DESY Zeuthen: CTA-MST Pathfinder Optical Support Structure Components Manufacturing

DESY is one of the world's leading accelerator centres and a publicly funded national research centre of the Helmholth Association in Germany. Researchers use the large-scale facilities at DESY to explore the microcosm in all its variety. Zeuthen is (besides Hamburg) the second location of DESY, located in the south-eastern …

CPV: 38630000 Astronomical and optical instruments, 44210000 Structures and parts of structures, 44212317 Scaffolding structures
Place of execution:
DESY Zeuthen: CTA-MST Pathfinder Optical Support Structure Components Manufacturing
Awarding body:
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Award number:
PR875746

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Legal type of the buyer : Organisation awarding a contract subsidised by a contracting authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : DESY Zeuthen: CTA-MST Pathfinder Optical Support Structure Components Manufacturing
Description : DESY is one of the world's leading accelerator centres and a publicly funded national research centre of the Helmholth Association in Germany. Researchers use the large-scale facilities at DESY to explore the microcosm in all its variety. Zeuthen is (besides Hamburg) the second location of DESY, located in the south-eastern outskirts of Berlin. Since 2011, the DESY Zeuthen campus has been profiled as a globally visible center for astroparticle physics. DESY Zeuthen is involved in several international research projects in astroparticle physics. The Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) is a ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy. With 64 telescopes spread across the northern and southern hemispheres, CTAO will be the most sensitive instrument for studying high-energy phenomena in the Universe. Work on building the observatory has just begun. DESY is responsible for the development and construction of the Medium-Sized Telescopes (MST) for CTAO. In the first phase, two Pathfinder telescopes will be built at the southern observatory site near the ESO Paranal observatory in Chile. The structure of the telescope is mainly made of steel. The reflector diameter of the telescope is 12 m and consists of 86 hexagonal mirror segments with a side-to-side width of 1.2 m. The Optical Support Structure (OSS) is mounted on a positioner. The OSS can be moved to any point in the sky within 90 seconds. The movement is performed by two motorized rotation axes integrated in the azimuth drive unit and for the elevation in the head of the positioner. The telescope's camera consists of a matrix of almost 2000 photomultiplier tubes located at a distance of 16 m from the eflector.
Procedure identifier : f2727daa-6bc8-4344-8e8f-e755259b1deb
Internal identifier : PR875746
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38630000 Astronomical and optical instruments
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44210000 Structures and parts of structures
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44212317 Scaffolding structures

2.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Platanenallee 6
Town : Zeuthen
Postcode : 15738
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dahme-Spreewald ( DE406 )
Country : Germany
Additional information : DESY is responsible for selecting the freight forwarder, who will supply the shipping containers and packaging materials, handle the loading of the components, and prepare all necessary customs documentation. The contractor may suggest a freight forwarder for the DESY's consideration. Pick-up of the components will take place following the factory acceptance by DESY. A temporary storage between the factory acceptance and pick-up by the freight forwarder may be necessary to accommodate logistical planning and readiness. The exact timing of the pick-up by the freight forwarder will be mutually agreed upon the start of the project. For further details see Section 5 of the Specifications.

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : Bekanntmachungs-ID: CXP4YMG5856
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
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5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : DESY Zeuthen: CTA-MST Pathfinder Optical Support Structure Components Manufacturing
Description : This tender pertains to the production of the four telescope assemblies illustrated in the Specification, namely the - Mirror Support Structure, - Backbone Structure, - Counterweight Structure and - Camera Maintenance Structure. All components are manufactured from carbon steel (S355J2+N or S235JR). The tender is for a total of two telescopes. Further information can be found in the Specificatins.
Internal identifier : PR875746

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 38630000 Astronomical and optical instruments
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44210000 Structures and parts of structures
Additional classification ( cpv ): 44212317 Scaffolding structures
Options :
Description of the options : 1. There are plans to procure a further number of up to twelve CTA MSTs over the next five years. The exact call-off quantity is not yet known. However, no definitive assurance can be given as to whether further procurements will be made. A purchase obligation cannot be derived from the award procedure. 2. DESY reserves the right to reorder additional supplies, which are to be purchased from the contractor (original supplier) and are intended either as a partial replacement or extension of performances that have already been rendered, under the conditions of Section 14 Subsection 4 No. 5 VgV.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Postal address : Platanenallee 6
Town : Zeuthen
Postcode : 15738
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dahme-Spreewald ( DE406 )
Country : Germany
Additional information : DESY is responsible for selecting the freight forwarder, who will supply the shipping containers and packaging materials, handle the loading of the components, and prepare all necessary customs documentation. The contractor may suggest a freight forwarder for the DESY's consideration. Pick-up of the components will take place following the factory acceptance by DESY. A temporary storage between the factory acceptance and pick-up by the freight forwarder may be necessary to accommodate logistical planning and readiness. The exact timing of the pick-up by the freight forwarder will be mutually agreed upon the start of the project. For further details see Section 5 of the Specifications.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/08/2025
Duration end date : 28/11/2025

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Additional information : 1) The tender documents must be downloaded from the internet address given in this contract notice. Their use is binding. If further information or clarification should be required from DESY during the tender, this additional information will also be published at the above mentioned Internet address. 2) Questions concerning the requirements of this notice and the tender documents should be addressed to DESY via the awarding platform immediately, but no later than set on the awarding platform. DESY reserves the right not to answer questions received later. 3) Tenders must be transmitted electronically to the body designated in the contract notice and awarding platform. Until the deadline expires, tenders are encrypted so that DESY has no access to them. However, the tenderer is free to edit and re-upload his tender to participate within the deadline. 4) DESY reserves the right to request a follow up for incomplete or missing documents in the tender at short notice. 5) DESY reserves the right to cancel the procedure on objective grounds. Claims of the tenderers for compensation are - as far as legally permissible - excluded. By downloading the tender documents, the applicant agrees to this. 6) Candidate consortia must submit, with their request to participate, a legally binding declaration according to the application documents signed by all members and must comply with the requirements stated therein. 7) DESY invites the selected bidders to submit their tenders with this Invitation to Tender. After the tenders have been submitted, DESY reserves the right to make a selection of those three bidders who will receive an on-site visit on the basis of the award criteria (Section VII.3). During the on-site visit, DESX will clarify whether the bidder meets the requirements set out in the concepts (Quality management plan and Project schedule). The on-site visit is not subject to the award criteria, but is merely for clarification purposes.

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price according to the quotation form
Description : Price according to the quotation form
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 70
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality management plan
Description : Quality management plan
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 15
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Project schedule
Description : Project schedule
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 15

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Vergabekammer des Bundes
Information about review deadlines : The time-limit for appeal is regulated under Sec. 160 para. 3 GWB. The application is inadmissible if: 1) the applicant became aware of the alleged violation of provisions governing the awarding of public contracts before submitting the appeal and did not object to the contracting entity within 10 calendar days; the deadline stipulated in Sec. 134 para. 2 remains unaffected; 2) violations of provisions governing the awarding of public contracts which become apparent from the tender notice are not notified to the contracting entity by the end of the period specified in the notice for the submission of a tender or application; 3) violations of provisions governing the awarding of public contracts which only become apparent from the award documents are not notified to the contracting entity by the end of the period specified in the notice for the submission of a tender or application; 4) more than 15 calendar days have elapsed from the receipt of notification from the contracting entity that it is unwilling to redress the complaint. The above sentence does not apply to an application for a declaration of invalidity of the contract pursuant to Sec. 135 para. 1 no. 2 GWB. Sec. 134 para. 1 sentence 2 GWB remains unaffected.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : unpublished
Justification code : Fair competition

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : NORTEMECANICA, S.A.
Tender :
Tender identifier : PR875746
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Value of the tender : unpublished
Justification code : Fair competition
The tender is a variant : unpublished
Justification code : Fair competition
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 10/5500028185
Date on which the winner was chosen : 07/08/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 18/08/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 5
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 5
Type of received submissions : Tenders from tenderers registered in other European Economic Area countries than the country of the buyer
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 4

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Registration number : DE118714904
Postal address : Platanenallee 6
Town : Zeuthen
Postcode : 15738
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Dahme-Spreewald ( DE406 )
Country : Germany
Contact point : GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Telephone : +49 40500360480
Fax : +49 40500360444
Internet address : http://www.desy.de
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
Registration number : PR 1281
Postal address : Alter Wall 20-22
Town : Hamburg
Postcode : 20457
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Hamburg ( DE600 )
Country : Germany
Contact point : Dr. Oliver Jauch / Dr. Simon Manzke
Telephone : +49 40500360480
Fax : +49 40500360444
Internet address : http://www.goerg.de
Roles of this organisation :
Procurement service provider

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Vergabekammer des Bundes
Registration number : T022894990
Postal address : Villemombler Straße 76
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53123
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49 22894990
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : NORTEMECANICA, S.A.
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : 33469
Postal address : Area Industrial de Tabaza I, E-5
Town : Carreño (Asturias)
Postcode : 33469
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Asturias ( ES120 )
Country : Spain
Telephone : +34985579857
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Beneficial owner
Nationality of the owner : Germany
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Datenservice Öffentlicher Einkauf (in Verantwortung des Beschaffungsamts des BMI)
Registration number : 0204:994-DOEVD-83
Town : Bonn
Postcode : 53119
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt ( DEA22 )
Country : Germany
Telephone : +49228996100
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 22491bd8-a0c9-4136-93a7-576c33bee7d3 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 18/08/2025 15:20 +02:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00543270-2025
OJ S issue number : 158/2025
Publication date : 20/08/2025