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Services - 534815-2021
22/10/2021    S206

Belgium-Brussels: Peer Review of EMAS Accreditation and Licensing Bodies

2021/S 206-534815

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.5 – Finance, BU 9 01/005
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:

Peer Review of EMAS Accreditation and Licensing Bodies

Reference number: ENV/2021/OP/0002
II.1.2)Main CPV code
90700000 Environmental services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

According to Article 31 of the EMAS Regulation, all accreditation and licensing bodies shall participate in a peer evaluation with regard to accreditation and licensing of environmental verifiers under this Regulation to be organised by the Forum of Accreditation and Licensing Bodies (FALB), on a regular basis, at least every four years, and shall include an assessment of the rules and procedures set out in Articles 28 and 29 of the EMAS Regulation.

FALB shall transmit a regular report of the peer evaluation to the Commission and the Committee established under Article 49(1), and make it public.

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: 200 000.00 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:

Peer review of EMAS accreditation and licensing bodies.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality of the proposed methodology / Weighting: 30
Quality criterion - Name: Organisation of the work and allocation of resources / Weighting: 40
Quality criterion - Name: Quality control measures / Weighting: 30
Price - 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 02 (Life Op.) Circular Economy and Quality of Life.

II.2.14)Additional information

This was previously published in the PIN OJS 071-179754 with the title: Forum of Accreditation/Licensing Bodies (FALB) Peer Evaluations under the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).

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: 2021/S 090-231916
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: 090202/2021/855991/SER/ENV.B.1
Title:

Peer Review of EMAS Accreditation and Licensing Bodies

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)Award of contract
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract:
12/10/2021
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: Umweltbundesamt GmbH (UBA GMBH)
Postal address: Spittelauer Lande, 5
Town: Vienna
NUTS code: AT Österreich
Postal code: 1090
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: 200 000.00 EUR
Total value of the contract/lot: 200 000.00 EUR
V.2.5)Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:

Reserve clause:

Please note that budgetary implementation of the contract is subject to the following conditions:

* adoption of the legal basis: the Life Regulation is the instrument under which DG Environment policy implementation will be carried out for the period 2021-2027. The Life Regulation is expected to be published in the OJ in June 2021 and will enter into force after its publication;

* approval of the annual work programme for the respective year of implementation.

Achieving these conditions is outside the control of the contracting authority.

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
E-mail: GC.Registry@curia.europa.eu
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:
15/10/2021