Website
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy/tenders/index_en.htm
Sponsor
European Parliament (Europarl or EP)
European Union (EU) – European Commission (EC) – Commission of the European Community (CEC)
Directorate-General for Energy (DG Energy)
Sponsor ID: ENER/C2/2014 627, TED: 2014/S 036-058248
Amount
The maximum duration is 14 months. The amount of the work involved has been estimated at 120 man days.
Requirements
Academic Institution
Commercial
Government
New Faculty/New Investigator
Nonprofit
Ph.D./M.D./Other Professional
Small Business
Citizenship or Residency
Unrestricted
Activity location
Unrestricted
Abstract
The European Commission is launching an invitation to tender for a study on the effect of biofuels in the formation of contrails. The information to be provided under this contract will facilitate the Commission, the stakeholders and national authorities to have detailed information and understanding on the formation of condensation trails related to the use of biofuels and kerosene blends.
The tasks will be performed on the Contractor’s premises. However, meetings between the contractor and the Commission shall be held on Commission premises in Brussels.
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Eligibility
Participation in this tender procedure is open on equal terms to all natural and legal persons coming within the scope of the Treaties and to all natural and legal persons in a third country which has a special agreement with the Union in the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that agreement. Where the Multilateral Agreement on Government Procurement concluded within the WTO applies, the participation to the call for tender is also open to nationals of the countries that have ratified this Agreement, on the conditions it lays down.
A joint tender is a situation where a tender is submitted by a group of economic operators (consortium). Joint tenders may include subcontractors in addition to the joint tenderers. In case of joint tender, all economic operators in a joint tender assume joint and several liability towards the Contracting Authority for the performance of the contract as a whole. These economic operators shall designate one of them to act as leader with full authority to bind the grouping or the consortium and each of its members. The tenderers should indicate in their offer whether the partnership takes the form of: a) a new or existing legal entity which will sign the contract with the Commission in case of award or b) a group of partners not constituting a new legal entity, who via a power of attorney, s igned by an authorised representative of each partner (except the lead partner), designate one of the partners as lead partner, and mandate him as lead contractor to sign the contract with the Commission in case of award.
Tenderers must prove their economic, financial, technical and professional capacity to carry out the work subject to this call for tender.
The tenderer may rely on the capacities of other entities, regard less 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.
Economic and financial capacity criteria and evidence:
In order to prove their economic and financial capacity, the tenderer (i.e. in case of joint tender, the combined capacity of all members of the consortium) must comply with the following criteri on:
– An average annual turnover of a minimum of EUR 400,000 for each of the last three financial years for which the accounts have been closed.
Technical and professional capacity criteria and evidence:
a. Criteria relating to tenderers: Tenderers (in case of a joint tender the combined capacity of all tenderers) must comply with the following criteria: The tenderer must have the minimum following experience:
– Participation in minimum two research projects in environmental aspects of kerosene and/or bio-kerosene by the tender in the last three years.
b. Criteria relating to the team delivering the service: A minimum of 2 experts in the team that will carry out the work must each have proven experience of minimum five years in at least two of the following sectors :
– production of biofuels and their blends with kerosene;
– experience in the EU aviation sector with special focus on engine tests and performance;
– experience in writing English texts for reports.
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Keywords
- Aerospace Engineering
- Biomass Fuels
- Ship or Aircraft Fuels or Fuel Technology
- Ship or Aircraft Fuels
Upcoming Deadlines
Date
What’s Due
Notes
13 May 2014
Confirmed
Tender
Sponsor deadline – required
