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Belgium-Brussels: Technical and scientific support in relation to the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22.10.2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species

2016/S 223-405814

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 the 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:

Technical and scientific support in relation to the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22.10.2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species.

Reference number: ENV.B.2/SER/2016/0011.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
90700000 Environmental services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22.10.2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species sets out several actions, which require very specific scientific and technical expertise in a broad-ranging area of work. This contract aims at providing to the Commission the necessary expertise to support the timely and proper application of the Regulation, in particular in the following areas: revision and updating of templates to support Member States in submitting information to the Commission; revision and updating of analytical methodologies to analyse information provided by the Member States; analysis and evaluation of information and requests submitted by the Member States; analysis and assessments related to legal complaints or petitions; collection, analysis and evaluation of information and data; development and updating of technical guidance documents, interpretation notes and other information and communication material.

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: 449 400.00 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:

Open call for tender — service contract for 12 months with a budget of 450 000 EUR. The contract is renewable twice for a period of 12 months on identical terms, up to a total duration of maximum 36 months (total budget (1 350 000 EUR)) provided that the contractor's performance is satisfactory in all respects and depending on budget availability.

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: 25
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 25
Price - 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

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: 2016/S 083-146603
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: 07.0202/2016/739524/SER/ENV.D.2
Title:

Technical and scientific support in relation to the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22.10.2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
07/11/2016
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Postal address: boulevard Louis Schmidt 64
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
Postal code: 1040
Country: Belgium
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1 350 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 1 348 200.00 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: 57 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:

10 % + 3 % + 3 % + 3 % + 3 % + 3 % + 1 % + 26 % + 5 %.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

In line with Article 134.1(e) and (f) of the rules of application to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2015/1929 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28.10.2015 (Financial Regulation), 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.

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 43032100
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 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 2 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 2 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:
08/11/2016