Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 09.06.2022

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: armasuisse Purchasing and Cooperations
Procurement authority/Organizer: armasuisse
Purchasing and Cooperations
CC WTO, Guisanplatz 1,  3003  Bern,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  wto@armasuisse.ch

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

Yes

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

Framework conditions for the implementation of audits for the project modular clothing and equipment system (MCES)

Subject and scope of the contract :  Implementation of audits for the subsystems support system and ballistic body protection for the project modular clothing and equipment system (MCES):
- Product audit / article control
- Supplier audit / assessment of production environment
- Follow-up social criteria audit
- Auditing (product audit, supplier audit, follow-up social audit, short-term, unannounced)

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	71700000 - Monitoring and control services,
	71730000 - Industrial inspection services,
	71731000 - Industrial quality control services

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

According to the invitation to tender

3.2 Tenderer considered

Name: SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA, Technoparkstrasse 1,  8005  Zürich,  Switzerland
Price (total price):  CHF 3'231'000.00 with 7.7% VAT
Additional information: The award is made with a multiple award. The cost ceiling across all award receivers is CHF 3,231,000 (incl. VAT).

Name: Eurofins WKS Labservice GmbH, Industriestr. 1,  49849  Wilsum,  Germany
Price (total price):  CHF 3'231'000.00 with 7.7% VAT
Additional information: The award is made with a multiple award. The cost ceiling across all award receivers is CHF 3,231,000 (incl. VAT).

Name: Arthex AG, Sonneggstrasse 30b,  6410  Goldau,  Switzerland
Price (total price):  CHF 3'231'000.00 with 7.7% VAT
Additional information: The award is made with a multiple award. The cost ceiling across all award receivers is CHF 3,231,000 (incl. VAT).

3.3 Reasons for the decision to award

Reasons: According to the tender documents, at least three (3) providers will be awarded the contract from among the suitable providers. All three (3) providers submitted a valid offer. The evaluation of the award criteria was therefore waived.

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 17.12.2021
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 1235689

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 08.06.2022

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 3

4.5 Procedures for appeal

In accordance with Article 56 paragraph 1 of the Public Procurement Act (PPA), a written appeal against this decision can be lodged with the Federal Administrative Court, P.O. Box, 9023 St. Gallen, Switzerland, within 20 days of notification. Any appeal is to be submitted in duplicate and must include what is being sought, the grounds for appeal, evidence and the signature of the person lodging the appeal or his or her representative. A copy of this decision and available evidence must be included.
The provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) on legal holidays do not apply in accordance with Article 56 paragraph 2 of the PPA.