Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-07-13
Buyer: The Ministry of Taxation
Country: DK
Region: Byen København
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48600000 | 48610000: Database systems | 48611000: Database software package | 48612000: Database-management system
Estimated value: 5000000 DKK

Technical requirements: The Ministry of Taxation has established an Implementation Center for Property Valuation (ICE) which has been tasked with developing a property valuation system. In connection with this work, ICE needs to undertake continuous data management. For this purpose, The Ministry of Taxation intents to acquire the right of use (e.g. via a contract covering one or more licenses) for database software for data management in accordance with the provided information in this prior information notice (‘PIN’) which constitutes the information available at the time of publication of the prior information notice.
The database software shall be compatible with cloud infrastructure (IaaS), maybe with local physical disks instead of SAN like disks. Cloud infrastructure requires database software which is highly scalable and which can be used in connection with the distribution of capacity demand across clusters of machines and multiple datacenters located in geographical disperse locations.
This tender is conducted as an open procedure, cf. section 56-57 of Act no 1564 15.12.2015 (‘udbudsloven’, i.e. the Danish implementation of Directive 2014/24/EU).
General requirements for the database software will include horizontal scalability, high availability through a masterless design, easy configuration, and compatibility with automatic deployment in the cloud. The estimated number of nodes is between 6 and 16 nodes (server instances). The database software shall be able to scale horizontally without special hardware or major reconfiguration to at least 50 nodes.
The contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender which offers the best price-quality ratio in accordance with the specifications of the tender documents. Should the most economically advantageous tender include a license price pr. node above 80 000 DKK the contracting authority reserves the right to cancel the tender in accordance with the procurement rules.
This PIN aims at reducing the time limit for receipt of tender, cf. section 57 (3) of udbudsloven. This PIN is not an invitation for request to participate or tender. The available draft for ‘Database Software Requirements’ at the time of publication of this PIN can be downloaded from the electronic tender system — please go to: http://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=168002&B=KA
With reference to clause I.3 of the PIN there is no further documentation available until publication of the tender documents and contract notice. Questions regarding this PIN may be asked via the electronic tender system where answers will also be published. Questions cannot be expected answered in the period 18 July — 2.8.2016.
In accordance with Act no 593 2.6.2016 (‘Lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud’, which can be downloaded from www.retsinformation.dk), the following deadlines for submitting a complaint are:
Complaints regarding a candidate not being selected must be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 20-calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. section 171 or section 2 (1) no 1 of udbudsloven if the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.
1) 45-calendar days after the contracting authority has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date).
2) 30-calendar days from the day following the day on which the contracting authority has informed the tenderer that the contracting authority has entered into a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing systems if the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.
3) 6 months after the contracting authority has signed a framework agreement from the day following the day that the contracting authority has informed the tenderers, cf. section 2 (2) or section 171(4) of udbudsloven.
4) 20 calendar days from the day after the contracting authority has announced its decision, cf. section 185 (2) of udbudsloven.
The complainant must inform the contracting authority of the appeal in writing at the latest simultaneously with the lodge of the complaint to The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. The complainant shall state whether the complaint has been lodged in the stand-still period. If the appeal has not been lodged in the stand-still period, the appellant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal is granted delaying effect.


Award value: 5000000