Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Copernicus C3S_432 Provisions to Environmental Forecasting Applications
Reference number: C3S_432
II.1.2)Main CPV code73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
ECMWF as the entrusted entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) invites tenders for services related to operational service provision.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 1 100 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Up to Present Global Surface Climate Forcing Datasets
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
On contractor's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The service shall deliver algorithms, acquisition and modelling chains to produce a set of near-present, kilometre-scale hourly surface climate forcing dataset products, generate associated hourly surface forcing data records (SFDRs) and make them available through the CDS. This is expected to support the delivery of environmental forecasts for downstream applications across various sectors, including water, food, energy and transport.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Legal and financial / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Track record / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of resources to be deployed / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Technical solution proposed / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Management and implementation / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 15
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:
II.2.14)Additional information II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Up to Present Surface Land Information Mapping Datasets
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
On contractor's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The service shall deliver algorithms, acquisition and/or modelling chains able to produce a set of near-term kilometre-scale global Surface Land Information Mapping (SLIM) which shall then be made available through the CDS. SLIMs are expected to be derived from a mixture of data sources to achieve global coverage to the maximum extent possible with the finest time step and update frequency possible; this includes in-situ data, earth observations including satellite, and re-analysis.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Legal and financial / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Track record / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of resources to be deployed / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Technical solution proposed / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Management and implementation / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 15
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:
II.2.14)Additional information II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Operational Multi-model Hydrological Seasonal Forecasts
Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
On contractor's premises.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The main goal of this lot of the ITT is to procure the outputs of a set of global operational seasonal predictions of hydrological variables (a full list is defined in the ITT documents). The primary output of the contract will be data which shall be available on the CDS.
II.2.5)Award criteriaCriteria below
Quality criterion - Name: Legal and financial / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: Track record / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of resources to be deployed / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Technical solution proposed / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Management and implementation / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 15
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 15
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:
II.2.14)Additional information Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe 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 participateDate: 26/07/2019
Local time: 15:00
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:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 26/07/2019
Local time: 15:00
Place:
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: