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/
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 CAMS_94 User Interaction Activities
Reference number: CAMS_94
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
As the Entrusted Entity for implementing the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), ECMWF issued a contract for activities to support ECMWF with the management of the relationship between CAMS and its users.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
629 755.27
EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
DE
Main site or place of performance:
On contractor's premises.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
As the Entrusted Entity for implementing the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), ECMWF issued a contract for activities to support ECMWF with the management of the relationship between CAMS and its users, with the overarching goal to ensure the best possible use of the products by the users and to their full satisfaction.
In more detail, the objectives are to:
— facilitate understanding of the requirements of users through detailed analyses and translate these user requirements into specifications for the service lines and the supporting upstream processing, product delivery, and web facilities,
— organize user feedback loops via user workshops, and
— set up and maintain the CAMS User Requirements Data Base (URDB) that keeps a record of all user requirements and their analysis.
This will be achieved by gathering and analysis of user requirements from the user workshops, through the CAMS Service Desk, and via the various CAMS Service Providers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: General
/ 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:
2018/S 071-157501
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ECWMF/COPERNICUS/2018/CAMS_94_DLR
Title: Copernicus CAMS_94 User Interaction Activities
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/11/2018
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
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.
Linder Höhe
Köln
51147
DE
NUTS: DE
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.dlr.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:
: 629 755.27
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 Suppliers 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
15/01/2019