Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-05-20
Buyer: Femern Bælt A/S
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71311230 | 71311300 | 71313410 | 71318000: Lighting engineering services
Estimated value: 4000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2019-06-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: The consultant's services cannot be described exhaustively. However, the consultant is expected to perform the following services in general:
The Framework Agreement shall cover railway safety consultancy services throughout the remaining part of the project as well as the beginning of the operational phase. Thus, Femern A/S needs to tender the Framework Agreement with a length of 8 years with an option to extend the leght with 3 x 2 years.
If more than 5 candidates fulfil the fixed minimum requirements and are not subject to grounds for exclusion Femern A/S will make its selection based on the list of deliveries/references. In this respect Femern A/S will emphasise the best and most relevant references. Femern A/S will base its evaluation of the references on section 3 of the Scope of Services (Appendix 1). It will be regarded positively in the assessment of the relevance if each reference fulfils as many of the minimum requirements as possible, see Section III.1.3), and if the references cover projects delivered in accordance with especially German railway regulation. It will also be regarded positively in the assessment of the relevance if the references cover projects delivered in accordance with Danish railway regulation. Please note that any ambiguities and/or unclearness in the information submitted in the ESPD in response to Section III.1.3) may be regarded negatively in the evaluation when selecting the limited number of candidates.
The construction of the fixed link across the Fehmarn Belt receives EU funding from the CEF programme under project code 2014-EU-TM-0221-W.
The contract is tendered as one single agreement in order to achieve economics of scale, reduced costs for administration of the contract and a better understanding of the scope of services. Dividing the contract into lots is not considered to lead to a higher level of competition.
As a minimum requirement the candidate must document that the candidate for each of the last 3 financial years have had a solvency ratio of at least 15 percent and an annual turnover of at least 5 000 000 EUR.
The candidate must complete and submit the European Single Procurement Document (“ESPD”) as preliminary documentation for the purpose of assessing whether the minimum requirement for economic and financial suitability is fulfilled. Information about the candidate’s annual turnover and solvency ratio must be filled in under Part IV, B of the ESPD.
Before Femern A/S decides to award the Framework Agreement, Femern A/S shall require that the tenderer to which Femern A/S intends to award the Framework Agreement presents documentation of the information provided in the ESPD, cf. sections 151 and 152 of the Danish Procurement Act.
The following documentation for economic and financial suitability must be provided when Femern A/S so requests:
The candidate’s/tenderer’s annual reports for the last 3 financial years or excerpts hereof if publication of annual reports is required under the law of the country in which the candidate or tenderer is established or any other documentation for the candidate’s annual turnover and solvency ratio.
— at least 1 reference covering delivery of CSM/RA assessments in accordance with regulation (EC) 402-2013 for a client organisation or a turnkey contractor,
— at least 1 reference covering delivery of RAMS planning with reference to EN 50126 or similar for a client organisation or a turnkey contractor. If the delivery of said project is with reference to a standard similar to EN 50126, the candidate shall in its description of the reference specify how the standard is similar to EN 50126,
— at least 1 reference covering delivery of documentation to NoBo og AsBo compliant with EU legislation,
The candidate must complete and submit the ESPD as preliminary documentation for the purpose of assessing whether the below minimum requirements for technical and professional ability are fulfilled. The list of deliveries of services must be inserted under Part IV, C of the ESPD and is the final documentation. No further evidence or documentation regarding technical and professional ability will be requested before Femern A/S awards the Framework Agreement, however Femern A/S reserves the right to contact the customer indicated on each delivery in order to verify the reference, however Femern A/S reserves the right to contact the customer indicated on each delivery in order to verify the reference.


Award value: 4000000