DPR/240223 - ARHAI - Standardisation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Surveillance of AMR in the EU is mandated to follow case definitions laid out in Commission Implementing Decisions. The respective definitions for AMR refer to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoints and epidemiological cutoffs. Therefore EU Members States must report AST data for ECDC surveillance networks using …

CPV: 85100000 Услуги на здравеопазването
Място на изпълнение:
DPR/240223 - ARHAI - Standardisation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Издаващ орган:
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Номер на наградата:
ECDC/2024/NP/0021

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Legal type of the buyer : EU institution, body or agency
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : DPR/240223 - ARHAI - Standardisation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Description : Surveillance of AMR in the EU is mandated to follow case definitions laid out in Commission Implementing Decisions. The respective definitions for AMR refer to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoints and epidemiological cutoffs. Therefore EU Members States must report AST data for ECDC surveillance networks using EUCAST validated methods and interpretation of test results with EUCAST breakpoints. The respective EUCAST guidance and breakpoints need to be updated continously, for example to include new antibiotic substances and new evidence regarding resistance mechanisms. The quality of ECDC surveillance of AMR is dependent on EUCAST being able to update relevant information continously. EUCAST is a non-profit organisation located at the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and is unique as no other organisation has the respective mandate and could provide similar services to ECDC. ECDC has supported the EUCAST work to ensure that breakpoints and testing guidance are updated for pathogens under ECDC surveillance since 2017 and most recently under FWC/ECDC/2020/005. The purpose of this procurement is to continue to secure EUCAST services including continued determination and validation of breakpoints for minimum inhibitory concentrations and disk diffusion, determination and revision of ECOFFs, coordination and provision of guidance, dissemination of respective outputs and related training for key pathogens under ECDC surveillance.
Procedure identifier : 8671553f-75ee-47ad-9d90-b52002166b21
Internal identifier : ECDC/2024/NP/0021
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 85100000 Health services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : DPR/240223 - ARHAI - Standardisation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing
Description : Surveillance of AMR in the EU is mandated to follow case definitions laid out in Commission Implementing Decisions. The respective definitions for AMR refer to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoints and epidemiological cutoffs. Therefore EU Members States must report AST data for ECDC surveillance networks using EUCAST validated methods and interpretation of test results with EUCAST breakpoints. The respective EUCAST guidance and breakpoints need to be updated continously, for example to include new antibiotic substances and new evidence regarding resistance mechanisms. The quality of ECDC surveillance of AMR is dependent on EUCAST being able to update relevant information continously. EUCAST is a non-profit organisation located at the European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and is unique as no other organisation has the respective mandate and could provide similar services to ECDC. ECDC has supported the EUCAST work to ensure that breakpoints and testing guidance are updated for pathogens under ECDC surveillance since 2017 and most recently under FWC/ECDC/2020/005. The purpose of this procurement is to continue to secure EUCAST services including continued determination and validation of breakpoints for minimum inhibitory concentrations and disk diffusion, determination and revision of ECOFFs, coordination and provision of guidance, dissemination of respective outputs and related training for key pathogens under ECDC surveillance.
Internal identifier : ECDC/2024/NP/0021

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 85100000 Health services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information : Please consult the procurement documents.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 48 Month

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
Other information about renewals : The framework contract is concluded for an initial period of 24 (twenty-four) months, renewable 2 (two) time(s). Please consult the draft framework contract in the procurement documents.

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
Additional information : Within 2 months of the notification of the award decision, an appeal may be lodged to the review organisation. You may submit any observations concerning the award procedure to the contracting authority.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Please consult the procurement documents.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 100

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

Review organisation : Court of Justice of the European Union
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Organisation signing the contract : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

6. Results

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice : 820 000 Euro
Direct award :
Justification for direct award : The contract can be provided only by a particular economic operator because of an absence of competition for technical reasons
Other justification : The use of an exceptional negotiated procedure (negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice) is justified according to the point 11.1 b) of the Annex I to the financial regulations (FR): 11.1. Where the contracting authority uses the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, it shall comply with the arrangements on negotiation set out in Article 164(4) and in point 6.5. The contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, regardless of the estimated value of the contract, in the following cases: (b) where the works, supplies or services can only be provided by a single economic operator under the conditions set out in point 11.3 and for any of the following reasons: (i) the aim of the procurement is the creation or acquisition of a unique work of art or an artistic performance; (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons; (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, must be ensured; In this call, the competition is absent because surveillance of AMR in the EU is mandated to follow case definitions laid out in COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2018/945 of 22 June 2018 on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance. The respective definitions for AMR refer to European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) clinical breakpoints and epidemiological cutoffs. Therefore EU Members States must report AST data for ECDC surveillance networks using EUCAST validated methods and interpretation of test results with EUCAST breakpoints. The respective EUCAST guidance and breakpoints need to be updated continuously, for example to include new antibiotic substances and new evidence regarding resistance mechanisms. The quality of ECDC surveillance of AMR is dependent on EUCAST being able to update relevant information continuously. EUCAST is operating under the non-profit organisation European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) and is unique as no other organisation has the respective mandate and could provide similar services to ECDC. ECDC has supported the EUCAST work to ensure that breakpoints and testing guidance are updated for pathogens under ECDC surveillance since 2017 and most recently under FWC/ECDC/2020/005. The purpose of this procurement is to continue to secure EUCAST services including continued determination and validation of breakpoints for minimum inhibitory concentrations and disk diffusion, determination and revision of ECOFFs, coordination and provision of guidance, dissemination of respective outputs and related training for key pathogens under ECDC surveillance. Therefore, the required services can be provided only by ESCMID in its capacity of hosting EUCAST and cannot be provided by any different economic operator.

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 820 000 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : ESCMID-Förderverein e. V.
Tender :
Tender identifier : ESCMID-Förderverein e. V.
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : ECDC/2025/006
Date on which the winner was chosen : 03/07/2025
Organisation signing the contract : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Registration number : ECDC
Department : One Health related Diseases (OHD)
Postal address : Gustav III:s Boulevard 40
Town : Solna
Postcode : 169 73
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Stockholms län ( SE110 )
Country : Sweden
Telephone : +46 8 586 010 00
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Court of Justice of the European Union
Registration number : CURIA
Postal address : Rue du Fort Niedergrünewald
Town : Luxembourg
Postcode : L-2925
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Luxembourg ( LU000 )
Country : Luxembourg
Telephone : +352 4303-1
Internet address : http://curia.europa.eu
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Commission
Registration number : EUCOM
Postal address : Mondrian (CDMA), Rue du Champ de Mars 21
Town : Brussels
Postcode : B-1050
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad ( BE100 )
Country : Belgium
Telephone : +32 2 299 11 11
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : ESCMID-Förderverein e. V.
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : DE294304991
Postal address : Landshuter Allee 8/10
Town : Munich
Postcode : 80637
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( DEZZZ )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +41615080179
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : ced82143-7b9a-4b8f-b9ba-cd50e249b26b - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 04/07/2025 16:12 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00443215-2025
OJ S issue number : 128/2025
Publication date : 08/07/2025