Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA), CINEA.C.C2 - Horizon Europe Energy
Postal address: Chaussée de Wavre 910
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-HoofdstadPostal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
E-mail:
cinea-procurement@ec.europa.euInternet address(es): Main address:
https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/index_en I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Study on Using Pre-commercial Procurements for Drop-in Advanced Biofuel for Commercial Cargo-shipping and Aviation
Reference number: CINEA/2022/OP/0005
II.1.2)Main CPV code79314000 Feasibility study
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The overall aim of this study is to analyse how to use pre-commercial procurements in the context of production capacities, target fleets and distribution infrastructure to create substantial uptake of drop-in advanced biofuel for commercial cargo-shipping and aviation which is essential for decarbonisation of the maritime and aviation sectors.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 300 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)79314000 Feasibility study
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The main objectives of the study are: to analyse the actual status in capacity and supply of advanced biofuels and other decarbonisation options in RefuelEU Aviation and FuelEU Maritime to create substantial uptake of drop-in advanced biofuels and deliver a possible forecast for 2030, 2035 and 2050; to analyse the current and foreseen European R&I actions on advanced biofuels relevant for aviation and shipping with a focus on Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe and to explore the potential of Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) and Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI) as instruments of Horizon Europe to contribute to deployment of advanced biofuels; to provide separate action plans, and mark synergies between them, for aviation and shipping advanced biofuels for the use of PCP and PPI instruments to boost their uptake along the possible forecast for 2030 and 2050; and to provide detailed draft design of PCP and/or PPI actions, as foreseen in the action plans and compatible with Horizon Europe General Guidelines.
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: 300 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 7
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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: yes
Identification of the project:
Horizon Europe WP 2021-2022 n. 8. Climate, Energy and Mobility.
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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 system
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: 14/07/2022
Local time: 12:00
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: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 15/07/2022
Local time: 10:30
Place:
Tenders will be opened electronically on the date and time indicated in the contract notice.
It is possible to attend the opening by videoconference.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Please consult the invitation to tender.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last five calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the internet address provided in Section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:17/05/2022