Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2023-03-20
Buyer: Sund & Bælt Holding A/S
Country: DK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311200 | 71311300 | 71600000 | 72310000: Data processing services | 73200000
Estimated value: 9500000 DKK
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting authorities (hereinafter "S&B") are putting out to tender a framework agreement regarding the development of a new Sund & Bælt Transport model.
S&B has decided to develop a transport model, which shall cover all the existing and planned links. The application of the transport model will vary among existing infrastructure in operation like the Great Belt link and the Øresund link, infrastructure under construction like the Femern Belt link, and infrastructure under planning or in earlier stages like fixed links for Kattegat, Helsingør-Helsingborg, or Als-Fyn. No matter the stage, the transport model shall focus on transport demand in the relation among traffic, prices, and revenue, i.e. on traffic growth, changes in destination, and choice of mode/crossing for infrastructure relevant for S&B. The model shall include both passenger and freight traffic.
- Analyse traffic on all current and future links of S&B including changes in demand and competition to e.g. ferries and,
On behalf of S&B, a consultancy firm has carried out a preliminary study describing the model structures for a passenger and a freight model to meet these demands. Furthermore, the preliminary study gives an overview of existing data and describes the needed data collection for the estimation of the specified models. The final report for the study can be found in sub-appendix 1.1.
It is important to highlight that the transport model focuses on demand, i.e. traffic growth and the distribution of traffic on links and alternatives of S&B. Consequently, the model will have more focus on long distance trips and e.g. leisure travel than most other transport models. Therefore, traffic should be reported in yearly figures. It will not include traditional route choice or modelling of congestion. When necessary, the Sund & Bælt transport model will interact with the Danish National Transport Model (LTM) for the purpose of generating e.g. level-of-service.
It is crucial that the model is user friendly and can be run by S&B employees with short run times. Furthermore, the implementation of the model shall enable changes in traditional input variables as well as level-of-service inputs from e.g. LTM.
- Development of a new transport model for S&B for both passenger and freight transport. The model should be tailored for the required analytical purposes of S&B.
- Collection and managing of existing and new data suitable for estimation of the new Sund & Bælt transport model.
S&B expects a close cooperation with the Consultant and will assist in multiple activities related to tasks within both data collection and model estimation.
- The step 1 model covers the Great Belt link and the Øresund link and is estimated on existing data.
- The step 2 model covers existing, planned, and potential links as specified in sub-appendix 1.1 and is estimated on existing data as well as newly collected revealed and stated preference data.
It is expected that the data collection is carried out in 2023. Collection and data processing of new data should be finalized no later than January 2024. The step 1 model should be designed and finalized while new data is collected. The step 1 model will, together with the new data, be evaluated by S&B in the beginning of 2024. Based on this evaluation, S&B will decide whether or not to initiate the step 2 model development which should then be finalized by February 2025. Afterwards, the Consultant should assist in model implementation and assistance.
The tenderer must together with its tender submit an ESPD as preliminary documentation of the circumstances set out in section 148(1), paras 1-3 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
For groups of economic operators, including temporary associations (consortia, joint ventures and the like), a separate ESPD must be completed, signed and submitted for each of the participating entities. If the tenderer is a group of economic operators, including a temporary association (consortia, joint ventures and the like), the tender is requested to include a consortium declaration signed by all of the participating entities, see further in the tender specifications. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender specifications, which the tenderer is invited to use as template for the consortium declaration.
If the tenderer relies on the capacities of other entities, a properly completed and signed ESPD for each entity on which the tenderer bases its capacity shall be submitted. In this procedure, the tenderer may rely on the technical capacity of other operators to fulfil the suitability requirements stated in section III.1.3). The operator(s) making its/their technical capacity available for the tenderer must sign a statement of support, see further in the tender specifications. The form is enclosed as an attachment to the tender specifications, which the tenderer is invited to use as a template for the declaration.


Winner: Significance BV
Award value: 9500000
Number of bids: 3