Type of document: Contract Awards
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2019/S 194-472276/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Postal address: Shinfield Park
Town: Reading
Postal code: RG2 9AX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Procurement at ECMWF
Email: procurement@ecmwf.int
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
European institution/agency or international organisation
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Meteorological Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Copernicus C3S_428 C3S Use Cases (Round 1)
Reference number: C3S_428
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 73000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description: This invitation to tender (ITT) aimed at selecting use cases to bring about success stories of the uptake of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) products to spin-up sustainable applications and businesses. Based on a market analysis, the contractor should develop and demonstrate an end-to-end application based on C3S products and the tools provided by the Climate Data Store (CDS) infrastructure. The objective of such contracts is to create downstream applications at the service of users based on C3S data and the associated infrastructure.
This contract award notice lists the contractors for Round 1 of the ITT.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:689096.84
Currency:EUR
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: 00
Main site or place of performance:On contractor’s premises.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contractor for contract No ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_428a_JBA will develop a highly innovative end-to-end climate risk assessment service for the ports sector based on the CS3 products and tools.
The contractor for contract No ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_428b_TECNALIA will develop an application to increase the climate resilience of the forestry sector through the delivering of tailored climate information generated from the CDS.
The contractor for contract No ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_428c_AGROAPPS will to develop a climate service for the agricultural insurance sector, through which insurance companies will have access to crop-specific climate analytics in order to design more accurate and climate ‘smart’ insurance contracts.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Identification of the project:Copernicus – The European Earth Observation Programme (see )
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2018/S 150-346011
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_428a_JBA
Lot No: Round 1
Title: Copernicus C3S_428 C3S Use Cases
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-04-05
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd
Postal address: South Barn, Broughton Hall
Town: Skipton
Postal code: BD23 3AE
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code: UK
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME no
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 250000.00
Total value of the contract/lot:249956.14
Currency:EUR
Contract No: ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_428b_TECNALIA
Lot No: Round 1
Title: Copernicus C3S_428 C3S Use Cases
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-05-20
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Fundación Tecnalia Research and Innovation
Postal address: Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Astondo Bidea Edificio 700
Town: Derio
Postal code: 48160
Country: Spain
Nuts code: ES
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME no
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 250000.00
Total value of the contract/lot:249940.70
Currency:EUR
Contract No: ECMWF/COPERNICUS/2019/C3S_428c_AGROAPPS
Lot No: Round 1
Title: Copernicus C3S_428 C3S Use Cases
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2019-03-06
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Agroapps PC
Postal address: 7 Filikis Etaireias Str.
Town: Triandria
Postal code: 55337
Country: Greece
Nuts code: EL
The contractor is an SME yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 250000.00
Total value of the contract/lot:189200.00
Currency:EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Postal address: Shinfield Park
Town: Reading
Postal code: RG2 9AX
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
See instructions on ECMWF’s Suppliers web page:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Postal address: Shinfield Park
Town: Reading
Postal code: RG2 9AX
Country: United Kingdom
Internet address:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2019-10-04
