Results of the procurement procedure
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Frontex — European Border and Coast Guard Agency
Postal address: Plac Europejski 6
Town: Warsaw
NUTS code:
PL911 Miasto WarszawaPostal code: 00-844
Country: Poland
E-mail:
procurement@frontex.europa.euTelephone: +48 222059500
Fax: +48 222059501
Internet address(es): Main address:
www.frontex.europa.eu 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:
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for Medium Altitude Long Endurance Maritime Aerial Surveillance
Reference number: Frontex/OP/888/2019/JL/CG
II.1.2)Main CPV code60440000 Aerial and related services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
Frontex is looking to acquire aerial surveillance services by the means of Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) for maritime purposes. The service will be delivered in Greece and/or in Italy and/or in Malta within a framework contract signed between Frontex and the contractor. The aerial surveillance service shall include reliable close to real time live data streaming and data sharing capacity in the requested formats. Frontex is looking for a complete service providing all the necessary technical and human resources, including obtaining the applicable permissions and certificates.
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: 50 000 000.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: EL ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
NUTS code: IT ITALIA
NUTS code: MT MALTA
Main site or place of performance:
GREECE and/or ITALY and/or MALTA.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The subject of the contract is to establish multiple framework contract for maritime aerial surveillance services with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems for long endurance, providing of information via remote mission portal and sharing of compiled operational picture and/or raw data (the data transmission requirements will be defined in the specific orders). Frontex awards the framework contract to two (2) contractors, rating them in ‘cascade’ (first and second) order.
II.2.5)Award criteriaQuality criterion - Name: technical offer / Weighting: 0.60
Price - Weighting: 0.40
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
This procurement procedure was open on equal terms to any natural or legal person wishing to bid for the assignment. Exceptionally in this procedure, bids from economic operators from third countries have also been accepted. Participation in this call for tenders was open as well to international organisations.
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 systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 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/888-1/2019/JL/CG
Title:
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for Medium Altitude Long Endurance Maritime Aerial Surveillance
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:01/10/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH
Postal address: Richard-Dunkel-Strasse 121
Town: Bremen
NUTS code: DE501 Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt
Postal code: 28199
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: 50 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 50 000 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 60 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Provision of RPAS including SATCOM services, provision of RPAS manuals, provision of training and training certification of Airbus DS personnel, delivery of spares to deployment base, depot maintenance, continued airworthiness.
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Frontex/OP/888-2/2019/JL/CG
Title:
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for Medium Altitude Long Endurance Maritime Aerial Surveillance
A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:01/10/2020
V.2.2)Information about tendersNumber of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractorOfficial name: Elbit Systems Ltd, Advanced Technology Center
Postal address: P.O. Box 539
Town: Haifa
NUTS code: IL ISRAEL
Postal code: 31053
Country: Israel
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: 50 000 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 50 000 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontractingThe contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 40 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Subcontractor will provide manpower for on-site services, operations, support, maintenance, logistics, training and other on-site services as may be required by the Contractor; it will also provide portion of the equipment designated for this contract.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 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:01/10/2020