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Services - 438806-2022
12/08/2022    S155

Poland-Warsaw: Short Notice Chartering of Aircraft for FRONTEX Operational Activities

2022/S 155-438806

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Services

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

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (FRONTEX)
Postal address: Plac Europejski 6
Town: Warsaw
NUTS code: PL911 Miasto Warszawa
Postal code: 00-844
Country: Poland
E-mail: procurement@frontex.europa.eu
Telephone: +48 222059500
Fax: +48 222059501
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.frontex.europa.eu
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:

Short Notice Chartering of Aircraft for FRONTEX Operational Activities

Reference number: Frontex/OP/947/2019/JL
II.1.2)Main CPV code
60420000 Non-scheduled air transport services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The services acquired by established FWC with reopening of competition with four contractors. The provision of specific charter organised following the calls for competition for establishment of the specific contracts under this FWC. Thus, under the above-mentioned FWC, FRONTEX shall acquire a defined number of flying hours to cover fully-fledged services for carrying out the flights for which the variables are not known at the moment of the signature of the SC. The services delivered under this FWC will be used mainly for organising emergency return flights, which means that variables of each flight will be communicated to the contractor latest seven days before the expected day of the service.

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: 15 000 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: PL Polska
Main site or place of performance:

The FWC is managed from the FRONTEX HQ located in Warsaw, POLAND and refers to territories outside EU MS.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The services acquired by established FWC with reopening of competition with four contractors. The provision of specific charter organised following the calls for competition for establishment of the specific contracts under this FWC. Thus, under the above-mentioned FWC, FRONTEX shall acquire a defined number of flying hours to cover fully-fledged services for carrying out the flights for which the variables are not known at the moment of the signature of the SC. The services delivered under this FWC will be used mainly for organising emergency return flights, which means that variables of each flight will be communicated to the contractor latest seven days before the expected day of the service.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price
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

This contract award notice refers to the 50 % increase of the previously concluded framework contract Frontex/OP/947/2019/JL value from 10 000 000 EUR to 15 000 000 EUR by means of the exceptional negotiated procedure.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Explanation:

Award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union. Services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works provided these are in conformity with a basic project as per Point 11.1 (e) Annex 1 FR (can be used only within three years of the contract and only if the possibility to use this negotiated procedure was announced from the outset of the initial procedure) — this legal basis is used to increase the ceiling of this framework contract.

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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2020/S 085-200085
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: Frontex/OP/947-ACS/2019/JL
Title:

Short Notice Chartering of Aircraft for FRONTEX Operational Activities

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
14/06/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Air Charter Service GmbH
National registration number: HRB 89004
Postal address: An der Welle 5
Town: Frankfurt
NUTS code: DE712 Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Postal code: 60322
Country: Germany
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: 10 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 15 000 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: Frontex/OP/947-API/2019/JL
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
14/06/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Air Partner International GmbH
National registration number: FN195843f
Postal address: Rasumofskygasse 4/16
Town: Vienna
NUTS code: AT13 Wien
Postal code: 1030
Country: Austria
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: 10 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 15 000 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: Frontex/OP/947-PAS/2019/JL
Title:

Short Notice Chartering of Aircraft for FRONTEX Operational Activities

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
14/06/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Professional Aviation Solutions GmbH
National registration number: HRB 80798
Postal address: Lustheide 85
Town: Bergisch Gladbach
NUTS code: DEA2B Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Postal code: 51427
Country: Germany
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: 10 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 15 000 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: Frontex/OP/947-Aircontact/2019/JL
Title:

Short Notice Chartering of Aircraft for FRONTEX Operational Activities

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
14/06/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: AS Aircontact
National registration number: NO910100211
Postal address: Karenslyst Alle 49
Town: Oslo
NUTS code: NO081 Oslo
Postal code: 0279
Country: Norway
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: 10 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 15 000 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

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: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: cfi.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:

Within two months of the notification to the plaintiff, or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge.

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
08/08/2022