CircularPSP: Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) to buy R&D (research and development) services to develop a Public Service Platforms for Circular, Innovative and Resilient Municipalities.

This contract notice invites interested operators to submit tenders to this PCP procurement. The procurement is open on equal terms to all types of operators that are established in EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries and that fulfil the requirements set out in section 3 of the Call …

CPV: 30211300 Plataformas informáticas, 72000000 Servicios TI: consultoría, desarrollo de software, Internet y apoyo, 72212931 Servicios de desarrollo de software de formación, 72243000 Servicios de programación, 72230000 Servicios de desarrollo de software personalizado, 72245000 Servicios contractuales de programación y análisis de sistemas, 72250000 Servicios de sistemas y apoyo, 72253000 Servicios de unidad de asistencia y de apoyo, 72262000 Servicios de desarrollo de software, 72266000 Servicios de consultoría en software, 72300000 Servicios relacionados con datos, 72310000 Servicios de tratamiento de datos, 72311100 Servicios de conversión de datos, 72312100 Servicios de preparación de datos, 72313000 Servicios de recogida de datos, 72314000 Servicios de recogida e intercalación de datos, 72315200 Servicios de gestión de redes de datos, 72316000 Servicios de análisis de datos, 72317000 Servicios de almacenamiento de datos, 72319000 Servicios de suministro de datos, 72320000 Servicios relacionados con bases de datos, 72321000 Servicios de bases de datos con valor añadido, 72322000 Servicios de gestión de datos, 72330000 Servicios de normalización y clasificación de contenidos o datos, 73000000 Servicios de investigación y desarrollo y servicios de consultoría conexos, 73100000 Servicios de investigación y desarrollo experimental, 73110000 Servicios de investigación, 75110000 Servicios públicos generales, 75112100 Servicios de administración de proyectos de desarrollo, 79311300 Servicios de análisis de estudios, 79300000 Investigación mercadotécnica y económica; sondeos y estadísticas, 79311400 Servicios de investigación económica, 79311410 Evaluación de repercusiones económicas, 79314000 Estudio de viabilidad, 79315000 Servicios de investigación social, 79400000 Servicios de consultoría comercial y de gestión y servicios afines, 79410000 Servicios de consultoría comercial y en gestión, 79411000 Servicios generales de consultoría en gestión, 79411100 Servicios de consultoría en desarrollo comercial, 79415200 Servicios de consultoría en diseño, 79416000 Servicios de relaciones públicas, 79416200 Servicios de consultoría en relaciones públicas, 79418000 Servicios de consultoría en aprovisionamiento, 79419000 Servicios de consultoría en evaluación, 79530000 Servicios de traducción, 90700000 Servicios medioambientales, 90710000 Gestión medioambiental, 90711000 Evaluación del impacto medioambiental que no sea para la construcción, 90712000 Planificación medioambiental, 90712100 Planificación del desarrollo medioambiental urbano, 90712200 Planificación de la estrategia de conservación forestal, 90712300 Planificación de la estrategia de conservación marítima, 90712400 Servicios de planificación de la estrategia de gestión o conservación de recursos naturales, 90712500 Creación o planificación de instituciones medioambientales, 90713000 Servicios de asesoramiento sobre asuntos ambientales, 90714000 Auditoría medioambiental, 90714100 Sistemas de información medioambiental, 90714200 Servicios de auditoría medioambiental de empresas, 90714300 Servicios de auditoría medioambiental sectoriales
Lugar de ejecución:
CircularPSP: Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) to buy R&D (research and development) services to develop a Public Service Platforms for Circular, Innovative and Resilient Municipalities.
Organismo adjudicador:
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Número de premio:

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Circular Berlin – Circular City
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Sandyford BID CLG
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Municipality of Guimaraes
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Forum Virium Helsinki Oy
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : CircularPSP: Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) to buy R&D (research and development) services to develop a Public Service Platforms for Circular, Innovative and Resilient Municipalities.
Description : This contract notice invites interested operators to submit tenders to this PCP procurement. The procurement is open on equal terms to all types of operators that are established in EU Member States and Horizon Europe associated countries and that fulfil the requirements set out in section 3 of the Call for Tenders which defines the eligibility of tenderers, exclusion and selection criteria. The procurement aims to trigger new solutions to be developed and tested to address the following challenge: accelerating a digital transition towards a Circular Economy (CE). The procurers are willing to invest €5.64 million in Research and Development to address this challenge in their regions. This PCP is a joint procurement by different procurers across Europe that are all facing the same common challenge and are thus looking for similar solutions (‘Buyers Group’). More information can be found on the CircularPSP website: https://circularpsp.eu
Procedure identifier : 39223c24-b14d-44ab-8cca-1bee5de12ff2
Previous notice : 786169-2023
Type of procedure : Open
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73100000 Research and experimental development services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Istanbul
Country subdivision (NUTS) : İstanbul ( TR100 )
Country : Türkiye

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 5 640 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Participation in the open market consultation that was held in the period of 9 May - 29 June 2023 as part of the preparation for this procurement is not a prerequisite for submitting a tender. This procurement is exempted from the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), the EU public procurement directives and the national laws that implement them. This is because it concerns the procurement of R&D services where the benefits do not accrue exclusively to the contracting authority for its use in the conduct of its own affairs. Publication of this contract notice in the EU Official Journal is not to be understood as a waiver of this exemption. Publication is made on a voluntary basis and the procurement will not follow the procedures under the EU public procurement directives, but rather the procedure described in the tender documentation. The open procedure was chosen in Section IV.1.1) ‘Procedure’ for formal reasons only. This is because it is not possible to publish a contract notice without selecting one of the listed procedures. Offers shall be submitted in English. All communication (before, during and after the procurement) can be made in English. More information See: − the project website ( https://circularpsp.eu) − the open market consultation recordings and slide decks ( https://circularpsp.eu/open-market-consultation/) − FAQs ( https://circularpsp.eu/faqs/) − PCPs on the Europa website ( https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/innovation-procurement) or contact: − https://circularpsp.eu/contact-us/
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
This PCP is carried out by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality who was appointed as lead procurer in the name and on behalf of the Buyers Group listed in I.1. The applicable national law is Turkish.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : CircularPSP: Pre-commercial procurement (PCP) to buy R&D (research and development) services to develop a Public Service Platforms for Circular, Innovative and Resilient Municipalities.
Description : This PCP procurement is a joint procurement by different procurers across Europe that are all facing the same common challenge and are thus looking for similar solutions (so-called ‘Buyers Group’). The common challenge to be solved by suppliers is Suppliers are to design, develop and test an innovative ‘circular economy solution’ (CE-solution) that enables municipalities and their staff as well as businesses in the local economy to apply circular practice more quickly, frequently, widely and effectively. Individual users at City and Business are empowered through access to information, knowledge, circular wisdom, guidance and training to act more circular more often and increasingly impactful whilst transitioning to a CE mindset. The procurement will take the form of a pre-commercial procurement (PCP) under which R&D service contracts will be awarded to a number of R&D providers in parallel in a phased approach. This will make it possible to compare competing alternative solutions. Each selected operator will be awarded a framework agreement that covers 3 R&D phases. Each selected R&D provider will be awarded a framework agreement that covers the following R&D phases and a specific contract per phase. The 3 phases are: solution design, prototype development, original development and validation and testing of a limited volume of first products or services. After each phase, intermediate evaluations will be carried out to progressively select the best of the competing solutions. The contractors with the best-value-for-money solutions will be offered a specific contract for the next phase. Testing in Phase 3 is expected to take place in Istanbul (Turkey), Berlin (Germany), Dublin (Ireland), Maribor (Slovenia), Guimarães (Portugal), Stockholm (Sweden), Helsinki (Finland) and London (UK). This testing may also serve as a first customer test reference for the contractors. Phase 3 is expected to start June 2025 and end May 2026. The selected operators will retain ownership of the intellectual property rights (IPRs) that they generate during the PCP and will be able to use them to exploit the full market potential of the developed solutions, i.e. beyond the procurement.

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73100000 Research and experimental development services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 30211300 Computer platforms
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72212931 Training software development services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72230000 Custom software development services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72243000 Programming services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72245000 Contract systems analysis and programming services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72250000 System and support services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72253000 Helpdesk and support services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72262000 Software development services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72266000 Software consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72300000 Data services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72310000 Data-processing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72311100 Data conversion services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72312100 Data preparation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72313000 Data capture services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72314000 Data collection and collation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72315200 Data network management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72316000 Data analysis services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72317000 Data storage services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72319000 Data supply services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72320000 Database services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72321000 Added-value database services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72322000 Data management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72330000 Content or data standardization and classification services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73100000 Research and experimental development services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73110000 Research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75110000 General public services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 75112100 Administrative development project services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79311300 Survey analysis services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79311400 Economic research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79311410 Economic impact assessment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79314000 Feasibility study
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79315000 Social research services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79410000 Business and management consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79411000 General management consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79411100 Business development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79415200 Design consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79416000 Public relations services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79416200 Public relations consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79418000 Procurement consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79419000 Evaluation consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79530000 Translation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90700000 Environmental services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90710000 Environmental management
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90711000 Environmental impact assessment other than for construction
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712000 Environmental planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712100 Urban environmental development planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712200 Forest conservation strategy planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712300 Marine conservation strategy planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712400 Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90712500 Environmental institution building or planning
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90713000 Environmental issues consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90714000 Environmental auditing
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90714100 Environmental information systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90714200 Corporate environmental auditing services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 90714300 Sectoral environmental auditing services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : İstanbul ( TR100 )
Country : Türkiye
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 15/05/2024
Duration end date : 14/04/2026

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project fully or partially financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 00127194-2023
Additional information : This procurement is exempted from the WTO GPA, the EU public procurement directives and the national laws that implement them. This is because it concerns the procurement of R&D services where the benefits do not accrue exclusively to the contracting authority for its use in the conduct of its own affairs.Publication of this notice is not to be understood as a waiver of this exemption.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 90
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name :
Description : Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 10
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : The procurement is exempted from the EU Public Procurement Directives (including the EU Procurement Remedies Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC; see above) and the national laws that implement them. Publication of this notice in the Official Journal is not to be understood as a waiver of this exemption by the contracting authority. The deadlines for the review procedures at the bodies for review and mediation, mentioned in IV.4.1) and IV.4.2) are stated in the tender.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Mediation organisation : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Review organisation : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Organisation executing the payment : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Organisation signing the contract : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
TED eSender : Publications Office of the European Union

6. Results

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this procedure : 5 640 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 5 640 000 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : VCG.AI GmbH
Tender :
Tender identifier : VCG
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 752 000 Euro
The tender was ranked : yes
Subcontracting : Yes
Subcontracting value is known : no
Subcontracting percentage is known : yes
Percentage of subcontracting : 14
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Phase2VCG
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 01/11/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds : 101092208
Organisation signing the contract : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Winner :
Official name : METABOLIC BV
Tender :
Tender identifier : CIRRUS
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 752 000 Euro
The tender was ranked : yes
Subcontracting : Yes
Subcontracting value is known : no
Subcontracting percentage is known : no
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Phase2Cirrus
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 01/11/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds : 101092208
Organisation signing the contract : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Winner :
Official name : SWAPPSI LIMITED
Tender :
Tender identifier : CircularAI
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 752 000 Euro
The tender was ranked : yes
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Phase2CircularAI
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 01/11/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Information about European Union funds
Name of EU-financed project or programme : Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2021/2027)
Identifier of EU funds : 101092208
Organisation signing the contract : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 5

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Registration number : TR4810024824
Postal address : Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Hacıahmet Mahallesi Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Cad. No : 1 Kasımpaşa Beyoğlu
Town : Istanbul
Postcode : 34440
Country subdivision (NUTS) : İstanbul ( TR100 )
Country : Türkiye
Contact point : Ülkü Gül Güneş
Telephone : +90 2123126200-666044
Buyer profile : https://circularpsp.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Group leader
Central purchasing body acquiring supplies and/or services intended for other buyers
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
Mediation organisation
Organisation signing the contract
Organisation executing the payment

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Circular Berlin – Circular City
Registration number : VR 37482 B
Postal address : Circular Berlin, Rheinsberger Straße 34, 10435 Berlin, Germany
Town : Berlin
Postcode : 10435
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Berlin ( DE300 )
Country : Germany
Contact point : Arianna Nicoletti
Telephone : +49 1743455960
Internet address : https://circular.berlin/
Buyer profile : https://circularpsp.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Sandyford BID CLG
Registration number : 593200
Postal address : Sandyford BID CLG, 10 Leopardstown Office Park, Burton Hall Avenue, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18 FK72, Ireland.
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D18 FK72
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Contact point : Ger Corbett
Telephone : +353 01 544 1313
Internet address : https://www.sandyford.ie/
Buyer profile : https://circularpsp.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia
Registration number : 5828821000
Postal address : Association of Municipalities and Towns of Slovenia, Partizanska 1, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Town : Maribor
Postcode : 2000
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Podravska ( SI032 )
Country : Slovenia
Contact point : Ana Plavčak
Telephone : +386 22341506
Buyer profile : https://circularpsp.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Municipality of Guimaraes
Registration number : 505948605
Postal address : argo Cónego José Maria Gomes
Town : Guimaraes
Postcode : 4804-534
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Ave ( PT119 )
Country : Portugal
Contact point : Dalila Sepúlveda
Telephone : +351 967360557
Buyer profile : https://circularpsp.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0006

Official name : Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions
Registration number : 222000-0315
Postal address : Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, SE-118 82 Stockholm
Town : Stockholm
Postcode : SE-118 82
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Stockholms län ( SE110 )
Country : Sweden
Contact point : Karin Peedu
Telephone : +46 722545953
Internet address : https://skr.se/skr.25.html
Buyer profile : https://circularpsp.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0007

Official name : Forum Virium Helsinki Oy
Registration number : (ID) FI21700292
Postal address : Unioninkatu 24, 6th. Floor, 00130 Helsinki, FINLAND
Town : Helsinki
Postcode : 00130
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Helsinki-Uusimaa ( FI1B1 )
Country : Finland
Contact point : Pekka Niskasaari
Telephone : +358 405859110
Internet address : https://forumvirium.fi/en/
Buyer profile : https://circularpsp.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0011

Official name : VCG.AI GmbH
Registration number : HRB779809
Town : Stuttgart
Postcode : 70197
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Stuttgart, Stadtkreis ( DE111 )
Country : Germany
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0012

Official name : METABOLIC BV
Registration number : 70539952
Town : Amsterdam
Postcode : 1032HX
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Groot-Amsterdam ( NL329 )
Country : Netherlands
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0013

Official name : SWAPPSI LIMITED
Registration number : 478868
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D16F2N4
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dublin ( IE061 )
Country : Ireland
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0000

Official name : Publications Office of the European Union
Registration number : PUBL
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : 2417
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 29291
Internet address : https://op.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : c24fc433-840e-478b-8404-306d7cc1a645 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 20/11/2024 11:46 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00709311-2024
OJ S issue number : 227/2024
Publication date : 21/11/2024