Morocco-Rabat: Support for the legislative and regulatory convergence process for air transport

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Morocco-Rabat: Support for the legislative and regulatory convergence process for air transport

Morocco-Rabat: Support for the legislative and regulatory convergence process for air transport has been closed on 23 Jun 2017. It no longer accepts any bids. For further information, you can contact the The Kingdom of Morocco, represented by the Ministry of Economy and Finance

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Location: Morocco

General information

Donor:

The Kingdom of Morocco, represented by the Ministry of Economy and Finance

Industry:

Transport & Logistics

Status:

Closed

Timeline

Published:

23 May 2017

Deadline:

23 Jun 2017

Value:

Not available

Contacts

Email: [email protected]

Description

Service contract notice

Rabat — Kingdom of Morocco

It should be noted that contract award is subject to prior conclusion of a rider to the financing agreement.

This condition does not affect the elements of the invitation to tender procedure (this would be the case, for example, if the budget allowance initially planned were different or if the schedule for implementation, its nature or conditions were changed). If this condition is not fulfilled, the contracting authority may withdraw from the contract or cancel the award procedure, without candidates or tenderers being entitled to claim any compensation.

1.Publication reference:

EuropeAid/138828/IH/SER/MA.

2.Procedure:

Restricted.

3.Programme title:

Making a success of advanced status II (Réussir le statut avancé II — 'RSA II').

4.Financing:

Financing agreement No 2013/024-875, supplemented by 2014/037-845.

5.Contracting authority:

The Kingdom of Morocco, represented by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Rabat, MOROCCO.

Contract specifications

6.Nature of the contract:

Unit price.

7.Contract description:

The technical assistance project aims to improve efficiency in air transport management, competitiveness and governance of the sector by building up the technical, administrative, legal and methodological capacities of the Directorate-General for Civil Aviation, drawing on the requirements of the body of EU law and European best practices.
The main activities to be carried out under the project involve:
— setting up a legal framework relating to competition in the air transport sector,
— improving the quality of services offered at airports,
— setting up measures to promote airlines of national interest,
— building up the capacities and skills of the beneficiary administration's management staff as regards developing and conducting prospective studies and strategic monitoring,
— developing and implementing a draft code of conduct for using a computerised reservation system,
— training staff in the use and content of computerised reservation systems,
— developing and installing an upgradeable IT system for the financial and economic monitoring of operators and training staff in the use of this new IT system,
— developing and installing a computerised system to manage operating licences for air services and training staff in the management of operating licences for air services.

8.Numbers and titles of lots:

1 lot only.

9.Maximum budget:

800 000 EUR.

10.Scope for additional services:

The contracting authority may, at its own discretion, extend the project duration and/or contract scope, subject to the availability of funding, provided that the value of the initial contract is not exceeded. Any extension of the contract would be subject to satisfactory performance of the tasks by the contractor.

Conditions of participation

11.Eligibility:

Participation in the contract is open to all natural persons and legal entities (participating either individually or in a grouping — consortium — of tenderers) which are established in 1 of the European Union Member States or in a country and territory of the regions as defined in Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action, applicable to the aid programme under which the contract is financed (see also point 29 below). Furthermore, participation is open to international organisations.

12.Candidature:

Any eligible natural person or legal entity (as defined in point 11 above) or grouping of said parties (consortium) may apply.
A consortium may be a permanent, legally established grouping or a grouping constituted informally for a specific tender procedure. All the members of a consortium (i.e. lead company and all other members) shall be jointly and severally liable vis-à-vis the contracting authority.
Should an ineligible natural person or legal entity (as defined in point 11) take part, the application concerned will be automatically disqualified. If said party belongs to a consortium, its disqualification will entail the disqualification of the consortium as a whole.

13.Number of applications:

Natural persons or legal entities may submit 1 application only, irrespective of whether they take part as a sole legal entity, or as a lead company or member of a consortium submitting an application. Should a natural person or legal entity submit more than 1 application, all the applications involving said party will be disqualified.

14.Prohibition on alliances between shortlisted tenderers:

Tenders which include companies not mentioned on the application forms used to compile the shortlist will be disqualified from this restricted procedure unless prior approval from the contracting authority has been obtained (see section 2.4.3 of the Practical Guide). Candidates invited to tender may not form alliances or subcontract to each other for the contract in question.

15.Grounds for exclusion:

As part of the application form, candidates must submit a signed declaration, included in the standard application form, to the effect that they are not in any of the exclusion situations described in section 2.3.3 of the Practical Guide.

16.Subcontracting:

Subcontracting is permitted.

17.Number of candidates invited to tender:

On the basis of the applications received, at least 4 and at most 8 candidates will be invited to submit detailed tenders for this contract. If the number of eligible candidates meeting the selection criteria is less than the minimum of 4, the contracting authority may invite the candidates who satisfy the criteria to submit a tender.

Provisional schedule for activities

18.Scheduled date for dispatch of invitations to tender:

6.7.2017.

19.Commencement date of the contract:

15.1.2018.

20.Implementation period for the tasks:

24 months.

Selection and award criteria

21.Selection criteria:

Criteria for legal entities and natural persons.
The following selection criteria will be applied to candidates. Where applications are submitted by a consortium, the selection criteria will apply to the consortium as a whole, unless specifically stipulated otherwise. The selection criteria shall not apply to natural persons and single-member companies working as subcontractors.
1) Candidate's economic and financial capacity (details to be given in section 3 of the application form). If the candidate is a public body, equivalent information must be provided. The reference period taken into account corresponds to the last 3 financial years for which accounts have been closed:
• the average annual turnover of the candidate (or the consortium, where applicable) for the last 3 financial years for which annual accounts have been closed must exceed 450 000 EUR, and
• the general liquidity ratio (short-term assets/short-term liabilities) for the last financial year for which accounts have been closed must be at least 1. In the case of a consortium, this criterion must be complied with by each member thereof.
2) Candidate's professional capacity (details to be given in sections 4 and 5 of the application form). The reference period corresponds to the 3 financial years prior to the submission deadline:
• during the 3 years prior to the final date for receipt of applications given in point 23 of this contract notice, at least 4 people currently working for the candidate must have been involved in implementing cooperation projects in the civil aviation sector or any other field related to this contract.
3) Candidate's technical capacity (details to be given in sections 5 and 6 of the application form). The reference period corresponds to the 3 financial years prior to the submission deadline:
• during the 3 years prior to the final date for receipt of applications given in point 23 of this contract notice, the candidate must have carried out 2 or more contracts each with a budget at least equivalent to the one for this contract and a term of at least 12 months in the field of air transport regulatory activity, governance and management or any other field related to this contract.
Previous experience involving a breach of contract and termination by a contracting authority cannot be used as a reference.
An economic operator may, if necessary and for a specific contract, make use of the capacities of other entities irrespective of the legal nature of the connection between itself and said entities. In such an event, it must provide the contracting authority with proof that it will have the resources needed to carry out the contract by, for example, producing a written commitment undertaken by said entities to make such resources available. Such entities, for instance the economic operator's parent company, must observe the same eligibility rules — notably regarding nationality — and meet the same selection criteria as the economic operator. With regard to the technical and professional criteria, an economic operator may use the capacities of other entities only if they carry out the work or provide the services for which said capacities are required. With regard to the economic and financial criteria, the entities whose capacities the tenderer uses shall become jointly and severally liable for performance of the contract.
If more than 8 applications prove to be eligible, i.e. meet all the selection criteria, then the strengths and weaknesses of these candidates' applications must be re-examined to determine which 8 applications are most suitable for the invitation to tender. Only the following factors will be considered in the re-examination:
1) the most projects complying with criterion 21.3 above;
2) if several candidates have the same number of contracts as referred to in criterion 21.3 above, the determining criterion will be the total value of the contracts complying with criterion 21.3 above;
3) preference will be given to tenderers with experience in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) partner countries.

22.Award criterion:

Best value for money.

Application

23.Final date for receipt of applications:

23.6.2017 (15:00), local time (Rabat, Morocco).
Any application received after this deadline will not be considered.

24.Application format and details to be provided:

The standard application form must be used for applications. The instructions and format of this form must be strictly adhered to. This application form is available from the following web address:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/annexes.do?chapterTitleCode=B

The application must be accompanied by a solemn declaration, concerning the exclusion and selection criteria, using the template available from the following web address:

http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/prag/annexes.do?chapterTitleCode=A

Any additional documentation (brochure, letter, etc.) sent with the application will not be taken into consideration.

25.How applications may be submitted:

Applications must be drawn up in French and sent solely to the contracting authority:
• either by registered post (official postal service), to the following address:

Mme Souad Mellouk, chef du service de la convergence réglementaire avec l'Union européenne, direction du trésor et des finances extérieures, entrée E, premier étage, bureau 149, ministère de l'économie et des finances, boulevard Mohamed V, quartier administratif Chellah, Rabat, MOROCCO. E-mail: [email protected]

In this case, the delivery register will attest to compliance with the final date for receipt of tenders,
• or by bearer (including express courier services), delivered straight to the contracting authority, in return for a signed and dated acknowledgement of receipt, at the following address:

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30–16:30.
In this case, the acknowledgement of receipt will attest to compliance with the final date for receipt of tenders.
The contract title and the contract notice number (see point 1 above) must be clearly marked on the envelope containing the application and must be quoted in all subsequent correspondence with the contracting authority.
Applications submitted in any other way will not be considered.
In submitting an application, candidates accept to be kept informed of the outcome of the procedure by electronic means. Such notification shall be deemed to have been received on the day it is sent by the contracting authority to the e-mail address given in the application.

26.Amendments to or withdrawal of tenders:

Tenderers may amend or withdraw their tender by giving notice thereof in writing before the final date for submission of tenders. Tenders cannot be amended once this deadline has passed.
Notice of amendment or withdrawal must be drawn up and sent as per the instructions given in point 25. The word 'Modification' (amendment) or 'Retrait' (withdrawal), as applicable, must be written on the outside envelope (and on the inner envelope, where applicable).

27.Working language:

All correspondence concerning this invitation to tender procedure and contract must be in French.

28.Date of publication of the prior information notice:

18.3.2017.

Notice number in OJ: 2017/S 055-100837.

29.Legal basis:

Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union's instruments for financing external action.
Regulation (EU) No 232/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11.3.2014 establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument.

30.Additional information:

Working days in Morocco are from Monday to Friday (weekend: Saturday and Sunday).

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:192922-2017:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0&tabId=2

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