Malta-Valletta: Provision of Development, Specialised Services, Technology Solutions, Support Services in IT Software – DSTS 2
2021/S 211-549092
Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityEuropean institution/agency or international organisation
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Asylum
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Development, Specialised Services, Technology Solutions, Support Services in IT Software – DSTS 2
Reference number: EASO/2021/907
II.1.2)Main CPV code72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
To contract consulting/implementation services for software, systems, and project development.
• Lot 1: IT projects and applications: implementation of new applications, major enhancements and new versions for existing applications, and of application lifecycle maintenance activities;
• Lot 2: IT infrastructure, operations and security: in the IT infrastructure and operations area, provision of, involving but not limited to, storage systems, backup systems, virtualisation systems, network and communication systems, and operation and mission support systems. In addition, in IT security areas, further protection the IT infrastructure and daily operations.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 17 600 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
IT Projects and Applications
Lot No: 1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE Belgique / België
NUTS code: CY Κύπρος / Kýpros
NUTS code: EL Ελλάδα / Elláda
NUTS code: ES España
NUTS code: IT Italia
NUTS code: LT Lietuva
NUTS code: MT Malta
Main site or place of performance:
Greece, Malta, Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Belgium, Lithuania, and any other places where the contracting authority carries out its mandate.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 13 200 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
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
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
IT Infrastructure, Operations and Security
Lot No: 2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE Belgique / België
NUTS code: CY Κύπρος / Kýpros
NUTS code: EL Ελλάδα / Elláda
NUTS code: ES España
NUTS code: IT Italia
NUTS code: LT Lietuva
NUTS code: MT Malta
Main site or place of performance:
Greece, Malta, Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Belgium, Lithuania, and any other places where the contracting authority carries out its mandate.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 4 400 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
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
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersList and brief description of conditions:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingSelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilitySelection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
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
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 8
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
Need finalising development of some activities beyond four years (five total max) for continuity, and to be mature enough, until transition, to enhance its effectiveness and efficiency. In fact, some applications and services (e.g. Disaster Recovery plans, MedCOI, the Asylum Information Systems) that will continue in the new contract, are very specific and crucial for EASO activities and operations.
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.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 03/12/2021
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:English, Bulgarian, Danish, German, Greek, Estonian, Finnish, French, Irish, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Czech
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 9 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 06/12/2021
Local time: 11:00
Place:
European Asylum Support Office, Winemakers Wharf, Grand Harbour, MRS 1917 Valletta, MALTA.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A maximum of two representatives per tender may attend the opening session. For organisational and security reasons the tenderer must provide the full name, date of birth, nationality and ID or passport number of the representatives at least two working days in advance to: contracts@easo.europa.eu
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.3)Additional information:
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.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See internet address provided in Section I.3).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:25/10/2021