Prior information notice

Date of publication Simap: 02.02.2023

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss
Procurement authority/Organizer: Federal Department of Home Affairs FDHA, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, Operation Center 1,  8058  Zurich-Airport,  Switzerland,  E-mail:  beschaffung.wto@bbl.admin.ch

1.2 Deadline for submitting the offer

50 days after the publication of the invitation to tender

1.3 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.4 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.5 Type of order

Order for services

1.6 Scope of international treaties

No

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

(23065) 311 Decision Support for Dealing with Climate Change in Switzerland: a cross-sectoral approach («NCCS-Impacts») – project “Socio-economic scenarios for Switzerland”

2.2 Reference / project no.

(23065) 311

2.3 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

2.4 Subject and scope of the contract

Based within MeteoSwiss, the National Centre for Climate Services (NCCS) is the Swiss federal network responsible for developing actionable climate services for the administration, economy and society. The NCCS-Impacts programme focuses on the cross-sectoral effects of climate change and the development and provision of decision support in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation (see www.nccs.admin.ch/impacts-en).

The programme is being implemented through a number of projects. The project “Socio-economic scenarios for Switzerland” is the subject of this procurement.

An open invitation to tender is due to be published mid to end of March 2023. Partners from the research community and industry with expertise in this field are invited to submit offers.

2.5 Location where service is to be delivered

Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, CH-8058 Zurich-Airport.

2.6 Division into lots?

No

2.10 Implementation date

Remarks: One month after contract signing.
From around September 2023 to the end of 2025.

3. Conditions

3.1 General conditions of participation

The general conditions of participation will be announced when the invitation to tender is published.
The invitation to tender seeks consortia from the research community and from industry who can develop and co-produce actionable climate services.

3.5 Consortium of bidders

Permitted. Bidding consortia must designate a company as the project manager (representation, coordination) and indicate the names and roles of all its members.
The characteristic supply (i.e. the major part of the supply) generally has to be provided by one of the members of the bidding consortium and may not be delegated to subcontractors.
Multiple applications from tenderers in the context of bidding consortia are permitted.

3.6 Subcontractor

Permitted. If the tenderer involves subcontractors for contract performance, the tenderer will assume overall responsibility for the project. The tenderer must indicate the names and roles of all subcontractors.
The characteristic supply (i.e. the major part of the supply) generally has to be provided by the tenderer and may not be delegated to subcontractors.
Multiple applications from subcontractors are permitted.

3.10 Supplying source of the prior information notice documentation

at www.simap.ch
Prior information notice documentation is available from: 02.02.2023
Language of the prior information notice documentation: English
Other informations about the supply of the prior information notice documentation: Separate documents are available for this prior information notice (project and programme description). The documents can be downloaded as required.

3.11 Conduct of dialogue

No

4.6 Additional information

The prior information notice and in particular the project and programme description are intended to provide interested parties with advance information and, where relevant, to help members of a consortium.

An online presentation of the modules including a Q&A session will take place on 22.02.2023, 14:00-16:00. To receive the participation link, please register at lena.gubler@wsl.ch by 21.02.2023. The presentation incl. Q&A session will be recorded and the video protocol will be made available as an attachment to the tender documents.