Algeria-Algiers: ENI Recruitment of technical assistance for the programme to support the justice sector in Algeria 2016/S

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1 1 / 5 This notice in website: udl?uri=:notice: :text:en:html Algeria-Algiers: ENI Recruitment of technical assistance for the programme to support the justice sector in Algeria 2016/S Service contract notice Algiers Algeria ENI 1. Publication reference: EuropeAid/138002/DH/SER/DZ. 2. Procedure: Restricted. 3. Programme title: Programme to support the justice sector in Algeria (PASJA). 4. Financing: ENI/2014/ Contracting authority: The European Union, represented by the European Commission, on behalf of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Algiers, ALGERIA. Contract specifications 6. Nature of the contract: Unit price. 7. Contract description: The specific aim of this contract is to recruit the programme support unit (PSU) for the 'Programme to support justice reform in Algeria (Programme d'appui à la réforme de la justice en Algérie PASJA)' by providing principal experts and a pool of other non-principal experts (senior and junior) in the various fields covered by the programme, until the end of its implementation. The PSU will help the Ministry involved, particularly via the programme director and the delegation, to manage and implement the programme. This is expected to involve close collaboration with the beneficiary structures, particularly in terms of justice and prison system reform, by way of: independence of the judiciary, by modernising how it operates and the good governance thereof, access to law and justice, improving the professional capacities of those involved in the sector through cross-disciplinary training and capacity-building activities. 8. Numbers and titles of lots: 1 lot only. 9. Maximum budget: EUR. 10. Scope for additional services: The contracting authority may, at its own discretion, extend the contract duration subject to budget availability. Any extension of the contract would be subject to satisfactory performance of the tasks by the contractor. 1 / 5

2 2 / 5 Conditions of participation 11. Eligibility: Participation in the contract is open to all natural persons and legal entities (participating either individually or in a grouping consortium of tenderers) which are established in 1 of the European Union Member States or in a country and territory of the regions as defined in Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action, applicable to the aid programme under which the contract is financed (see also point 29 below). Furthermore, participation is open to international organisations. 12. Candidature: Any eligible natural person or legal entity (as defined in point 11 above) or grouping of said parties (consortium) may apply. A consortium may be a permanent, legally-established grouping or a grouping constituted informally for a specific tender procedure. All the members of a consortium (i.e. the lead company and all other members) shall be jointly and severally liable vis-à-vis the contracting authority. Should an ineligible natural person or legal entity (as defined in point 11) take part, the application concerned will be automatically disqualified. If said party belongs to a consortium, its disqualification will entail the disqualification of the consortium as a whole. 13. Number of applications: Natural persons or legal entities may submit 1 application only, irrespective of whether they take part as a sole legal entity, or as a lead company or member of a consortium submitting an application. Should a natural person or legal entity submit more than 1 application, all the applications involving said party will be disqualified. 14. Prohibition on alliances between shortlisted tenderers: Tenders which include companies not mentioned on the application forms used to compile the shortlist will be disqualified from this restricted procedure unless prior approval from the contracting authority has been obtained (see section of the Practical Guide). Candidates invited to tender may not form alliances or subcontract to each other for the contract in question. 15. Grounds for exclusion: As part of the application form, candidates must submit a signed declaration, included in the standard application form, to the effect that they are not in any of the exclusion situations described in section of the Practical Guide. 16. Subcontracting: Subcontracting is permitted. 17. Number of candidates invited to tender: On the basis of the applications received, at least 4 and at most 8 candidates will be invited to submit detailed tenders for this contract. If the number of eligible candidates meeting the selection criteria is less than the minimum of 4, the contracting authority may invite the candidates who satisfy the criteria to submit a tender. Provisional schedule for activities 18. Scheduled date for dispatch of invitations to tender: July Commencement date of the contract: November Implementation period for the tasks: 36 months. 2 / 5

3 3 / 5 Selection and award criteria 21. Selection criteria: The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. Where applications are submitted by a consortium, the selection criteria will apply to the consortium as a whole, unless specifically stipulated otherwise. The selection criteria shall not apply to natural persons and single-member companies working as subcontractors. 1) Candidate's economic and financial capacity (details to be given in section 3 of the application form). If the candidate is a public body, equivalent information must be provided. The reference period taken into account will correspond to the past 3 financial years for which accounts have been closed: 1. the candidate's average annual turnover for the past 3 financial years for which accounts have been closed must have exceeded EUR; 2. the general liquidity ratio (short-term assets/short-term liabilities) for the past financial year for which accounts have been closed must be at least 1. For consortia, all members must fulfil this criterion. 2) Candidate's professional capacity (details to be given in sections 4 and 5 of the application form). The reference period will correspond to the 5 financial years prior to the submission deadline: 1. at least 10 members of the candidate's permanent staff must be currently working in the fields related to this contract (see point 7 of this notice). 3) Candidate's technical capacity (details to be given in sections 5 and 6 of the application form). The reference period corresponds to the 5 financial years prior to the submission deadline: 1. the tenderer must have provided services under at least 1 contract with a budget of at least that of this contract; 2. the candidate (and/or the consortia) must have implemented at least 2 projects providing support in the field of assisting justice and/or prison system reform, of a value equivalent to at least EUR each. Previous experience involving a breach of contract and termination by a contracting authority cannot be used as a reference. An economic operator may, if necessary and for a specific contract, make use of the capacities of other entities irrespective of the legal nature of the connection between itself and said entities. In such an event, it must provide the contracting authority with proof that it will have the resources needed to carry out the contract by, for example, producing a written commitment undertaken by said entities to place such resources at its disposal. Such entities, for instance the economic operator's parent company, must observe the same eligibility rules notably regarding nationality and meet the same selection criteria as the economic operator. With regard to the technical and professional criteria, an economic operator may only use the capacities of other entities if they carry out the work or provide the services for which said capacities are required. With regard to the economic and financial capacity, the entities whose capacities the tenderer uses become jointly and severally liable for performance of the contract. If more than 8 applications prove to be eligible, i.e. meet all the selection criteria, then the strengths and weaknesses of these candidates' applications must be re-examined to determine which 8 applications are most suitable for the invitation to tender. Only the following factors will be considered in the re-examination: i. if there are several candidates with the same number of contracts as set out in criterion 3.1 above, the determining criterion will be the highest number of contracts; ii. if there are several candidates with the same contract value as set out in criterion 3.1 above, the determining criterion will be highest contract value. 22. Award criterion: Best value for money. Application 23. Final date for receipt of applications: 3 / 5

4 4 / (16:00), local time. Any application received after this deadline will not be considered. 24. Applications format and details to be provided: The standard application form must be used for applications. The instructions and format of this form must be strictly adhered to. This application form is available from the following web address: The application must be accompanied by a solemn declaration, concerning the exclusion and selection criteria, using the template available at the following website: Any additional documentation (brochure, letter, etc.) sent with an application will not be taken into consideration. 25. How applications may be submitted: Applications must be drawn up in French and sent solely to the contracting authority: either by registered post (official postal service), to the following address: Délégation de l'union européenne en Algérie, section finances, contrats et audits, boulevard du 11 décembre 1960, Domaine Ben Ouadah, El Biar, Alger, ALGERIA. In this case, the delivery register will attest to compliance with the final date for receipt of tenders, or by bearer (including express courier services), delivered straight to the contracting authority, in return for a signed and dated acknowledgement of receipt, at the following address: Délégation de l'union européenne en Algérie, section finances, contrats et audits, boulevard du 11 décembre 1960, Domaine Ben Ouadah, El Biar, Alger, ALGERIA. In this case, the acknowledgement of receipt will attest to compliance with the final date for receipt of tenders. The contract title and the contract notice number (see point 1 above) must be clearly marked on the envelope containing the application and must be quoted in all subsequent correspondence with the contracting authority. Applications submitted in any other way will not be considered. In submitting an application, candidates accept to be kept informed of the outcome of the procedure by electronic means. Such notification shall be deemed to have been received on the day it is sent, by the contracting authority, to the address given in the application. 26. Amendments to or withdrawal of tenders: Tenderers may amend or withdraw their tender by giving notice thereof in writing before the final date for submission of tenders. Tenders cannot be amended once this deadline has passed. Notice of amendment or withdrawal must be drawn up and sent as per the instructions given in point 25. The word 'Modification' (amendment) or 'Retrait' (withdrawal), as applicable, must be written on the outside envelope (and on the inner envelope, where applicable). 27. Working language: All correspondence concerning this invitation to tender procedure and contract must be in French. 28. Date of publication of the prior information notice: Publication date: Reference: notice number in OJ: 2016/S (EuropeAid/138002/DH/SER/DZ). 29. Legal basis: Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action, and the ENI. 4 / 5

5 5 / Additional information: Working days in Algeria are from Sunday to Thursday (weekend: Friday and Saturday). 5 / 5