Luxembourg-Luxembourg: Framework Contracts for the Supply of Subscriptions to Specialist Periodicals, in all Formats, and to Other Electronic Resources (Lot 1) and for the Supply of Copies of Articles, in All Formats (Lot 2)

Type of document: Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Country: Luxembourg
OJEU Ref: (2022/S 228-652706/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU Institutions
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission (lead contracting authority), represented by the Publications Office of the European Union
Postal address: MER 01/129, 2, rue Mercier
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2985
Country: Luxembourg
Email: EC-LIBRARY-TENDERS@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Framework Contracts for the Supply of Subscriptions to Specialist Periodicals, in all Formats, and to Other Electronic Resources (Lot 1) and for the Supply of Copies of Articles, in All Formats (Lot 2)

Reference number: EAC/49/2017
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 22120000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: Framework Contract for the Supply of Subscriptions to Specialist Periodicals, in All Formats, and to Other Electronic Resources
Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 22000000
Main CPV code: 22200000
Main CPV code: 22212000
Main CPV code: 72319000
Main CPV code: 79980000
Main CPV code: 64216200

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:European Union, mainly Brussels, BELGIUM.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract
The subject matter of the FWC (lot 1) is the supply to the contracting authority of subscriptions to, and single items of:
— specialist periodicals, in all formats, and
— other electronic resources, including databases and datasets.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement,dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months:48
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:EU administrative appropriations.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number in the OJ S:2018/S 222-507157
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: EAC/49/2017
Lot No: 1
Title: Framework Contract for the Supply of Subscriptions to Specialist Periodicals, in All Formats, and to Other Electronic Resources

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2018-10-19
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
E-mail: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the notification of the modification to the contract, an appeal may be lodged to the review body in Heading VI.4.1). You may submit any observations concerning the modification to the contract to the contracting authority indicated in Heading I.1). If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within two years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see ). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time-limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-11-18

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code: 22120000
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 22000000
Main CPV code: 22200000
Main CPV code: 22212000
Main CPV code: 64216200
Main CPV code: 79980000
Main CPV code: 72319000

VII.1.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:European Union, mainly Brussels, BELGIUM.

VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Lot 1: Supply of subscriptions to specialist periodicals, in all formats, and (to) other electronic resources.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract,framework agreement,dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months:48
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
VII.2) Information about modifications VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications(with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Increase of ceiling of framework contract EAC/49/2017 – Lot 1.

VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not
foresee(Art.43(1)(c) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art.72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art.89(1)(c) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a
change of contractor:

VII.2.3) Increase in price