Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-09-28
Buyer: Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 35512400 | 35513000: Mine-countermeasure vessels | 43135000
Estimated value: 36000000 DKK
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) is is tendering a framework agreement for the purchase Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV's) to support the Danish Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Division's task of localizing sea mines.
The AUV's are intended to be used in connection with MCM operations with the purpose of localising and identifying mines primarily in Danish waters, which are characterized as waters with low dephts (less than 100 meters). The AUV's, which shall be offered with a side scan sonar attached and also the possibility of an identification module (laser scanner etc.) shall in operations be able to be left unattended for a minimum of 8 hours afterwards be able to be recharged for approximately the same time. It shall furthermore be able to operate
The AUV''s will be operated from the HOLM-CL, which is a smaller vessel with a lenght of approximately 30 meters and a width of approximately 6 meters. The AUV's are expected to be contained in cages on the deck, where charger stations equally will be placed.
Following the initial purchase, DALO shall be able to purchase services, spare parts and replacement AUV under the framework agreement. The services required are amongst others:
The framework agreement is not divided into lots on the grounds that a division of the contract would undermine the economies of scale obtainable by procuring one contract.
The Agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all units of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence is entitled to use the Agreement.
Regarding section II.1.5): The estimated value of the framework agreement is kr. 36-48 mio. The reason for the interval stated is the uncertainty regarding the actual value of the framework agreement. Hence, the lower limit of the interval constitutes DALO’s most qualified estimate of the actual value of the framework agreement at the present moment, while the upper limit of the interval constitutes the expected maximum value of the framework agreement in its duration.
Pursuant to Section 7(2) of the Danish Consolidation Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016 on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (available at www.retsinformation.dk), complaints must 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 Jour-nal 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, cf. § 2(2) or § 171(4) of the Public Procurement Act, 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 deci-sion to uphold the contract, cf. § 185(2) of the Public Procurement Act
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.
The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available at the internet address stated in section VI.4.1.


Winner: OCEANSCAN - Marine Systems & Technology Lda
Award value: 36000000
Number of bids: 2