Information

Tender reference number	SMART 2019/0011
Title	The Impact of Open Source Software and Hardware on Technological Independence, Competitiveness and Innovation in the EU Economy — Smart 2019/0011
Description	The objective of the study is to investigate in detail the economic impact of open source software and hardware on the European economy. The study should identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges of open source in relevant ICT policies (e.g. cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digitising the European industry, the connected car, HPC, big data, distributed ledger technologies, etc.). The study should gather evidence in monetary terms of the footprint of open source in the EU economy.Finally, the study should propose a list of policy options that can maximize the benefit of open source in support of a competitive EU software and hardware industry and an eco-friendly transformation of the EU economy.
Contract type	Services
Procedure type	Open procedure
Status	Closed
Published on TED
Submission Method	Electronic
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)	Public contract
Address of the buyer profile: (URL)	https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/newsroom/call-tenders/
Award method	Best price-quality ratio
Main CPV	72221000
NUTS	BE100

Additional CPV	Supplementary CPV
72222300
79310000
79311400
79411100
79311410
79400000
73200000
72266000
79419000
72300000
72260000

Conditions for participation

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers	See internet address provided in Section I.3.
Economic and financial standing - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Economic and financial standing- Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Milestones

TED publication date	02/07/2019 00:00
Question deadline	N/A
Answer deadline	N/A
Time limit for receipt of tenders	09/09/2019 16:00
Conditions for opening tenders (date)	12/09/2019 11:00

Lots

The call for tenders has no lots.

Notices

Reference	Notice type	Publication date
2019/S 125-304377	Contract notice	02/07/2019 00:00