Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-01-26
Buyer: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000
Estimated value: 1 EUR
Submission deadline: 2022-03-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
This ITT is aimed at providing web services for the Copernicus Climate Change service (C3S) and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) public websites: http://climate.copernicus.eu and
http://atmosphere.copernicus.eu.  These websites are an essential part of the ECMWF Copernicus services communication channels to reach out to their audiences and promote scientific content, provide access to climate and atmospheric data and keep the public informed with key environmental information.
The services to be delivered under this ITT CJS2_120 are grouped in following three working packages and will contribute to effective implementation of ECMWF Copernicus Communication strategy in the areas of digital outreach and data service strategy:
•	to undertake the management of the contract (account management, reporting on quality measures and project status) (WP 0).
The framework contract will be for a three-year period with the possibility of a 12-month extension at the discretion of ECMWF.
Please also note the important additional information in Section VI.3 regarding funding and eligibility.
Procedure to be applied:The procurement will be conducted in accordance with ECMWF's procedures as set out in Invitation to Tender documents, which will be available on ECMWF's eProcurement Portal (http://procurement.ecmwf.int/) and no other procedures will apply. In submitting this notice ECMWF does not waive the privileges and immunities granted to it by virtue of its status as an intergovernmental organisation or submit itself to any jurisdiction. Tenders must be submitted using ECMWF's eProcurement Portal. Hard copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted.
Due to the need to include performance and compliance obligations in the contract, ECMWF will contract only with a single legal person or entity which is competent to undertake and commit to these obligations. ECMWF recognises that some bids will involve a number of organisations which may wish to work together to deliver the contract requirements. In such cases, these organisations must identify a lead contractor who will sign the contract with ECMWF and who will be responsible for putting in place legal arrangements to ensure that it can guarantee that all other organisations will also meet the contract obligations. ECMWF will not enter into multiple contracts with individual members of consortia or groups of service providers.
According to the Contribution Agreement between the European Union and ECMWF, participation in calls for tenders shall preferably be open to entities established in Member States of the European Union and to entities established in Copernicus participating states in accordance with the conditions laid down in the EU’s Space Programme Regulation. The Regulation can be found at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2021.170.01.0069.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2021%3A170%3AFULL
It is currently ECMWF’s expectation that, in practice, entities established in other States may exceptionally be eligible and subject to specific scientific or other requirements (as specified in the tender documents) as well as express prior approval by an EU Procurement Board. This applies to both prime and sub-contractors. Accordingly, ECMWF is required to reserve the right to exclude ineligible persons or entities from tenders at any point in time. All Tenderers as well as their sub-contractors must meet all eligibility criteria throughout the whole duration of the procurement exercise as well as their prospective contracts.
The above applies also to entities based in the UK and Switzerland. At present, neither the UK nor Switzerland are EU Member States or participating in the EU Space Programme.  However, we understand that the European Union have agreed — in principle — that both countries may continue participating in, among others, the Copernicus component of the EU Space Programme as third countries for the period of 2021-2027. The detailed conditions for such a participation are still being negotiated, but the UK government has confirmed that, at the present time, UK organisations cannot bid for Copernicus services contracts, unless there are exceptional circumstances (as determined by the EU). Further information may be found in the following link of the UK Government, for the accuracy of which ECMWF will not assume any liability: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-involvement-in-the-eu-space-programme. It is likely that Swiss organisations will be in the same situation as UK ones.


Award value: 1