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Services - 626982-2020

Submission deadline has been amended by:  3573-2021
24/12/2020    S251

Serbia-Belgrade: Operation of a water-purification plant

2020/S 251-626982

Contract notice

Services

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

Procurement award procedure applying to European Union external actions financed from the general budget of the European Union and the European Development Fund (EDF)

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Finance, Government of the Republic of Serbia Department for Contracting and Financing of EU Funded Programmes (CFCU)
Postal address: Sremska St, 3-5, VII floor, office 701
Town: Belgrade
NUTS code: RS REPUBLIKA SRBIJA /РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА
Postal code: 11000
Country: Serbia
E-mail: cfcu.questions@mfin.gov.rs
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.mfin.gov.rs
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=7665
Additional 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 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:

EU Support to Reforms in Water Sector Services

Reference number: NEAR/BEG/2020/EA-RP/0063
II.1.2)Main CPV code
65120000 Operation of a water-purification plant
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:

The overall objective of the contract is to improve life standard of citizens by raising the environmental standards in Serbia to approximate EU levels. The purpose of this contract is to improve the efficiency of water services and to support the implementation of the requirements for cost recovery both at central and local level.

Results to be achieved by the contractor:

Result 1. Improved utility service system on local level;

Result 2: Developed model for separating water services from other communal services;

Result 3: Developed models for business performance improvement of Public Utility Companies;

Result 4: Tariffs methodology and water services pricing system developed;

Result 5: Developed model for the establishment of the Regulatory body – Regulator;

Result 6: Strengthen capacities on local level regarding introduction of the Regulatory body – Regulator.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
65120000 Operation of a water-purification plant
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: RS REPUBLIKA SRBIJA /РЕПУБЛИКА СРБИЈА
Main site or place of performance:

Serbia (Region IPA instrument)

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

EU support to reforms in water sector services.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 2 000 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

The contracting authority may, at its own discretion, extend the project in duration and/or scope subject to the availability of funding. Any extension of the contract would be subject to satisfactory performance by the contractor.

II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 8
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
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:

PreAccession Countries/New Member States,Environment/IPA 2017.

II.2.14)Additional information

Subsequent to the initial contract resulting from the current tender procedure, new services or works consisting in the repetition of similar services or works, up to the estimated amount of 7 200 000, may be entrusted to the initial contractor by negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, provided the new services or works are in conformity with the same basic project.

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 registers
List and brief description of conditions:

See internet address provided in section I.3).

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:

Information to candidates and tenderers.

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:

Information to candidates and tenderers

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 procedure
Restricted 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: no
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 158-389585
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 25/01/2021
Local time: 15:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 25/03/2021
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:

See internet address provided in section I.3). For any additional information, please refer to the document ‘Information to candidates and tenderers’.

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: 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:

See internet address provided in section I.3).

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
22/12/2020