Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-03-22
Buyer: Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18000000 | 35311000: Swords and lances | 35800000: Individual equipment and supplies
Estimated value: 8000000 DKK
Submission deadline: 2023-05-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) wishes to enter into a Framework Agreement that covers the acquisition of Ceremonial Weapons eg. Sabers and Daggers.
DALO intends to use the Ceremonial Weapons for the Danish Defence, hereunder; the Danish Army, the Danish Navy and the Danish Air force.
The Ceremonial Weapons are to be used during official appearances e.g. under parades and ceremonies, where ceremonial weapons are required by the Danish Defence.
The Ceremonial Weapons eg. Sabers and Daggers, that form part of the Agreement, shall for instance include the following items; Sabers for the Danish Navy and the Danish Army, Daggers for the Danish Air Force, the Danish Navy and the Danish Army. Furthermore, Scabbards for both Sabers and Daggers and also Spare parts for Sabers.
DALO will, as part of the tender procedure, invite the tenderers to a Clarification meeting, regarding the tender proces and the Test Specimen. See time Schedule cf. Instructions to Tenderers, section 9 on Ethics and read more info about the Clarification meeting cf. Instructions to Tenderers, section 4.2. DALO will, as part of the evaluation, test the received Test Specimens, as part of the tenderer's offer. The Test Procedure is described in Enclosure 3 - Test Procedure. Each offer will be evaluated and tested by a Subject Matter Expert (SME) panel from DALO.
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.
The tenderer must use the European Single Procurement Document (electronic version, hereafter ESPD –) and provide the following information in the ESPD:
Its equity ratio (calculated by dividing the tenderer’s equity with the tenderer’s total assets (equity/total assets x 100) at the end of the latest 3 financial years, to the extent such information is available, cf. Part IV, section B.
Annual reports or excerpts hereof or other documentation stating the tenderer’s equity ratio (calculated by dividing the tenderer’s  equity with the tenderer’s total assets (equity/total assets x 100) at the end of the last 3 financial years, to the extent such information is available. When groups of entities (e.g. consortiums), including temporary joint ventures, participate in the tender procedure together, the documentation must be provided for each of the participating entities. If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial standing of another entity or entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub supplier), the documentation must equally be provided for each entity or entities.
Be advised that DALO at any time during the procurement procedure can request that the tenderer presents the above mentioned documentation if this is deemed necessary to secure that the procurement procedure is conducted correctly. In this situation, DALO will set an appropriate time limit for the submission of the documentation.
Please note that a tenderer may rely on the economic and financial standing of other entities (e.g. a parent or sister company or a sub supplier), irrespective of the legal nature of the relations between the tenderer and the entity or entities on which the tenderer relies. In this case, the tenderer shall ensure that an ESPD from the entity or entities on which the tenderer relies is submitted along with the tenderers own ESPD. The entity or entities’ ESPD must equally provide the information listed above.
The tenderer must have had a positive equity ratio at 2 (two) out of the 3 (three) latest financial years. The equity ratio is calculated by dividing the tenderer’s equity with the tenderers total assets (equity/total assets x 100).
If the tenderer is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the equity ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of all the participants’ equities with the sum of all the participants’ total assets (sum of equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 3 financial years available.
If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities, the equity ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of the tenderer’s and the entity or entities’ equity with the sum of the tenderer’s and the entity or entities’ total assets (sum of equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the latest 3 financial years available.
The tenderer must use the European Single Procurement Document (electronic version, hereafter ESPD) and provide the following information in the ESPD:


Award value: 8000000