Technical and vocational secondary education services (№26837860)

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1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      European Union, represented by the European Commission
      11th floor, 90A Nizami St., Landmark III
      Baku
      AZ1010
      Azerbaijan
      E-mail: [email protected]
      
   2. Type of the contracting authority:
      European institution/agency or international organisation
      
   3. Main activity:
      General public services
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         Support to the Ministry of Education in further development of NQF Level 5 qualifications and strengthening the resilience of the education system in Azerbaijan

         Reference number: NEAR/BAK/2022/EA-RP/0026
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         80210000, 80210000, 80000000, 80211000, 80212000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         - To contribute to the modernisation and quality of the education system, including vocational education and training, in a lifelong learning context.

         - To support relevant institutions in Azerbaijan to strengthen and further develop NQF Level 5 education and training as part of AzNQF.

         - To support relevant institutions in Azerbaijan to improve the integration of the education graduates into the labour market.

         - To strengthen the resilience of the education system in Azerbaijan through its operating model to better prepare for changing context.

      5. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
      6. Total value of the procurement:
         Value excluding VAT: 4 300 000.00 EUR
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         80210000, 80000000, 80211000, 80212000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         Main site or place of performance:

         Azerbaijan (Region Eastern Europe and Central Asia)

      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         Support to the Ministry of Education in further development of NQF Level 5 qualifications and strengthening the resilience of the education system in Azerbaijan

      5. Award criteria:
         Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
         Price - Weighting: 20
         
      6. Information about options:
         Options: no
      7. Information about European Union funds:
         
      8. Additional information:
         
3. Section IV
   1. Description:
      1. Type of procedure:
         Restricted procedure
      2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about electronic auction:
         
      4. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
   2. Administrative information:
      1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 085-228604
         
      2. Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system:
         
      3. Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice:
         
4. Section V
   1. Contract No: ENI/2022/441-182
      Title:

      Support to the Ministry of Education in further development of NQF Level 5 qualifications and strengthening the resilience of the education system in Azerbaijan

   2. Award of contract
      1. Date of conclusion of the contract: 2022-12-23
         
      2. Information about tenders:
         Number of tenders received: 6
         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
      3. Name and address of the contractor:
         EPRD Biuro Polityki Gospodarczej i Rozwoju Regionalnego Sp. z o.o.
         Kielce
         Poland
         The contractor is an SME: no
      4. Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT):
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 4 300 000.00 EUR
         Total value of the contract/lot: 4 213 980.00 EUR
         
      5. Information about subcontracting:
         
         
5. Section VI
   1. Additional information
      

      Names of Shortlisted candidates:

      1) Eductrade S.A.

      Berufsförderungsinstitut Wien (AT), Centre for Innovation of Education and Training

      (CINOP) (DE)

      2) EPRD (PL)

      Educational Research Institute (PL), Institut für berufliche Bildung (DE),

      INTEGRATION International Management Consultants (DE), INNOVETA LLC (AZ),

      GDG Consultancy LLC (AZ)

      3) GIZ (DE)

      EDUSER (TR), Foundation "Academic Information Centre" (LV),

      NIRAS IP Consult GmbH (DE), Turan Trade LLC (AZ)

      4) GOPA WORLDWIDE CONSULTANTS (DE)

      European Projects Management (LV), German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

      (DE), SEFT Consulting MMC (AZ)

      5) IBF INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING (BE)

      Ekvita Consulting (AZ), Internationaler Bund (DE)

      6) WYG INTERNATIONAL DANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI (TR)

      WYG SAVJETOVANJE (HR), ALMA Consulting and Investment LLC (AZ), WYG

      Consultancy B.V. (NL)

   2. Procedures for review
      1. Review body
         General Court of the European Union
         Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
         Luxembourg
         2925
         Luxembourg
         Telephone: +352 4303-1
         
      2. Body responsible for mediation procedures
         
         
      3. Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         
         
   3. Date of dispatch of this notice
      2023-02-24