Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
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 activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Framework contract for the verification audit of the EMAS environmental management system and the validation of the European Commission's environmental statements for the years 2016–2019.
II.1.2)Main CPV code90710000 Environmental management
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The subject of the framework contract is the performance of the external verification of the Commission EMAS environmental management system in accordance with the EMAS Regulation for the 4 years (2016–2019) by accredited verifiers and the delivery at the end of the process of all the required documents needed for EMAS registration.
The contractor must be able to deliver at the same time the ISO 14001 certificate for the Commission sites which applied for it.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 220 000.00 EUR
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)90714000 Environmental auditing
79132000 Certification services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: BE241 Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde
NUTS code: BE211 Arr. Antwerpen
NUTS code: IE01 Border
NUTS code: NL1 NOORD-NEDERLAND
NUTS code: DE12 Karlsruhe
NUTS code: LU0 LUXEMBOURG (GRAND-DUCHÉ)
NUTS code: BE10 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale / Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest
NUTS code: ITC4 Lombardia
NUTS code: ES618 Sevilla
Main site or place of performance:
Brussels (Belgium), Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Geel (Belgium), Petten (Netherlands), Karlsruhe (Germany), Seville (Spain), Ispra (Italy), Grange (Ireland).
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: 220 000.00 EUR
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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
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.
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 13/04/2016
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: 19/04/2016
Local time: 10:00
Place:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
VI.3)Additional information:
See Internet address provided in Section I.3. The website will be updated regularly and it is the tenderers' responsibility to check for updates and modifications during the submission period. No paper version will be provided.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.3)Review procedurePrecise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Within 2 months of the plaintiff being notified or, failing this, of the day on which it became known to him/her.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:01/03/2016