Invitation to Tender for Satellite Laser Ranging Telescope System

Table of Contents
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 3
2. Contracting Authority ......................................................................................... 3
2.1. Contracting Authority’s contact person ....................................................... 3
3. General Information on the tender procedure .................................................... 3
3.1. Background of the tender ........................................................................... 3
3.1.1. Metsähovi research station .................................................................... 4
3.1.2. Existing instrumentation and software at FGI including requirements they
set for the new telescope system .......................................................................... 6
3.1.3. Possible approaches for this Invitation to Tender ................................... 7
Monostatic system ................................................................................................. 7
Bistatic system ...................................................................................................... 8
3.2. Purpose of the tender procedure.............................................................. 10
3.3. Time of delivery ....................................................................................... 10
3.4. Warranty .................................................................................................. 10
3.5. Compliance with EU procurement rules ................................................... 10
4. General requirements as to form and procedure.............................................. 11
4.1. Tenderer’s contact person ....................................................................... 11
4.2. Deadline for submission ........................................................................... 11
4.3. Address for submission ............................................................................ 11
4.4. Language ................................................................................................. 11
4.5. Fees ........................................................................................................ 11
4.6. Ownership of tenders received ................................................................ 12
4.7. Validity period .......................................................................................... 12
5. Grounds for exclusion ...................................................................................... 12
5.1. Tenderer’s affairs ..................................................................................... 12
5.1.1. Documentation ..................................................................................... 12
5.2. Financial and economic capacity ............................................................. 13
5.3. Technical capacity ................................................................................... 13
5.4. Consortium and subcontracting ............................................................... 13
6. Specifications for the layout of the tender ........................................................ 13
6.1. Compulsory tender documents ................................................................ 13
6.2. Additional documentation ......................................................................... 13
7. Lots ................................................................................................................. 14
8. Tender evaluation ............................................................................................ 14
8.1. Evaluating completeness ......................................................................... 14
8.2. Award criterion ......................................................................................... 14
8.2.1. Weighting ............................................................................................. 14
8.2.2. Description of sub-criteria .................................................................... 15
8.2.2.1. Price .................................................................................................... 15
8.2.2.2. Technical merit and quality of the telescope system............................. 15
9. Negotiation ban ............................................................................................... 15
10. Enquiries regarding the Invitation to Tender documents .............................. 16
10.1. Queries and replies .................................................................................. 16
10.2. Additional information and changes to the Invitation to Tender
documentation ..................................................................................................... 16
11. Practicalities ................................................................................................ 17
11.1. Opening of tenders .................................................................................. 17
11.2. Notification of the result ........................................................................... 17
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