Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-01-08
Buyer: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH
Country: DE
Region: DEA22
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 60424120 | 60443000
Estimated value: 72000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2025-01-24
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: No exclusion grounds pursuant §§ 123,124 GWB   ///   Do you confirm that there are no grounds for exclusion pursuant to §§ 123, 124 German GWB (Act against Restraints of Competition) with regard to our company and, if applicable, those from whom the suitability is borrowed.
For emergency and rescue situations in the Baltic Sea involving employees on the offshore platforms as well as wind turbines of operational wind farms and wind farms currently under construction, a rescue helicopter incl. aeronautical and medical crew is required during the construction and operation phase. Both to rescue injured personnel from the platforms, wind turbines and from the installation and support vessel at any time. The helicopter emergency medical services must be provided 24/7, 365 days per year.
The wind farms and assets are located in the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Mecklenburg-Pomerania. The location of the base is at contractors choice with regards to the requirements set out in the tender documents.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.1   ///   No exclusion grounds pursuant §§ 123,124 GWB   ///   Do you confirm that there are no grounds for exclusion pursuant to §§ 123, 124 German GWB (Act against Restraints of Competition) with regard to our company and, if applicable, those from whom the suitability is borrowed.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.2   ///   Business credit report   ///   Candidates are required to provide a business credit report (dated of maximum 3 months) from an independent financial data provider company (Credit Safe, Dun & Bradstreet, Graydon or equivalent), demonstrating a sound financial base to deliver the Services. If the Candidate is a joint venture (or consortium), each individual member of the joint venture (or consortium) should provide the financial report mentioned above.    ///   The Contracting entity could decide to exclude a candidate if the provided financial information doesn’t demonstrate a sound financial base to deliver the scope of the works and/or materials and/or services to be procured. In such a scenario, the Contracting entity will communicate such decision to the candidate together with the relevant rationale.

Eligibility requirements: For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.1   ///   No exclusion grounds pursuant §§ 123,124 GWB   ///   Do you confirm that there are no grounds for exclusion pursuant to §§ 123, 124 German GWB (Act against Restraints of Competition) with regard to our company and, if applicable, those from whom the suitability is borrowed.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.2   ///   Business credit report   ///   Candidates are required to provide a business credit report (dated of maximum 3 months) from an independent financial data provider company (Credit Safe, Dun & Bradstreet, Graydon or equivalent), demonstrating a sound financial base to deliver the Services. If the Candidate is a joint venture (or consortium), each individual member of the joint venture (or consortium) should provide the financial report mentioned above.    ///   The Contracting entity could decide to exclude a candidate if the provided financial information doesn’t demonstrate a sound financial base to deliver the scope of the works and/or materials and/or services to be procured. In such a scenario, the Contracting entity will communicate such decision to the candidate together with the relevant rationale.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.3   ///   Company Turnover   ///   Please provide the company turnover of the last 3 years.    ///   The Contracting entity could decide to exclude a candidate if the provided financial information doesn’t demonstrate a sound financial base to deliver the scope of the works and/or materials and/or services to be procured. In such a scenario, the Contracting entity will communicate such decision to the candidate together with the relevant rationale.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.4   ///   Annual report   ///   Please include annual reports or annual financial statement, or alternatively balance sheets or, a profit and loss account (to be justified) for the last three financial years.   ///   If the applying company exists less than 3 years please provide the respective financial information for the period for which it is available.   ///   The Contracting entity could decide to exclude a candidate if the provided financial information doesn’t demonstrate a sound financial base to deliver the scope of the works and/or materials and/or services to be procured. In such a scenario, the Contracting entity will communicate such decision to the candidate together with the relevant rationale.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.5   ///   Confirmation of Compliance with Sanctions against Russia   ///   According to Article 5k of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014,
added by Council Regulation (EU) 2022/576 of 8 April 2022 Russian
nationals, legal person entities or bodies established in Russia and
companies majority-owned by, or acting on behalf, or at the direction of,
Russian companies are banned from EU public procurement procedures
covered by the EU Public Procurement Directives as well as most public
contracts and concessions that are subject to exceptions from these
directives. The restrictions cover also all ongoing procedures, which will
not be allowed after 10 October 2022. The ban also extends to
subcontractors, suppliers and other entities whose capacities are being
relied on, if they account for more than 10% of the contract value. ///
Candidates are requested to make the following binding declaration (if
applicable, also on behalf of the persons represented in the request to
participate / bid): /// 1. the applicant(s)/tenderer(s) do(es) not belong(s) to
the persons referred to in Article 5k Para 1 of Regulation (EU) No
833/2014, as amended by Article 1(23) of Council Regulation (EU)
2022/576 of 8 April 2022 concerning restrictive measures in view of
Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine, referred to persons or
entities having a connection with Russia within the meaning of the
provision, /// a) by the Russian nationality of the applicant/tenderer or the
establishment of the applicant/tenderer in Russia, /// b) by the participation
in the candidate/tenderer of a natural person or an enterprise to which one
of the criteria under letter a applies, through the holding of shares to the
extent of more than 50%, /// c) by acting on behalf of or on the instructions
of persons or companies to which the criteria in letters a and/or b apply. ///
2. Companies participating in the contract as subcontractors, suppliers or
companies whose capacities are used in connection with the provision of
proof of suitability and which account for more than 10% of the value of
the contract shall also not be included in the group of persons with a
connection to Russia within the meaning of the provision 1. /// 3. it is
confirmed and ensured that, also during the term of the contract, no
companies with a connection to Russia within the meaning of the provision
1 involved as subcontractors, suppliers or companies are used with a
connection to Russia within the meaning of provision 1 and whose
capacities are used which account for more than 10% of the contract value
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.6   ///   European certificate of insurance for helicopters   ///   Proof of existence of the European certificate of insurance for helicopters with a minimum coverage of 7,000,000 EUR (in words: seven million euro) incl. insurance for third party damage + personal insurance.   ///   Alternatively, a confirmation by an insurance company that this insurance will be taken out before start of the contract execution.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.1.7   ///   Public Liabaility Insurance   ///   Proof of existence of a public liability insurance with a minimum coverage of 5,000,000 EUR (in words: five million euro) per damage case and double maximisation per insurance period. ///   Alternatively, a confirmation by an insurance company that this insurance will be taken out before start of the contract execution.
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.2.1   ///   Organisational requirements   ///  Please provide infomation and supporting documentation to verify the below mentioned requirements. ///
Requested requirements: ///

1. Operating license for the helicopter in use ///   

2. An AOC acc. CR EU 965/2012 including the following approvals   ///   

2.a VFR day/night   ///   

2.b Deliberately left blank – not applicable   ///   

2.c Helicopter offshore operations   ///   

2.d Helicopter hoist operations over open sea, offshore fixed installations, vessels and windmills   ///   

2.e Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.2.2   ///   Helicopter requirements   ///   Please provide information and supporting documentation to verify the below mentioned requirements. ///   

Requested requirements:   ///   

1. Certified as CAT A helicopter   ///   

2. Equipped according to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) 965-2012, Subpart K “HOFO” (EU OPS SPA.HOFO 160 (C))   ///   

3. Helicopter used is certified for landing/ditching on water in sea state 6   ///
For a better reading - please see document 1 Supplier Questionnaire chapter 4.2.3   ///   Crew requirements   ///   Please provide information and supporting documentation to verify the below mentioned requirements. ///

Requested requirements: ///   

1. Minimum composition of the crew (self-declaration) ///
1.a Commander   ///
1.b Co-Pilot   ///
1.c Technical crew member for helicopter winch operation  ///
1.d Emergency doctor (Notarzt)   ///
1.e Emergency paramedic (Notfallsanitäter)   ///

2. Valid commercial pilot license (incl. Medical Class 1) and rating on the helicopter operated

Winner: 50Hertz Transmission GmbH