Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-07-29
Buyer: Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
Country: NL
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 72000000
Submission deadline: 2020-09-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
KNMI aims to enter into a contract with one (1) contractor for the modernization of its meteorological observation infrastructure.
Collecting reliable, fit-for-purpose observational data is key to general meteorology, aviation and climatology and is a core activity of KNMI. New demands from society and KNMI’s partners require modernization of our current observation infrastructure. Measurements locations are situated throughout the Netherlands including the North Sea and The Caribbean Netherlands. This modernization includes all functionality between the meteorological sensors deployed in the field and the central storage of raw and enriched, quality-controlled (master and meta) data, available to end users in different application areas, like meteorology, aviation and climatology. KNMI cooperates with (semi-)governmental and private organizations in these domains to operate the network on a 24/7 unattended basis. KNMI aspires to create a state-of-the-art, cost effective infrastructure, which will enable us to sustain and extend our current operations and research activities.
The initial duration of the contract will be five (5) years, whereupon KNMI may unilaterally renew the contract five (5) times for a maximum term of two (2) years. The maximum duration of the contract is therefore fifteen (15) years.
KNMI takes into account that the following optional services may, in the future, be included in the contract as supplemental work:
KNMI will request a quotation from the contractor when the need for one of the above options arises. The contractor will draw up a bid, reflecting the specified work from the request for quotation and pricing sheet as stated in the contract. KNMI is not under any obligation to procure the desired optional services. If KNMI, for whatever reason, decides not to procure said services, it will explain its reasons to the contractor.
Furthermore, should a repeat service be needed, KNMI reserves the right to award the additional assignment to the original service provider, by virtue of Article 2.36 of the 2012 Tender Act.
An applicant that cannot agree to the intended selection decision must institute summary proceedings at the Court in Interlocutory Proceedings at The Hague, The Netherlands within 20 calendar days following the mailing of the decision. This term is an expiry term. This means that if applicant fails to actually institute summary proceedings within 20 calendar days following the mailing of the decision, it can no longer lodge judicial or extrajudicial objections to the decision and will have forfeited its rights in that respect. In such cases, the rejected applicants will also have forfeited their rights to claim for damages in proceedings (on the merits). If summary proceedings have been instituted before the civil court within the term specified above, parties will wait for the verdict. That verdict will subsequently constitute the basis for further decision-making by KNMI with respect to the selection award.
In order to ensure that a summons reaches KNMI in good time, the applicant is requested to send a copy of the summons issued as quickly as possible to the contact persons via Negometrix.
In the case that proceedings have been launched, the contracting authority will postpone the award to a later date, depending on the judgement of the Court in Interlocutory Proceedings, including date issued and substance given.

Eligibility requirements: Criteria as stated in the tender documents.