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: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/suppliers
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
ECMWF/RFP/2019/297 Provision of Legal Consultancy relating to the Establishment of a Cloud Computing Infrastructure at ECMWF
Reference number: ECMWF/RFP/2019/297
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of consultancy services to advise ECMWF in all legal matters which may potentially arise in conjunction with the establishment of a cloud computing infrastructure 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:
1.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ11
Main site or place of performance:
ECMWF, Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire RG9 2AX, UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
ECMWF entered into a call-off contract with an external counsel to advise ECMWF in all legal matters which may potentially arise in conjunction with the European Weather Cloud pilot.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality of proposal and proposed services
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price/rates
/ Weighting: 40
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:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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 087-209201
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ECMWF/RFP/2019/297
Title: ECMWF/RFP/2019/297 Provision of Legal Consultancy relating to the Establishment of a Cloud Computing Infrastructure at ECMWF
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/08/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Exchange House, Primrose Street
London
EC2A 2EG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The total value of the contract is deemed by ECMWF to be commercially sensitive, hence Sections II.1.7) and V.2.4) are shown at 1 GBP.
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
19/09/2019