Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-12-28
Buyer: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72222000: Information systems strategic planning services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 72224100: Systems implementation planning services
Estimated value: 5458500 DKK
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
On behalf of Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MFA) procures a framework agreement regarding it-consultancy services.
During November 2015 security issues were identified and principles for a new security setup were agreed to implement critical security controls that address milestones in migration projects.
During November 2015 security issues were identified and principles for a new security setup were agreed to implement critical security controls that address milestones in migration projects
In April 2016 TRA with the assistance of consultancy under DANIDA conducted a security assessment on TRA core applications and designed TRA Network zones and environment. The assessment identified issues in the TRA applications environment that need to be addressed within short and long-term plans.
TRA is entitled to call upon the services included in the framework agreement whenever the services are needed in the duration of the framework agreement. However, the estimated value of the contract, c.f. contract notice section II.1.5) cannot be seen as a promise to the awarded tenderer.
The successful tenderer is expected to assist TRA in identifying challenges and propose realistic solutions and execute (projects) agreed upon with the TRA. The framework agreement requires on-site (in Tanzania) delivery of services.
A further description of the service areas and the consultant categories can be found in the Tender Document, Appendix 1.
The procurement procedure is subject to the Danish Procurement Act, and the specific procedure (competitive procedure with negotiation) is subject to the Danish Procurement Act section 61-66.
Prequalified tenderers, who submits a tender will be invited to a negotiation meeting. The meeting will be held as a SKYPE meeting between the Tenderer and the Tender Committee. However, the MFA retains its right to award the contract based on the initially written tenders without a negotiation procedure.
Application (one hard copy) for pre-qualification must be submitted to: COWI A/S, Att. Vibeke Jessen, Parallelvej 2, 2800 Lyngby. Also, the application should contain an electronic copy of the application on an electronic media such as USB.
The Contracting Authority shall exclude an economic operator from participation in a procurement procedure where it has established that the applicant is covered by the exclusion grounds listed in the Danish Public Procurement Act, (Udbudsloven) §135 and §136 (EU Directive 2014/24/EU, article 57(1)-(3), and article 57(4) (e),(f) and (h)).
An applicant will furthermore be excluded from the procurement procedure if the applicant is in a situation covered by the Danish Public Procurement Act §137(1)(2). (EU Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of The Council, article 57 (4) (b)).
Applicants should preferably include documentation with the ESPD for the claims given in the ESPD proving the absence of grounds for exclusion, as stipulated in the Danish Public Procurement Act § 135(1) and (3), and §137(1)(2). (EU Directive 2014/24/EU, article 57(1), article 57(2), and article 57(4)(b)). For Danish applicants documentation can be presented in the form of a ‘serviceattest’.
Entities from other EU member states may identify the relevant certificates using the online platform e-Certis. Where the country in question does not issue such documents or certificates, or where these do not cover all the cases specified, they may be replaced by a declaration on oath or, in countries where there is no provision for declarations on oath, by 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.


Winner: Optimero
Award value: 5458500
Number of bids: 2