Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.2)Information about joint procurement
I.3)Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activityEnvironment
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Remote measurement based mapping and monitoring the forest ecosystem
Reference number: 2018/5403
II.1.2)Main CPV code90700000
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The project shall develop a coverage map with area estimates of areas with high probability of natural forest and Sitka spruces by using remote measurement data, and where a production course for completion, tests and delivery of a first edition of all-covering national maps by 2020 shall be developed. The project shall use air photos, laser scanning, the Landsat and Sentinel satelites as data sources, as well as collecting neccessary ground truths. The project shall, through geographical analyses, illuminate ecological connections in the landscape and suggest how natural forest and Sitka spruces can be monitored. The project contains five options.
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 6 100 000.00 NOK
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)77230000
77231100
90710000
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: NO
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The contract value of the main assignment is approx. 1 000 000 NOK excluding VAT for 2018. The options for each of the years 2019 and 2020 are estimated to 1 000 000 NOK excluding VAT for option 1 (further development), 500 000 NOK excluding VAT for option 2 (ground truths), 500 000 NOK excluding VAT for option 3 (changes in the forest), 500 000 NOK excluding VAT for option 4.
(additional analyses) and option 5 to 50 000 NOK excluding VAT.
Further details are in annex 1 of the contract.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 6 100 000.00 NOK
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemStart: 29/06/2018
End: 03/12/2018
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of options:
Option 1: 2019 and 2020 - Further development of the methods for national coverage maps.
Option 2: 2019 and 2020 – Collection of ground truths.
Option 3: - the development of regional and national coverage maps for temporary changes in forest, as well as the development, tests and presentation on how trends can be monitored.
Option 4: 2019 and 2020 – Additional analyses.
Option 5: 2019 and 2020 – Peer reviewed scientific publication.
II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe 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
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
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 contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
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 participateDate: 15/06/2018
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 tenderTender must be valid until: 15/09/2018
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 15/06/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyMiljødirektoratet
Trondheim
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:12/05/2018