Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Official name: European Defence Agency
Postal address: rue des Drapiers 17–23
Town: Brussels
Postal code: 1050
Country: Belgium
For the attention of: Contracting Unit
E-mail: procurement@eda.europa.eu
Fax: +32 25042975
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.eda.europa.eu
Electronic access to information: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=886
Further information can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:
The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
15.CPS.JP.020 EU Satcom market.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 5: Telecommunications services
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreementFramework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 12
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 30 000 000 EUR
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Lot 1: provision of C, Ku, Ka, L and UHF bands satellite communication and related services.
Lot 2: provision of X band satellite communication and related services.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)64000000 Postal and telecommunications services, 64200000 Telecommunications services, 64214100 Satellite circuit rental services
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:Estimated value excluding VAT: 30 000 000 EUR
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 3
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completionDuration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Provision of C, Ku, Ka, L and UHF bands satellite communication and related services1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)64000000 Postal and telecommunications services, 64200000 Telecommunications services, 64214100 Satellite circuit rental services
3)Quantity or scopeEstimated value excluding VAT: 25 000 000 EUR
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completionDuration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Provision of X band satellite communication and related services1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)64000000 Postal and telecommunications services, 64200000 Telecommunications services, 64214100 Satellite circuit rental services
3)Quantity or scopeEstimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 EUR
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completionDuration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: III.1.4)Other particular conditionsThe performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers III.2.2)Economic and financial ability III.2.3)Technical capacity III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
15.CPS.JP.020.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive documentPayable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate15.10.2015 - 17:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upAny EU official language
Other: Tenders shall be written in one of the official languages of the European Union. The contract (and its deliverables) will be executed in the English language. Tenderers are invited to submit a copy of their technical proposal in the English language.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 16.10.2015 - 11:00
Place:
EDA premises, rue des Drapiers 17–23, Brussels, BELGIUM.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: An authorised representative of each tenderer may attend the opening of the tenders. Companies wishing to attend are requested to notify their intention by sending an e-mail to procurement@eda.europa.eu at least 48 hours in advance. This notification shall be signed by an authorised officer of the tenderer and specify the name of the person who will attend the opening of the tenders on the tenderer's behalf.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
Tender documents will be available for download at the address indicated under heading I.1. The website will be updated regularly and it is the tenderers' responsibility to check for updates and modifications during the tendering period.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures VI.4.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: 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://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 body referred to in VI.4.1.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:1.7.2015