Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-08-04
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 35113200 | 38940000
Estimated value: 27000000 DKK
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This tender concerns the acquisition of instruments for identification and detection of radionuclides and neutrons (RN instruments) and the servicing of the instruments.
The RN instruments will be used by specialist units within the Danish Defence and the Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA). The instruments shall detect, measure and identify the radionuclides present in a radioactive source by identifying the unique pattern of energies and intensities the gamma-ray emission patterns have and also detect the presence of neutrons.
The procurement consists of two separate framework agreements that will be awarded to the same tenderer. The first framework agreement covers the acquisition of the RN instruments and has a duration of 4 years. The second framework agreement covers the delivery of spare parts, tools and services to keep the RN instruments operational, this agreement will have a duration of 10 years.
The instrument shall ensure that the users during assignments have the correct knowledge so as to be able to “stop the accident”, shield the radioactive sources and minimize the contamination. The offered instrument shall have a maximum weight of 3 kg. including batteries.
In connection with the tender DALO will hold a clarification meeting online for tenderers. The clarification meeting will be held the 13th of January 2020, 10:00 hrs, further information regarding the meeting can be found in the Instructions to tenderers.
As part of the evaluation of the offers DALO will conduct a user test, and tenderers are advised that it is a requirement to submit a RN instrument including accessories in connection with submission of the offer. Upon conclusion of the tender DALO will send the instrumt back to the tenderers, further information can be found in the Instructions to tenderers.
The Agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all units of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence is entitled to use the Agreement.
The contract is not divided into lots on the grounds that a division of the contract would not ensure a sufficient competition in the current market.
Regarding section II.1.5): The estimated value of the framework agreements are 20-27 mio. DKK. The reason for the interval stated is the uncertainty regarding the actual value of the framework agreements. Hence, the lower limit of the interval constitutes DALO’s most qualified estimate of the actual value of the framework agreements at the present moment, while the upper limit of the interval constitutes the expected maximum value of the framework agreements in its duration.
The use of the ESPD is a precondition for participation in the procurement procedure, cf. § 148 of the Public Procurement Act. DALO shall require that the tenderer apply the ESPD as preliminary evidence that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds of exclusion stipulated in §§ 135 and 136 of the said Act.
The tenderer and, if relevant, the participants in the group of entities, must use the electronic version of the ESPD available at ETHICS’ web portal. The ESPD shall be fulfilled and submitted at ETHICS’ web portal in accordance with the instructions given by ETHICS.
Prior to decision on award of the contract, DALO shall require that the tenderer to whom DALO intends to award the contracts presents documentation for the information stated in the ESPD, cf. §§ 151-155 of the said Act.
DALO shall exclude a tenderer from participation in the procurement procedure, if the tenderer is subject to one of the compulsory grounds for exclusion in §§ 135 and 136 of the said Act unless the tenderer has provided sufficient documentation that the tenderer is reliable in accordance to § 138 of the said Act. Please note that certain voluntary exclusion grounds in Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement have been made compulsory in § 136 of the said Act.
If the same legal entity is a part of or in any other way participates in several offers, e.g. submits his own offer and at the same time participates in a consortium which also submits an offer, the tenderers shall ensure that the same legal entity’s participation does not provide for opportunity for mutual coordination of their offers. DALO reserves the right to request the tenderers to establish and reassure DALO that the same legal entity’s participation does not threaten the transparency and distort competition between the tenderers.
DALO reserves the right – but is not obliged – to use the remedies provided for in Section 159(5) of the the Public Procurement Act if applications or offers do not fulfil the formalities of the tender documents.


Winner: Nordic Biolabs AB
Award value: 27000000
Number of bids: 5