Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-05
Buyer: Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of New Dehli
Country: IN
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71240000 | 71311300 | 71410000 | 75000000
Estimated value: 6000000 DKK
Submission deadline: 2019-10-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Government of India (GOI) is working towards addressing the challenges of the rapid urbanization in India. The GOI’s 100 Smart Cities Programme, Swachh Bharat Mission on Clean India including recently launched Swachh Survekshan 2019 survey and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) programmes are among others clear investments in addressing the challenges and realising the potential of India’s growing cities. The objective of these programmes is to make urban areas liveable, sustainable, smart and inclusive while driving the economic growth in India.
The urban living lab on sustainable and smart cities in India is expected to contribute to GOI’s investments in addressing the challenges and realising the potential of India’s growing cities. The objective of the Urban living lab on sustainable and smart cities in India is to have sustainable and liveable smart cities integrating global sustainable solutions.
The urban living lab on sustainable and smart cities in India aim to contribute towards the transformation in cities towards sustainable and liveable smart cities in India. The main changes that will need to take place is integration of global sustainable solutions in Indian smart cities. The most important drivers for this change are the cities and their respective partners. The main assumption is that the GOI continuously will work in this direction through the 100 smart cities programme and similar programmes.
The consultants’ task is to implement output 1 to 3 including establishing of an urban living lab in Panaji, Goa. Furthermore, the consultant must undertake tasks that contributes to having sustainable and liveable smart cities integrating global sustainable solutions in India, and to undertake tasks that contribute towards the implementation of GOI’s smart city programme covering 100 smart cities. The consultant must ensure that the urban living lab on sustainable and smart cities in india will be available for all smart cities in India.
Output 1: Sustainable and liveable smart cities in India integrating global sustainable solutions through urban living lab on sustainable and smart cities in India;
Output 1.1: Sustainable and liveable smart cities in India integrating global sustainable solutions through Urban Living Lab in Panaji, Goa;
Output 2: Smooth delivery of smart city projects by urban local bodies/special purpose vehicles ensured;
Candidates will be selected on the basis of the information concerning technical and professional ability, cf. Section III.1.3), in relation to the object of this contract, cf. Sections II.1.4) and II.2.4).
The contracting authority has a maximum budget of 6 000 000 DKK net of VAT in relation to the procurement. Tenders will be rejected if they exceed the contracting authority's maximum budget.
In Part III.A-C of the ESPD, economic operators must answer whether they are subject to exclusion grounds.
An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been convicted by final judgement or fined within the last 4 years for any of the exclusion grounds relating to the criminal convictions listed in Section 135(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it has unpaid overdue debt of 100 000 DKK  or more to public authorities in relation to payment of taxes and payment of social security, cf. Section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is, however, not excluded where the economic operator provides guarantee of payment of the part of the debt which constitutes 100 000 DKK or more, or where the economic operator has agreed on a repayment scheme with the collection authority and that scheme is observed, cf. Section 135(4).
An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it is subject to any of the exclusion grounds listed in Sections 136(1)(1) and 136(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it within the last 2 years has been subject to any of the exclusion grounds listed in Sections 136(1)(3) and 137(1)(2-3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
The contracting authority can accept the following documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds in Sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (in order of priority):

Eligibility requirements: In Part III.A-C of the ESPD, economic operators must answer whether they are subject to exclusion grounds. An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if the economic operator itself or any person who is a member of its administrative, management or supervisory body or has powers of representation, decision or control therein has been convicted by final judgement or fined within the last 4 years for any of the exclusion grounds relating to the criminal convictions listed in Section 135(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it has unpaid overdue debt of 100 000 DKK  or more to public authorities in relation to payment of taxes and payment of social security, cf. Section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is, however, not excluded where the economic operator provides guarantee of payment of the part of the debt which constitutes 100 000 DKK or more, or where the economic operator has agreed on a repayment scheme with the collection authority and that scheme is observed, cf. Section 135(4). An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it is subject to any of the exclusion grounds listed in Sections 136(1)(1) and 136(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. An economic operator is excluded from the procurement procedure if it within the last 2 years has been subject to any of the exclusion grounds listed in Sections 136(1)(3) and 137(1)(2-3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. The contracting authority can accept the following documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds in Sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (in order of priority): 1) Extracts from the relevant register or similar documents issued by a competent judicial or administrative authority or certificates issued by the competent authority in the country referred to as documentation that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds for exclusion stipulated in Sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2); 2) A declaration on oath (only if such extracts, certificates or similar documents are not issued in the country where the economic operator is established, or where the documentation does not cover all the grounds for exclusion stipulated in Sections 135(1), 135(3) and 137(1)(2) entirely); 3) A solemn declaration made by the person concerned before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, in the country of origin or in the country where the economic operator is established (only if there is no provision for declarations on oath in the country where the economic operator is established). Thus, the contracting authority cannot accept e.g. a solemn declaration made before a notary if there can be issued a certificate by the competent authority in the country where the economic operator is established. Moreover, the contracting authority cannot accept self-declarations or similar declarations issued by the economic operator or the person concerned as documentation in relation to the exclusion grounds. Economic operators can identify the relevant documentation using the online platform e-Certis: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/ecertis/ Economic operators are encouraged to submit all necessary documentation as early as possible.

Award value: 6000000