Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-12-14
Buyer: Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi
Country: IN
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79713000: Guard services
Submission deadline: 2023-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of this tender is to find a company specialized in the security of property and goods at the premise for the Embassy of Switzerland in New Delhi, India for the period 01.06.2023 to 31.05.2028 for 7 days a week during 24 hours. The security company shall provide overall security service at the offices of the Swiss Embassy, the Ambassador’s and private residences of expatriate Swiss Embassy staff.
The contracting authority reserves the right to award subsequent mandates to the successful tenderer of this tender procedure if a change of tenderer for goods, work or services to replace, supplement or extend supplies already provided is not possible for economic or technical reasons, would cause considerable difficulties or would entail substantial additional costs.
Essential requirements:The contracting authority may only award public contracts for the supply of goods, work and services in Switzerland to tenderers that ensure compliance with the workplace health and safety regulations and the terms and conditions of employment applicable at the place of performance, the notification and authorisation duties under the Federal Act of 17 June 2005 on Measures to Combat Illegal Employment (IEA) and the provisions on the equal treatment of men and women in terms of equal pay (see Art. 12 para. 1 PPA). For goods, work or services to be supplied abroad, the tenderer must, as a minimum, ensure compliance with the Core Conventions of the International Labour Organization as set out in Annex 6 PPA (see Art. 12 para. 2 PPA). Accordingly, the contracting authority may only award a public contract to tenderers that, as a minimum, comply with the legal provisions on the protection of the environment and the conservation of natural resources applicable at the place of performance (see Art 12 para. 3 PPA in conjunction with Annex 2 PPA). Any subcontractors that are permitted must meet the requirements set out in Article 12 paras. 1–3 PPA. These obligations must be incorporated into the agreements between tenderers and subcontractors.
Additional information: The contract is concluded subject to the prior approval of credits by the FDFA.
Procedures for appeal:In accordance with Article 56 paragraph 1 of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), a written appeal against this decision can be lodged with the Federal Administrative Court, P.O. Box, 9023 St. Gallen, Switzerland, within 20 days of notification. Any appeal is to be submitted in duplicate and must include what is being sought, the grounds for appeal, evidence and the signature of the person lodging the appeal or his or her representative. A copy of this decision and available evidence must be included. The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) on legal holidays do not apply in accordance with Article 56 paragraph 2 of the PPA. Based on Article 52 paragraph 2 of the PPA, the appeal can be used only to establish that this decision violates federal law, but not to apply for its cancellation. Foreign providers are permitted to appeal only to the extent that the state in which they are domiciled grants reciprocal rights. .
Deadline / Remarks: Participant applications should include all the documents stipulated in section 5 and submitted in a sealed envelope as follows: a. one original signed hard copy labelled 'Original' b. one signed copy labelled 'Signed copy' c. one data storage device (e.g. CD, DVD or memory stick) with all requested documents. OR d. Alternative for submission of participant application due to exceptional situation of Covid-19: Due to the exceptional situation of Covid-19, the applicants can by way of exception submit the participant application by email exclusively. In this case, the participant application must be sent (format pdf) to newdelhi@eda.admin.ch by 31.01.2023, 23:00 (Swiss time) at the latest. The email must mention “Security Tender 2023” in the reference line. It is possible to submit a participant application in more than one email in clearly labelled batches. Applicants must confirm in the email the binding force of the participant application. The receipt of the participant application submitted via email will be acknowledged via email at the latest until 02.02.2023. In all cases the applicant must retain proof of the timely submission of the participant application. Participant applications submitted late cannot be taken into consideration. They will be returned to the applicant. Language for participant applications: English.
Remarks (Desired deadline for questions in written form)No individual information is given to the tenderers. Any questions must be submitted by 16.12.2022 (23:59 Swiss time) on the forum space at www.simap.ch in anonymised form (i.e. without disclosing any information that could reveal the identity of the questioner). Questions submitted late cannot be answered. The answers will be published on www.simap.ch by 23.12.2022. Participants are themselves responsible for downloading the answers from www.simap.ch and for taking them into consideration in the preparation of their applications.
National reference publication: Simap  of 09.12.2022 , doc. 1293883Desired deadline for questions in written form: 16.12.2022.
Conditions for obtaining the tendering documentation: The documentation on the public call to tender for the project mentioned can be downloaded from the platform www.simap.ch under: Running procedures, Confederation, Invitations to tender. In order to do so, you first have to register in the mentioned project. You will then be able to log in and use the password that you will have been sent by e-mail to download the documentation desired.
Ziel dieser Ausschreibung ist es, ein Unternehmen zu finden, das auf die Bewachung von Eigentum und Gütern auf dem Gelände der Schweizerischen Botschaft in New Delhi, Indien, spezialisiert ist, und zwar für den Zeitraum vom 01.06.2023 bis zum 31.05.2028 an 7 Tagen pro Woche während 24 Stunden. Das Sicherheitsunternehmen soll einen umfassenden Sicherheitsdienst für die Büros der Schweizer Botschaft, den Botschafter und die Privatwohnungen des Schweizer Botschaftspersonals im Ausland erbringen.
Die Auftraggeberin behält sich vor, Folgeaufträge an den Zuschlagsempfänger der vorliegenden Ausschreibung zu vergeben, wenn ein Wechsel der Anbieterin für Leistungen zur Ersetzung, Ergänzung oder Erweiterung bereits erbrachter Leistungen aus wirtschaftlichen oder technischen Gründen nicht möglich ist oder für die Auftraggeberin erhebliche Schwierigkeiten oder substanzielle Mehrkosten mit sich bringen würde.
Voraussetzungen für Anbieter aus Staaten, die nicht dem WTO-Beschaffungsübereinkommen angehören: Keine.
Grundsätzliche Anforderungen: Der Auftraggeber vergibt öffentliche Aufträge für Leistungen, die in der Schweiz zu erbringen sind, nur an Anbieter, welche die Einhaltung der am Ort der Leistung geltenden Arbeitsschutzbestimmungen und der Arbeitsbedingungen für Arbeitnehmer, die melde- und Bewilligungspflichten nach dem Bundesgesetz vom 17. Juni 2005 gegen die Schwarzarbeit (BGSA) sowie die Lohngleichheit für Mann und Frau gewährleisten (vgl. Art. 12 Abs. 1 BöB). Wir die Leistung im Ausland erbracht, so hat der Anbieter zumindest die Einhaltung der Kernübereinkommen der Internationalen Arbeitsorganisation nach Anhang 6 BöB zu gewährleisten (vgl. Art. 12 Abs. 2 BöB). Die Auftraggeberin vergibt sodann einen öffentlichen Auftrag nur an Anbieter, welche mindestens die am Ort der Leistung geltenden rechtlichen Vorschriften zum Schutz der Umwelt und zur Erhaltung der natürlichen Ressourcen einhalten (vgl. Art. 12 Abs. 3 BöB i.V.m. Anhang 2 VöB). Sind Subunternehmer zugelassen, sind diese verpflichtet, die Anforderungen nach den Absätzen 1 – 3 einzuhalten. Diese Verpflichtungen sind in die Vereinbarungen zwischen den Anbietern und den Subunternehmern aufzunehmen.