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Services - 219869-2016
29/06/2016    S123

Belgium-Brussels: MTS III (mobile telephony communications services)

2016/S 123-219869

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Informatics, Directorate R: Resources Management and Optimisation, Unit 3: ICT Procurement and Contract Management
Postal address: rue Belliard 28, Office: 07/141
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail: digit-contracts-info-centre@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 229-60762
Fax: +32 22957702
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/informatics/index_en.htm
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=1474
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=1474
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
Other activity: Information technologies.

Section II: Object

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

MTS III (mobile telephony communications services).

Reference number: DIGIT/R3/PO/2016/022.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
64200000 Telecommunications services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Provision of mobile communication services.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 2
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

Mobile communications and services (including helpdesk)

Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
64200000 Telecommunications services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
NUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Criteria below
Price
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

2 possible renewals of 12 months each.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:

SMS-gateway infrastructure and services (including helpdesk)

Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
64200000 Telecommunications services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
NUTS code: LU000 Luxembourg (Grand-Duché)
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

1 possible renewal of 12 months.

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

See Internet address provided in Section I.3.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of 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
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not applicable.
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
Notice number in the OJ S: 2016/S 063-107766
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 12/09/2016
Local time: 15:00
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:
English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 14/09/2016
Local time: 10:00
Place:

European Commission, Directorate-General for Informatics, rue Belliard 28, 1049 Brussels, BELGIUM.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

A maximum of 2 representatives per tenderer may attend the opening session. For security and organisational reasons, tenderers should send a copy of the ID of that person(s) by e-mail (digit-contracts-info-centre@ec.europa.eu), no later than 1 working day before the opening session, failing which DG Informatics reserves the right to refuse to admit the tenderer's representative(s) to the opening session.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
VI.3)Additional information:

The following European Institutions and bodies will be part of this procurement procedure:

European Parliament, Luxembourg, Luxembourg/Brussels, Belgium/Strasbourg, France;

Council of the European Union/European Council (Secretariat General), Brussels, Belgium;

Court of Justice, Luxembourg, Luxembourg;

European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels, Belgium;

Committee of the Regions of the European Union, Brussels, Belgium;

European External Action Service, Brussels, Belgium;

European Data Protection Supervisor, Brussels, Belgium;

European GNSS Agency, Brussels, Belgium;

Single Resolution Board, Brussels, Belgium;

Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union, Luxembourg, Luxembourg;

European Defence Agency, Brussels, Belgium;

Euratom Supply Agency, Luxembourg, Luxembourg;

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, Brussels, Belgium;

Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Brussels, Belgium;

European Research Council Executive Agency, Brussels, Belgium;

Consumers, Health, Agriculture and Food Executive Agency, Luxembourg, Luxembourg;

Research Executive Agency, Brussels, Belgium;

Innovation and Networks Executive Agency, Brussels, Belgium;

European Schools (Secretariat-General), Brussels, Belgium;

Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, Brussels, Belgium;

Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking, Brussels, Belgium;

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking, Brussels, Belgium;

IMI 2 Joint Undertaking, Brussels, Belgium;

SESAR Joint Undertaking, Brussels, Belgium;

Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking, Brussels, Belgium.

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: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
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 the 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: European Commission, Directorate-General for Informatics, Directorate R: Resources Management and Optimisation, Unit 3: ICT Procurement and Contract Management
Postal address: rue Belliard 28, Office: 07/142
Town: Brussels
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail: digit-contracts-info-centre@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 22960762
Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/informatics/procurement/index_en.htm
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
17/06/2016