Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s) I.2)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.3)Main activityEnvironment
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract
How much biodiversity does Natura 2000 cover?
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: 'Extra muros'.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Whereas the EU Birds and Habitats Directives include a formal requirement for Member States to protect and manage Natura 2000 sites for a limited set of species and habitat types 'of Community interest', there is abundant circumstantial evidence that the protection requirements benefit a much wider set of species, and potentially even a substantial share of the entire species biodiversity within the EU territory. However, there is currently no study and no data that would allow quantifying this 'umbrella effect' of Natura 2000.
The aim of this study contract is therefore to provide quantified information, in terms of share of species that is expected to significantly benefit from the protection and management requirements for Natura 2000 sites under the EU Birds and Habitats Directive.
The data that this study will provide will have a number of useful practical applications.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)90700000 Environmental services
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)Value: 249 108 EUR
Excluding VAT
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Understanding of the objectives. Weighting 20
2. Quality of the proposed methodology. Weighting 30
3. Organisation of the work. Weighting 25
4. Quality control measures. Weighting 25
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
ENV.B.3/ETU/2014/0019.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 07.0202/2014/691299/ETU/ENV.B.3 V.1)Date of contract award decision:1.12.2014
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 3
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenOfficial name: DLO-Alterra
Postal address: Droevendaalsesteeg 3
Town: Wageningen
Postal code: 6708 PB
Country: Netherlands
V.4)Information on value of contractInitial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 250 000 EUR
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 249 108 EUR
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 14
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Proportion: 68 %
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted: 14 % + 10 % + 10 % + 16 % +14 % + 4 %.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
In line with Article 134.1(f) of the rules of application to the Financial Regulation No 966/2012 of 25.10.2012, during the 3 years following conclusion of the original contract, the contracting authority will be able to use the exceptional negotiated procedure for additional services (without prior publication of a contract notice) consisting in the repetition of similar services (up to a maximum of 50 % of the original contract value) entrusted to the economic operator awarded the initial contract by the same contracting authority.
Please note that this was previously published in the PIN OJ 2014/S 34-054570 of 18.2.2014 with the title 'How much biodiversity does Natura 2000 cover?' and had a budget of 250 000 EUR.
The range was fixed between 200 000 EUR and 250 000 EUR.
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures VI.3.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals.
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:2.12.2014