Services - 109054-2021

04/03/2021    S44

Finland-Helsinki: Study on the Role of the Robust Study Summary in Hazard Assessment with Practical Suggestions on the Improvement of the OECD Harmonised Templates Concept

2021/S 044-109054

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

Services

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Chemicals Agency
Postal address: Telakkakatu 6
Town: Helsinki
NUTS code: FI1B1 Helsinki-Uusimaa
Postal code: 00150
Country: Finland
E-mail: procurement@echa.europa.eu
Telephone: +358 9686180
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.echa.europa.eu
Address of the buyer profile: https://echa.europa.eu/about-us/procurement
I.3)Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Study on the Role of the Robust Study Summary in Hazard Assessment with Practical Suggestions on the Improvement of the OECD Harmonised Templates Concept

Reference number: ECHA/2021/46
II.1.2)Main CPV code
90711100 Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) envisages to award a service contract for a study on the role of the robust study summary (RSS) in hazard assessment. The aim is to identify improvements to the study summary formats developed at the OECD level (OECD Harmonised Templates) that could trigger the possibility to simplify or enhance the current format and identify ways to improve the trustworthiness in the RSS concept.

The work will consist of performing literature research, interviews and surveys among authors and evaluators of study summaries. The service provider will also compare the differences between summaries generated by the service provider itself and summaries already available in ECHA’s database and other sources, if available. The generation of RSS will be done for several endpoints covering the following areas: physico-chemical properties, fate and behaviour, ecotoxicology and toxicology.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 180 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71241000 Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: FI Suomi / Finland
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Open call for tenders. The aim is the establishment of a direct service contract with a single provider for the provision of the study.

The outcome of the work will be a series of RSS in IUCLID format and a report with findings and recommendations for further work in the areas of IUCLID and the OECD Harmonised Templates.

II.2.14)Additional information
II.3)Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
15/03/2021

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

The expected contract duration is 17 months, starting in Q2 2021.

Disclaimer: the information in this prior information notice is only indicative, aimed at outlining the concept in broad terms, and may need substantial adjustments, in particular regarding the estimated scope and value. It shall not be considered final or binding.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
25/02/2021