Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Shinfield Park
Reading
RG2 9AX
UK
Contact person: Procurement at ECMWF
E-mail: procurement@ecmwf.int
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ecmwf.int/
Address of the buyer profile: http://procurement.ecmwf.int/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5) Main activity
Other: Meteorological Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Copernicus C3S_34c Prototype Service for Decadal Climate Predictions
Reference number: C3S_34c
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
ECMWF, as the entrusted entity for the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), issued a contract for the development of a prototype service for climate predictions targeting the time horizon of years to decades ahead.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
866 373.17
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
00
Main site or place of performance:
On contractor's premises.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The objective of this framework agreement is to develop the prototype for a decadal prediction service of relevance to users. The work will cover 2 main topics: the development of robust, credible and reliable encoding standards for forecasts and products, resulting in recommendations for best practice in this respect and the analysis of a set of case studies to test the value of decadal predictions in applications of relevance to users from several sectors of economic activity.
The technical work in the first category will consider standards from existing activities (like, for example, those used in the Decadal Climate Prediction Project (DCPP) of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP), or at WMO’s Lead Centre for Annual to Decadal Prediction) and current standards followed by C3S for other activities (like seasonal forecasts and climate projections). Discussions with the data-standard community will be initiated and will be facilitated through a workshop at the facilities of one of the partners in Barcelona.
In addition, a robust definition of methods for post-processing of forecast data, including the generation of multi-model and the assessment of forecast quality, will be formulated into recommendations and provided to C3S at the end of the contract. These aspects will be illustrated using the DCPP-A simulations.
The set of case studies will include contributions from each of the participants in the contract. Four examples have been identified: the first addresses the management of water level and water quality of the Upper catchment in North-Rhine-Westphalia; the second tests the potential for planning of crop yield; the third estimates the predictability of the risk associated with tropical and extra-tropical cyclones over the Atlantic basin and the fourth addresses the production of hydro- and solar power and solar in European regions. Each of the case studies will develop their application in collaboration with a specific user.
Together, these 2 areas of work aim to achieve significant progress in the understanding of the potential value of decadal predictions to society and pave the way towards a decadal prediction service at C3S.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Legal and financial
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Track record
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Quality of resources to be deployed
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Technical solution proposed
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Management and implementation
/ Weighting: 20
Price
/ Weighting:
15
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about 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 106-258962
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_34c_DWD
Title: Copernicus C3S_34c Prototype Service for Decadal Climate Predictions
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/11/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Deutscher Wetterdienst
Frankfurter Str. 135
Offenbach
63067
DE
NUTS: DE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.dwd.de/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 866 373.17
EUR
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Shinfield Park
Reading
RG2 9AX
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/suppliers
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See instructions on ECMWF's supplier web page: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/suppliers
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Shinfield Park
Reading
RG2 9AX
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/suppliers
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/12/2019