Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Mitigating a new infectious disease in salamanders to counteract a loss of European biodiversity.
Reference number: ENV.B.3/SER/2016/0028.
II.1.2)Main CPV code90700000 Environmental services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Based on the observation of a massive die-off of salamanders in the Netherlands, a new infectious fungus killing salamanders was described in 2013. If no actions are taken now to mitigate the negative impacts of this disease, Europe might soon witness a mass extinction of salamander species. The work to be undertaken through this contract shall identify the current extent and spread of the disease in Europe, establish an early warning system, develop emergency action plans for the short term and provide proof of concepts for sustainable long-term mitigation measures. Objectives, measures and results of the contract shall be presented on a dedicated website.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 900 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Open call for tender — single service contract of 900 000 EUR with a duration of 36 months.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and resource allocation / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 50/50
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
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 system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure 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: 07.027731/2017/750768/SER/ENV.D.3
Title:
Mitigating a new infectious disease in salamanders to counteract a loss of European biodiversity
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:08/03/2017
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Universiteit Gent
Postal address: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25
Town: Gent
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 9000
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Stichting Reptielen Amfibieën Vissen Onderzoek Nederland (RAVON)
Postal address: Toernooiveld 1
Town: Nijmegen
NUTS code: NL NEDERLAND
Postal code: 6525 ED
Country: Netherlands
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Universität Trier
Postal address: Universitätsring 15
Town: Trier
NUTS code: DE DEUTSCHLAND
Postal code: 54296
Country: Germany
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (C.N.R.S.)
Postal address: 3 rue Michel-Ange
Town: Paris
NUTS code: FR FRANCE
Postal code: 75794
Country: France
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Università degli studi di Genova (UNIGE)
Postal address: via Balbi 5
Town: Genova GE
NUTS code: IT ITALIA
Postal code: 16126
Country: Italy
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Zoological Society of London
Postal address: Regent's Park
Town: London
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: NW1 4RY
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Postal address: Serrano, 117
Town: Madrid (Madrid)
NUTS code: ES ESPAÑA
Postal code: 28006
Country: Spain
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Natagora
Postal address: rue Nanon 98
Town: Namur
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 5000
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 900 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 900 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
In line with Article 134.1.e) and f) of the rules of application to the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/1929 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28.10.2015 (Financial Regulation), during the 3 years following conclusion of the original contract, the contracting authority will be able to use the negotiated procedure for additional services (without prior publication of a contract notice ) for new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that these services or works are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded after publication of a contract notice, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of Article 134.
Please note this was previously published in the PIN OJ 2016/S 043-070158 on 2.3.2016 with a different title: mitigating new infectious amphibian diseases to counteract loss for European biodiversity as requested by the Habitats Directive.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise 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:09/03/2017