This notice relates to the publication of a:  CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES 
Excerpt from the official text.


I.1. Name and addresses

Official name: Fluxys Belgium n.v.
Postal address: Avenue des Arts 31,BE-1040 Brussels
Contact person: Philippe Aspeslagh
Phone: +32 22827262
E-mail: philippe.aspeslagh@fluxys.com
Internet address(es): www.fluxys.com https://enot.publicprocurement.be/enot-war/preViewNotice.do?noticeId=408551



II.1. Scope of the procurement

II.1.1. Title
Aerial monitoring of high pressure natural gas transmission pipelines in Belgium 
Reference number: Fluxys-CEAPN2109-F05_0
II.1.2. Main CPV code: 71700000
II.1.3. Type of contract: services
II.1.4. Short description
The objective of this contract is to detect, survey and register all potential threats to the Fluxys Belgium gas transmission pipelines. This includes (non-exhaustive list) detecting:
- Ongoing or recently finished activities carried out by third parties (announced and un-announced works)
- Farming activities at a depth of more than 50 cm, such as the installation of drainage pipes, deep plowing, soil drilling, specific soil cultivation techniques.
- Changes in ground surface due to erosion or other effects having a potential impact on the initial coverage of the pipelines.
- Missing, damaged or non-visible Fluxys-markers.
II.1.6. Information about lots
Division per lots: YES


II.2. Description

Lot 1

II.2.1. Title
Route package fix 
II.2.3. Place of performance
NUTS code(s): BE
II.2.4. Description
This lot contains eleven (11) flight routes, spread over the entire Belgian territory, and representing approx. 50% of the total flight volume. Additional details about these routes can be found in Annex H – Scope of Services.  For this lot Fluxys foresees a stable estimated volume during the whole contractual term (3 + 1 +1). 
II.2.7. Duration
36 month(s)
Renewal possible: YES
3 years with tacit renewal of maximum 2 extensions of 1 year. 

Lot 2

II.2.1. Title
Route package variable 
II.2.3. Place of performance
NUTS code(s): BE
II.2.4. Description
This lot contains a second set of eleven (11) flight routes, for which additional details are given in Annex H – Scope of Services. For this lot Fluxys foresees a stable estimated volume during the first year of the contractual term. 
II.2.7. Duration
36 month(s)
Renewal possible: YES
3 years with tacit renewal of maximum 2 extensions of 1 year. 



III.1. Conditions for participation

III.1.1 Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions: 
- The Candidate shall provide a copy of his own Air Operator’s Certificate- The Candidate shall provide a copy of his own Specialized Operations high risk authorization- The Candidate shall provide a copy of his Air Operator’s Licence valid for “aerial photography” and “aerial monitoring”

III.1.2 Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
The candidate must have the necessary economic and financial standing to perform the contract. 1) Proof of the candidate's economic and financial standing may be furnished by one or more of the following references:- the presentation of financial statements or extracts from the financial statements, where publication of financial statements is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;- a statement of the economic operator's overall turnover of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading.2) The candidate must also provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
1) The candidate must have an average yearly turnover of at least EUR 1.000.000. This criterion applies to the candidate as a whole, i.e. through the combined capacity of all members of the group in case of a group of economic operators.
In addition, the ratio between assets and liabilities must be above 1.0 (+ bank guarantee if ration insufficient. This criterion applies to each member of the group in case of a group of economic operators.
The Contractor shall buy all necessary and compulsory insurances with respect to his professional activities. More in particular, the following insurance policies will be written and maintained during the whole period of the contract:
• General Liability towards passengers;
• General Liability towards non-transported third parties
both with a minimum amount covered of 5.000.000 € per occurrence.
Fluxys Belgium will be named co-insured in the above mentioned insurance contracts.

III.1.3 Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Experience in aerial monitoring must be provided : Demonstration a experience of two years in aerial observation flights (with a min of 500 h/year) including inspection/observation flights of linear infrastructure (pipelines, power lines, railways,….). The candidate needs to provide certificates of satisfactory execution of these missions. Languages (operations manager, HSE, administration) : The Candidate shall confirm that the employees will speak at least French and Dutch (CV will be provided)Languages pilots : the Candidate shall confirm that all pilots are able to communicate fluently verbally with the observer. The language of a Fluxys photographer is French or Dutch, the pilot shall adapt to this language (CV will be provided)Languages photographers : the Candidate shall confirm that the photographers are capable to communicate orally and in writing both in French and in Dutch. (CV will be provided)

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Class: N/A, Category: N/A

III.2 Conditions related to the contract

III.2.2 Contract performance conditions:
See invitation to tender (ITT)




IV.1.3 Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: YES
Framework agreement with a single operator

IV.1.4 Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated: YES

IV.1.8 Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by GPA: NO

IV.2 ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.2.2 Due date for receipt of expressions of interest 2021-07-26 23:59
IV.2.4 Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:  EN




VI.3. Additional information
The request to participate and its annexes have to be uploaded by the candidate on the Fluxys Sourcing Invitation Platform (as specified under I.3) Communication).Each candidate will have to request via the contact person as per 1 access to the appropriate protected folder on this Sourcing Invitation Platform. New candidates to this platform will also receive their password and instructions for access.From receipt of the request to participate until execution of the contract Fluxys Belgium may ask tenderers and candidates at any moment during the procedure to submit all or part of the supporting documents as requested in this contract notice. In any event, prior to awarding the contract, Fluxys Belgium will require the bidder to which it has decided to award the contract to submit up-to-date supporting documents.The requests to participate shall clearly mention the candidate's full name, including the company number, VAT number, full address and legal form.Requests to participate must be structured as follows:1) Name of bidder;2) Legal form of company;3) Date of registration;4) Country of registration;5) Registration number;6) VAT number;7) Registered address of company;8) Person(s) authorised to sign contracts (together or alone) on behalf of the company(Surname, forename, title (e.g. Dr, Mr, Ms), function (e.g. Manager.))9) Contact person: [Surname, forename, title (e.g. Dr, Mr, Ms), function (e.g. Manager.) Telephonenumber, fax number, address, e-mail];10) European Standard Procurement Document (ESPD);11) Requested information about each abovementioned selection criterium.The candidates must fill in the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) at the following address: https://dume.publicprocurement.be/The following parts and questions of the ESPD must be answered:- Part I (Information concerning the procurement procedure and the contracting entity);- Part II (Information concerning the economic operator);- Part IV (Selection criteria): economic operators will use Part IV, α, regarding the global indication for allselection criteria, whereby Fluxys shall verify, on the basis of the supporting documentation and information requested under section III, whether the economic operators meet the selection criteria as laid down under section III of this contract notice;- Part VI (Concluding statements).When filled in, the ESPD should be sent to Fluxys together with the request to participate.Where the economic operator relies on the capacities of other entities in order to prove its economic, financial, technical or professional capacity, it must also provide the ESPD in respect of such entities.Fluxys may ask tenderers and candidates at any moment during the procedure to submit all or part of the supporting documents. In any event, before awarding the contract, Fluxys will require the tenderer to which it has decided to award the contract to submit up-to-date supporting documents.The supporting documents that the tenderers and candidates must be able to provide upon request and without delay are the documents to be provided under section III of this contract notice.The European Commission’s FAQ on the ESPD is available at the following address: https://ec.europa.eu/isa2/solutions/european-single-procurement-document-espd_en

VI.4 Procedures for review

VI.4.1 Review body
President of the Court of First instance of Brussels
Rue des Quatre Bras 13, BE-1000 Brussels

VI.4.2 Body responsible for mediation procedures
President of the Court of First instance of Brussels
Rue des Quatre Bras 13, BE-1000 Brussels

VI.4.4 Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
President of the Court of First instance of Brussels
Rue des Quatre Bras 13, BE-1000 Brussels

VI.5 Date of dispatch of this notice
2021-06-16