Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 17.09.2020

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
Procurement authority/Organizer: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO,  attn Section Trade Promotion (WEHU), Holzikofenweg 36,  3003  Bern,  Switzerland

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

Secompetitivo Program Colombia 2017-20

2.2 Service category

Service category CPC:  [27] Other services

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	75211200 - Foreign economic-aid-related services

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

based on the following indications:

- Qualification and experience of nominated team: 30 %
- Qualification, experience and strategic orientation of proposed Swiss expert network: 20%
- Understanding of the mandate and general approach of the Program implementation: 20%
- Financial proposal: 30%

3.2 Tenderer considered

List of tenderers

Name: Swisscontact, Schweizerische Stiftung für technische Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, Hardturmstrasse 123,  8005  Zürich,  Switzerland
Price:  CHF 6'264'632.00 without VAT
Additional information: This publication aims to correct a formal error in the initial award note dated 17.11.2016. Said note did not mention the option for a second phase of the program which was clearly requested by the tender documents, included in the offer of the winning bid and evaluated by SECO. The correction of the formal error in the initial award note dated 17.11.2016 is made by way of revocation and this new publication of the adjusted award note.

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 15.08.2016
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 927743

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 14.11.2016

4.5 Procedures for appeal

The procurement procedure will be carried out according to Swiss federal legislation on public procurement, namely Section 3 of the Federal Ordinance on Public Procurement. There is no right of appeal for this tender procedure. No communication may be conducted between the bidder and the contracting authority. Any questions have to be submitted to www.simap.ch.