Services - 502703-2022
16/09/2022    S179

Belgium-Brussels: Support for Implementing the EU Soil Strategy for 2030

2022/S 179-502703

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 Commission, Directorate-General for Environment (ENV)
Postal address: ENV.A.4 – Finance, Audit and Budget, BRE2 10/DCS
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: env-tenders@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/funding/calls_en.htm
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:

Support for Implementing the EU Soil Strategy for 2030

Reference number: ENV/2022/OP/0005
II.1.2)Main CPV code
90700000 Environmental services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The objective of this service contract is to support DG Environment, Unit D1 in the implementation of the EU soil strategy for 2030 and in the achievement of the soil objectives therein, except for the specific actions related to the development of the Soil Health Law, as indicated in the strategy.

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: 469 938.00 EUR
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
90700000 Environmental services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Main site or place of performance:

The contractor's premises.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Support for implementing the EU soil strategy for 2030.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 50
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and allocation of resources / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 20
Cost criterion - Name: Price - weighting / Weighting: 50/50
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: yes
Identification of the project:

09 02 01 (Life Op.) Nature and Biodiversity

II.2.14)Additional information

This was previously published in the PIN OJS 2022/S 050-126056 with the title 'Implementation of the New Soil Strategy'.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open 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
Notice number in the OJ S: 2022/S 072-191022
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: 09.0201/2022/877182/SER/D.1
Title:

Support for Implementing the EU Soil Strategy for 2030

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
07/09/2022
V.2.2)Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Ricardo Nederland BV
Postal address: Daalsesingel 51
Town: Utrecht
NUTS code: NL Nederland
Postal code: 3411 SW
Country: Netherlands
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Ricardo-AEA Ltd
Postal address: Old Shoreham Road, Shoreham Technical Centre, Sussex
Town: Shoreham-by-Sea
NUTS code: UK United Kingdom
Postal code: BN43 5FG
Country: United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Ricardo Consultant SL
Postal address: Calle Agustin de Foxa 29, 9-B
Town: Madrid
NUTS code: ES España
Postal code: 28036
Country: Spain
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: 500 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 469 938.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting
The 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:

28,47 % + 10,56 % + 7,64 % + 5,59 % + 3,35 % + 5,11 % = 60,73 %

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3). In case of unavailability or disruptions in the functioning of the electronic means of communication provided in Section I.3) in the last five calendar days before the time limit for receipt indicated in Section IV.2.2), the contracting authority reserves the right to extend this time limit and publish the extension at the internet address provided in Section I.3), without a preceding publication of a corrigendum to this notice. Economic operators interested in this procurement are invited to subscribe to the call for tenders at the address in Section I.3) in order to get notified when new information or documents are published.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court of the European Union
Postal address: rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Internet address: http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

Please consult the procurement documents available at the address indicated in Section I.3).

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
09/09/2022