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News ENPI - sustainable water management and depollution of the Mediterranean - support mechanism

1.   Publication reference

EuropeAid/129399/C/SER/MULTI

2.   Procedure

Restricted

3.   Programme

ENPI South (EuropeanNeighbourhood and Partnership Instrument)

4.   Financing

Budget line 19.080101 "EuropeanNeighbourhood and Partnership (ENP) financial co-operation with Mediterraneancountries"

5.   Contracting Authority

The European Commission, onbehalf of the beneficiary countries and territories.

6.   Nature of contract

Fee-based

7.   Contract description  

The purposes of the project are

- to draw the attention of Partner Countries'decision-makers and stakeholders on existing and forthcoming threats on waterresources, on the necessity to adopt a more appropriate water consumption andwater use model, as well as on the existence of solutions to tackle theproblem;

- to support Partner Countries in designing andimplementing sustainable water management policies at the national and thelocal levels, in liaison with existing international initiatives in the areaconcerned

- to contribute to ensuring institutionalreinforcement and the development of the necessary planning and managementskills, in line with Horizon 2020 objectives, and facilitate know how transfer.

These project purposes will be pursued with a view toaddressing the four interlinked issues referred to in the new Strategy forWater in the Mediterranean: water governance,water and climate change, water financing and water demand management.

8.   Indicative maximum budget

EUR 7 000 000

9.   Intended timing of publication of theprocurement notice

January 2009

10.             Additional information 

11.             Legal basis

Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 laying downgeneral provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and PartnershipInstrument

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Remarks:

There must be a minimum period of 30 calendar daysbetween the publication of this contract forecast and the publication of thecorresponding procurement notice. No applications or requests for informationshould be sent at this stage.

http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/news/service-forecast-notice-support-mechanism 

 Deadline for receipt of applications: 30 April 2010 (16:00), Central European Time. 

Details:

B-Brussels: ENPI — sustainable water management and depollution of the Mediterranean — support mechanism

2010/S 42-060562

Regional ENPI South

Service procurement notice

1. Publication reference:
EuropeAid/129399/C/SER/MULTI.
2. Procedure:
Restricted.
3. Programme:
ENPI.
4. Financing:
Budget line 19.080101 'European Neighbourhood and Partnership (ENP) financial cooperation with Mediterranean countries'.
5. Contracting authority:
The European Commission, on behalf of and for the account of the beneficiary countries and territories.


Contract specification

 

6. Nature of contract:
Fee-based.
7. Contract description:
The global objective of the project is to promote actively the extensive dissemination of sustainable water management policies and practices in the region in the context of increasing water scarcity, combined pressure on water resources from a wide range of users, and desertification processes, in connection with climate change.
The purposes of the project are:
— to draw the attention of partner countries' decision-makers and stakeholders to existing and forthcoming threats to water resources, to the necessity to adopt a more appropriate water consumption and water use model, as well as to the existence of solutions to tackle the problem,
— to support partner countries in designing and implementing sustainable water management policies at the national and the local levels, in liaison with existing international initiatives in the area concerned,
— to contribute to ensuring institutional reinforcement and the development of the necessary planning and management skills, in line with Horizon 2020 objectives, and facilitate know-how transfer.
These project purposes will be pursued with a view to addressing the 4 interlinked issues referred to in the new strategy for water in the Mediterranean (water governance, water and climate change, water financing and water demand management) and the 3 sources of pollution (municipal waste, municipal wastewater, industrial emissions) of the Horizon 2020 initiative.
8. Number and titles of lots:
1 lot.
9. Maximum budget:
7 000 000 EUR.
10. Scope for additional services:
The contracting authority may, at its own discretion, extend the project in duration and/or scope subject to the availability of funding, up to a maximum not exceeding the length and value of the initial contract. Any extension of the contract would be subject to satisfactory performance by the contractor.


Conditions of participation

 

11. Eligibility:
Participation is open to all natural and legal persons participating in a grouping (consortium) of candidates which are established in a Member State of the European Union or in a country or territory of the regions covered and/or authorised by the specific instruments applicable to the programme under which the contract is financed (see also item 30 below). Participation is also open to international organisations.
12. Candidature:

All groupings of eligible natural and legal persons may apply. The candidate consortia shall be composed of at least 1 national or sub-national authority or mandated body (as per 'Twinning Manual of the European Commission', Section 3.3 Public Administrations and Mandated Bodies ( http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/financial_assistance/institution_building/final_version_of_the_manual_2009_clean_en.pdf)), relevant to the objectives of the project (as per item 7) from an ENPI South country and another similar authority either from a EU Member State or another ENPI South country. In addition, the consortia may include other eligible partners (for example, from the private and public sectors, civil society, international organisations). Participation of partners from 2 or more ENPI South countries will be an asset.

A consortium may be a permanent, legally established grouping or a grouping which has been constituted informally for a specific tender procedure. All members of a consortium (i.e., the leader and all other members) are jointly and severally liable to the contracting authority.
The participation of an ineligible natural or legal person (as per item 11) will result in the automatic exclusion of that person. In particular, if that ineligible person belongs to a consortium, the whole consortium will be excluded.
13. Number of applications:
No more than 1 application can be submitted by a natural or legal person whatever the form of participation (as an individual legal entity or as leader or member of a consortium submitting an application). In the event that a natural or legal person submits more than 1 application, all applications in which that person has participated will be excluded.
14. Shortlist alliances prohibited:
Any tenders received from tenderers comprising firms other than those mentioned in the shortlisted application forms will be excluded from this restricted tender procedure. Shortlisted candidates may not form alliances or subcontract to each other for the contract in question.
15. Grounds for exclusion:
As part of the application form, candidates must submit a signed declaration, included in the standard application form, to the effect that they are not in any of the exclusion situations listed in Section 2.3.3 of the 'Practical Guide to contract procedures for EU external actions'.
16. Subcontracting:
Subcontracting is allowed for a maximum of 30 % of the contract value.
17. Number of candidates to be shortlisted:
On the basis of the applications received, 4–8 candidates will be invited to submit detailed tenders for this contract. If the number of eligible candidates meeting the selection criteria is less than the minimum of 4, the contracting authority may invite the candidates who satisfy the criteria to submit a tender.


Provisional timetable

 

18. Provisional date of invitation to tender:
14.5.2010.
19. Provisional commencement date of the contract:
1.9.2010.
20. Initial period of implementation of tasks and possible extension of the contract:
4 years with a possible extension.


Selection and award criteria

 

21. Selection criteria:
The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. In the case of applications submitted by a consortium, these selection criteria will be applied to the consortium as a whole:
1) Economic and financial capacity of candidate (based on item 3 of the application form). In the case of the applicant being a public body, equivalent information should be provided:
(a) the average annual turnover (or managed budget) of the candidate must have exceeded 2 000 000 EUR in 2007, 2008 and 2009;
(b) the averages of cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of 2009 (last year) and 2010 (this year) are positive.
2) Professional capacity of candidate (based on items 4 and 5 of the application form):
(a) at least 30 permanent staff members currently work for the consortium (considered as a whole) in fields related to the objectives of the contract (as described in item 7).
3) Technical capacity of candidate (based on items 5 and 6 of the application form):
(a) the candidate has played a central role in at least 3 international cooperation programmes with a minimum budget of 500 000 EUR related to technical assistance including capacity building covering the fields relevant to the objectives of the project in the past 10 years (from 2000 onwards) as listed in point 7. The candidate's participation in these programmes (i.e. the consortium as a whole or 1 or more of its members) must be significant (i.e. implementation of at least 40 % of project budget). The contracts implementing these projects must have been signed at the latest on 1.9.2009;
(b) the candidate has played a central role in at least 3 international cooperation programmes with a minimum budget of 250 000 EUR related to technical assistance including capacity building in the water and environmental sector in the past 10 years (from 2000 onwards) in the ENPI South countries. At least 1 of these 3 programmes must have been of a regional or sub-regional nature, that means, must have been implemented in 2 or more ENPI South countries. The candidate's participation in these programmes (i.e. the consortium as a whole or 1 or more of its members) must be significant (i.e. implementation of at least 40 % of project budget). The contracts implementing these projects must have been signed at the latest on 1.9.2009.
An economic operator may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the contracting authority that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary for performance of the contract, for example by producing an undertaking on the part of those entities to place those resources at its disposal. Such entities, for instance the parent company of the economic operator, must respect the same rules of eligibility and notably that of nationality, as the economic operator.
If more than 8 eligible candidates meet the above selection criteria, the relative strengths and weaknesses of the applications of these candidates must be re-examined to identify the 8 best applications for the tender procedure. The only factors, which will be taken into consideration during this re-examination, are:
1) the number of projects satisfying the selection criterions 3(a) and 3(b);
2) and in case of equality following the application of this factor (1) the amount of the consolidated budget managed by the candidate as a whole for projects fulfilling the technical criteria 3(a) in the past 5 years, i.e. since 2005. The contracts implementing these projects must have been signed at the latest on 1.9.2009.
22. Award criteria:
Best value for money.


Application

 

23. Deadline for receipt of applications:
30.4.2010 (16:00), Central European Time.
Any application received after this deadline will not be considered.
24. Application format and details to be provided:
Applications must be submitted using the standard application form (available from the following Internet address:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/work/procedures/implementation/services/index_en.htm), whose format and instructions must be strictly observed.

Any additional documentation (brochure, letter, etc.) sent with an application will not be taken into consideration.
25. How applications may be submitted:
Applications must be submitted in English exclusively to the contracting authority:
— either by recorded delivery (official postal service) to:

European Commission, EuropeAid Cooperation Office, Finance, Contracts and Audit Unit, EuropeAid A5, J-54 01/230, 1049Brussels, BELGIUM,

— or hand-delivered (including courier services) directly to the contracting authority in return for a signed and dated receipt to:
European Commission, Central Mail Department, EuropeAid Cooperation Office, Finance Contracts and Audit Unit, EuropeAid A5, J-54 01/230, avenue du Bourget 3, 1140 Brussels, BELGIUM. Tel. +32 22955883.
N.B. This department is open from 8:00 to 17:00 Monday to Thursday, and from 8:00 to 16:00 on Friday. It is closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Commission holidays.
The contract title and the publication reference (see item 1 above) as well as the mention 'Not to be opened before the opening session' must be clearly marked on the envelope containing the application and must always be mentioned in all subsequent correspondence with the contracting authority.
Applications submitted by any other means will not be considered.
26. Alteration or withdrawal of applications:
Candidates may alter or withdraw their applications by written notification prior to the deadline for submission of applications. No application may be altered after this deadline.
Any such notification of alteration or withdrawal shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with item 25. The outer envelope (and the relevant inner envelope if used) must be marked 'Alteration' or Withdrawal' as appropriate.
27. Operational language:
All written communications for this tender procedure and contract must be in English.
28. Additional information:
Not applicable.
29. Date of publication of contract forecast:
22.12.2009.
30. Legal basis:

Regulation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24.10.2006 laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument ( http://ec.europa.eu/world/enp/pdf/oj_l310_en.pdf).

Contact information n/a
News type Procurement
File link http://ted.europa.eu/Exec?DataFlow=N_one_doc_access.dfl&Template=TED/N_one_result_detail_orig.htm&docnumber=60562-2010&docId=60562-2010&StatLang=EN&TableName=TED_EN
Source of information EuropeAid/129399/C/SER/MULTI
Keyword(s) ENPI, water governance, water and climate change, water financing, water demand management
Subject(s) FINANCE-ECONOMY , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND
Relation http://www.ufm-water.net/
Geographical coverage Euromed
News date 05/01/2010
Working language(s) ENGLISH
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