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Services - 159793-2023
17/03/2023    S55

South Sudan-Juba: Security Services for the Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan

2023/S 055-159793

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

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

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European External Action Service (EEAS), Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan
Postal address: Block 3K- South, Plot 82A, European Compound, North of Government of South Sudan Ministry Complex
Town: Juba
NUTS code: SS South Sudan
Postal code: 00
Country: South Sudan
E-mail: EEAS-TENDERS@eeas.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://eeas.europa.eu/
I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European External Action Service (EEAS), Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan
Postal address: Block 3K- South, Plot 82A, European Compound, North of Government of South Sudan Ministry Complex
Town: Juba
NUTS code: SS South Sudan
Postal code: 00
Country: South Sudan
E-mail: EEAS-TENDERS@eeas.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations
I.2)Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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:

Security Services for the Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan

Reference number: EEAS/DELSDNJ/2020/CPN/0062
II.1.2)Main CPV code
79710000 Security services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Security services for the Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan.

II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 16 280 000.00 USD
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
79710000 Security services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: SS South Sudan
Main site or place of performance:

Block 3K- South, Plot 82A, European Compound, North of Government of South Sudan Ministry Complex, Juba, SOUTH SUDAN.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Security services for the Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Contract management and organisation of the operations/services / Weighting: 9
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of operations/services in case of an incident/accident / Weighting: 7
Quality criterion - Name: Quality assurance, monitoring and evaluation of operations/services / Weighting: 11
Quality criterion - Name: Social and economic conditions for the guards / Weighting: 14
Quality criterion - Name: Facilities and resources / Weighting: 6
Quality criterion - Name: Technical safety and security systems / Weighting: 7
Quality criterion - Name: Armed security guards / Weighting: 6
Price - Weighting: 40
II.2.11)Information about options
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
Identification of the project:

EU administrative appropriations.

II.2.14)Additional information

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 110-288104
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: EEAS/DELSDNJ/2020/CPN/0062 -2023
Title:

Security Services for the Delegation of the European Union to South Sudan

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
01/03/2023
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Veterans Security Services Ltd
National registration number: 1370
Town: Juba
NUTS code: SS South Sudan
Country: South Sudan
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: 18 000 000.00 USD
Total value of the contract/lot: 16 280 000.00 USD
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

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
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:

Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
10/03/2023