Information

Tender reference number	COMP/2021/OP/0002
Title	Ex Post Evaluation: EU Competition Enforcement and Acquisitions of Innovative Competitors in the Pharma Sector Leading to the Discontinuation of Overlapping Drug Research and Development Projects
Description	Empirical research by Cunningham et al. (2021) suggests that in the pharmaceutical industry a considerable number of acquisitions might have as their object or effect the discontinuation of overlapping drug R&D projects to the detriment of innovation competition and ultimately consumers. Such acquisitions are commonly referred to as ‘killer acquisitions’. The study aims to determine what are the typical features of such killer acquisitions and obtain evidence on the prevalence of such acquisitions, as this would allow the Commission to determine which transactions in the pharmaceutical industry deserve closer scrutiny. A second objective of the study is to conduct ex post evaluations of selected past merger decisions. These case studies aim to assess whether in the concentrations notified to and examined by the Commission under the EU Merger Regulation, the Commission correctly anticipated the risks of possible discontinuations of competing lines of drug R&D projects.
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)
Award method	Best price-quality ratio
Estimated total value	500,000.00 EUR
Estimated value	500,000.00 EUR
Main CPV	79311410
NUTS	BE100

Additional CPV	Supplementary CPV
79311410
33600000
79419000
79310000

Conditions for participation

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers	Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated 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	06/08/2021 00:00
Question deadline	N/A
Answer deadline	N/A
Time limit for receipt of tenders	18/10/2021 16:00
Conditions for opening tenders (date)	20/10/2021 10:00

Lots

The call for tenders has no lots.

Notices

Reference	Notice type	Publication date
2021/S 151-398626	Contract notice	06/08/2021 00:00