Services - 615867-2020

21/12/2020    S248

Belgium-Brussels: Mobile Telephony Communications Services (MTS III) — Lot 2

2020/S 248-615867

Modification notice

Modification of a contract/concession during its term

Legal Basis:
Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2018/1046

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: European Commission, DIGIT — Informatics, DIGIT.A.3 — ICT Procurement and Contracts
Postal address: 15 07/P001, rue Montoyer 15
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
Postal code: B-1049
Country: Belgium
E-mail: digit-contracts-info-centre@ec.europa.eu
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/informatics_en
Address of the buyer profile: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/tender-opportunities-department/informatics-tenders-and-contracts_en

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

Mobile Telephony Communications Services (MTS III) — Lot 2

Reference number: DIGIT/R3/PO/2016/022
II.1.2)Main CPV code
64200000 Telecommunications services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
II.2.4)Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:

Provision of mobile communication services.

Mobile communications and services (including Helpdesk).

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 48
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:

EU administrative appropriations.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number in the OJ S: 2017/S 055-100858

Section V: Award of contract/concession

Contract No: DI/07531
Title:

DIGIT/R3/PO/2016/022-MTS III Lot 2

V.2)Award of contract/concession
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
01/03/2017
V.2.2)Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Official name: Proximus SA
National registration number: BE 0202239951
Postal address: Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 27B
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1030
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 22029682
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 2 526 326.59 EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
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: 2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail: generalcourt.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:

Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff or, in absence thereof, of the day on which it came to the knowledge of the plaintiff an action for annulment could be launched. Any request made and any reply from the contracting authority, or any complaint for maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment or to open a new period for launching an action for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated in section VI.4.1).

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
14/12/2020

Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession

VII.1)Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1)Main CPV code
64200000 Telecommunications services
VII.1.2)Additional CPV code(s)
VII.1.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE BELGIQUE-BELGIË
NUTS code: LU LUXEMBOURG
VII.1.4)Description of the procurement:

Provision of mobile communication services.

Mobile communications and services (including Helpdesk).

VII.1.5)Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 48
VII.1.6)Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 3 526 326.59 EUR
VII.1.7)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Official name: Proximus SA
National registration number: BE 0202239951
Postal address: Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 27B
Town: Brussels
NUTS code: BE100 Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale / Arr. van Brussel-Hoofdstad
Postal code: 1030
Country: Belgium
Telephone: +32 22029682
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: no
VII.2)Information about modifications
VII.2.1)Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):

The total value of the contract is increased by 40 % (EUR 1 000 000.00) according to article 172 para. 3(b) of the Financial Regulation.

VII.2.2)Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee (Art. 43(1)(c) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(c) of Directive 2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(c) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:

This modification is necessary in order to tackle the highly increased needs for mobile telephony services of the participating EUIs and Agencies triggered by the corona virus outbreak and the lockdown measures taken by national authorities that forced the participating EUIs/Agencies to use teleworking as the standard working mode.

VII.2.3)Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 2 526 326.59 EUR
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 3 526 326.59 EUR