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Published notice: International open invitation to tender no. 1290 (D - Munich)

To supply electricity to the EPO's premises in Munich. Electricity to be supplied free transmission point; network use to be agreed separately.

1. Awarding authority:

   European Patent Organisation (EPO), acting through the European Patent Office with its headquarters in D-80469 Munich, Erhardtstrasse 27; postal address: EPO, D-80298 Munich.
   The European Patent Organisation is an intergovernmental organisation set up pursuant to the European Patent Convention which entered into force in 1977. It now has 32 member states (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom). The executive body of the EPO is the European Patent Office, which is charged with the searching and examination of European patent applications and the granting of European patents. It employs approximately 6 700 staff at EPO headquarters in Munich, a branch at The Hague/Rijswijk (NL) and sub-offices in Berlin and Vienna (the number of member states and staff members is subject to change.)
   

2. Award procedure:

   International open invitation to tender on the basis of price alone
   

3. Description of the contract:

   1. Purpose:

      To supply electricity to the EPO's premises in Munich. Electricity to be supplied free transmission point; network use to be agreed separately. Total annual consumption is about 27.8 GWh; 2006 figures available for all buildings except PschorrHöfe Phase VIII (scheduled for completion in 2008).
      Prices to be based on those on Leipzig EEX exchange. Re price risks for period between bid submission and contract award: see Procurement Documents for details.

   2. Division into lots:

      Not applicable

   3. Deposits and guarantees required:

      Not applicable

   4. Main terms concerning payment:

      Payment to be made in monthly instalments in arrears. Final settlement at end of invoicing period (normally the calendar year, but Contractor may specify otherwise). The (provisional) monthly instalments are payable 14 days after receipt of the invoice in the correct form.

   5. Qualifications required by law:

      Not applicable

4. Place and period of performance:

   1. Place:

      • Erhardtstrasse 27, 80469 Munich ("Isar building")
      • Bayerstrasse 34, 80335 Munich ("PschorrHöfe Phases I VI")
      • Landsbergerstrasse 30, 80339 Munich ("Capitellum")
      • Landsbergerstrasse 187, 80687 Munich ("Westsite")
      • Bayerstrasse 115, 80335 Munich ("PschorrHöfe Phase VII")
      • Grasserstrasse 9, 80335 Munich ("PschorrHöfe Phase VIII")

   2. Period:

      1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008
      

5. Variants:

   Not permitted

6. Requests for the Procurement Documents and receipt of bids:

   1. Name and address of department from which the Procurement Documents and clarifications of them may be requested:

      European Patent Office
      Central Procurement (Dept. 4.4.4)
      Tender No. 1290
      Erhardtstrasse 27
      D-80469 Munich
      Postal address: EPO, D-80298 Munich

      Fax: +49-89-2399-4497

      mntenderclarifications@epo.org
      
      The Procurement Documents may be requested by letter, fax or e mail.

   2. Final date for receipt by the EPO of requests for the Procurement Documents:

      19 October 2007, 12.00 hrs (CET)

   3. Final date for receipt of bids/number of copies to be sent:

      2 November 2007, 12.00 hrs (CET)
      one original bid (without copies)

   4. Address to which bids must be sent:

      As in point 6(a)
      Bids must be submitted by post or courier. Bids submitted by fax or e-mail will be excluded.

   5. Language or languages in which bids must be drawn up:

      German
      The Procurement Documents are available only in German.

7. Legal form of consortium in the event of a joint bid:

   If several bidders submit a joint bid, one must be designated as prime contractor responsible for performance of all obligations under the contract.

8. Information and evidence concerning the bidder's financial and economic standing and technical and professional competence:

   See Form A, General Conditions of Tender

9. Period during which the bidder is bound by his bid:

   Until 30 November 2007

10. Criteria for the award of contract:

    Bidder's suitability, based on criteria set out in Form A, General Conditions of Tender (especially customer references and turnover figures for past years).
    Price

11. Other information:

    Contract award is expected to take place in November 2007.