Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-05-23
Buyer: Danish Energy Agency (DEA)
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71335000
Estimated value: 400000000 DKK
Submission deadline: 2022-06-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: Technical advice and assistance in relation to the establishment of the Energy Island (Energiøen) in the North Sea
A broad majority of the Danish Parliament agreed on June 22, 2020 to initiate the realization of an energy island in the North Sea (the Energy Island).
On February 4, 2021 the signatory parties to the Danish Climate Agreement for Energy and Industry have signed an additional agreement regarding the Danish Climate Agreement for Energy and Industry just as the signatory parties have signed a tender-preparing agreement of September 1, 2021.
The Danish Energy Agency (the DEA) is putting out to tender a framework agreement regarding technical advice and assistance to the DEA related to the establishment of the Energy Island in the North Sea. The framework agreement will be contracted with one technical advisor (Technical Advisor). The Technical Advisor shall provide technical advice and assistance in four successive phases, cf. section II.2.4.
The Technical Advisor shall provide technical advice and assistance in four successive phases. As the project is in a clarifying/analyzing phase, changes may occur in the phases, including their content and duration. There could thus be changes in the choice of tender process from a competitive procedure with negotiation to a competitive dialogue. It is furthermore considered whether the Technical Adviser shall carry out a more detailed project and design (Design and Build).
Phase one: The first phase includes the onboarding phase and the preparation for additional analysis, based on the Technical Advisors professional assessment in collaboration with the DEA.
The Technical Advisor will plan and prepare the DEAs requirements (tender specification) and the Tender Index together with the DEA and Energinet to manage and produce the tender material for the Energy Island in the North Sea.
The Technical Advisor shall advice and assist the DEA in relation to specifying the requirements including, but not limited to, layout/design of the Energy Island, the harbor, the infrastructure, the ancillary equipment, buildings, the state of the foundation, geotechnical conditions. The Technical Advisor will conduct all work related to producing the tender material, including but limited to, performing analyses, calculations, work on sea, 3D models etc. Furthermore, the Technical Advisor shall advise and assist in preparing and completing additional analysis, work design, reports and documents, including material for the political process in The Danish Parliament, related to the Energy Island.
The Technical Advisor shall also provide project management of the technical deliveries, technical advice and assistance in relation to the interfaces among different parties such as the DEA, Energinet, offshore wind developers, and third parties regarding electrolysis, energy storage, commercial harbor activities, shadow effects in offshore wind areas, innovative initiatives related to production of energy and environmental issues etc. The Technical Advisor will be involved as the DEAs technical representative in the upcoming market dialogue with the economic operators. The market dialogue will be used to verify all central elements are tested by the market. This includes both technical, commercial and legal aspects where the Technical Advisor should be responsible for the technical part.
Phase two: The second phase includes technical advice and assistance related to the implementation and completion of the tender procedure. The procedure is expected to be carried out as a flexible procedure comprising negotiation under the EU Public procurement rules/Danish Public Procurement Act (“DPPA”). The Technical Advisor will advise and assist in all technical stages of the tender process. This includes, but is not limited to, answering clarifying questions in the round of applications. The Technical Advisor shall participate in the evaluation of offers and prepare and participate in the negotiation procedure to optimize and improve the tenders from the participating tenderers as well as modifying the tender documents with inputs originating from the round of negotiation(s). The Technical Advisor shall during the tender process be able to perform additional analysis and calculations in a short time span and assist in the evaluation of the best and final offers, including providing answers to tenderers.
Phase Three: The third phase includes technical advice and assistance related to the construction phase of the Energy Island.
Phase Four: The Technical Advisor shall assist and prepare the taking over process for the Energy Island, ensuring that the island's functionality fully meets the described requirements, function and service life.
The duration of the framework agreement will be extended in case of delays in phase one to three in order include phase four (taking over of the Energy Island), cf. the framework agreement.
The DEA has a framework agreement with a technical advisor which is expected to be completed in 2022. The DEA intends to enter into a new framework agreement with a Technical Advisor for the entire project, incl. the final transfer process of the Energy Island. The current technical advisor will take part in the onboarding process of the Technical Advisor with the DEA and other relevant parties.
The tenderer must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the following information:


Award value: 400000000