Information

Tender reference number	OC/EFSA/BIOHAW/2022/04
Title	Support in the Assessment of Species or Groups of Species of Aquatic Animals that Pose a Considerable Risk of Spread because They are Vectors or Reservoirs for Some Diseases and to Investigate the Conditions under Which they Should be...
Description	With this call EFSA aims to get support with a mandate (M-2022-00138) received from the European Commission (EC) on aquatic animal diseases listed in Annex II to the Regulation (EU) 2016/429 (Animal Health Law; AHL). For each of the listed diseases (13 in total), an assessment should be carried out to:(a) to identify the species or groups of species of aquatic animals that pose a considerable risk of spread because they are vectors or reservoirs for the disease; and(b) to investigate the conditions under which they should be regarded as vectors or reservoirs.The assessment will be based on the scientific evidence found through an extensive literature review, based on a pre-defined criteria that will determine if an animal species is a vector or not.
Contract type	Services
Procedure type	Open procedure
Status	Closed
Published on TED
Submission Method	Electronic
Tenders may be submitted	All lots
Maximum number of lots	3
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)	Public contract
Address of the buyer profile: (URL)	http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/procurement/tenders.htm
Estimated total value	180,000.00 EUR
Main CPV	73000000

Conditions for participation

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Economic and financial standing - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Economic and financial standing- Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - List and brief description of selection criteria	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability - Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required	Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

Milestones

TED publication date	25/10/2022 00:00
Question deadline	11/11/2022 14:30 UTC+01:00
Answer deadline	15/11/2022 23:59 UTC+01:00
Time limit for receipt of tenders	21/11/2022 14:30 UTC+01:00
Conditions for opening tenders (date)	22/11/2022 14:30 UTC+01:00

Lots

Lot number	Title	Description
Lot 1	Vectors for Aquatic Diseases in Fish	The lot 1 will cover five diseases that affect fish species: infection with HPR-deleted infectious salmon anaemia virus, Koi herpes virus disease, epizootic haematopoietic necrosis, infectious haematopoietic necrosis, viral haemorrhagic septicaemia. The objectives, the tasks, the deliverables, and the deadlines will be applied for these five diseases in fish. The contractor who will be awarded the lot 1 will have to produce the three deliverables regarding the vectors for aquatic diseases in fish as described in the tender specifications.
Lot 2	Vectors for Aquatic Diseases in Molluscs	The lot 2 will cover five diseases that affect mollusc species: infection with Mikrocytos mackini, infection with Bonamia exitiosa, infection with Bonamia ostreae, infection with Marteilia refringens, infection with Perkinsus marinus. The objectives, the tasks, the deliverables, and the deadlines will be applied for these five diseases in molluscs. The contractor who will be awarded the lot 2 will have to produce the three deliverables regarding the vectors for aquatic diseases in molluscs as described in the table included in the tender specifications.
Lot 3	Vectors for Aquatic Diseases in Crustaceans	The lot 3 will cover three diseases that affect crustacean species: Infection with yellow head virus, infection with Taura syndrome virus, infection with white spot syndrome virus. The objectives, the tasks, the deliverables, and the deadlines will be applied for these three diseases in crustaceans. The contractor who will be awarded the lot 3 will have to produce the three deliverables regarding the vectors for aquatic diseases in crustaceans as described in the table included in the tender specifications.

Notices

Reference	Notice type	Publication date
2022/S 206-586362	Contract notice	25/10/2022 00:00