Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Joint procurement
I.3)Communication
Additional information can be obtained from another address:
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5)Main activity
Other activity: research-related activities
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Framework agreement for consultancy services for participation in IEA PVPS.
Reference number: 2017/6746
II.1.2)Main CPV code
71314300
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)Short description:
The Research Council of Norway, c/o the Division for Energy, Resources and Environment (ERM), Energy Department, invites tenderers to an open tender contest for a contract for the procurement of consultancy services for work assignments in the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (hereafter IEA PVPS).
II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000.00 NOK
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71314000
71314100
71314200
73200000
73210000
73300000
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: NO011
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Research Council of Norway, Energy Department (hereafter the Energy Department) would like to enter into a framework agreement for consultancy services connected to participation in the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme (hereafter PVPS), Task 1 Strategic PV Analysis and Outreach (hereafter Task 1). The assignments will mostly be related to Subtask 1.1 Market, policies and industrial data and analysis.
See the tender documentation for further information.
II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 1 200 000.00 NOK
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/01/2018
End: 31/12/2019
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
Option for an extension for 1+1 year.
II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options:
Option for an extension for 1+1 year. See the tender documentation.
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 02/10/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
Norwegian
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 01/01/2018
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 02/10/2017
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Norges forskningsråd
Lysaker
1367
Norway
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
VI.4.3)Review procedure
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
14/08/2017