CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) |
Shinfield Park |
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RG2 9AX |
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http://www.ecmwf.int/
http://procurement.ecmwf.int
http://procurement.ecmwf.int
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Meteorological Services |
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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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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityCopernicus C3S_330 Operational Production of Seasonal Forecasts. |
II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract27 |
II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
On contractor's premises.
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II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
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Duration of the framework agreement39 |
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement7 700 0008 600 000EUR
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
II.1.5)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
ECMWF as the Entrusted Entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) invites tenders for production of seasonal forecasts, to contribute to the operational phase of its seasonal forecast service. The service will be a continuation of the current activity started by C3S in 2016, which has at its core a multi-system seasonal forecast infrastructure. It is intended that contracts will be negotiated with several providers of seasonal forecast data, to cover a period of 39 months starting around 1.4.2018. The focus will be on production and delivery of forecast data to an operational schedule. As in the current, pre-operational phase of the service, C3S will take ownership of the data products delivered by these contracts, create further data and graphical products, including multi-system combinations, and make them available to the public without charge. Tenderers are encouraged to submit proposals that demonstrate their ability to deliver high-quality operational services with a strong foundation in science, research and development.
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II.1.6)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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73000000 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
II.1.8)
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Division into lots No |
II.1.9)
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Will variants be accepted
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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 |
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II.2.2)
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Options |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts
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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
Please see Volume I (Instructions and Conditions) of the ITT documents.
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III.1.2)
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Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions
Please see Volume V (Framework Agreement) of the ITT documents.
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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 to be awarded
ECMWF will only enter into a contract with a single legal person/entity. Due to the need to include performance and compliance obligations in the contract, ECMWF will contract only with a single legal person or entity which is competent to undertake and commit to these obligations.
ECMWF recognises that some bids will involve a number of organisations which may wish to work together to deliver the contract requirements. In such cases, these organisations must identify a lead contractor who will sign the contract with ECMWF and who will be responsible for putting in place legal arrangements to ensure that it can guarantee that all other organisations will also meet the contract obligations.
ECMWF will not enter into multiple contracts with individual members of consortia or groups of service providers.
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III.1.4)
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Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
See Volume V (Framework Agreement) and Volume II (Specification) of the ITT documents.
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III.2)
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Conditions for Participation
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III.2.1)
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Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Tenders will not be eligible unless they are submitted by persons or entities based or registered in a member state of the EU or in a member state of ECMWF.
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III.2.2)
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Economic and financial capacity
Tenderers must complete the online questionnaire in ECMWF's eProcurement Portal.
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III.2.3)
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Technical capacity
Tenderers must complete the online questionnaire in ECMWF's eProcurement Portal.
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III.2.4)
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Reserved contracts
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III.3)
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Conditions Specific to Service 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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Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service? Yes |
Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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No
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Yes
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General |
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Price |
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Track Record |
15 |
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Quality of Resources to be Deployed |
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Technical Solution Proposed |
30 |
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Management and Implementation |
20 |
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
Copernicus C3S_330 Operational Production of Seasonal Forecasts
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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2017/S 108-218769 08-06-2017
Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 10-10-2017
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IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 9
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IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? Yes
Copernicus — The European Earth Observation Programme:
See http://www.copernicus.eu/
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
The procurement for the contract will be conducted in accordance with ECMWF's procedures as set out in ECMWF's Invitation to Tender documents, which will be available on ECMWF's eProcurement Portal and no other procedures will apply. In submitting this notice ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organisation or submit itself to any jurisdiction. Tenders must be submitted using ECMWF's eProcurement Portal as described in Volume I of the ITT documents. Hard copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted.
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) |
Shinfield Park |
Reading |
RG2 9AX |
UK |
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http://www.ecmwf.int/ |
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) |
Shinfield Park |
Reading |
RG2 9AX |
UK |
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http://www.ecmwf.int/ |
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 17-08-2017 |
ANNEX A
Additional Addresses and Contact Points
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I)
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Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) |
Shinfield Park |
Reading |
RG2 9AX |
UK |
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http://www.ecmwf.int/ |
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II)
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Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) |
Shinfield Park |
Reading |
RG2 9AX |
UK |
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http://procurement.ecmwf.int/ |
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III)
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Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) |
Shinfield Park |
Reading |
RG2 9AX |
UK |
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http://procurement.ecmwf.int/ |
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