1/12 This notice in TED website: http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=ted:notice:224834-2014:text:en:html France-Strasbourg: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support 2014/S 126-224834 Contract notice Services Directive 2004/18/EC Section I: Contracting authority I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s) ARTE G.E.I.E. 4 Quai du Chanoine Winterer CS 20035 For the attention of: Arnaud Willer 67080 Strasbourg Cedex FRANCE Telephone: +33 388142222 E-mail: appelsdoffres@arte.tv Fax: +33 388142040 Internet address(es): General address of the contracting authority: www.arte.tv Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s) I.2) I.3) I.4) Type of the contracting authority Other: Groupement européen d'intérêt économique (GEIE) =European economic interest grouping (EEIG) Main activity Other: Broadcasting Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no Section II: Object of the contract II.1) Description II.1.1) II.1.2) II.1.3) II.1.4) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Framework agreement relating to the provision of IT and computer engineering services. Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance Services Service category No 7: Computer and related services Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: FR. NUTS code FR421 Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS) The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement Information on framework agreement 1/12
2/12 II.1.5) II.1.6) II.1.7) II.1.8) II.1.9) II.2) II.2.1) II.2.2) II.2.3) II.3) Framework agreement with several operators maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 25 Duration of the framework agreement Duration in months: 48 Short description of the contract or purchase(s) Arte is a European cultural TV channel. Its programs are available in French and German through DVB-T, satellite television and digital cable. With this competitive tender procedure, ARTE GEIE is seeking contractual partners to provide services in the new media, IT, TV and computer engineering technologies. The ARTE Group (ARTE GEIE in Strasbourg, ARTE France in Paris, ARTE Deutschland in Baden-Baden) has carried out substantial reforms in the field of new media, based on the preliminary results of a workflow analysis made in 2011. This first phase resulted in the setup of a technical ecosystem, enabling the production of multiple innovative projects launched by the channel. In order to carry out its new projects, ARTE wishes to commission the best service providers, specialized in various technologies used by its technical platforms (see technical profiles described in Annex B.) In order to be able to work efficiently on ARTE GEIE's equipment and/or applications, the following crossdisciplinary skills are strongly recommended: Strong experience working on web projects using agile methodologies. Strong experience in source code management via Git and the Git flow branching management model. Strong experience in the automation and industrialization of Application deployments. Knowledge of the main Atlassian tool stack (Confluence, Jira, Bamboo). Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 72000000, 72212220, 72267100 Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes Lots This contract is divided into lots: yes Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots Information about variants Variants will be accepted: no Quantity or scope of the contract Total quantity or scope: Information about options Options: no Information about renewals This contract is subject to renewal: no Duration of the contract or time limit for completion Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract) Information about lots Lot No: 1 Lot title: JAVA 1) Short description 2/12
3/12 Pursuing the evolution of its application architecture, ARTE GEIE may need to develop and maintain back office, extranet or batch type tools for data processing or for enabling interconnections between diverse systems. With respect to the Lot 1 JAVA, ARTE wishes to commission specialists that respond to the following profiles: Profile S.1.1: Technical project manager. - With a long and successful professional experience as a technical project manager, he must be capable of autonomously handling all phases of major projects, and to supervise their handling by subordinate employees He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of Java and JEE Applications. Scrum Certification desirable. A very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. List of tools/knowledge that must be mastered by the technical project manager: Object-oriented concepts and modeling. Design Patterns, standards and best practices in the area of object development. Knowledge of at least one major JEE server (Websphere, Glassfish, JBoss, etc.) Frameworks Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring DAO and Hibernate frameworks, one JSF library. Development of REST web services. Message broker tools (preferably Rabbit MQ). Relational type database (Oracle or Postgresql). NoSql oriented database (preferably MongoDB). Capable of writing Unit tests with JUnit. Maven, Nexus build environments. Continuous integration environments (preferably Bamboo). Profile S.1.2: Developer With several years' in-depth experience in the development of internet/intranet/extranet applications. He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of Java and JEE Applications. He must be capable of: Taking part in an existing project. Reading and modifying an existing source code. Of autonomously fulfilling all tasks that have been assigned to him in relation to a particular project. Of consistently documenting the code he is producing, according to specifications that have been provided to him. Of writing unit tests. Of working in a continuous integration environment. A very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. List of the tools/knowledge that the developer must be familiar with: Object-oriented concepts and modeling. Design Patterns, standards and best practices in the area of object oriented development. Knowledge of the JEE ecosystem and of at least one major JEE server (Websphere, Glassfish, JBoss, etc.). Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring DAO and Hibernate frameworks, one JSF library. Development of REST web services. Relational type database (Oracle or Postgresql). NoSql oriented database (preferably MongoDB). 3/12
4/12 Capable of writing Unit tests with JUnit. Maven, Nexus build environments. Continuous integration environments (preferably Bamboo). 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 72000000 3) Quantity or scope 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion 5) Additional information about lots Lot No: 2 Lot title: Drupal 1) Short description Here is a list of ARTE's existing editorial platforms that are based on the Open source Drupal CMS: ARTE.tv; ARTE Concert; ARTE Cinema; ARTE Creative; ARTE Future; ARTE Info. Those platforms represent the centerpiece of ARTE's online strategy. They are subject to multiple problematic, such as heavy traffic, performance optimization, and back office standardization. With respect to the 'Lot 2 Drupal', ARTE wishes to commission specialists that respond to the following profiles: Profile S.2.1: Technical project manager. With a long and successful professional experience as a technical project manager, he must be capable of autonomously handling all phases of major projects, and to supervise their handling by subordinate employees. He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of Drupal based websites and platforms. Scrum Certification desirable. A very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. List of tools/knowledge that must be mastered by the technical project manager: Drupal ecosystem (distribution, modules, features). Drupal modules: Feature, View, Workbench Moderation, Feeds, Migrate, Service, Organic Group. Drupal multilingual management (Module I18n, Entity Translation ). Asset management Scald module. Management and improvement of installation profiles. Setting up Drupal website factories. Development of Drupal Themes. Best practice in Drupal deployment. Development of custom Drupal modules. Setting up unit tests. 4/12
5/12 Setting-up a continuous integration environment, and automating of deployment. Profile S.2.2: Developer/Site builder. He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of Drupal based websites and platforms. He has a thorough knowledge of the tools used in the development of Drupal platforms, a good experience in PHP development, as well as a good experience in front-end development (JS/CSS/HTML5). He must be capable of: Taking part in an existing project. Reading and modifying an existing source code. Of autonomously fulfilling all tasks that have been assigned to him in relation to a particular project. Of consistently documenting the code he is producing, according to specifications that have been provided to him. Of writing unit tests. Of working in a continuous integration environment. He will have a very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. List of the tools/knowledge that the developer/site builder must be familiar with: Drupal ecosystem (distribution, modules, features). Drupal modules: Feature, View, Workbench Moderation, Feeds, Migrate, Service, Organic Group. Drupal multilingual management (Module I18n, Entity Translation ). Asset management Scald module. Management and improvement of installation profiles. Best practice in Drupal deployment. Development of custom Drupal modules. Setting up unit tests. Continuous integration environments (preferably Bamboo). Profile S.2.3: Theme writer/integrator. He possesses a strong know-how in the design of theme for the Drupal platform. He is capable of taking an existing theme and adapting it to the requirements of the project. He is capable of understanding the source code of a Drupal module, and modifying some of its parts. He has a very strong knowledge of HTML, css and Javascript. He has a very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. List of the knowledge that the Theme writer/integrator must have: Drupal ecosystem (distribution, modules, features). Drupal modules: Feature, View, Workbench Moderation, Feeds, Migrate, Service, Organic Group. Drupal multilingual management (Module I18n, Entity Translation ). Asset management Scald module. Development of custom Drupal modules. HTML 5 / CSS. Good Knowledge of the most common JavaScript frameworks (JQuery, Backbone). Knowledge of digital accessibility concepts. 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 5/12
6/12 72000000 3) Quantity or scope 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion 5) Additional information about lots Lot No: 3 Lot title: PHP/Symfony 1) Short description In order to carry out the development of it's APIs and Applications, ARTE wishes with respect to the Lot 3 PHP/Symphony, to commission specialists that respond to the following profiles: Profile S.3.1: Technical project manager With a long and successful professional experience as a technical project manager, he must be capable of autonomously handling all phases of major projects, and to supervise their handling by subordinate employees. He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of PHP Application, particularly based on the Symfony 2 framework. Scrum Certification desirable. A very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. List of tools/knowledge that must be mastered by the technical project manager: RESTful API design Design Patterns, standards and best practices in the area of object development. Relational databases. (Oracle or Postgresql) NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB) Web performance (front and back) - PHP profiling, application cache, etc. Setting up unit tests Continuous integration tools (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo) and deployment tools (e.g. Capistrano) Depending on the project, this profile must master pure PHP knowledge or also include knowledge of the main Symfony 2 bundles Profile S.3.2: Developer He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of PHP Application, particularly based on the Symfony 2 framework He must be capable of: Taking part in an existing project Reading and modifying an existing source code Of autonomously fulfilling all tasks that have been assigned to him in relation to a particular project Of consistently documenting the code he is producing, according to specifications that have been provided to him He is capable of defining the technical architecture of sites and services, in accordance to the technical standards in place. He will have a very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. List of the knowledge that the developer must have: Development of REST web services Design Patterns, standards and best practices in the area of object oriented development. Relational type database (Oracle or Postgresql) Knowledge of digital accessibility concepts 6/12
7/12 Web performance (front and back) - PHP profiling, application cache, etc. Setting up unit tests Continuous integration tools (e.g. Jenkins, Bamboo) and deployment tools (e.g. Capistrano) Operating System (Linux, web servers - Apache, Nginx, Varnish, Vagrant) Depending on the project, this profile must master pure PHP knowledge or also include knowledge of the main Symfony 2 bundles 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 72000000 3) Quantity or scope 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion 5) Additional information about lots Lot No: 4 Lot title: Ruby/go/Node 1) Short description In order to carry out the development of it's front-end websites and applications, ARTE wishes with respect to the Lot 4 Ruby/go/Node, to commission specialists that respond to the following profile: Profile S.4.1: Developer He will have proven experience in the development of Ruby (with ruby on rails), Go or Node.js Applications Design Patterns, standards and best practices in the area of object oriented development. He must be capable of: Taking part in an existing project Reading and modifying an existing source code Of autonomously fulfilling all tasks that have been assigned to him in relation to a particular project Of consistently documenting the code he is producing, according to specifications that have been provided to him Of writing unit tests Of working in a continuous integration environment He must master One or more JavaScript Framework. The SQL language. A source code management tool (preferably Git). He must be familiar with the use REST web services, and with the JSON data exchange format. He must be capable of using a build and deployment tool (e.g. Capistrano). He will have a very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. A developer must also be able of demonstrating some of the following skills: Knowledge of a continuous integration environment (preferably Bamboo). Knowledge of NoSQL type databases (e.g. MongoDB). Good knowledge of hosting and performance problematics, for high traffic web platforms. Good Operating system knowledge (Linux, web servers - Apache, Nginx, Varnish, Vagrant). Setting up unit tests. Full-Stack ski. 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 7/12
8/12 72000000 3) Quantity or scope 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion 5) Additional information about lots Lot No: 5 Lot title: Front/HTML/CSS/JS 1) Short description ARTE is constantly improving the ergonomics, the responsiveness and the accessibility of its front-end websites. To this extent, with respect to the Lot 5 Front/HTML/CSS/JS, ARTE wishes to commission specialists that respond to the following profiles: Profile S.5.1: Technical project manager. With a long and successful professional experience as a technical project manager, he must be capable of autonomously handling all phases of major projects, and to supervise their handling by subordinate employees. He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of front-end Applications (websites, HTML 5 Apps, HBBTV Apps). Scrum Certification desirable. A very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. Technical skills required: Excellent knowledge of HTML5/CSS3/Javascript. Excellent knowledge of the most common Javascript frameworks (e.g. JQuery, Dojo; Backbone.js), libraries (e.g. Modernizr.js) and specific tools (e.g. MVVM, Debugging). Excellent knowledge of PHP 5. Excellent knowledge and experience of the Wordpress CMS. Good knowledge of the SQL language. Good knowledge of Adobe Flash. Good experience of responsive and adaptive design. Good experience of the use of REST web services. Familiar with the JSON data exchange format. Familiar with the specifications and constraints associated with the broadcasting of video on all kinds of devices (Encoding, distribution, playback, etc.). He will have thorough knowledge of a source code management tool (preferably Git). Profile S.5.2: Developer. He possesses a strong know-how in the architecture and development of front-end Applications (websites, HTML 5 Apps, HBBTV Apps) He must be capable of: Taking part in an existing project. Reading and modifying an existing source code. Of autonomously fulfilling all tasks that have been assigned to him in relation to a particular project. Of consistently documenting the code he is producing, according to specifications that have been provided to him. Of writing unit tests. Of working in a continuous integration environment. He will have a very good knowledge of English, and a very good knowledge of French or German. Technical skills required: 8/12
9/12 Excellent knowledge of HTML5/CSS3/Javascript. Excellent knowledge of the most common Javascript frameworks (e.g. JQuery, Dojo; Backbone.js), libraries (e.g. Modernizr.js) and specific tools (e.g. MVVM, Debugging). Excellent knowledge of PHP 5. Good knowledge and experience of the Wordpress CMS. Thorough knowledge of the SQL language. Good knowledge of Adobe Flash. Good experience of responsive and adaptive design. Good experience in the use of Rest web services. Familiar with the JSON data exchange format. Familiar with the specifications and constraints associated with the broadcasting of video all on kind of devices (Encoding, distribution, playback, etc.). Good knowledge of hosting and performance problematics, for heavy traffic web platforms. Good knowledge of a source code management tool (preferably Git). Profile S.5.3: Webmaster. With several years of proven experience in the development of internet/intranet/ extranet applications, the Webmaster is capable of autonomously carrying out various tasks that are assigned to him in relation to a particular project (such as web documentaries, and multimedia platforms). He is capable of analyzing the technical implications of user needs. He can define and undertake the technical steps that will resolve a user's issue. He will have a very good knowledge of English, an excellent knowledge of French or German, and good knowledge of the other language. He will have an excellent knowledge of web technologies and best practices. Strong communication's skills with all kind of contact persons (technical, editorial, end user, etc.). Technical skills required: Good knowledge of HTML5/CSS3/Javascript. Excellent knowledge of the most common Javascript frameworks (e.g. JQuery, Dojo; Backbone.js), libraries (e.g. Modernizr.js) and specific tools (e.g. MVVM, Debugging). Good knowledge of PHP 5. Successful experience in the management of multiple Drupal platforms. Successful experience in the management of multiple Wordpress platforms. Fluent handling of CMS and web interfaces. Good knowledge of hosting and performance problematics with heavy traffic web platforms. 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 72000000 3) Quantity or scope 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion 5) Additional information about lots Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1) Conditions relating to the contract III.1.1) III.1.2) Deposits and guarantees required: Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: Provision of service will be financed by ARTE GEIE's current budget. 9/12
10/12 III.1.3) III.1.4) III.2) III.2.1) III.2.2) III.2.3) III.2.4) III.3) III.3.1) III.3.2) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: Tenderers may apply alone or in a company grouping. The legal form of the company grouping is not specified in this tender. In the case of a joint grouping, the representative must be jointly and severally liable to all the members of the grouping. Other particular conditions The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no Conditions for participation Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: For evaluating the personal situation of the economic operators, including requirements related to the enrolment on professional or trade registers, the following information and formalities are necessary: the applicant indicates if he is applying for all lots of the contract, or, when applicable which lot (s) of the contract he is applying for.. moreover, each applicant indicates if he is applying alone or in a grouping. The applicant states: the name of the commercial firm, its postal address, e-mail contact, phone-and facsimile number, the company's registration number. In case of a grouping, he indicates those information for each grouping member, as well as the part of the service which is done by each grouping member (by lot). turnovers of the last three accounting years. The applicant specifies the part of the turnover (in %) which is related to the services of the future contract. an extract from the Commercial and Companies Registry (dated within the last year), if the applicant is in judicial reorganization, a copy of the judgment(s) issued to that effect. Economic and financial ability Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Certificate of insurance covering the applicant's civil professional liability. Technical capacity Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: A list of the applicant's main references (in the process of performance or completed within the last three years) in relation to the subject of the lot(s) for which he is applying (one list for each lot). These references should demonstrate the applicant's skills in the field of the lot(s) for which he is applying for, together with any skills in relation to Franco-German missions. Each list will state for each mission : the client's name (with his area of activity, the name and telephone number of the main contact), the nature of the mission, the date when the mission was performed, the structure of the dedicated team, the distribution of tasks, a description of the project management and working methodologies used (AGILE/RAD, etc.), as well as information about the financial budget. Information about reserved contracts Conditions specific to services contracts Information about a particular profession Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no Staff responsible for the execution of the service Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no Section IV: Procedure 10/12
11/12 IV.1) IV.1.1) IV.1.2) IV.1.3) IV.2) IV.2.1) IV.2.2) IV.3) IV.3.1) IV.3.2) IV.3.3) IV.3.4) IV.3.5) IV.3.6) IV.3.7) IV.3.8) Type of procedure Type of procedure Restricted Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate Envisaged minimum number 25: and maximum number 50 Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Applicants' professional, technical and financial ability. Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue Award criteria Award criteria The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document Information about electronic auction Administrative information File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract no Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 4.8.2014-12:00 Payable documents: no Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 4.8.2014-12:00 Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up German. English. French. Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender Conditions for opening of tenders Section VI: Complementary information VI.1) Information about recurrence This is a recurrent procurement: no VI.2) VI.3) Information about European Union funds The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no Additional information If an applicant wishes to apply for several lots in this procedure, he may send a single application, but that application must contain as many lists of references as the number of lots presented. The Annex B of the present notice describes the 5 lots of this framework agreement. Tenderers undertake to be able to provide the resources required for all the profiles of the lot(s) for which they apply. At the end of the application stage, between five and ten applicants per lot will be asked to submit an offer. Each lot will be multi-contractor based, with a maximum of five contractors per lot. Applications must be sent in sealed envelopes by registered post, to: ARTE GEIE 4 quai du Chanoine Winterer - CS 20035-67080 Strasbourg Cedex, France. They can also be delivered directly and signed for at ARTE GEIE's head office (opening hours: 8:00-19:00). 11/12
12/12 VI.4) VI.4.1) VI.4.2) VI.4.3) VI.5) The envelope must be marked: Framework Agreement relating to the provision of IT and computer engineering services APPLICATIONS - LOT [ ] - Not to be opened before the bid opening ceremony. The sealed envelope must contain the tender documents listed in point 3.2, and in additional a data storage medium (USB key or CD-ROM) on which the copy of all the tender documents. The transmission of applications by electronic means is not allowed. Applications delivered or receipted after the deadline set above, and those delivered in unsealed envelopes, will not be accepted; they will be returned to the applicant. The future appointees of the framework agreement will not be entitled to claim any exclusivity with regard to the services demanded during the execution of the framework agreement. Procedures for appeal Body responsible for appeal procedures Tribunal de Grande Instance Quai Finkmatt 67000 Strasbourg FRANCE Telephone: +33 388752727 Fax: +33 388752930 Lodging of appeals Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Appeals may be lodged on the basis: of Article 2 Order no. 2009-515 (7 May 2009), relating to appeal procedures applicable to public procurement contracts, before the conclusion of the contract (urgent pre-contractual application); or of Article 11 of that Order (urgent contractual application), no later than the 31st day following publication of the notice of award of the contract, or, in the absence of publication of such a notice, until the expiry of 6 months period counting from the day after the date of notification of the contract. Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained Date of dispatch of this notice: 30.6.2014 12/12