Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Official name: European Commission, Directorate-General for the Environment, ENV. SRD.2 — Finance
Postal address: BU 9, 01/005
Town: Brussels
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
For the attention of: Markets Team
E-mail: env-tenders@ec.europa.eu
Telephone: +32 22960008
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/funding/calls_en.htm
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
Assessment and management of environmental impacts and risks resulting from the exploration and production of hydrocarbons.
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)
The objective of this study is to provide the Commission with the necessary knowledge basis to assess the need for possible further policy action on the management of environmental impacts and risks resulting from the exploration and extraction of hydrocarbons.
This study complements earlier studies that focused on the risks related to the onshore exploration and extraction of coal bed methane, tight gas, tight oil and shale gas.
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: 142 418 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. Quality of the proposed methodology. Weighting 60
2. Organisation of the work. Weighting 30
3. Quality control measures. Weighting 10
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.F.1/ETU/2014/0041.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 070201/2014/ 693553/ETU/ENV.F.1 V.1)Date of contract award decision:17.12.2014
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 5
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenOfficial name: AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Ltd
Postal address: 17 Angel Gate
Town: London
Postal code: EC1V 2SH
Country: United Kingdom
V.4)Information on value of contractInitial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 150 000 EUR
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 142 418 EUR
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of months: 12
V.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be sub-contracted: no
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 contract was published in the prior information notice OJ 2014/S 34-054570 of 18.2.2014 with the title 'Complementary study on unconventional fossil fuels (risk management standards)' with a budget of 250 000 EUR but that this contract has now been split into 2 different studies. The first study with a budget of between 120 000 EUR and 170 000 EUR was published in OJ 2014/S 125-221772 on 3.7.2014 with the title 'Study on the application in relevant Member States of the Commission Recommendation on minimum principles for the exploration and production of hydrocarbons (such as shale gas) using high volume hydraulic fracturing'. The budget for this contract was a range between 134 000 EUR and 150 000 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 of the plaintiff. 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:22.12.2014