Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2022-06-10
Buyer: KENTRO MELETON ASFALEIAS (KEMEA)
Country: GR
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 3880000 EUR

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
This Prior Information Notice announces an Open Market Consultation and provides information about a planned public procurement of innovative solutions (PPI) carried out by the project ‘Innovation procurement for Drug Detection in correctional institutions and prisons’ — DrugDetect. This project receives co-funding by the COSME programme of the European Union under grant agreement No 101036225.
The DrugDetect project aims to procure an innovative solution for the automatic detection of a large range of drugs in correctional institutions and prisons, that is available 24/7, does not cause delays in internal processes, does not require minimal human intervention, and is GDPR compliant.
This is an announcement of an Open Market Consultation regarding a future public procurement of innovative solutions (PPI).
For the procurement procedure,  a competitive procedure with negotiation or a competitive dialogue will be conducted according to the Greek Law (L. 4412/2016). The candidates qualified based on the selection criteria will be invited to participate in the negotiations/dialogue.
The dialogue will take place in two or three rounds, that follow an informative meeting with all the qualified candidates (when candidates are able to request clarifications) and the submission of an
initial proposal. The dialogue rounds will be organised as individual meetings with the qualified candidates. After each individual meeting, the qualified candidates may be invited to update their
initial proposal by the submission of one or more intermediate proposals. During the dialogue, any element of the tender documentation may be discussed with the qualified candidates (except for the
The summary of all questions and related answers will be made available to all qualified candidates, who are still in the race, 10 days before the submission of the intermediary proposal for the next dialogue round. The number of the qualified candidates/proposals may be reduced during the dialogue, based on the award criteria.
At the end of the dialogue phase the qualified candidates shall be invited to present their final proposals.
The best value for money proposal will be evaluated using award criteria such as: technical value of the solution, Cost  performance analysis based on the performance evaluation and the TCO evaluation (the most important cost components will be considered), quality of the services related to installation, maintenance and support.
This procurement receives funding under the COSME programme of the EU under grant agreement No 101036225. The EU is however not participating as a contracting authority in this procurement. This PIN is published to announce an OMC on potential future procurement activity and is not a commitment to procure. It doesn't oblige the contracting authority to set limits to the content of the tender.
This PIN invites all interested operators (mainly from EU Member States, associated countries, and WTO GPA signatories, regardless of their size or governance structure) to take part in the Open Market Consultation (OMC).
The Open Market Consultation aims to validate the identified needs and solution design with the supply side, explain clearly how confidentiality/IPR issues will be treated and build trust between potential buyers and providers.
-The outcomes will be summarised on the DrugDetect website and other websites requested by the European Commission together with a list of Q&As raised during the open market


Award value: 3880000