Proposal for the Award of a Contract for Vacuum Support Activities on the CERN Site

This document concerns the award of a contract for vacuum support activities on the CERN site. Following a market survey carried out among 59 firms in eleven Member States, a call for tenders (IT-2792/LHC/LHC) was sent on 23 August 2002 to six consortia, three consortia consisting of two firms, one consortium consisting of three firms and two consortia consisting of four firms, in five Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received five tenders from five consortia in six Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with the consortium AIR LIQUIDE (FR), 40-30 (FR) and LAMERS (NL), the lowest bidder, for vacuum support activities for an amount not exceeding 6 494 422 euros (9 522 122 Swiss francs), covering an initial period of four years starting 1 March 2003, not subject to revision. The contract will include options for two further one-year extensions beyond the initial four-year period. The rate of exchange used is that stipulated in the tender. The consortium has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: FR - 60%, NL - 40%.