Section I: Contracting authority
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I.1)
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| Official name and address of the contracting authority:
European Environment Agency, Att.: Chris Steenmans, Kongens Nytorv 6, DK-1050 Copenhagen K. Tel.: +45 33 36 71 16. Fax: +45 33 36 71 97. E-mail: Chris.Steenmans@eea.eu.int URL: http://org.eea.eu.int/tenders..
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I.2)
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| Address from which further information can be obtained:
As in I.1.
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I.3)
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| Address from which documentation may be obtained:
As in I.1.
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I.4)
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| Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
As in I.1.
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I.5)
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| Type of contracting authority:
EU institution.
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Section II: Object of the contract
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II.1)
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| Description
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II.1.1)
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| Type of works contract (in case of works contract)
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II.1.2)
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| Type of supplies contract (in case of supplies contract):
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II.1.3)
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| Type of service contract (in case of service contract): Service category: Service
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II.1.4)
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| Is it a framework agreement?
Yes.
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II.1.5)
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| Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) consultancy and services for the European Environment Agency.
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II.1.6)
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| Description/object of the contract:
The purpose of this call for tender is to establish a framework contract with an organisation that can provide support to the
Agency in building and deploying the spatial infrastructure. The long-term purpose is to bring the present infrastructure into an
open architecture and transform existing European datasets into a harmonized format to ensure coherence and interoperability.
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II.1.7)
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| Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
Contractor's premises or at European Environment Agency (DK002).
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II.1.8)
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| Nomenclature
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II.1.8.1)
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| Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV):
Main object: 72310000, Additional objects: 72200000, 72220000, 72246000, 72266000, 72320000, 93900000
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II.1.8.2)
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| Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC)
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II.1.9)
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| Division into lots:
No.
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II.1.10)
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| Will variants be accepted?:
No.
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II.2)
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| Quantity or scope of the contract
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II.2.1)
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| Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable
Framework contract for a period of two years, renewable twice for a period of one year each. The first specific agreement will be
for an amount of between 300-500K.
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II.2.2)
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| Options). Description and time when they may be exercised
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II.3)
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| Duration of the contract or time limit for completion:
Period: 24 months from the award of the contract.
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Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
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III.1)
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| Conditions relating to the contract
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III.1.1)
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| Deposits and guarantees required
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III.1.2)
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| Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions (if applicable):
As described in the tender documentation.
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III.1.3)
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| Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded
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III.2)
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| Conditions for participation
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III.2.1)
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| Information concerning the personal situation of the contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and technical capacity required.
Exclusion cases: The tenderer shall submit an auto-declaration form (see tender documents) confirming that they are not in any
of the situations listed in the form and that consequently, they are eligible to tender. (N.B. additional evidence may be requested
at a later stage prior to signature of the contract).
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III.2.1.1)
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| Legal position - means of proof required:
Evidence of legal status shall be furnished by copy of documents confirming the tenderer's: - inclusion in a trade
register and/or VAT registration.
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III.2.1.2)
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| Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
Evidence of economic and financial capacity shall be furnished by one or more of the following documents. If you cannot
provide these references please prove your economic and financial capacity by means of other documentation available to you,
and explain why you cannot present the requested information.
-appropriate statements from banks or evidence of
professional risk indemnity insurance.
-the presentation of balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets for at least the last two years for which accounts have been closed, where publication of the balance sheet is required under the company law of
the country in which the economic operator is established.
-a statement of overall turnover and turnover concerning the works, supplies or services covered by the contract during a period which may be no more than the last three financial years.
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III.2.1.3)
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| Technical capacity - means of proof required:
Evidence shall be provided in the tender documents:
(a) that the business activity of the company is relevant from the standpoint of the task in question by listing the principal services provided and supplies delivered in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, public or private.
(b) of the service providers educational and professional qualifications and/or
those of the firms managerial staff and, in particular those of the persons responsible for providing the services
(c) of the service providers average annual manpower and the number of managerial staff for the last three years.
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III.3)
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| Conditions specific to services contracts
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III.3.1)
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| Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?
No
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III.3.2)
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| Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of the contract? No
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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| Type of procedure:
Open.
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IV.1.1)
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| Have candidates already been selected? (for negotiated procedure only and if applicable)
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IV.1.2)
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| Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure (if applicable)
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IV.1.3)
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| Previous publication concerning the same contract (if applicable)
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IV.1.3.1)
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| Prior information notice concerning the same contract (if applicable):
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IV.1.3.2)
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| Other previous publications
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IV.1.4)
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| Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender
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IV.2)
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| Award crieria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of criteria as stated in contract documents
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IV.3)
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| Administrative information
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IV.3.1)
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| Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting authority:
Ref. no. EEA/IDS/04/002
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IV.3.2)
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| Conditions for obtaining contractual documents and additional documents
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IV.3.3)
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| Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
52 days from dispatch of notice.
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IV.3.4)
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| Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates
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IV.3.5)
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| Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up:
Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, EEA member countries langs.
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IV.3.6)
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| Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender:
9 months from the deadline stated for receipt of tenders.
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IV.3.7)
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| Conditions for opening tenders
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IV.3.7.1)
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| Persons authorized to be present at the opening of tenders:
European Environment Agency representatives and one representative of each tenderer. Please inform Chris Steenmans in
advance by email if you wish to attend the opening.
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IV.3.7.2)
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| Date, time and place:
Date: 26/10/2004 (dd/mm/yyyy), Time 10.00, Place: European Environment Agency
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Section VI: Other information
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VI.1)
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| Is this notice a non-mandatory one?
No.
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VI.2)
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| If applicable, indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.3)
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| Does the contract relate to a project/programme financed by EU funds?
No.
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VI.4)
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| Additional information:
The framework contract may be renewed twice for a period of one year each.
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VI.5)
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| Date of dispatch of this notice:
26/08/2004.
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Annex A
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1.2) Address from which further information can be obtained
1.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained:
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