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Avis d'appel ouvert à la concurrence internationale n° 2008/0195/Tp (NL - La Haye)

Maintenance of audio-visual installations.

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1. Awarding Authority:

   The European Patent Organisation (EPO) through the European Patent Office: Headquarters, Erhardtstrasse 27, D-80469 Munich, 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. At present it has 34 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, 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 6700 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 indicated may change).

2. Award procedure:

   International open invitation to tender, with discretionary award of contract.

3. Description of the contract:

   1. Purpose of the contract:

      Maintenance of audio-visual installations.

   2. Division into lots:

      Not applicable.

   3. Any deposits and guarantees required:

      Not applicable.

   4. Main terms concerning payment:

      Half-yearly in arrears.

   5. Qualifications required by law:

      Not applicable.

4. Place and period of performance:

   1. Place at which the contract is to be performed:

      European Patent Office
      Branch at The Hague
      Various office buildings in Rijswijk, The Netherlands

   2. Duration of contract or time limit for delivery or completion of service:

      The contract shall be for a fixed term of 12 (twelve) months with 3 (three) consecutive options for extension of 12 (twelve) months each unless terminated by the EPO in writing to be delivered to the Contractor no later than 6 (six) weeks before any such period is due to commence. The agreement shall in any event not extend beyond 31 December 2012.

5. Variants:

   Proposals for variants, the effect of which would be to reduce significantly the rights and safeguards of the EPO, are not allowed.

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

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

      European Patent Office
      Procurement 4.4.5.4
      Attn. Mr M.K.R. Körner (# 0195/08/Tp)
      Patentlaan 2, 2288 EE RIJSWIJK
      P.O.Box 5818, 2280 HV RIJSWIJK
      Fax Nº +31 70 340 3977
      Procurement documents will be forwarded upon written or faxed request.

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

      10 June 2008, 12:00 hrs CET.

   3. Final date for receipt by the EPO of requests for clarification:

      24 June 2008, 12:00 hrs CET.
      Questions must be submitted by letter or fax.

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

      11 July 2008, 12:00 hrs CET.
      Two copies, in addition to the original bid to be marked as such.

   5. Address to which requests for clarification and bids must be sent:

      See point 6 (a).

   6. Language or languages in which requests for clarification and bids must be drawn up:

      English, German or French. The Procurement Documents will only be available in English.

7. Legal form of the grouping in the event of a joint offer:

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

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

   Not applicable.

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

   6 (six) months after receipt of the bid.

10. Criteria for the award of contract:

    The contract shall be awarded to the bidder whose bid is to be preferred having regard to the bidder's:

    • experience with similar projects;
    • compliance with the provisions of the Procurement Documents;
    • organisational ability;
    • presentation of the bid;
    • price in relation to the offered maintenance work/service

11. Other information:

    Contract award is expected to take place in the third quarter of 2008. A bidder's information meeting will be held at the European Patent Office in Rijswijk. The date and time will be announced in the letter of invitation to tender.