Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 16.09.2020

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Procurement authority/Organizer: Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
Global Programme Climate Change and Environment,  attn Manfred Kaufmann, Freiburgstrasse 130,  3003  Bern,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  info@sca-himalayas.in

1.2 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.3 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.4 Type of order

Order for services

1.5 Scope of international treaties

No

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

«Disaster Risk Management Planning and Implementation Support in the Indian Himalayan Region» for the period 01.10.2020 to 31.10.2023 in India/Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand - Phase 2

2.2 Service category

Service category CPC:  [27] Other services

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	98300000 - Miscellaneous services

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

According to the invitation to tender

3.2 Tenderer considered

Attention: Consortium GEOTEST AG / University of Zurich / University of Geneva
Name: Geotest AG, Bernstrasse 165,  3052  Zollikofen,  Switzerland
Price (total price):  CHF 1'199'982.00 without VAT

3.3 Reasons for the decision to award

Reasons: After assessment of all evaluation criteria mentioned in tender document (qualitative criteria and price) the winning bidder has received the most utility points among all the submitted bids. The offer of the winning bidder convinced above all regarding
AC1: Consortium with excellent thematic skills and very clear allocation of responsibilities
AC2: Convincing technical proposal, very clearly structured with detailed activities described for all outcomes and outputs as suggested in the tender document.
AC 3: financial offer with lowest price

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 15.05.2020
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 1134041

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 14.09.2020

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 2

4.4 Additional information

The contracting authority reserves the right to award subsequent mandates to the successful bidder of this tender procedure if a change of bidder is not possible for economic or technical reasons, or would cause significant difficulties or incur disproportionate costs for the contracting authority.

4.5 Procedures for appeal

The tender proceeds in accordance with Section 3 of the Federal Ordinance on Public Procurement (PPO). There is no right of Appeal.