Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-20
Buyer: DSB
Country: DK
Region: Københavns omegn
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71300000 | 71318000: Lighting engineering services | 79400000
Estimated value: 275000000 DKK
Submission deadline: 2016-09-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The ‘Fremtidens Tog’ program is currently preparing to tender for new rolling stock for DSB. The overall goal for ‘Fremtidens Tog’ is to determine ‘How DSB with the least possible risk can procure, have delivered and implement modern and reliable electric rolling stock towards 2030’.
The new trains shall provide a capacity of approximately 30 000 seats with the trains being delivered from approximately 2025-2030. The procurement of these new trains will enable DSB to handle both the needed replacement of old trains in the existing fleet and the expected growth in passenger numbers towards 2030.
The program will prepare the full tender material for the procurement, including prequalification documents, necessary contract documentation (including schedule and deliverability requirements), evaluation criteria and an evaluation model, a full functional requirements specifications for both rolling stock and maintenance service of the trains. Furthermore, delivery solutions for the derived projects are to be developed. Phase 2 will end when the full tender package is ready for publishing.
Conducting the actual tender, including prequalification, evaluation of tender proposals, negotiation with the bidders and selection of the winning bidder. Phase 3 will end when the contract has been approved and signed.
During this phase, the development of the chosen rolling stock will take place. DSB will monitor and audit the supplier as building of the rolling stock commences. This work will focus on ensuring that the design fulfils DSB's requirements, the supplier builds rolling stock of the agreed quality and keeps up with the agreed delivery schedule and that homologation of the new rolling stock runs smoothly. Phase 4 will end when the first rolling stock has been homologated and approved for operation on the Danish rail network and after the first production unit has been accepted by DSB.
During this phase it must be ensured that the supplier's production speed in is line with the agreed level and quality. Furthermore, DSB's introduction of the rolling stock into the daily operation will require support. During this phase, DSB will carry out the necessary due diligence, audit and monitoring of the supplier, conduct the formal acceptance of the rolling stock, introduce it to commercial service and start the initial maintenance activities. Internally in DSB, training of the rolling stock and workshop staff will continue. Phase 5 will end when all the ordered rolling stock has been introduced into commercial service, has received Preliminary Acceptance from the Danish Transport and Construction Agency, has demonstrated satisfactory operational performance and the general warranties for the rolling stock have expired.
If more than the required number of applicants fulfill the minimum requirements, cf. section III.1.2) the selection of the applicants that will be invited to submit tenders will be based on an evaluation of the project references provided by the candidates. The four candidates with the project references evaluated as most relevant will be invited to participate in the advisory tender. This will be the four applicants which have documented the most relevant previous deliveries in comparison to the work described in section II.2.4) above, in terms of the nature, comparability and quantity of the previous deliveries. DSB consider experience regarding phase 2 and 3 as especially important. Please note that any ambiguities and/or incomprehensibilities 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.
Advisory services regarding the subproject ‘Acquisition of locomotives’ (‘Anskaffelse af lokomotiver’) (AL) phases 2-5: Tender phase, Design, test and approval phase, Delivery phase and Warranty phase (2017-2023).
The contract is tendered as one contract comprising both management consultant and technical advisory as DSB wants to benefit from the economies of scale, expected reduction in administration costs and expected increase in homogeneity of the solution of the work under the contract this is expected to result in.
The applicant is required to show that the applicant is financially robust and thus able to undertake the performance contract.
For this purpose, the applicant must submit a completed version of the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD), including Part IV, section B, which shall contain information concerning the financial ratios described below.
In order to qualify for prequalification, the applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:
1. If the applicant is a group of candidates (e.g. a consortium), each participating party of the consortium must submit its own documentation and information. At least one of the participating parties must meet the minimum requirements.
2. If the applicant relies on the capacity of one or more entities concerning financial and economic capacity, it is sufficient if one supporting entity fulfils all the minimum requirements. The applicant must prove that the necessary resources from the supporting entity/entities will be made available to the applicant.
3. DSB will calculate the Equity, Operating profit margin and Return on equity based on the information given in Part IV, section B under ‘Financial ratio’.


Award value: 275000000