Contracts awarded

Date of publication Simap: 22.12.2023

1. Contracting authority

1.1 Official name and address of the contracting authority

Contracting authority/Authority of assignment: Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss
Procurement authority/Organizer: Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics FOBL, Fellerstrasse 21,  3003  Bern,  Switzerland,  Telephone:  +41 58 465 50 03,  E-mail:  beschaffung.wto@bbl.admin.ch

1.2 Type of contracting authority

Confederation (Central federal administration)

1.3 Type of procedure

Open procedure

1.4 Type of order

Supply order

1.5 Scope of international treaties

Yes

2. Objects of procurement

2.1 Project title of the acquisition

(21038) 311 Instruments for the measurement of temperature and humidity

Subject and scope of the contract :  With the present invitation to tender, MeteoSwiss is seeking a long-term partner for the provision of instruments for the measurement of temperature and humidity. The advertised procurement object consists of two lots.
Lot 1 encompasses a basic service (BS1.1) and three options (OP1.1 - OP1.3) for the procurement of reference instruments for climatological application.
Lot 2 encompasses three options (OP2.1 – OP2.3) for the procurement instruments for meteorological and real-time applications such as nowcasting, extreme weather monitoring, weather warnings, etc.

Lot no. 2

Short description: Meteorology

2.2 Common Procurement Vocabulary

CPV:	38120000 - Meteorological instruments,
	38128000 - Meteorology instrument accessories

3. Decision of acceptance

3.1 Award criteria

According to the invitation to tender

3.2 Tenderer considered

Name: KELAG Künzli Elektronik AG, Ringstrasse 5,  8603  Schwerzenbach,  Switzerland,  Telephone:  +41 44 806 22 00,  E-mail:  info@kelag.ch
Price (total price):  CHF 3'506'764.00 with 8.1% VAT
Additional information: Optional

3.3 Reasons for the decision to award

Reasons: The surcharge in Lot 2 was awarded the contract in KELAG AG because it was the only provider to meet all selection criteria and technical specifications and was able to achieve the maximum number of points in the product tests (AC03).

4. Other information

4.1 Invitation to tender

Publications from: 11.08.2021
Organ of publication: www.simap.ch
Number of publication 1209455

4.2 Date of the award

Date: 20.12.2023

4.3 Number of offers received

Number of offers: 2

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.