Public document to be completed by
the Contracting Authority
Compulsory use for supply tender procedures of €150 000 or more
(C02)
SUPPLY
PROCUREMENT NOTICE
“IT
Equipment for EU Online Information Network (KOBINET) in
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1. Publication reference
EuropeAid/116037/C/S/TR
2. Procedure
International Open
3. Programme
MEDA
4. Financing
Financing Agreement No.
DGIA-D/MEDATQ/08-96 and it’s Amendments.
5. Contracting authority
The Representation of European
Commission to
CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS
6. Description of the contract
The subject of the contract shall be the
delivery, installation and putting into operation of IT
Equipment for the EU Online Information Network (KOBINET), DDP (Delivered
Duty Paid) final destination.
7. Number and titles of lots
One
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
8. Eligibility and rules of origin
Participation is open on equal terms
to all natural and legal persons participating either individually or in a
grouping (consortium) of tenderers of the EU Member States and the countries
and territories of the regions covered and/or authorised by the MEDA
Regulation. All goods must originate in the EU and/or MEDA countries.
The rule of origin will not apply for items 1.4 (All-in-One copier/scanner/printer/fax), 1.5
(Manageable Switch) and 1.8 (Portable Multimedia Projector) if there is
no technically compliant equipment offered that originates in an eligible
country.
9. Grounds for exclusion
Tenderers must submit a statement to the effect that they are not in any
of the situations listed in Section 2.3 of the Manual of Instructions for
External Relations contracts (available from the following Internet address:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/index_en.htm
).
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 lot. 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 a tender
guarantee for a fixed amount corresponding to
1% of the budget offered in the proposal when submitting their tender. 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
in euro 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 most
economically advantageous, 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
3 (three) months
SELECTION AND AWARD CRITERIA
16. Selection criteria
Conformity with administrative and technical
requirements, stipulated in the tender dossier.
17. Award criteria
The lowest price among technically compliant offers
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. The tender dossier is also available for collection
from the Contracting Authority (http://www.deltur.cec.eu.int).
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. Oskar Benedikt,
Representation of the EC to
Ugur Mumcu Cad. No. 88, 4th floor, Gaziosmanpasa 06700
Ankara,
Fax no. (+90 312) 446 23 39
(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
Any tender received after this deadline will not be
considered.
20. Tender opening session
The
tenders will be opened on
Representation
of the European Commission to
Ugur Mumcu Cadessi N° 88, 4 Th.
Floor,
Gaziomanpasa 06700
21. Legal basis
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Financing Agreement DGIA-D/MEDATQ/08-96 and it’s Amendments, established between the European Commission and the
KOSGEB.
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EC Council Regulation n° 1488/96 of