Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: European Union Satellite Centre (Satcen)
National registration number: N0063121H
Postal address: Avenida de Cádiz, Ed. 457. Base Aérea de Torrejón
Town: Torrejón de Ardoz
NUTS code:
ES3 Comunidad de MadridPostal code: 28850
Country: Spain
Contact person: Adrian Sanchez
E-mail:
procurement.sea@satcen.europa.euTelephone: +34 916786000
Fax: +34 916786006
Internet address(es): Main address:
https://www.satcen.europa.euAddress of the buyer profile:
https://www.satcen.europa.eu 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: Security and defence
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Framework Contract for the Supply of Geospatial Products for the Copernicus Service in Support to EU External Action
Reference number: SatCen OP-03/21
II.1.2)Main CPV code71354100 Digital mapping services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The objective of this call for tenders is to award a service framework contract to a single economic operator for the production and supply of geospatial products for the Copernicus Service in Support to EU External Action (‘SEA’), component of the Copernicus Security Service (the ‘Copernicus SEA Service’). The SatCen, as the manager and coordinator of the Copernicus SEA Service, seeks to acquire services to provide rapid and on-demand geospatial products based on the analysis of satellite imagery and collateral data for the detection and monitoring of events or activities that may have implications for the EU and global security. Such products include, inter alia, layers, maps and databases under different formats.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 9 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)22114300 Maps
35631200 Observation satellites
71354000 Map-making services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: ES3 Comunidad de Madrid
Main site or place of performance:
At the contractor's premises, unless otherwise indicated.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The services sought by the SatCen comprise the following tasks:
(i) establishing and maintaining a service, available twelve hours a day (from 8:00 to 20:00 CET), seven days a week, for receiving SatCen’s orders for geospatial products;
(ii) activating the production during working hours to generate the products ordered.
(iii) delivering the products to the SatCen within the deadlines specified in the orders, via File Transfer Protocol and/or Service Delivery Platform, along with technical and progress reports.
The Copernicus SEA Service is an on-demand service by nature. The products will be ordered and the production work will be activated at the SatCen’s request, based on varying users’ needs.
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: 9 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemStart: 28/02/2022
End: 31/12/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The framework contract is renewed automatically up to two times for periods of 12 months each, unless one of the parties receives formal notification to the contrary at least three months before the end of the ongoing duration. Renewal does not change or postpone any existing obligations.
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: yes
Identification of the project:
Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 28 April 2021, establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
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
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 a single operator
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: 11/01/2022
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
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 12/01/2022
Local time: 12:00
Place:
By videoconference, as provided in Section 3.2 of the invitation to tender.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A maximum of two representatives per tender may attend the opening session.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen)
Postal address: Avenida de Cádiz, Ed. 457. Base Aérea de Torrejón
Town: Torrejón de Ardoz
Postal code: 28850
Country: Spain
E-mail:
info@satcen.europa.euTelephone: +34 916786000
Fax: +34 916786006
Internet address:
https://www.satcen.europa.eu/ VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen)
Postal address: Avenida de Cádiz, Ed. 457. Base Aérea de Torrejón
Town: Torrejón de Ardoz
Postal code: 28850
Country: Spain
E-mail:
info@satcen.europa.euTelephone: +34 916786000
Fax: +34 916786006
Internet address:
https://www.satcen.europa.eu/ VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:05/11/2021