Wintering waterbird censuses in the Basque Country, 2027 season

Original: Censos de aves acuáticas invernantes en el País Vasco, temporada 2027

HAZI Desarrollo Rural Litoral y Alimentario-Director/a de HAZI

About this tender

HAZI Desarrollo Rural Litoral y Alimentario is procuring services for the censuses of wintering waterbirds (aves acuáticas invernantes) in the Basque Country for the 2027 season, filed as expediente 24_26. The contract is a services contract under CPV 90712400-5 (natural resource management or conservation strategy planning services) and is executed in Álava, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa (NUTS ES211, ES213, ES212). The tender is divided into three lots by territory: Lot 1 Álava, Lot 2 Bizkaia and Lot 3 Gipuzkoa. Bids may be submitted for all lots, and variants and options are not accepted. Field work quality is a major part of the evaluation, so the bidder's field-work team and the data-quality approach are central to the scope. The base duration is 12 months, covering the 2027 campaign. The contract may be extended up to three times, each by 12 months, to cover the 2028, 2029 and 2030 campaigns. Extensions apply independently to each awarded lot. The procedure is an open supersimplified procedure under Ley 9/2017 (LCSP), not subject to harmonised regulation. The budget is €5,250 excluding VAT (€6,352.50 with 21% VAT) for the base term. The page also states an estimated value of €21,000 excluding VAT, which presumably includes the extensions. The contract is not financed with EU funds.

Bidder eligibility

The page states that economic and financial solvency requirements and technical solvency criteria are set out in the tender documents (pliegos), but the specific thresholds, required registrations, classifications, reference contracts and financial standing figures are not reproduced on this page. Bidders should consult the PCAP and technical specifications (pliego técnico) on the contracting platform. Declaración responsable (responsible declaration) forms are provided in Spanish and Basque.

How bids are scored

Multiple-criteria award (pluralidad de criterios) with the following weightings, applied in the same way to each lot: - Economic offer: 45 points - Specific experience of the personnel assigned to the field work: 50 points - Data quality control system: 5 points Total weighting is 100 points. Social, gender-equality and data-protection special clauses are indicated as applicable under the 'Otros' categories, and social special performance conditions are also flagged.

Lots

• Lot 1: Lot 1 — Álava

  $2,750

  Censos de aves acuáticas invernantes en Álava (Araba/Álava), temporada 2027. Duration 12 months, with up to three 12-month extensions for 2028–2030. CPV 90712400-5.

• Lot 2: Lot 2 — Bizkaia

  $1,375

  Censos de aves acuáticas invernantes en Bizkaia, temporada 2027. Duration 12 months, with up to three 12-month extensions for 2028–2030. CPV 90712400-5.

• Lot 3: Lot 3 — Gipuzkoa

  $1,650

  Censos de aves acuáticas invernantes en Gipuzkoa, temporada 2027. Duration 12 months, with up to three 12-month extensions for 2028–2030. CPV 90712400-5.

Key requirements

• ✓Field counts of wintering waterbirds across Basque Country wetlands for the 2027 season
• ✓Ornithological survey expertise and standardised census methodology
• ✓Delivery of counts and reporting to HAZI before the season ends

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