUADOR. Tel. +593 225016-82/89/83 / 22523912.
See aforementioned address.
The envelope containing the application must be clearly marked with the contract title and the publication reference (see point 1). These must also be quoted in all correspondence with the contracting authority.
Tenders submitted in any other way will not be considered.

Candidates may give notice in writing before the deadline for submission of applications that they intend amending or withdrawing their application. Applications cannot be amended once the deadline for the receipt of applications has passed.
Any notification of amendment to or withdrawal of applications must be made in accordance with point 25.
The word 'Modificación' (amendment) or 'Retirada' (withdrawal), as applicable, must be written clearly on the outside envelope (and on the corresponding inside envelope if there is one).

All correspondence regarding this invitation to tender procedure must be in Spanish.

Date: 13.3.2010.
Notice number in OJ: 2010/S 51-74331.

Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18.12.2006, on financial and technical assistance to, and economic cooperation with, the developing countries in Latin America.
Regulation DCI-ALA — Latin America.

Not applicable.

30.4.2010.