Feasibility Study on: Music Moves Europe – The Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a European Music Observatory, and a Gap Analysis of Funding Needs for the Music Sector

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Internet address(es)

Main address:   https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=3533

Address of the buyer profile:   https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=3533

I.2) Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement:   no

In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law:   -

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body:   no

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

European institution/agency or international organisation

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Feasibility Study on: Music Moves Europe – The Feasibility Study for the Establishment of a European Music Observatory, and a Gap Analysis of Funding Needs for the Music Sector

Reference number:   EAC/14/2018

II.1.2) Main CPV code

Main CPV code:   71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

Supplementary CPV code:   -

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

The general objective of this call is to elaborate a feasibility study for the establishment of a European Music Observatory, and undertake a gap analysis of funding needs for the music sector.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots:   yes

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value:   174.113,00

Currency:   EUR

II.2) Description Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Analysis of Market Trends and Gaps in Funding Needs for the Music Sector

Lot No:   2

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

Main CPV code:   71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

Supplementary CPV code:   -

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:   BE10 - Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Main site or place of performance:   -

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The first specific objective of the study is to provide a state-of the art assessment on current market trends, explore opportunities offered to music by the digital economy, especially in relation to fairer structures of remuneration. The study will explore for each identified trend:
— what is currently being addressed sufficiently by the creative Europe program and how,
— what is currently not being addressed sufficiently by the European funding instruments and how it could be addressed by its successor program,
— provide convincing justification for the need of future support on European level, taking the principle of subsidiarity and the European dimension into account.
The second specific objective of the study is to undertake a thorough stakeholder analysis by ensuring transparency of identification and inclusion of all relevant partners of the music sector with a focus on the European and level.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Criteria below

II.2.11) Information about options

Options:   no

Description of options:   -

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:   yes

II.2.14) Additional information

-

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:   no

A dynamic purchasing system was set up:   no

IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used:   no

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:   yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:   2018/S 092-207890

IV.2.8) Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system

The notice involves the termination of the dynamic purchasing system published by the above contract notice:   no

IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice

The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice:   no

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:   EAC-2018-0507

Lot No:   2

Title:   Analysis of Market Trends and Gaps in Funding Needs for the Music Sector

A contract/lot is awarded:   yes

V.2) Award of contract Lot No: 2

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27-09-2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:   0

Number of tenders received from SMEs:   0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:   0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:   0

Number of tenders received by electronic means:   0

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:   no

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:   -

Total value of the contract/lot:   -

Lowest offer:   -

Highest offer:   -

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract is likely to be subcontracted:   yes

Proportion:   12%

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:   -

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

-

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:   -

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.4.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

12-11-2018

Annex D1 – General procurement: Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

1. Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition in accordance with Article 32 of Directive 2014/24/EU

open procedure:   no

restricted procedure:   no

The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive:   -

absence of competition for technical reasons:   no

procurement aiming at the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or artistic performance:   no

protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights:   no

Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive:   no

Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive:   no

New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive:   -

Service contract to be awarded to the winner or one of winners under the rules of a design contest:   -

Procurement of supplies quoted and purchased on a commodity market:   -

from a supplier which is definitively winding up its business activities:   -

protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights:   -

2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive:   no

3. Explanation

-