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B-Brussels: COMP/2012/015 — The economic impact ofmodern retail on choice and innovation in the EU food sector

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Contract award notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/ECSection I: Contracting authorityI.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

European Commission, Directorate-General for CompetitionOffice: MADO 06/105Contact point(s): DG Competition, Food Task ForceFor the attention of: Mr Philippe Chauve1049 BrusselsBELGIUME-mail: comp-e-tf-food@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): General address of the contracting authority: http://ec.europa.eu/competition/index_en.html

I.2) Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation

I.3) Main activityGeneral public services

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contractII.1) Description

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contractCOMP/2012/015 — The economic impact of modern retail on choice and innovation in the EU food sector.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServicesService category No 10: Market research and public opinion polling servicesMain site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: The contractor's premises or any other placeindicated in the tender, with the exception of the Commission's premises. Meetings and presentations mayhowever be held in the Commission premises.NUTS code

II.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)The contract involves a study, which intends to look at the economic impact of changes in the food retailsector on consumer welfare. In particular, it will aim to identify the impact of retail concentration on choiceand innovation, in a context where claims — that remain unsubstantiated both from a theoretical and an

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empirical point of view — have been raised regarding deterioration of both choice and innovation as a result ofconsolidation in the retail sector. Apart from retail concentration, the study will also assess other factors (suchas shop type, concentration of suppliers, consumer income, etc.) to correct for structural differences that mayinfluence choice and innovation.

II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)79300000

II.1.6) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.2) Total final value of contract(s)

II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)Value: 1 173 455 EURExcluding VAT

Section IV: ProcedureIV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedureOpen

IV.2) Award criteria

IV.2.1) Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of1. Quality of the proposed methodology. Weighting 702. Organisation of the work. Weighting 203. Quality control measures. Weighting 10

IV.2.2) Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authorityCOMP/2012/015.

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractContract noticeNotice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 244-400412 of 19.12.2012

Section V: Award of contractContract No: COMP/2012/015Lot title: Study on the economic impact of modern retail on choice and innovation in the EU food sectorV.1) Date of contract award decision:

7.5.2013

V.2) Information about offersNumber of offers received: 5

V.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenErnst & Young et Associés, Arcadia International and Cambridge Econometrics1-2 place des Saisons92400 Courbevoie, Paris La Défense 1FRANCE

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V.4) Information on value of contractInitial estimated total value of the contract: Value: 1 200 000 EURExcluding VATTotal final value of the contract: Value: 1 173 455 EURExcluding VAT

V.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.1) Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.2) Additional information:

VI.3) Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1) Body responsible for appeal proceduresGeneral Courtrue du Fort Niedergrünewald2625 LuxembourgLUXEMBOURGE-mail: generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.euTelephone: +352 4303-1Internet address: http://curia.europa.euFax: +352 4303-2100

VI.3.2) Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, inabsence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman doesnot have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.

VI.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:13.6.2013