Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-06-09
Buyer: DONG Energy Thermal Power A/S
Country: DK
Region: Byen København
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 38800000 | 38810000 | 38820000 | 42961000 | 42961200
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: DONG Energy Thermal Power A/S intends to Award a contract to ABB without prior publication of a contract notice.
The contract covers works to be carried out in connection with upgrading of existing control system of S.T. Lyngsø, which is now a brand of ABB, and the installation of a SCADA system in continuation of an expansion of the district heating capacity with a heat exchanger unit that will allow for district heating water production from steam boilers to H. C. Ørstedværket in Copenhagen.
The procurement includes an update of outdated DCS of the type S.T. Lyngsø for district heating systems at H.C. Ørstedværket (HCV), which are to be replaced with systems that are less difficult to find spare parts and trained maintenance personnel for as is the case with the S.T. Lyngsø systems. The extensions from the heat exchanger unit will be strongly integrated into the existing process systems, and the existing and the new DCS will be mixed together. The new heat exchanger unit will also be operated from the same control rooms as the existing plant by the same operators.
DONG Energy Thermal Power is planning a number of upgrades and plant extensions on H. C. Ørstedværket (HCV) in Copenhagen. Amongst others, the district heating capacity will be expanded with a heat exchanger unit that will allow for district heating water production from steam boilers. The new heat exchanger unit will be operated from the same control rooms as the existing plant by the same operators.
Furthermore, outdated DCS of the type S.T. Lyngsø for district heating systems are to be replaced with systems that are less difficult to find spare parts and trained maintenance personnel for as is the case with the S.T. Lyngsø systems.
The extensions from the heat exchanger unit will be strongly integrated into the existing process systems, and the existing and the new DCS will be mixed together. DONG Energy Thermal Power A/S intends to award a contract to ABB A/S without prior publication of a contract notice.
The reason why the contract is intended awarded to ABB A/S without prior publication of a contract notice is as follows:
As the S.T. Lyngsø brand is now an ABB product, a study conducted with the Engineer shows that replacing the outdated systems whilst minimizing risk of faulty implementation and time consuming re-commissioning processes can only be carried out by ABB. The risk regards not only of the replaced S.T. Lyngsø systems, but also of the units and parts of the HCV plant that the replaced systems are closely integrated with.
Consequently, the control systems applicable for the new heat exchanger unit will also have to be supplied by ABB as supplier knowledge and abilities regarding system integration characteristics is key.
Reaching the required performance and reliability of the equipment within the available time window, and without compromising safety or technical and process-related excellence is of paramount importance. As HCV is a highly critical unit in assuring security of supply of district heating in the city of Copenhagen, outage time associated with the plant alterations must be kept at an absolute minimum. Only ABB processes the technical expertise and know-how to deliver the services and works associated with fulfilment of the current contract for HCV. It is therefore the contracting entity's intent to award the contract to ABB without prior publication of a contract notice.
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