Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-01-07
Buyer: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs Swiss Embassy Rome (Lot 1) or Milano (Lot 2)
Country: IT
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79713000: Guard services
Submission deadline: 2022-02-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: "Services in the field of protection of buildings and persons". for the period from 01.06.2022 to 31.05.2027
According to Article 11 e of the PPA, the contracting authority shall protect the confidentiality of the data
Essential requirements:In the case of services to be provided in Switzerland, the contracting authority shall only award the public contract to bidders who comply with the provisions on the protection of workers and working conditions applicable at the place of performance, with the obligations to report and obtain authorisation in accordance with the Act of 17 June 2005 against undeclared work (LLG) and with the provisions on equal pay for men and women (Art. 12, para. 1, LAPub). In the case of services to be provided abroad, bidders must comply with at least the fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) set out in Annex 6 of the LAPub (Art. 12 para. 2 LAPub). The contracting authority shall only award the public contract to bidders who comply at least with the environmental and resource conservation regulations applicable at the place of performance (Art. 12 para. 3 of the GTG in conjunction with Annex 2 of the GTG). If subcontractors are permitted, they must comply with the requirements set out in paragraphs 1 to 3. These obligations must be mentioned in the agreements concluded between the tenderers and the subcontractors.
Additional information: this publication is a translation. In case of divergences or inclarity the italian version is applicable.
Procedures for appeal:In accordance with Article 56 paragraph 2 of the LAPub, the provisions of the Federal Act on Administrative Procedure (AP) relating to the suspension of time limits do not apply. In accordance with Article 52, paragraph 2 of the LAPub, an appeal may only be lodged to ascertain whether a decision violates federal law, but not to request its annulment. Foreign bidders may only appeal if the State in which they are established grants reciprocity.
Deadline / Remarks: The tender must contain all the documents mentioned in section 5, packed in a sealed envelope, and must be submitted in accordance with the following procedures: a.one signed paper original, designated "original"; b. one signed copy, designated "signed copy c.one copy of all documents on electronic media (CD, DVD or USB stick); OR d.Alternative for submitting bids in view of the extraordinary situation caused by COVID-19: In view of the extraordinary situation caused by COVID-19, tenderers may exceptionally submit their bids exclusively by e-mail. See instructions in section 7.4.2(d). Language(s) in which tenders may be submitted: Italian.
Remarks (Desired deadline for questions in written form)The bidder and the client may not exchange any kind of communication during the entire procedure. Questions may be submitted anonymously in the forum at www.simap.ch until 12.01.2022. Questions received after the deadline will not be considered. The answers will be published on www.simap.ch on 17.01.2022. Tenderers shall proactively consult the answers to their questions and take them into account when preparing their bids.
National reference publication: Simap  of 03.01.2022 , doc. 1234535Desired deadline for questions in written form: 12.01.2022.
Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation: Documents can be downloaded from the electronic platform www.simap.ch, under Public Procurement, Confederation, Calls for tenders. In this case, you must register under the project mentioned. You will then receive a password by e-mail which will enable you to download the desired documents.