Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurementThe contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Technical support for the development of natural capital accounting.
Reference number: ENV.B.2/SER/2016/0019.
II.1.2)Main CPV code90700000 Environmental services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The aim of the contract is to provide assistance to the Commission on natural capital accounting, providing support for the implementation of the KIP INCA project, which will develop an EU level accounting system. Assistance will be provided to DG Environment and to KIP INCA partners (DG Environment, Eurostat, EEA, DG Research and Innovation, JRC). This will be on a range of subjects including: biophysical information, ecosystem condition and services; valuation methodologies for accounting; developing macro-indicators; integrating NCA into decision-making processes, policy support, and other related issues.
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)Value excluding VAT: 419 781.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: 00 Not specified
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Open call for tender — service contract of 140 000 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 therefore 420 000 EUR).
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 65
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and allocation of resources / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 15
Price - Weighting: 50/50
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen 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 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: 07.0202/2016/741033/SER/D2
Title:
Technical support for the development of natural capital accounting
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:21/11/2016
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)
Postal address: 219 Huntingdon Road
Town: Cambridge
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: CB3 0DL
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: The Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
Postal address: 11 Belgrave Road, IEEP Offices, floor 3
Town: London
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: SW1V 1RB
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: UEA Consulting Ltd, Research & Enterprise Services
Postal address: East Office (ARTS), UEA Norwich Research Park
Town: Norwich
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: NR4 7TJ
Country: United Kingdom
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: 420 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 419 781.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
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.
Please note this was previously published in the PIN OJ 2016/S 043-070158 on 2.3.2016 with a slightly different title: Technical support for the further development of natural capital accounting.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise 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:24/11/2016