Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-07-18
Buyer: Metroselskabet I/S
Country: DK
Region: DK011
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 34630000 | 50220000 | 60210000
Estimated value: 2400000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-08-19
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Cf. section 135(1) para. 1 of the Danish Public Procurement Act
Cf. section 135(1) para. 2  of the Danish Public Procurement Act
Cf. section 135(1) para. 3 of the Danish Public Procurement Act
Cf. section 135(1) para. 4 of the Danish Public Procurement Act
Cf. section 135(1) para. 5 of the Danish Public Procurement Act

Eligibility requirements: The equity at the end of the latest financial year available. The candidate must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the following information:  The candidate's equity in the latest financial year available. The candidate may rely on the economic and financial capacity of other entities to fulfil the suitability requirements. The entity/entities making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment, see further in the Instructions to Tenderers. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the Instructions to Tenderers. If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of requirements, see below, the candidate and the entities in question will be required by Metroselskabet to undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the contract. The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the requirements in respect of economic and financial capacity. Before the award decision is made, the tenderer to whom Metroselskabet intends to award the contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate. Upon the Metroselskabet's request, the following documentation of economic and financial capacity must be submitted: The candidate's balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets in the latest annual report/financial statement available if publication of the balance sheets is required under law in the country in which the candidate is established, or other documentation of the size of the equity. For groups of operators (e.g., a consortium), the information in the latest annual report/financial statement available must be submitted for each participating operator in the group. Where a candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g., a parent company, a sister company or a subcontractor), information for such other entities must be provided as well. Minimum requirement: As a minimum requirement, a positive equity is required in the latest financial year available. If the tenderer relies on the capacities of other entities, the equity is to be calculated as the total equity of the candidate and such other entities in the latest financial year available. For groups of operators (e.g., a consortium), the equity is calculated as the total equity of the operators in the latest financial year available. The information is to be stated in section IV.B of the ESPD.
The total annual turnover in each of the three latest financial year(s). The candidate must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the following information: The candidate's total annual turnover in the three latest financial years available. The candidate may rely on the economic and financial capacity of other entities to fulfil the suitability requirements. The entity/entities making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment, see further in the Instructions to Tenderers. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the Instructions to Tenderers. If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of requirements, see below, the candidate and the entities in question will be required by Metroselskabet to undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the contract. The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate ful-fils the requirements in respect of economic and financial capacity. Before the award decision is made, the tenderer to whom Metroselskabet intends to award the contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate. Upon Metroselskabet's request, the following documentation of economic and financial capacity must be submitted: A statement regarding the candidate's total turnover in the three latest annual reports/financial statements available, depending on when the candidate was established or started trading if the figures for this turnover are available. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the information in the three latest annual reports/financial statements available must be submitted for each participating operator in the group. Where a candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g., a parent company, a sister company or a subcontractor), information for such other entities must be provided as well. Minimum requirement: As a minimum requirement, a total annual turnover of at least EUR 100,000,000 is required in each of the three latest financial years available. If the candidate relies on the capacities of other entities, the turnover is to be calculated as the total turnover of the candidate and such other entities in each of the three latest financial years available. For groups of operators (e.g., a consortium), the turnover is calculated as the total turnover of the operators in each of the three latest financial years available. The information is to be stated in section IV.B of the ESPD.
The candidate must submit the ESPD with the following information: A list of the 5 most significant deliveries of services comparable to the services under the O&M contract as described in section 2.1 that the candidate has carried out in the past three (3) years before the expiry of the deadline for application. Only references relating to services carried out at the time of the deadline for application will be given importance in the evaluation. Hence, in the case of an ongoing task, only the part of the services already performed at the time of the deadline for application will be included in the evaluation of the reference. Each reference is requested to include a clear description of the services delivered,specifying the type and size of the transport system, including the rolling stock involved, the nature and scope of the services (e.g. combined operation and maintenance, the main operational requirements and the maintenance tasks performed) and other aspects of relevance taking into account the description of the O&M contract under section 2.1 and the selection criterion described below. The description should include information about the candidate’s role(s) in the performance of the delivery. The reference is furthermore requested to include the financial value of the services, the dates of delivery of the services and the name of the customer (recipient). When indicating the dates of the delivery, the candidate is requested to indicate the date of commencement and the date of finalisation of the services (or if the services are ongoing). No more than 5 references may be stated, irrespective of whether the candidate is a single operator, whether the candidate relies on the technical and professional capacity of other entities, or whether the candidate is a group of operators (e.g. a consortium). Where more than 5 references are stated, only the first 5 references listed will be taken into account. Any additional references will be disregarded. If it is not possible to decide which references are the first 5 references, the references will be selected by drawing lots. The candidate may rely on the technical and professional capacity of other entities to fulfil the selection criteria below. The entities making its/their technical or professional capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the Instructions to Tenderers. If the candidate relies on the technical or professional experience of other entities, such entity/entities must perform the specific parts of the services under the contract for which this capacity is required. The ESPD serves as provisional documentation. Before the award decision is made, the tenderer to whom Metroselskabet intends to award the contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate. No additional documentation of technical and professional capacity will be required from the candidate. However, Metroselskabet reserves the right to contact the candidate or the customer stated in the reference for verification of the information stated in the reference, including the dates of the reference indicated. This information is to be stated in section IV.C of the ESPD.
Criteria for selection among the suitable candidates: The selection of candidates invited to tender will be based on an evaluation of which candidates have documented the most relevant deliveries in relation to the services put up for tender as described under section 2.1.  
Metroselskabet intends to invite three candidates to submit a tender. However, if it is determined that the difference between the third and the fourth ranked candidates in relation to their fulfilment of the selection criterion for selection of candidates (as stated above) is insignificant, four candidates will be invited. In that case, the fourth ranked candidate will also be invited.
The contract has incorporated the corporate social responsibility considerations, as appropriate, as laid down in the conventions on the basis of which the principles of the UN Global Compact are worded and as laid down in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The contract furthermore lays down requirements pursuant to ILO Convention no. 94 on labour clauses in public contracts and Circular no. 9471 of 30 June 2014. The contract includes social clauses on the use of trainees, on accommodation, on occupational health and safety, and a code of conduct. The contract lays down requirements on compliance with the law on processing of personal data. If the contract is awarded to a group of operators (such as a consortium), the participants of the group must undertake joint and several liability and appoint a joint representative.Reference is made to section 5.1.6 with respect to subcontracting.
Reference is made to the Instructions to Tenderers.
Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk), the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints:
Complaints of not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from the day after submission of notification to the candidates concerned in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act where the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision. 
In other situations, complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of:
45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published.
 Not later than at the time of lodging a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the complaint was lodged during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1) of the Act.
The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement is nh@naevneneshus.dk.
The Complaints Board’s own complaints procedure is available at https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/.
See section 2.1 - Description.
See section 2.1.4.
The initial term of the Contract is 12 years. As Option (I), Prolongation, Metroselskabet is entitled, on unchanged terms, to extend the operation period three (3) times each time by up to twelve (12) months (i.e. 36 months in total), which means that Metroselskabet is entitled to extend the operation period three (3) times by a number of months in the interval 1 - 12.

Winner: Publications Office of the European Union