2019-OJS211-514671-en

Legal Basis:

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1.

Name and addresses
Official name: European Environment Agency

Postal address: Kongens Nytorv 6

Town: Copenhagen K

NUTS code: DK011 Byen København

Postal code: 1050

Country: Denmark

Contact person: Olivier Cornu

E-mail: procurement@eea.europa.eu

Telephone: +45 23683672

Fax: +45 33367199

Internet address(es):

Main address: http://www.eea.europa.eu

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eea.europa.eu/about-us/tenders

I.3.

Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=5608

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=5608

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4.

Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation

I.5.

Main activity
Environment

Section II: Object

II.1.

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1.

Title

Pan European High Resolution Snow and Ice Monitoring of the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service – Sentinel 1 Based Products

Reference number: EEA/DIS/R0/19/010

II.1.2.

Main CPV code
72300000 Data services

II.1.3.

Type of contract
Services

II.1.4.

Short description

The EEA has been made responsible for implementing the snow and ice component as part of the Copernicus land monitoring service’s product portfolio. This call for tenders aims at the establishment of a framework service contract with an economic operator extending Europe’s High resolution snow and ice monitoring capabilities with products derived from active sensors on Sentinel 1, currently in orbit A and B.

II.1.5.

Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR

II.1.6.

Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2.

Description

II.2.2.

Additional CPV code(s)
90700000 Environmental services

II.2.3.

Place of performance

NUTS code: DK011 Byen København

Main site or place of performance: All services shall mainly be performed at the future contractor’s own premises, with occasional meetings at the EEA’s premises in Copenhagen or at other locations for Copernicus ad-hoc meetings.

II.2.4.

Description of the procurement

Pan European High Resolution Snow and Ice (S&I) activities are implemented through 2 separate calls for tender resulting in 2 separate framework service contracts. The first S&I contract, resulting from call for tenders EEA/DIS/R0/18/014, implements products based on Sentinel 2 A/B and entered into force earlier this year. The future contractor is expected to extend Europe’s High resolution S&I monitoring capabilities with products derived from active sensors on Sentinel 1, currently in orbit A and B.

In detail the following extensions are expected:

— task 1: differentiation of wet/dry snow within snow mask,

— task 2: gap filling of fractional snow cover,

— task 3: river and lake ice,

— task 4: harmonisation with Copernicus land monitoring service global component,

— task 5: data dissemination/access,

— task 6: user uptake.

II.2.5.

Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6.

Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000,00 EUR

II.2.7.

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

The successful tenderer will be awarded a framework service contract for an initial duration of 24 (twenty-four) months, starting from the date of signature by both contracting parties, with the possibility of maximum 2 renewals for a period of 12 (twelve) months each.

II.2.10.

Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11.

Information about options
Options: no

II.2.13.

Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project: Copernicus Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3.4.2014 (OJ L122,24.4.2014, p. 44).

II.2.14.

Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1.

Conditions for participation

III.1.1.

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

As specified in section 2.2.2.1 of the tender specifications.

III.1.2.

Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3.

Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1.

Description

IV.1.1.

Type of procedure
Open procedure

IV.1.3.

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.8.

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2.

Administrative information

IV.2.2.

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 06/12/2019 Local time: 14:00

IV.2.3.

Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4.

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish

IV.2.6.

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7.

Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 09/12/2019 Local time: 10:00

Place:

EEA premises at Kongens Nytorv 6, 1050 Copenhagen K, DENMARK.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: representatives of tenderers (1 per tenderer) are allowed to participate in the opening session. They are requested to inform EEA's procurement services in advance and at the latest by 6.12.2019 by e-mail to procurement@eea.europa.eu

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1.

Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2.

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

VI.3.

Additional information

During the 3 years following the entry into force of the original contract the EEA reserves the right to exercise the option of conducting a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice for new services with the future contractor in accordance with point (e) of the second subparagraph of point 11.1 and point 11.4 of Annex I to the Financial Regulation.

VI.4.

Procedures for review

VI.4.1.

Review body
Official name: General Court

Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald

Town: Luxembourg

Postal code: 2925

Country: Luxembourg

E-mail: generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.eu

Telephone: +352 4303-1

Fax: +352 4303-2100

Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu