Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-03-14
Buyer: NORDUnet
Country: DK
Region: DK011
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Other multiple
CPV classification: 31321500 | 71310000 | 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services | 71316000 | 71318000: Lighting engineering services
Estimated value: 1000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-04-22
Award criteria: quality, price
EU fund: eu-funds

Technical requirements: Is the economic operator in in any analogous situation like bankruptcy arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations? This information needs not be given if exclusion of economic operators in this case has been made mandatory under the applicable national law without any possibility of derogation where the economic operator is nevertheless able to perform the contract.
Is the economic operator bankrupt? This information needs not be given if exclusion of economic operators in this case has been made mandatory under the applicable national law without any possibility of derogation where the economic operator is nevertheless able to perform the contract.
Has the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for corruption, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable? As defined in Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union, OJ C 195, 25.6.1997, p. 1, and in Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (OJ L 192, 31.7.2003, p. 54). This exclusion ground also includes corruption as defined in the national law of the contracting authority (contracting entity) or the economic operator.
Is the economic operator in arrangement with creditors? This information needs not be given if exclusion of economic operators in this case has been made mandatory under the applicable national law without any possibility of derogation where the economic operator is nevertheless able to perform the contract.
Has the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein been the subject of a conviction by final judgment for participation in a criminal organisation, by a conviction rendered at the most five years ago or in which an exclusion period set out directly in the conviction continues to be applicable? As defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime (OJ L 300, 11.11.2008, p. 42).

Eligibility requirements: The economic operator must provide three (3) references that demonstrate experience in providing consultancy services of a similar nature related to submarine cable projects. Each reference must meet the following criteria: • The reference must relate to a service that has been active within the last five (5) years prior to the deadline for submitting applications to the DPS1. • The reference must be directly related to at least one of the project elements listed in Section 2.1.2. • The reference must have a minimum invoiced amount of 50,000 EUR (excluding VAT). To ensure that the reference meets the above requirements, the economic operator should provide the following details for each reference: • A brief description of the consultancy service provided, including its scope and key deliverables • The specific project element from Section 2.1.2 that the reference relates to. • The official name of the client. • At least one contact person from the client, including a direct phone number and email address. • The total invoiced amount (excluding VAT) for the service provided. • The completion date of the service delivery to the client (optional/only if completed). • The start date of the service delivery (mandatory).
The actual weights of each sub-criteria and part-criteria are decided by the Contracting Authority for that specific Competition and will be contained in ITT of each specific Competition.
The Contracting Authority will identify the economically most advantageous Tender on the basis of the best price-quality ratio. The sub-criterion "Competences (Quality)" can be weighted between 60-90 %. The actual weights of each sub-criteria and part-criteria are decided by the Contracting Authority for that specific Competition and will be contained in the ITT of each specific Competition.
The Contracting Authority will identify the economically most advantageous Tender on the basis of the best price-quality ratio. The sub-criterion "Price" can be weighted between 10-40 %. The actual weights of each sub-criteria and part-criteria are decided by the Contracting Authority for that specific Competition and will be contained in the ITT of each specific Competition.
This DPS concerns consultancies relating to Polar Connect step 1. Polar Connect is a submarine fiber cable project with a shortest route between and East Asia starting from Norway going north of Greenland to North America and onwards to Asia. The cable is intended to be a hybrid cable that will support generic telecommunications connectivity, as well as supporting research using smart cable technologies. The Polar Connect step 1 runs for 3 years from January 2025 to December 2027 and is aimed to achieve several objectives in the areas described below. • Engagement with stakeholders interested in securing global connectivity and providing access to an innovative research instrument made of sensors along the subsea cable. • Detailed mapping of the Arctic Ocean, which starts with preparing pre-survey of the route, mission planning considering the critical weather conditions and costs, three survey missions, and the analysis of the survey data. • Technical planning and design activities, including route planning, planning of the resilience, determination of the optimal locations of potential cable landing sites and branching units, including security and access control, environmental impact, permitting and regulatory compliance, collaboration with local authorities, emergency response and repair, remote monitoring and control systems, and back-up communication systems. • Sensor technology planning, analysis of available technologies for cable sensing and their contributions for security-, integrity-, scientific- and environmental monitoring. It is foreseen that there will be consultancies needed for several areas.

Winner: Mercell Holding ASA