Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-13
Buyer: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 79000000 | 79822500 | 92000000
Estimated value: 1 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-11-10
Award criteria: Price, Quality

Technical requirements: Price
Quality
European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is issuing an Invitation to Tender (ITT) which will result in setting up of a framework contract with a number of agencies to provide the communication services for ECMWF. The initial framework will be for three years with the possibility of two extensions, each for 1 year. The indicative budget ceiling over the 3 year life of the framework is 350 000 GBP although this may be reviewed at regular intervals.
This ITT aims to create a roster of agencies with skills and proven track records in the service areas below:
The ITT documents will be available on ECMWF's eProcurement Portal. Suppliers must register their organisation on the eProcurement Portal to be able to access the ITT documents and to be able to submit a response. The eProcurement Portal can be accessed from one of the following links: https://procontract.due-north.com or https://procurement.ecmwf.int (the latter redirects to the ProContract registration page).
Tenders must be submitted using ECMWF's eProcurement Portal as described in the ITT documents. Hard copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted.
The procurement will be conducted in accordance with ECMWF's procedures as set out in ECMWF's ITT documents, and no other procedures will apply.
ECMWF will only enter into a contract with a single legal person/entity. 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.
The procurement for the contract will be conducted in accordance with ECMWF's procedures as set out in ECMWF's Invitation to Tender documents, which will be available on ECMWF's Procurement e-Tender Portal 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 as described in the ITT documents. Hard copy (paper) submissions will not be accepted.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must complete the online questionnaire in ECMWF's eProcurement Portal. Tenderers must complete the online questionnaire in ECMWF's eProcurement Portal.
Tenderers must complete the online questionnaire in ECMWF's eProcurement Portal.

Award value: 1