Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-12-04
Buyer: A/S Storebælt
Country: DK
Region: DK011
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 44212120 | 45221100: Bridge construction works | 45221110 | 45221119 | 45223210
Estimated value: 42500000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2026-01-19
Award criteria: price, quality

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

Eligibility requirements: Total annual turnover
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The candidate must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the candidate's total annual turnover in the three (3) latest financial years available.

As a minimum requirement, a total annual turnover of at least EUR 33,5 million is required in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements 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 annual reports/financial statements available. For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the turnover is calculated as the total turnover of the suppliers in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. The information is to be stated in section IV.B of the ESPD.

In this procedure, the candidate may rely on the economic and financial capacity of other operators to fulfill the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender material, see “Prequalification Template A”.

If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of minimum requirements, see above, the candidate and the entities in question will be required by the Contracting Entity to undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the Contract, see “Prequalification Template A”.

The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of economic and financial capacity.

Before the award decision is made, the candidate to whom the Contracting Entity intends to award the Contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate.

Upon the Contracting Entity’s request, the following documentation of economic and financial capacity must be submitted: A statement regarding the supplier's total turnover in the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available, depending on when the supplier was set up or started trading, if the figures for this turnover are available. For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the information in the three latest annual reports/financial statements available must be submitted for each participating supplier in the group. Where an supplier 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.
Equity
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The candidate must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the candidate's equity in each of the three (3) latest financial years available.

As a minimum requirement, an equity is required of at least EUR 33,5 million in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available. 

If the candidate relies on the capacities of other entities, the equity is to be calculated as the total equity of the supplier and such other entities in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available. For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the equity is calculated as the total equity of the suppliers in each of the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available. The information is to be stated in section IV.B of the ESPD.

In this procedure, the candidate may rely on the economic and financial capacity of other operators to fulfill the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their economic and financial capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender material, see “Prequalification Template A”.

If the candidate relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities in relation to the fulfilment of minimum requirements, see above, the candidate and the entities in question will be required by the Contracting Entity to undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the Contract, see “Prequalification Template A”.

The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of economic and financial capacity.

Before the award decision is made, the candidate to whom the Contracting Entity intends to award the Contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate.

Upon the Contracting Entity’s request, the following documentation of economic and financial capacity must be submitted: 

The supplier's balance sheets or extracts from balance sheets in the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available if publication of the balance sheets is required under law in the country in which the supplier is established, or other documentation of the size of the equity. 

For groups of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the information in the three (3) latest annual reports/financial statements available must be submitted for each participating supplier in the group. Where a supplier 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.
References
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The candidate must submit the ESPD with a list of the five (5) most significant comparable works that the candidate has carried out in the latest 5 years before the expiry of the deadline for submission of application.

As a minimum requirement, the candidate must have documented experience within the last 5 years with two or more references that covers the following:

- Projects involving major refurbishment works of bridges over open water.
- Projects involving refurbishment or replacement of bridge bearings involving no less than 25 bearings.
- Projects involving lifting of bridge decks or similar.

Two of the references must each document two out of the three of the abovementioned bullets.

Only references relating to works carried out at the time of submitting application will be given importance in the evaluation of whether the minimum requirements regarding technical and professional capacity have been complied with, see above. Hence, in the case of an ongoing task, only the part of the supplies already performed at the time of application will be included in the evaluation of the reference.

Each reference is requested to include a brief description of the deliveries made. The description of the works should include 1) a clear description of the works, including details on execution, planning and logistics management, and 2) the candidate's role(s) in the performance of the works. The reference is furthermore requested to include the 3) financial value of the works (amount), the 4) date of delivery of the works and the name of the customer (recipient), and 5) the country where it was performed.

When indicating the date of the delivery of the works, the candidate is requested to indicate the date of commencement and finalisation of the works. If this is not possible, for example if the tasks were performed on a continuous basis under a framework agreement, the candidate is asked to indicate how the date is specified.

No more than five (5) references may be stated, irrespective of whether the candidate is a single supplier, whether the candidate relies on the technical capacity of other entities or is a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium). Where more than five (5) references are stated, only the most recent five (5) references will be taken into account. Any additional references will be disregarded. If it is not possible to decide which references are the most recent five (5) references, the references will be selected by drawing lots.

In this procedure, the candidate may rely on the technical capacity of other operators to fulfill the suitability requirements. The operator(s) making its/their technical capacity available to the candidate must sign a letter of commitment. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender material, see “Prequalification Template A”.

If the candidate relies on the professional experience of other entities for the performance of specific parts of the works comprised by the contract, such specific parts of the works under the contract must be performed by the entity on which the candidate relies.  

The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the candidate fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of technical and professional ability, see above. No additional documentation of technical and professional capacity will be required from the candidate. However, the Contracting Entity 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.

The candidate may support the ESPD regarding the technical and professional ability with a reference checklist. Please find a template in the folder on EU Supply, see “Prequalification Template C - Reference Checklist”.
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates.
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The Contracting Entity will select three (3) candidates by applying the selection criterion, unless the Contracting Entity receives no more than three (3) compliant applications for participation.   

The selection of candidates invited to tender will be based on an evaluation of comparable works covered by the contract based on the references provided in the ESPD, cf. above. 

The relevance assessment will be made on the basis of the extent to which the references document experience in the delivery of comparable works. Emphasis will be put on (not prioritized):

- Projects involving major refurbishment works of major bridges with a length of 500 meters or more over open water.
- Projects involving refurbishment or replacement of bridge bearings involving more than 25 bearings.
- Projects involving lifting of bridge decks or similar with a weight of 2500 tons per lift or more. 

In the evaluation of which candidates have documented the most relevant deliveries of comparable works, the extent to which the references, in total (incl. scale and volume) document relevant experience will be considered.
The Contact has incorporated the corporate social responsibility considerations, as appro-priate, 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 la-bour clauses in public contracts and Circular no. 9471 of 30 June 2014.

The Contract includes social clauses on the use of trainees.
 The Contact lays down requirements on compliance with the law on processing of personal data.

If the Contract is awarded to a group of suppliers (such as a consortium), the participants of the group must undertake joint and several liability and appoint a joint representative.
See 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 of the identity of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act and section 171(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. 

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:

1) 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.

2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.

3) 6 months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act and section 171(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after the contracting entity has submitted notification of its decision, see section 185(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

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 klfu@naevneneshus.dk.

The Complaints Board’s own complaints procedure is available at https://naevneneshus.dk/start-din-klage/klagenaevnet-for-udbud/vejledning/.
The Contracting Entity calls for the tender for West Bridge Bearing Refurbishment (WBBR). 

The project involves refurbishment of 188 structural bearings on the West Bridge, which is part of the Great Belt Link in Denmark. The work includes both the provision of newly manufactured bearings (approx. 44) and the renovation of the remaining bearings over a period of maximum 5 years. 

The project involves two parallel concrete bridges – one for rail and one for road.  The bridges have now been in service for well over 25 years and the service life of the PTFE sliding plates in the bearings are now close to the end of expected lifetime.

The project comprises of substantial work above open waters and includes the handling of structural bearings with a weight between 5 and 8 tonnes. The work also includes design and manufacturing of temporary structures necessary to carry out the refurbishments, according to a concept developed by the Contractor. The bearings needing renovation will have to be taken to land for refurbishment.

Pursuant to section 49 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, the Contracting Entity has further considered whether the Contract can be divided into other lots but has found it most appropriate not to make such a division. 

It is the Contracting Entity's assessment that dividing the Contract into lots would result in disproportionate administrative burdens, both in relation to the synergies, the tender process and in relation to ongoing contract management, including the ongoing management of the tasks under the Contract.

Winner: Mercell Holding ASA