Full title: Multiple Framework Contract with reopening of competition for provision of services of economic assistance in the field of energy
Partners: AF Mercados, E-Bridge, Ref-E, Indra
Start date: 30/11/2012, Duration: 48 months
European Commission DG for Mobility and Transport & DG for Energy, Shared Resource Directorate.
The purpose of the multiple framework contracts is to provide at short notice the contracting authority with highly qualified external expertise to support with objectivity the contracting authority in the design, preparation and implementation of EU policies and initiatives and legislative proposals.
The above short sentence clearly pinpoints the key requirements of a successful framework contract, which are:
• provision of qualified external expertise, covering a wide range of subjects in the fields of energy ;
• response at short notice, i.e. within a period of 20-40 days;
• Support with objectivity, which requires a high level expert view, unaffiliated with and unaffected by industrial, professional or other specific interests.
According to the Tender Specifications, the services required by the European Commission under the lot 2 of the Framework Contract are of intellectual nature in the areas of economic assistance in the fields of energy. Reflecting the different dimensions of the advice sought the Tender Specifications quote up to seventeen different services which can fall within the nature of the lot 2.
Services listed suggest a smaller range of target sectors and advice formats, which can be combined in the future contracts according to the potential needs of advice facing the European Commission and its Agencies. Potential areas of advice cover a broad range of issues including:
• Energy markets design and regulation, including integration of new policies into current markets
• Social and public aspects of energy markets, including aspects related to liberalization and competition in the internal market and technology and innovation.
• Development and operation of networks and infrastructures in general and corporate finance issues.
Regarding the type of advice and project formats, we understand that they can be summarized as follows:
• Data gathering
• Data analysis and statistics
• Financial analysis
• Economic and regulatory research and analyses
• Cost‐Benefit analysis (CBA)
• Studies
• Design of projects
• Recommendations
• Assessments