Services - 366648-2020

05/08/2020    S150

Belgium-Brussels: Service Framework Contract for the Provision of ‘CBRN Protection Research and Technology Studies and Expertise’

2020/S 150-366648

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Defence Agency
Postal address: Rue des Drapiers 17-23
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
Postal code: B-1050
Country: Belgium
Contact person: Procurement and Contract Unit
E-mail: procurement@eda.europa.eu
Fax: +32 25042975
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.eda.europa.eu
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.eda.europa.eu/procurement-gateway/opportunites/eda-procurement
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=6928
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=6928
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object

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

Service Framework Contract for the Provision of ‘CBRN Protection Research and Technology Studies and Expertise’

Reference number: 20.RTI.OP.103
II.1.2)Main CPV code
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Provision of services in the form of ‘CBRN Protection Research and Technology’ studies and expertise at two complementary levels:

(a) a ‘horizontal’ level, comprising different fields of activities such as roadmaps; demonstrators, tools and systems; collaborative training and exercises workshops and conferences; and

(b) a ‘vertical’ level, comprising different types of thematic areas such as personal protective equipment; detection, identification and monitoring (DIM) of CBR; CBRN Hazard Management; CBRN Modelling and Simulation; Protection of Critical Infrastructure from CBRN (Collective protection); Protection of Food and Water Supply from CBRN; Assessment, Diagnosis, and Medical Countermeasures of CBR Hazards. The first specific contract will address all fields of activities in the context of thematic area ‘Personal Protective Equipment’.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE1 RÉGION DE BRUXELLES-CAPITALE / BRUSSELS HOOFDSTEDELIJK GEWEST
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Please refer to the tender documents, available at the e-tendering address specified above under section I.3) ‘Communication’.

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
Value excluding VAT: 1 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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: 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 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:

Please refer to the tender documents, available at the e-tendering address specified above under section I.3) ‘Communication’.

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 several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
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 participate
Date: 20/10/2020
Local time: 17:00
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 tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 21/10/2020
Local time: 11:00
Place:

European Defence Agency's premises.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

An authorised representative of each tenderer may attend the opening of tenders.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
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:

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:
29/07/2020