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@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_44 Development of the Global fire Assimilation System
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract is for providing support for and further development of the global fire assimilation system (GFAS) of CAMS operated at ECMWF. GFAS delivers near-real-time emissions of gases and aerosols through data assimilation and numerical modelling supporting atmospheric composition forecasts.
The contractor will provide improvements for the current GFAS system in terms of updated injection height estimation using the plume rise and IS4FIRES models, provide near-real-time fire radiative power (FRP) observations from the GOES and Himawari geostationary satellites, monitor global FRP, improve GFAS usage, and regularly update information on land cover maps and spurious FRP signals, as well as deliver memoranda and reports. The Contractor will also advise the team working on the global production system at ECMWF.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
739 636.04
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
This contract is for providing support for and further development of the global fire assimilation system (GFAS) of CAMS operated at ECMWF. GFAS delivers near-real-time emissions of gases and aerosols through data assimilation and numerical modelling supportingatmospheric composition forecasts.
The contractor will provide improvements for the current GFAS system in terms of updated injection height estimation using the plume rise and IS4FIRES models, provide near-real-time fire radiative power (FRP) observations from the GOES and Himawari geostationary satellites, monitor global FRP, improve GFAS usage, and regularly update information on land cover maps and spurious FRP signals, as well as deliver memoranda and reports. The contractor will also advise the team working on the global production system at ECMWF.
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 212-487339
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: N/A
Contract No: ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/CAMS_44 (2) _KCL
Title: Copernicus Services – CAMS_44 (2): Development of the Global Fire Assimilation System
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/06/2019
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
King’s College London
5-11, Lavington Street
London
SE1 0NZ
UK
NUTS: FR
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:
: 739 636.04
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 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
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
09/10/2019