Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Minesto AB
Vita Gavelns väg 6
VÄSTRA FRÖLUNDA
426 71
SE
Contact person: Patrik Pettersson
Telephone: +46 709397774
E-mail: patrik.pettersson@minesto.com
NUTS: SE232
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://minesto.com/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA39643
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Private, publicly listed company
I.5) Main activity
Other: Energy
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Proposal Writing Support, Framework Agreement
Reference number: Minesto PO 18681
II.1.2) Main CPV code
92312211
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The services required under this framework agreement include, but are not limited to, the services listed below.
1. Expert competence on current rules and regulations of UK, Swedish, Danish and European funding mechanisms.
2. Expert competence on application writing of UK, Swedish, Danish and European funding mechanisms. The contractor should preferably be knowledgeable in at least the following calls:
o Horizon Europe collaborative
o Horizon Europe EIC Accelerator
o The EU’s LIFE Programme
o InterReg
o CINEA
o Innovation Fund
o Swedish National financing, like Vinnova, Energimyndigheten, Tillväxtverket
o National financing in other countries, within Europe and worldwide.
3. Expert competence on application writing under calls related to renewable energy, like CL5 and LCE within the Horizon Europe programme.
4. Availability to take on a coordination role for the entire proposal work.
5. Support to include advice on budget, objectives, and scope. Support to include gathering, filtering, and shaping relevant information from client as well as publicly available information.
6. Support to include partner identification for applications.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
92312213
73200000
73220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
SE232
Main site or place of performance:
Anywhere. The work can be performed remotely.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Minesto require expert advice service and support with proposal writing for state and EU funding applications from persons having the relevant specialist expertise.
The services are required to support current needs and future coming needs on an ad hoc basis.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The agreement is a 2-year agreement, with a possibility of a 2-year extension, where specific call-off´s will be done for different work scopes.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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 with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
30/11/2021
Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
28/02/2022
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
01/12/2021
Local time: 09:00
Place:
Tenders will be opened in the Sell2Wales online procurement portal. The local time for the opening of the mailbox is approximate.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
A Minesto representative and at least one Minesto witness will attend the opening of the mailbox on the Sell2Wales portal.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Please note that Minesto is a private company and does not qualify as a “contracting authority” as defined in Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=115207.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(WA Ref:115207)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Not Applicable, since Minesto is a private company.
Gothenburg
SE
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/10/2021