SUPPLY PROCUREMENT NOTICE

Establishment of a National Drugs Monitoring Centre (Reitox Focal Point) and Development and Implementation of a National Drugs Strategy
Location – Ankara, TURKEY

1. Publication reference

EuropeAid116370/D/S/TR

2. Procedure

International Open

3. Programme

The National Pre-Accession Financial Assistance Programme for Turkey-2002

4. Financing

Joint co-financing

EC Contribution – Budget Line BG-UE-B2004-22.020401-ELARG (75%) and National Contribution (25%)

5. Contracting authority

Central Finance and Contracts Unit (CFCU)

CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS

6. Description of the contract

The subject of the contract shall be the delivery, and installation of IT equipment, office equipment and air conditioner for the National Drug Monitoring Centre/National Focal Point.

 

7. Number and titles of lots

The Contract will be in two (2) Lots:

Lot-1: Computer network equipment and necessary computer hardware and software (servers, clients and peripherals)

Lot-2: Office Equipment

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

8. Eligibility and rules of origin

Participation is open on equal terms to all natural and legal persons of the EU member states and Turkey, to natural and legal persons from PHARE candidate countries and countries benefiting from the financial and technical measures to accompany (MEDA) the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership and from the assistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(CARDS). All goods supplied under this contract must originate in these countries.

9. Grounds for exclusion

Tenderers must provide documentary proof that they are not in any of the situations listed in point 2.3.3 of the Practical Guide to contracts procedures financed by the general budget of the European Communities in the context of external actions.

10. Number of tenders

Tenderers (including firms within the same legal group, other members of the same consortium, and sub-contractors) may submit only one  tender for one or more lots. Tenders for parts of a lot will not be considered. Any tenderer may state in its tender that it would offer a discount in the event that its tender is accepted for more than one lot. Tenderers may not submit a tender for a variant solution in addition to their tender for the supplies required in the tender dossier.

11. Tender guarantee

Tenderers must provide, when submitting their tenders, a tender guarantee of 2% of the total offered value for each lot for which they are bidding. This guarantee will be released to unsuccessful tenderers once the tender procedure has been completed and to the successful tenderer(s) upon signature of the contract by all parties. This guarantee will be called upon if the tenderer does not fulfil all obligations stated in its tender.

12. Performance guarantee

The successful tenderer will be asked to provide a performance guarantee of 10% of the amount of the contract at the signing of the contract. This guarantee must be provided no later than 30 days after the tenderer receives the contract signed by the Contracting Authority. If the selected tenderer fails to provide such a guarantee within this period, the contract will be void and a new contract may be drawn up and sent to the tenderer which has submitted the next best compliant tender.

13. Information meeting and/or site visit

No information meeting is planned

14. Tender validity

Tenders must remain valid for a period of 90 days after the deadline for submission of tenders.

15. Period of execution

60 calendar days

 


SELECTION AND AWARD CRITERIA

16. Selection criteria

Conformity with administrative and technical requirements.

17. Award criteria

The lowest technically compliant price.

 


TENDERING

18. How to obtain the tender dossier

The tender dossier is available from the following Internet address: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/tender/index_en.htm. Any prospective tenderer obtaining the tender dossier from the Europeaid web site should advise the CFCU so that any chances to the tender dossier may be communicated to them. The tender dossier is also available for collection from the Contracting Authority. Tenders must be submitted using the standard tender form included in the tender dossier, whose format and instructions must be strictly observed.

Tenderers with questions regarding this tender should send them in writing to

Mr. Nuri Ercan TORTOP

Central Finance and Contracts Unit

Ehlibeyt Mah. 6.Sokak No:18/8

Ekşioğlu İş Merkezi 06520

Balgat /ANKARA

Fax: 312 2859624

e-mail: ercan.tortop@cfcu.gov.tr

 (mentioning the publication reference shown in item 1) at least 21 days before the deadline for submission of tenders given in item 19. The Contracting Authority must reply to all tenderers' questions at least 11 days before the deadline for submission of tenders.

19. Deadline for submission of tenders

Tenders must be received at the offices of CFCU before 28th June 2004 at 17.00 hrs local time.

Any tender received after this deadline will not be considered.

20. Tender opening session

10.00 Hours (local) on 29th June 2004 at the CFCU office at the address

Ehlibeyt Mah. 6.Sokak No:18/8

Ekşioğlu İş Merkezi 06520

Balgat /ANKARA

21. Legal basis

Council Regulation Nr. (EC) 2500/2001 of 17 December 2001 concerning pre-accession financial assistance for Turkey and amending regulations (EEC) No. 3906/89, (EC) No. 1267/1999, EC) No. 1268/1999 and EC No 555/2000.