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623496-2023 - ResultBelgium-Brussels: Simpl – Smart Middleware Platform for Cloud-to-edge Federations and Data Spaces - CNECT/2022/OP/0132
OJ S 199/2023 16/10/2023
Contract award notice
Services
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1.
Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT), Directorate E - Future Networks, Unit E.2 - Cloud and Software
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (CONNECT), Directorate E - Future Networks, Unit E.2 - Cloud and Software
Postal address: SCP, L-51 002/DCS.CNECT
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: CNECT-Tendering@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/communications-networks-content-and-technology_en
Address of the buyer profile: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en
I.4.
Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5.
Main activity
General public services
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1.
Scope of the procurement
II.1.1.
Title
Simpl – Smart Middleware Platform for Cloud-to-edge Federations and Data Spaces - CNECT/2022/OP/0132
Reference number: CNECT/2022/OP/0132
II.1.2.
Main CPV code
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3.
Type of contract
Services
Services
II.1.4.
Short description
The objective is to procure a large-scale modular and interoperable open-source smart European cloud-to-edge middleware platform. Such capability will allow the integration of data infrastructures and services that will address the needs of the different data spaces and enable the realisation of the European Cloud Federation.
II.1.6.
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7.
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT: 150 000 000,00 EUR
Value excluding VAT: 150 000 000,00 EUR
II.2.
Description
II.2.3.
Place of performance
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Main site or place of performance:
Contractor's premises
II.2.4.
Description of the procurement
See Section II.1.4).
II.2.5.
Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposal - the policy context and Simpl’s objectives / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Technical quality / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Open-source and community building / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Development and operations / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Human resources / Weighting: 15
Quality criterion - Name: Case study / Weighting: 5
Price - Weighting: 30/100
II.2.11.
Information about options
Options: no
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
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:
Digital Europe programme.
II.2.14.
Additional information
Due to security, participation in this call for tenders is restricted on the basis of article 12(6) of the Digital Europe Programme Regulation: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021R0694.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.
Description
IV.1.1.
Type of procedure
Open 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
IV.1.8.
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2.
Administrative information
IV.2.1.
IV.2.8.
Information about termination of dynamic purchasing system
IV.2.9.
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FW-00143669
Title:
Simpl – Smart Middleware Platform for Cloud-to-edge Federations and Data Spaces - CNECT/2022/OP/0132
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2.
Award of contract
V.2.1.
Date of conclusion of the contract
09/10/2023
09/10/2023
V.2.2.
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Sopra Steria Benelux N.V./S.A.
Official name: Sopra Steria Benelux N.V./S.A.
National registration number: 0474.817.275
Postal address: Avenue Arnaud Fraiteur 15-23
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1050
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: NTT DATA Belgique SRL
Official name: NTT DATA Belgique SRL
National registration number: 0712941486
Postal address: Rue de Spa 8
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1000
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4.
Information on value of the contract/lot
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 150 000 000,00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 150 000 000,00 EUR
V.2.5.
Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FW-00143670
Title:
Simpl – Smart Middleware Platform for Cloud-to-edge Federations and Data Spaces - CNECT/2022/OP/0132
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2.
Award of contract
V.2.1.
Date of conclusion of the contract
09/10/2023
09/10/2023
V.2.2.
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Eviden Belgium N.V./S.A.
Official name: Eviden Belgium N.V./S.A.
National registration number: 0401.848.135
Postal address: Da Vincilaan 5
Town: Zaventem
NUTS code: BE241 Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde
Postal code: 1930
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Aruba S.P.A.
Official name: Aruba S.P.A.
National registration number: 04552920482
Postal address: Via San Clemente nr. 53
Town: Ponte San Pietro (BG)
NUTS code: ITC46 Bergamo
Postal code: 24036
Country: Italy
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Capgemini Nederland B.V.
Official name: Capgemini Nederland B.V.
National registration number: 001225741
Postal address: Reykjavikplein 1
Town: Utrecht
NUTS code: NL310 Utrecht
Postal code: 3543 KA
Country: Netherlands
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Engineering International Belgium S.A.
Official name: Engineering International Belgium S.A.
National registration number: 0819.095.021
Postal address: Rue Guimard 15
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: IONOS SE
Official name: IONOS SE
National registration number: HRB24498
Postal address: Elgendorfer Str. 57
Town: Montabaur
NUTS code: DEB1B Westerwaldkreis
Postal code: 56410
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3.
Name and address of the contractor
Official name: COSMOTE Global Solutions N.V.
Official name: COSMOTE Global Solutions N.V.
National registration number: BE 0700.928.037
Postal address: Interoffices Brussels EU District, Avenue des Arts 56
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: 1000
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4.
Information on value of the contract/lot
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 150 000 000,00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 150 000 000,00 EUR
V.2.5.
Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3.
Additional information
VI.4.
Procedures for review
VI.4.1.
Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3.
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the contracting authority indicated under Heading I.1).
If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Such complaint does not have as an effect either to suspend the time-limit to launch an appeal or to open a new period for lodging an appeal.
Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1).
VI.5.
Date of dispatch of this notice
09/10/2023
09/10/2023
