Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-05
Buyer: Embassy of Switzerland in Thailand
Country: TH
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 79713000: Guard services
Submission deadline: 2016-12-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of this tender is to conclude a framework contract with a company specialized in the security of persons and goods. The scope of the services includes, but is not limited to:
a) The surveillance and patrolling of the premises (Embassy compound, residence of the Ambassador and residences of expatriate Swiss Embassy staff) to avoid intrusion and attack on persons and their belongings;
The security company shall provide overall security service for the premise of the Embassy of Switzerland and its compound.
The security company is responsible for his staff members and all concerning administrative and financial matters (work contract, uniform, vacation, salary etc.).
The security company is responsible to provide a replacement of the staff in case of absences (holiday, sickness, etc.).
The security service shall be 24 hours, 365 days, and be divided into 2 shifts, namely day and night.
The security personnel required for this Embassy would be 7 persons. The security personnel, at least the supervisor, must be able to communicate in English.
The security company shall include the inspection of the premises of the Embassy and its compound and the guards on duty at irregular intervals, including making any suggestion concerned.
The notification between the Embassy and the security company shall always be made in written and in advance (e.g. the replacement of its security personnel).
The Embassy provides specific ‘security instructions’ in English and Thai. All security staff member have to take note by signing the document.
Basic procedural principles: The contracting authority awards public contracts for services provided in Switzerland only to bidders who ensure compliance with the health and safety regulations and employment conditions for employees, as well as equal pay for women and men. If the service is provided outside Switzerland, the participant must ensure at least compliance with the International Labour Organization's fundamental conventions in accordance with Annex 2a PPO. The self-declaration form ‘Compliance with working conditions, workplace health and safety regulations and requirement of equal pay for men and women: Declaration by the supplier’ has to be signed and is to be submitted with the participant application.
Additional information: The contracting authority reserves the right to award subsequent mandates to the successful bidder of this tender procedure if a change of bidder is not possible for economic or technical reasons, or would cause significant difficulties or incur disproportionate costs for the contracting authority.
Procedures for appeal: the tender proceeds in accordance with Section 3 of the Federal Ordinance on Public Procurement (FOPP). There is no right of appeal.
Deadline / Remarks: Participant applications are to be submitted in a sealed envelope as follows: a. one original signed hard copy labelled ‘Original’ b. one signed copies labelled, ‘Signed Copy’ c. one data storage device (e.g. CD, DVD or Memory Stick) of all requested documents.
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.