Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-27
Buyer: Defence Command Denmark
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 60400000: Air transport services | 60424120 | 60443000 | 60443100
Submission deadline: 2018-06-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Defence Command Denmark is tendering two contracts regarding land-based helicopter services for landand maritime search and rescue missions as well as helicopter transport operations under the operational control of Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Greenland (JRCC).The Services shall be conducted from two separate bases; a Northern base and a Southern base. The bases may temporarily be moved to another suitable operational base in case of an incident or prolonged poor weather conditions at one of the normal bases. The movement shall be approved by JRCC. The Services shall be conducted in a hostile environment and include overwater Helicopter Hoist Operations at distances beyond sight of land, as well as terrain landings on natural / rough surfaces and on ice / snow covered surfaces. The Services at the Northern base shall be at disposal 24/7 all year. The Services at the Southern base shall be at disposal from Monday to Saturday all year during 0800-1600.
The contract regards land-based helicopter services for land and maritime search and rescue missions as well as helicopter transport operations in Greenland, cf cf. Section II.1.4, for a period of 2 years. The Services shall commence on 1.1.2019 and expires on 31.12.2020.
Please note, it is a prerequisite for starting delivery according to this Agreement that the Supplier has obtained a Danish Air Operators Certificate.
The contract regards land-based helicopter services for land and maritime search and rescue missions as well as helicopter transport operations in Greenland, cf. Section II.1.4, for a period of 5 years with the possibility of renewal for a period of 3 years. Defence Command Denmark will award and enter into the contract in continuation of the tender procedure, however the Services shall only commence on 1.1.2021 and expires on 31.12.2025 or 31.12.2028, if the contract is renewed. Accordingly, the duration of the contract for period 2 can be up to 10 years, cf. Section II.2.7), where the Services shall be delivered for a period of up to 8 years.
Please note, it is a prerequisite for starting delivery according to this Agreement that the Supplier has obtained aDanish Air Operators Certificate.
The tenderer must use the European Single Procurement Document (electronic version, hereafter ESPD) and provide the following information in the ESPD:
Its general yearly turnover for the last 3 financial years to the extent such information is available, cf. Part IV, Section B.
Its equity ratio (calculated by dividing the tenderer’s equity with the tenderer’s total assets (equity / total assets x 100) at the end of the last 3 financial years, to the extent such in-formation is available, cf. Part IV, Section B.
Annual reports or excerpts hereof or other documentation stating the tenderer’s general yearly turnover for the last 3 financial years if publication of annual reports is required under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established, and to the extent such information is available. When groups of entities (e.g. consortiums), including temporary joint ventures, participate in the tender procedure together, the documentation must be provided for each of the participating entities. If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial standing of another entity or entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub-supplier), the documentation must equally be provided for each entity or entities.
Annual reports or excerpts hereof or other documentation stating the tenderer’s equity ratio (calculated by dividing the tenderer’s equity with the tenderer’s total assets (equity / total assets x 100) at the end of the last 3 financial years, to the extent such information is available. When groups of entities (e.g. consortiums), including temporary joint ventures, participate in the tender procedure together, the documentation must be provided for each of the participating entities. If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial standing of another entity or entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub-supplier), the documentation must equally be provided for each entity or entities.
Be advised that Defence Command Denmark at any time during the procurement procedure can request that the tenderer presents the above mentioned documentation if this is deemed necessary to secure that the procurement procedure is conducted correctly. In this situation, Defence Command Denmark will set an appropriate time-limit for the submission of the documentation.
Please note that a tenderer may rely on the economic and financial standing of other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub-supplier), irrespective of the legal nature of the relations between the tenderer and the entity or entities on which the tenderer relies. In this case, the tenderer shall ensure that an ESPD from the entity or entities on which the tenderer relies is submitted along with the tenderers own ESPD. The entity or entities’ ESPD must equally provide the information listed above.
The tenderer must have had a general yearly turnover of at least 100 000 000 DKK in each of the last 3 financial years. If the turnover is not stated in said currency, Defence Command Denmark will calculate the turnover based on the official exchange rate on the date this Notice was published.
If the tenderer is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the general yearly turnover is calculated as the sum of all the participants’ general yearly turnover in each of the last 3 financial years available.
If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities, the general yearly turnover will be calculated as the sum of the tenderer’s general yearly turnover and the entity or entities’ general yearly turnover in each of the last 3 financial years available.