Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-08-23
Buyer: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72222000: Information systems strategic planning services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 72224100: Systems implementation planning services
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
On behalf of Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) procures a framework agreement regarding it-consultancy services. TRA is increasingly focusing on the use of ICT in order to deliver on its vision and mission. During November 2015 security issues were identified and principles for a new security setup were agreed to implement critical security controls that address milestones in migration projects.
During November 2015 security issues were identified and principles for a new security setup were agreed to implement critical security controls that address milestones in migration projects. In April 2016 TRA with the assistance of consultancy under DANIDA conducted a security assessment on TRA core applications and designed TRA Network zones and environment. The assessment identified issues in the TRA applications environment that need to be addressed within short and long term plans. TRA is entitled to call upon the services included in the framework agreement whenever the services are needed in the duration of the framework agreement. However, the estimated value of the contract, c.f. contract notice section II.1.5) cannot be seen as a promise to the awarded tenderer. TRA is entitled to call-of services on the framework agreement, but TRA is not obliged to do so.
The successful tenderer is expected to assist TRA in identifying challenges and propose realistic solutions and execute (projects) agreed upon with the TRA. The framework agreement requires on-site (in Tanzania) delivery of services.
A further description of the service areas and the consultant categories can be found in the Tender Document, Appendix 1.
The procurement procedure is subject to the Danish Procurement Act, and the specific procedure (competitive procedure with negotiation) is subject to the Danish Procurement Act section 61-66.
Prequalified tenderers, who submits a tender will be invited to a negotiation meeting. The meeting will be held as a SKYPE meeting between the Tenderer and the Tender Commitee. However, the MFA retains its right to award the contract based on the initial written tenders without a negotiation procedure.
The tender process is discontinued due to ambiguities in the method of evaluation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expects to reissue the tendering procedure in week 36 2017.
The following deadlines apply to the lodging of appeals pursuant to the Danish Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud) (the Act is available at www.retsinformation.dk):
Appeals for not having been prequalified must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Klagenævnet for Udbud) within 20 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting authority has notified the applicants concerned which applicants have been prequalified provided that the notification has included a short explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.
In other situations, appeals regarding tender procedures must be lodged with the Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of:
1) 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting authority has concluded the contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published.
2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting authority has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into where the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.
3) 6 months after the contracting authority entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting authority notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act and section 171(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after the contracting authority has submitted notification of its decision, see section 185(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.