Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Defence Agency (EDA)
Postal address: Rue des Drapiers 17-23
Town: Brussels
NUTS code:
BE1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk GewestPostal code: B-1050
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Procurement and Contract Unit
E-mail:
procurement@eda.europa.euFax: +32 25042975
Internet address(es): Main address:
http://www.eda.europa.euAddress of the buyer profile:
https://eda.europa.eu/procurement I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Service Framework Contract for the Provision of a Study Entitled ‘Hypersonic Threat Detection and Countermeasures (Hypotenuse)’
Reference number: 21.RTI.OP.092
II.1.2)Main CPV code73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The general objective of this project is to explore potential new technologies and approaches to the defence against hypersonic threats, including sensors and countermeasures.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 700 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE1 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Main site or place of performance:
The place of performance of the tasks shall be the contractor's premises or any other place indicated in the tender specifications.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Please refer to the tender documents, available at the eTendering address specified above under section I.3) ‘Communication’.
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: 700 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
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: no
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 refer to the tender documents, available at the eTendering address provided in section I.3) ‘Communication’.
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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: 20/10/2021
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:English
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 21/10/2021
Local time: 12:00
Place:
European Defence Agency's premises.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
An authorised representative of each tenderer may attend the opening of the tenders.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in section I.3) in the last 5 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:
You may submit any observations concerning the procurement procedure to the contracting authority by email at procurement@eda.europa.eu. 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://www.ombudsman.europa.eu). Within 2 months of notice of the award decision, you may launch an action for annulment of the award decision. Any request you may make and any reply from us, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment or of opening anew period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated in section VI.4.1) of the contract notice.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:09/07/2021