AwardedServicesEuropeanOpen

Framework agreement regarding ‘Services for the execution of and supervision of the Wra’

Type
Services
73200000
Estimated value
€ 1,25M
awarded
To deadline
Ongoing
Knock-outs
n/a
exclusion grounds
Award basis
Best price-quality ratio
Assess manuallyconfidence low

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, via the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur, is seeking a framework agreement for services related to the Space Activities Act (Wra). The contractor must perform supervision audits and prepare expert reports, for both full and delimited audits. Additionally, there is a need for aerospace technical expertise, space law knowledge, and support regarding financial and insurance-related issues. The assignment is open and aimed at safeguarding national space activities in line with international treaties.

Services · Open · European procedure

European
Contract type
Services
Open
Estimated value
€1,250,000
awarded value
Submission deadline
Ongoing
12:00
Scope
European
European procedure
Lots
1
1 lots
Main CPV code
Location
Groningen
CharacteristicsCPV 73ServicesEU tenderSpaceflightWraaudit

01What is being requested

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, via the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur, is seeking a framework agreement for services related to the Space Activities Act (Wra). The contractor must perform supervision audits and prepare expert reports, for both full and delimited audits. Additionally, there is a need for aerospace technical expertise, space law knowledge, and support regarding financial and insurance-related issues. The assignment is open and aimed at safeguarding national space activities in line with international treaties.

Under the Outer Space Treaty and the Liability Convention, states are responsible for their national space activities. To properly manage the many Dutch initiatives in spaceflight and to comply with the international treaty obligations of the Netherlands (the UN Space Treaties), the Wra is in effect. [Note: Wra refers to the Space Activities Act]. Both the audit and the drafting of the Expert Report must be performed by the Contractor. The supervision audits or delimited parts of the supervision audits will be carried out by the Contractor at the time the Contracting Authority issues an ins

73200000Services
1Lot 1

02Outcome

Awarded

Stichting Nationaal Lucht- en Ruimtevaartlaboratorium

Award value
€1,250,000
Bidders
1

03Exclusion grounds

Exclusion grounds — consult the ESPD
  • No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).

04Value in context

Estimate not published

The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.

05Bidders in this segment

#Likely bidderFitWins
1Pricewaterhousecoopers Accountants N.V.SME9850×
2Deloitte Accountants B.V.SME9841×
3Baker Tilly (Netherlands) N.V.SME9733×
4BDO Audit & Assurance B.V.SME9454×
5Ernst & Young Accountants LLPUnknown9221×
6Verstegen accountants en adviseursUnknown8819×

06Tender documents

TN423421 - EF29 Aankondiging gegunde opdracht - algemene richtlijn, standaardregeling 20240201083638pdfFeb 2, 2024 · 11 KB
def. tweede nota van inlichtingen - 202211069 WRApdfSep 26, 2023 · 47 KB
def. Eerste nota van inlichtingen - 202211069 WRApdfSep 14, 2023 · 104 KB
def. aanbestedingsdocument Ruimtevaartactiviteiten 202211069pdfJul 29, 2023 · 501 KB
Bijlage 11 DRDpdfJul 29, 2023 · 480 KB
Bijlage 1 Uniform Europees AanbestedingsdocumentpdfJul 29, 2023 · 2097 KB
Bijlage 12 Format gecombineerd auditplan en -rapportpdfJul 29, 2023 · 436 KB
Bijlage 2 Prijzen tarievendocxJul 29, 2023 · 28 KB
Bijlage 8 figuur 1pdfJul 29, 2023 · 4732 KB
Bijlage 10 Gedragscode Integriteit RijkpdfJul 29, 2023 · 555 KB
bijlage 6 Vragen en opmerkingenformulierdocxJul 29, 2023 · 25 KB
Bijlage 9 Beschrijving van de takenpdfJul 29, 2023 · 135 KB

07Legal themes that may be relevant here

08Frequently asked questions

What is the content of the framework agreement with regard to the execution of supervision?
The assignment includes performing supervision audits or delimited parts of supervision audits, whereby the contractor is also responsible for drafting an Expert Report.
What specific expertise is required within the services?
There is a need for aerospace technical expertise, knowledge of space law within the domain of the Wra, as well as support regarding financial and insurance-related issues.
What is the purpose of the requested services under the Wra?
The services are intended to guide Dutch spaceflight initiatives and to comply with the international obligations of the Netherlands under the UN Space Treaties.

Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.

09Estimated value versus the market

p25
€ 165K
median
€ 413K
p75
€ 1,0 mln
€ 1,3 mln

Gegunde waarden in CPV 73 · diensten n=468