Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
EU SatCom Market Provision of C, Ku, (civ)Ka and L Bands Satellite Communication Capability
Reference number: 19.ISE.JP.030
II.1.2)Main CPV code
64200000 Telecommunications services
II.1.3)Type of contract
Services
II.2)Description
II.2.1)Title:
EU SatCom market provision of C, Ku, (civ)Ka and L bands satellite communication capability.
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE Belgique / België
II.2.4)Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the
contract:
Please refer to the tender documents, available at the eTendering address specified above under Section I.3)
‘Communication’.
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or
concession
Duration in months: 48
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: 19.ISE.JP.030
Title:
EU SatCom Market Provision of C, Ku, (civ)Ka and L Bands Satellite Communication Capability
V.2)Award of contract/concession
V.2.1)Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
21/01/2020
V.2.2)Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: yes
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Official name: Airbus Defence and Space SAS
Town: Toulouse
NUTS code: FRJ23 Haute-Garonne
Postal code: 31402
Country: France
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: no
V.2.3)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Official name: Marlink Events SAS
Town: Choisy-le-Roi
NUTS code: FR107 Val-de-Marne
Postal code: 94600
Country: France
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: no
V.2.4)Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion
of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 45 000 000.00 EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: General Court
Postal address: Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town: Luxembourg
Postal code: L-2925
Country: Luxembourg
E-mail:
generalcourt.registry@curia.europa.eu
Telephone: +352 4303-1
Fax: +352 4303-2100
Internet address:
http://curia.europa.eu
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
You may submit any observations concerning the procurement procedure to the contracting authority by email at procurement@eda.europa.eu
If you believe that there was maladministration, you may lodge a complaint to the European Ombudsman within 2 years of the date when you became aware of the facts on which the
complaint is based (see http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu).
Within 2 months of notice of the award decision, you may launch an action for annulment of the award decision. Any request you may make and any reply from us, or any complaint for
maladministration, will have neither the purpose nor the effect of suspending the time-limit for launching an action for annulment or of opening a new period for launching an action
for annulment. The body responsible for hearing annulment procedures is indicated in Section VI.4.1 of the contract notice.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
29/09/2023
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1)Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1)Main CPV code
64200000 Telecommunications services
VII.1.2)Additional CPV code(s)
VII.1.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: BE Belgique / België
VII.1.4)Description of the procurement:
Please refer to the tender documents, available at the eTendering address specified above under Section I.3) ‘Communication’.
VII.1.5)Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or
concession
Duration in months: 48
VII.1.6)Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: 45 000 000.00 EUR
VII.1.7)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Official name: Airbus Defence and Space SAS
Town: Toulouse
NUTS code: FRJ23 Haute-Garonne
Postal code: 31402
Country: France
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: no
VII.1.7)Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Official name: Marlink Events SAS
Town: Choisy-le-Roi
NUTS code: FR107 Val-de-Marne
Postal code: 94600
Country: France
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME: no
VII.2)Information about modifications
VII.2.1)Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Modification of the contract ex Article 172(3) b) of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018.
VII.2.2)Reasons for modification
Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee (Art. 43(1)(c) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Art. 72(1)(c) of Directive
2014/24/EU, Art. 89(1)(c) of Directive 2014/25/EU)
Description of the circumstances which rendered the modification necessary and explanation of the unforeseen nature of these circumstances:
Unforeseeable and intertwined events, on which the contracting authority had neither control nor influence, before FWC end date on 26 January 2024:
(a) three new contributing Member States joined the project,
(b) the current conflict in Ukraine which, in turn, led contributing Member States to a sudden and continuous increase of the consumption rate of renewals of the service and other
needs,
(c) the continuation of the current crisis in the semiconductors industry, which keeps costs of services and equipment on a growing curve.
VII.2.3)Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU,
average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 67 500 000.00 EUR
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 77 500 000.00 EUR