Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-03-08
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organizations
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 35400000: Military vehicles and associated parts | 35700000: Military electronic systems | 35710000: Command and control systems

Technical requirements: This notice concerns the establishment of a framework agreement regarding the acquisition of stand-alone shot detection systems. The framework agreement will have a duration of 4 years with the option for renewal of the agreement 3 times of 1 year's duration.
The shot detection systems will be used by the Danish Defence in both domestic and international missions to provide warnings to the crew when a supersonic round is passing the vehicle. The system shall be able to geo-reference the location of the enemy shooter(s).
The system shall be a stand-alone system and work autonomously from other systems. By a stand-alone system, DALO means a shot detection system which consists of all the required components to identify, recognize and geo-reference the location of an enemy shooter, without the use of input from other 3rd party systems (examples of 3rd party systems are Battle management systems, INU and/or GPS feeds). The size of one sensor unit shall not exceed (H x W x L) 20 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm, as anonymity/discretion is required in some operations. The system will on an ad hoc basis be installed on different vehicles — both civilian and military non-armored vehicles.
The shot detection system is expected to operate both day and night in a variety of weather and climatic conditions ranging from freezing snowy conditions, through temperate wet and foggy conditions to hot conditions. The system shall furthermore be able to cope with i.a.vibrations and electromagnetic fields around the vehicles.
The framework agreement also covers related services including education, software updates and service and support.
The Danish Defence acquisition and logistics organization (DALO) have decided to terminate the tender for stand-alone shot detection systems without an award. The reason for the termination is that DALO have identified unclarities in the tender material and thereby lack in transparency.
DALO plan to initiate a new tender for stand-alone shot detection systems, which is currently expected to be published in the nearest future.
Pursuant to Section 3 of the Danish Consolidation Act nº 593 of 2.6.2016 on the Complaints board for public procurement (available at www.retsinformation.dk), the following time limits for filing a complaint apply:
Complaints regarding a candidate not being pre-qualified must be filed with The Complaints board for public procurement within 20 calendar days starting the day after the Contracting Authority has sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. § 7(1) of the Act on the Complaints board for public procurement, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.
Other complaints must in accordance with § 7(2) of the Act on the Complaints board for public procurement be filed with the Complaints board for public procurement within:
1) 45 calendar days after the Contracting Authority has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date).
2) 30 calendar days starting the day after the Contracting Authority has informed the tenderers in question, that the Contracting Authority has entered into a contract based on a framework agreement through reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.
3) 6 months starting the day after the Contracting Authority has sent notification to the candidates/tenderers involved that the Contracting Authority has entered into the framework agreement, provided that the notification included a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.
4) 20 calendar days starting the day after the Contracting Authority has published a notice concerning his decision to uphold the contract, cf. the principle in § 185(2) of the Public Procurement Act (act nº 1564 of 15.12.2015 — available at www.retsinformation.dk).
The complainant must inform the Contracting Authority of the complaint in writing at the latest simultaneously with the lodge of the complaint to the Complaints board for public procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the stand-still period, cf. § 6(4) of the Act on the Complaints board for public procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the stand-still period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal is granted delaying effect, cf. § 12(1) of the said act.