Bulgaria – Other community, social and personal services – DESIGNATION OF AN OPERATOR FOR THE PROVISION AND ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTRONIC FOOD VOUCHERS FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF “TROLLEYBUS AND BUS TRANSPORT” EOOD, STARA ZAGORA

Opportunity description

This procedure is organized and conducted by the contracting authority with a view to fulfilling its obligations toward the personnel of “Trolleybus and Bus Transport” EOOD, city of Stara Zagora, pursuant to Art. 48 of the Collective Labour Agreement. The purpose of the procedure is to select a contractor that is an operator of electronic food vouchers, has obtained authorization and carries out activities in accordance with the terms and conditions of Ordinance No. 7 of 09.07.2003 on the terms and procedure for issuing and revoking authorization to carry out activities as an operator of paper and electronic food vouchers, for issuing electronic food vouchers, the characteristics of the electronic food vouchers issued, and carrying out activities as an operator by the Ministry of Finance /promulgated in State Gazette No. 66/25.07.2003/. Only participants holding a valid Authorization to carry out activities as an operator of electronic food vouchers, issued pursuant to Art. 26, para. 4 of Ordinance No. 7 of 09.07.2003 on the terms and procedure for issuing and revoking authorization to carry out activities as an operator of paper and electronic food vouchers, for issuing electronic food vouchers, the characteristics of the electronic food vouchers issued, and carrying out activities as an operator by the Ministry of Finance, may submit tenders in the procedure. The contractor for this public procurement contract, which will supply electronic food vouchers, must have the status of an “operator” within the meaning of § 1, item 35 of the Supplementary Provisions of the Corporate Income Tax Act (SP CITA). A candidate whose Authorization has been revoked by the Ministry of Finance and/or who is involved in court proceedings under Art. 28, para. 2 of Ordinance No. 7/09.07.2003 shall be excluded from participation in the procedure. The service shall be performed following a written request and upon payment by the Contracting Authority for electronic food vouchers, which shall be loaded by the Contractor onto physical electronic media—personalized cards—within 5 working days from the date of payment. The Contracting Authority shall request from the Contractor the required number of personalized cards to be delivered to it, according to the current number of workers or employees who will use them. Approximate number of employees who will be provided monthly with electronic food vouchers for 12 months—352. Value of an electronic food voucher per employee—102,26 euros per month /up to the amount of the tax relief under Art. 209, para. 1 of the CITA/. The final value of the public procurement contract shall be formed on the basis of the nominal value of the vouchers ordered, added to the cost of providing a card (“plastic card”) for loading electronic vouchers, together with the associated costs of its delivery and/or maintenance, in accordance with the price proposal of the selected contractor. The electronic food vouchers shall be supplied following a request by the Contracting Authority. The average monthly requirement for vouchers amounts to 35 995.52 euros /thirty-five thousand nine hundred ninety-five euros and fifty-two euro cents/ excluding VAT. They must be usable at the maximum number of retail outlets within the meaning of para. 1, item 4 of the Supplementary Provisions of Ordinance No. 7/09.07.2003 within the territory of the city of Stara Zagora. When determining the required characteristics of the subject matter of the procurement, if the notice, technical specification, documentation and the documents attached thereto specify a particular model, source or specific process that characterizes the products or services offered by a particular potential contractor, trademark, patent, type, specific origin or production, the words “or equivalent(s)” shall be deemed to have been added to such reference. The validity period of the voucher shall be the maximum permissible longest period pursuant to the provision of Art. 38, para. 2 of Ordinance No. 7/09.07.2003—no longer than 12 months from the date of issuance of the order for the individual quota received by the operator under which the electronic food voucher was provided. The electronic vouchers provided by the contractor under the contracting authority’s final request must have a validity period of no less than 30 /thirty/ days after the expiry of the public procurement contract. The total approximate nominal value of the vouchers for the entire term of the contract is 431 946,24 euros excluding VAT. Procedure: open. Estimated value: 432,544.64 EUR. Review the original TED notice for the complete requirement, lots, amendments and attachments.