Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
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
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Research.
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Ground-based observations for validation (GBOV) of Copernicus global land products.
II.1.2)Main CPV code48810000 Information systems
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Copernicus European earth monitoring program (formerly known as GMES, global monitoring for environment and security) has entered in an operational phase following the adoption of the GMES initial operations programme 2011–2013. The global land component, further defined in short as ‘global land’, or through the acronym GL, is earmarked as a component of the land monitoring service, one of the 2 services identified for operational implementation in the abovementioned regulation.
The purpose of this contract is to set up and operate the systematic collection and distribution of ground-based observation for validating the EO land products generated in the framework of the global land component. The activities of the contract are organised in a single lot.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 4 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)35631200 Observation satellites
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: ITC41 Varese
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
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: 4 000 000.00 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: yes
Identification of the project: Copernicus Regulation — Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
II.2.14)Additional information
See Interned address in Section I.3.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersList and brief description of conditions:
See Internet address in Section I.3.
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: 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 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: 16/12/2016
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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 22/12/2016
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Entrance Building, Room 7, via Enrico Fermi 2749, 21027 Ispra VA, ITALY.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Max. 1 authorised representative per tenderer can attend the opening. The request must be sent to the contact point before 22.12.2016, together with a copy of the identity card/passport.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
See Internet address in Section I.3.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: General Court of the European Union
Town: Luxembourg
Country: Luxembourg
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:04/11/2016
