Surveys on the access to finance of enterprises (SAFE)

European Central Bank

The European Central Bank (the 'ECB') is, through this open tender procedure, seeking a supplier for the performance of surveys on the access to finance of enterprises ('SAFE') and intends to award a framework agreement (the 'contract') to the supplier offering the best value for money. The ECB will award the contract for the benefit of the European Commission (the 'EC') which represents the European Union. The ECB and the EC may issue specific contracts under the contract for the performance of SAFE and may also request additional services for each specific contract in accordance with the provisions of the contract. It is envisaged that the contract will start in June 2014 and will be concluded for a period of 4 years.
SAFE is a qualitative survey of firms with the purpose of providing regular information on the financing conditions of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as of some larger firms, in a certain number of countries.
The survey shall be performed every 6 months in 2 different compositions as detailed below:
— once a year, usually in March, in the euro area excluding some countries (as of 1.1.2014, the 7 smallest countries of the euro area shall be excluded) as detailed in Annex 1 ('Tender specifications') to the invitation to tender (ITT). The requesting institution will be the ECB,
— once a year, usually in September, in all countries of the European Union plus some additional countries in neighbouring regions detailed in Annex 1 ('Tender specifications'). The requesting institutions will be both the ECB and the EC.
In both types of waves, all firms shall be asked a common set of questions with between 40 and 65 question-units. The questionnaire is largely fixed from wave to wave, and the sample in the euro area includes a panel component. The services to be performed under the contract are further detailed in Annex 1 ('Tender specifications') to the invitation to tender (ITT).

Deadline
Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2013-12-19. Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2013-10-10.

Anbieter
Die folgenden Lieferanten werden in Vergabeentscheidungen oder anderen Beschaffungsunterlagen erwähnt:

• • Panteia B.V.

Wer?

• • European Central Bank

Wie?

• • Umfragen › Durchführung von Umfragen
• • Umfragen › Umfragenanalyse

Wo?

• • Darmstadt › Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt