Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Aerial Surveillance Services for Border & Coast Guard Function
Reference number: Frontex/OP/104/2018/JL/MS
II.1.2)Main CPV code60440000 Aerial and related services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The global objective of this tender is to enable Frontex and EFCA to have at their disposal aerial surveillance equipment, with a high level of deployability and availability that should permit these agencies to cover their requirements for operational surveillance capability.
The scope of this tender is to establish a Framework Contract (FWC) with re-opening of competition, in order to acquire Aerial Surveillance Services, which should include assets and experts. Frontex and EFCA seek medium term cooperation with a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10 Contractors providing Aerial Surveillance in each of the Lots of the FWC, offering the best “value for money”, and able to sustain readiness for cost-efficient surveillance services, termed competitive Specific Contracts, along the duration of the FWC.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 27 000 000.00 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:
Land Area Aerial Surveillance
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)60440000 Aerial and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The EU Member State or Third Country where the Base Airport is situated.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Authority with land surveillance flights in a pre-defined Service Deployment Area, within a specific timeframe. The purpose of the surveillance is to report objects and events of interest to a Coordination Centre designated by the Contracting Authority. The Service Deployment Area, timeframe, and objects/events of interest will be identified in advance in the Specific Contract. These services can be provided by either fixed or rotary wing platforms.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is concluded for 2 years renewable once for another 2 years and have a maximum total duration of four years. The extension will be automatically applied unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Coastline Maritime Area Aerial Surveillance
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)60440000 Aerial and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The EU Member State or Third Country where the Base Airport is situated.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Authority with Coastline surveillance flights in a predefined Service Deployment Area, within a specific timeframe. This service will support activities in the Territorial Sea of the Host Member State, following a coast band of, typically, 100 nautical miles length and going inside the sea up to 24 nautical miles. Purpose of the surveillance is to report objects and events of interest to a Coordination Centre designated by the Contracting Authority. The Service Deployment Area, timeframe, and objects/events of interest will be identified in advance in the Specific Contract. These services can be provided by either fixed or rotary wing platforms.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 2 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is concluded for 2 years renewable once for another 2 years and have a maximum total duration of 4 years. The extension will be automatically applied unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least three months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Mid-Range Maritime Area Aerial Surveillance — data sharing via Remote Mission Portal
Lot No: 3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)60440000 Aerial and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The EU Member State or Third Country where the Base Airport is situated.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Authority with Mid-Range surveillance flights in a predefined Service Deployment Area, within a specific timeframe. This service may support surveillance activities also in international waters up to 200 nautical miles away from a base airport. Purpose of the surveillance is to report objects and events of interest to a Coordination Centre designated by the Contracting Authority. The Service Deployment Area, timeframe, and objects/events of interest will be identified in advance in each Specific Contract. These services can be provided only by fixed wing platforms.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 4 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is concluded for two years renewable once for another 2 years and have a maximum total duration of 4 years. The extension will be automatically applied unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Long-Range Maritime Area Aerial Surveillance – data sharing via Remote Mission Portal
Lot No: 4
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)60440000 Aerial and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The EU Member State or Third Country where the Base Airport is situated.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Authority with Long-Range surveillance flights in a predefined Service Deployment Area, within a specific timeframe. This service may support surveillance activities in international waters 300 nautical miles away from a suitable airport. Purpose of the surveillance is to report objects and events of interest to a Coordination Centre designated by the Contracting Authority. The Service Deployment Area, timeframe, and objects/events of interest will be identified in advance in each Specific Contract. These services can be provided only by fixed wing platforms.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 5 200 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is concluded for 2 years renewable once for another 2 years and have a maximum total duration of 4 years. The extension will be automatically applied unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Mid-Range Maritime Area Aerial Surveillance — data sharing via direct data streaming
Lot No: 5
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)60440000 Aerial and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The EU Member State or Third Country where the Base Airport is situated.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Authority with Mid-Range surveillance flights in a predefined Service Deployment Area, within a specific timeframe. This service may support surveillance activities also in international waters up to 200 nautical miles away from a base airport. Purpose of the surveillance is to report objects and events of interest to a Coordination Centre designated by Frontex. The Service Deployment Area, timeframe, and objects/events of interest will be identified in advance in each Specific Contract. These services can be provided only by fixed wing platforms.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 9 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is concluded for 2 years renewable once for another 2 years and have a maximum total duration of 4 years. The extension will be automatically applied unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
Long-Range Maritime Area Aerial Surveillance — data sharing via direct data streaming
Lot No: 6
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)60440000 Aerial and related services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
The EU Member State or Third Country where the Base Airport is situated.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Contractor shall provide the Contracting Authority with Long-Range surveillance flights in a predefined Service Deployment Area, within a specific timeframe. This service may support surveillance activities in international waters farther than 200 nautical miles away from the base airport. Purpose of the surveillance is to report objects and events of interest to a Coordination Centre designated by the Contracting Authority. The Service Deployment Area, timeframe, and objects/events of interest will be identified in advance in each Specific Contract. These services can be provided only by fixed wing platforms.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 4 500 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The FWC is concluded for 2 years renewable once for another 2 years and have a maximum total duration of 4 years. The extension will be automatically applied unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least 3 months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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: 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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
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: 16/04/2018
Local time: 16:00
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 tenderDuration in months: 5 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 23/04/2018
Local time: 11:00
Place:
Frontex HQ, Warsaw, Poland.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Tenderers’ representatives are welcome (max. 1 person per tenderer). Please inform Frontex in advance via e-mail addressed to: procurement@frontex.europa.eu about your planned participation.
