Open Call for tenders for a study/service on Promoting the Homogeneity
of ISTweb
1. Awarding authority:
The European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society,
Directorate F, for the attention of Mr N Heenan, BU29 6/77, 200,
rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium.
Tel. +32.2.296 34 53
Fax. + 32.2.295 06 54
2. Category of Service and Description:
This notice covers the domain of the Promoting the Homogeneity of
ISTweb related services under the category n° 11, CPC reference
n° 865, 866.
This invitation to tender aims to secure the services, skills
and experience necessary to give a sense of homogeneity (a common
look and feel) to a Commission web site for the research programme
"Information Society Technologies(ISTweb). The contributions provided by contractor must raise standards
of presentation ISTwebits accessibility and ease use consistent application a house style agreed adopted Chief Editors.
Ultimately, the aim is that the public's perception of the IST
Programme should be consistent with the high quality of work being
performed by its projects, and the continual efforts being made
to integrate and focus research efforts on the related policy objectives
of the European Union. An increased awareness of "what IST is",
the quality and impact of its research results, and the ready identification
of this with the Community's Research Framework will do much to
convince the general public, businesses, academia and policy makers
that their investment in the Programme has been justified.
3. Place of delivery:
as in point 1.
4,5,
6. Variants :
would not be acceptable.
7. Time limit for completion of work:
The duration will be 24 months.
8.
(a) Name and address of the service from which the Terms of Reference
for the services may be requested: as in point 1;
(b) Final date for making such requests: 48 calendar days from
date of dispatch of notice - see point 19;
(c) Requests for the terms of reference for the services may
be made by facsimile or letter: When requests are made by facsimile,
they must be confirmed by letter dispatched before the expiry
of the time limit referred to in paragraph 8(b).
9.
a) Final date for submission of tenders: 15.02.2001;
b) Name and address of the service to which tenders must be sent:
as in point 1.
10.
a) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders:
Official representatives of the European Commission and one authorised
representative of each tenderer;
b) The opening will take place on 22.02.2001 at 1500 hrs . Address:
The European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society,
Directorate F, Avenue de Beaulieu, 29, Meeting Room nr 0/19, Ground
Floor, 1160 Brussels.
11. Deposits and guarantees:
The contractor may be requested to provide the Commission with a
guarantee equal to the amount of any advance obtained.
12. Main terms concerning financing:
The service will receive 100% funding.
13. Legal form in the case of group bidders:
Tenders may be submitted individually or jointly. If two or more
applicants submit a joint bid, one must be designated as the lead
contractor and agent responsible.
14. Information concerning the tenderer's position:
The tenderer will be required to provide economic and technical
information for appraisal purposes. These requirements will be specified
in the terms of reference.
15. Validity period:
6 months.
16. Evaluation Criteria:
Will be included in the terms of reference.
17.
18. This call for tenders corresponds to a
Prior Information Notice published in Official Journal S 176-114091
- 14 September 2000.
19. Date of dispatch of the notice:
20. Date of receipt of the notice by the Office for Official
Publications of the European Communities :
21. This procurement is covered by the World
Trade Organisation (WTO) Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).
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