Services - 27750-2018

20/01/2018    S14

Belgium-Brussels: Service contract for Information Materials on Nature and Biodiversity

2018/S 014-027750

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for Environment
Postal address: BU 9 01/005
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: env-tenders@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/funding/calls_en.htm
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:

Service contract for Information Materials on Nature and Biodiversity

Reference number: ENV.D.3/SER/2017/0018
II.1.2)Main CPV code
90700000 Environmental services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The purpose of this tender is to produce communication materials - printed, web and for social media, aiming to support stakeholders and the interested public in finding more specific information on implementation of the EU biodiversity policy, including issues related to Natura 2000, species protection, the value of ecosystem services, invasive species and others.

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: 485 700.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:

Extra Muros.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The specific tasks of the contractor are summarised as follows:

— production of the Natura 2000 Newsletter twice a year,

— production of other information materials upon request (leaflets, posters, info sheets, content for press releases, content for web based communication tools),

— preparation of visual content materials for social media (such as infographics, original illustrations, photos, etc.) for dissemination via DG ENV social media channels - at least 1 per month,

— update of Nature and Biodiversity website upon requests,

— networking and cooperation.

The contract is renewable 2 times (total 36 months), 170 000 EUR per year renewable twice (total budget therefore 510 000 EUR). Open call for tender- Service contract.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and allocation of resources / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion - Name: Price - Weighting / Weighting: 50/50
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: no
II.2.14)Additional information

This was previously published in the PIN OJ 2017/S 044-079856 on 03.03.2017 with the title 'Information material on nature and biodiversity'. The contract is renewable twice, the price per year is 161 900 EUR, the total amount including renewals is 485 700 EUR.

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
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: 2017/S 138-282429
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: 07.0202/2017/770048/SER/ENV.D3
Title:

Service contract for Information Materials on Nature and Biodiversity

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
21/12/2017
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Ecosystems Ltd
Postal address: Boulevard Général Wahis 21
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1030
Country: Belgium
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: 510 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 485 700.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 21 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:

21 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

In line with Article 134.1.e) and f) of the Rules of Application to the Financial Regulation nº 2015/1929 of 30.10.2015, during the 3 years following conclusion of the original contract, the contracting authority will be able to use the negotiated procedure for additional services (without prior publication of a contract notice) for new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that these services or works are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded after publication of a contract notice, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 4 of Article 134.

Please note this was previously published in the PIN OJ S 44 - 079856 on 3.3.2017 with the title "Information material on nature and biodiversity".

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxemburg
Postal code: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: GeneralCourt.Registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 43032100
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

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 two years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the complaint is based (see http:// www.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 two months of the notification of the award decision you may lodge an appeal to the body referred to in VI.4.1.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
15/01/2018