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
E-mail: procurement@lists.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_25c Climate Data Store (CDS) Maintenance and Usability
Reference number: C3S_25c
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Improve and maintain the CDS and the CDS Toolbox.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 299 725.77
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 ensure that the services offered by the CDS will continue to improve and meet the users’ needs and expectations. To achieve this, the contractor shall:
— improve and maintain the current CDS Toolbox,
— enhance the CDS Toolbox experience (UX, design, documentation for the Toolbox editor and the generated applications),
— develop a set of CDS Toolbox applications for non-expert users,
— maintain and consolidate the CDS infrastructure.
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 055-127119
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_25c
Title: Copernicus C3S_25c Climate Data Store (CDS) Maintenance and Usability
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
B-Open Solutions srl
Via Principe Eugenio 15
Rome
00185
IT
NUTS: IT
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 1 299 725.77
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
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
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
04/10/2019