Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-07-08
Buyer: Ørsted Services A/S
Country: DK
Region: DK032
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 79410000 | 79411000 | 79411100 | 79412000
Estimated value: 350000000 DKK
Submission deadline: 2025-08-18
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: This Tender is for a framework agreement to cover Ørsted's demand for strategy consulting services. Framework agreements will be awarded to four suppliers, and call-off agreements under the framework agreement will be awarded by mini-tenders. All framework participants will be invited to participate in mini-tenders.
Strategy consulting refers to high-impact, senior-sponsored advisory services that address business-critical challenges at the corporate, business unit, or functional level. These engagements typically have a visible and measurable impact on the organization’s bottom line and strategic direction. They often span from diagnostics and strategic design to implementation planning.
It is a minimum requirement for participation, that the Applicant has a minimum of 50 management consultants employed as of the Prequalification Deadline.
It is a minimum requirement for participation, that the Applicant has at least 1 reference covering one or more of the areas described in Annex 2 (Specification of Services) from a customer in the energy sector with a market cap of at least 15 billion DKK, as of the start date of the provided service.
Applicants will be selected for prequalification based on the information in the references cf. section 6.6.4.1.1 of the Tender Conditions, preferably submitted in Appendix E (Answering template for prequalification). The assessment of Applicant's experience will be an overall assessment be an overall assessment of the submitted references, considering the variety of the references in relation to the project types set out in Annex 2 (Specification of Services), as well as the duration of the project in terms of working hours relative to the scope of the project.
In addition, the assessment will be considered more positive to the extent the references demonstrate the following: 
-	Project are from the energy sector or other related/relevant industries, including a brief explanation of their relevance to Ørsted
-	A diverse set of client references, demonstrating broad experience across differ-ent organizations
-	A clear articulation of the value delivered to each client
Applicant is encouraged to provide the following information for each reference about the Applicant's experience with the services described in Annex 2 (Specification of Services).
- Project name and type
- Client organization
- Industry (if energy-related, please specify the sector and value chain focus, e.g., wind power, developer, etc.)
- Brief project description, including the value delivered to the client
- Project duration (start and end dates) and total working hours spent on the project
Ambiguities and/or unclarity in the information in the references submitted may negatively affect the assessment
No additional documentation for the selection criterion for experience will be re-quired from the Applicant. However, the Contracting Entity reserves the right to contact the Applicant or relevant third parties for verification of the information stated in the description(s).
A maximum of five (5) references can be submitted per lot. If more references are submitted, only the five most recent references will be considered.
Assignment of the Contract, see clause 24 in the Service Framework Agreement. 
The Contract will grant the Contracting Entity a right to transfer the whole or any part of the Contract or any rights or obligations in or under the Contract without prior agreement of the Applicant to e.g., an Affiliate of the Contracting Entity or any legal entity that has or will become the owner of the Project.
Joint and Several Liability, see Appendix E: 
If the Applicant is a Consortium:
(a)	the members of the Consortium shall be jointly and severally liable to the Contracting Entity for the performance of the Consortium obligations under the Contract; and
(b)	neither the members nor (if known) the scope and parts of the Contract to be carried out by each member nor the legal status of the Consortium shall be altered without the prior consent of the Contracting Entity.

Eligibility requirements: It is a minimum requirement for participation, that the Applicant has a minimum of 50 management consultants employed as of the Prequalification Deadline.
It is a minimum requirement for participation, that the Applicant has at least 1 reference covering one or more of the areas described in Annex 2 (Specification of Services) from a customer in the energy sector with a market cap of at least 15 billion DKK, as of the start date of the provided service.
Applicants will be selected for prequalification based on the information in the references cf. section 6.6.4.1.1 of the Tender Conditions, preferably submitted in Appendix E (Answering template for prequalification). The assessment of Applicant's experience will be an overall assessment be an overall assessment of the submitted references, considering the variety of the references in relation to the project types set out in Annex 2 (Specification of Services), as well as the duration of the project in terms of working hours relative to the scope of the project.
In addition, the assessment will be considered more positive to the extent the references demonstrate the following: 
-	Project are from the energy sector or other related/relevant industries, including a brief explanation of their relevance to Ørsted
-	A diverse set of client references, demonstrating broad experience across differ-ent organizations
-	A clear articulation of the value delivered to each client
Applicant is encouraged to provide the following information for each reference about the Applicant's experience with the services described in Annex 2 (Specification of Services).
- Project name and type
- Client organization
- Industry (if energy-related, please specify the sector and value chain focus, e.g., wind power, developer, etc.)
- Brief project description, including the value delivered to the client
- Project duration (start and end dates) and total working hours spent on the project
Ambiguities and/or unclarity in the information in the references submitted may negatively affect the assessment
No additional documentation for the selection criterion for experience will be re-quired from the Applicant. However, the Contracting Entity reserves the right to contact the Applicant or relevant third parties for verification of the information stated in the description(s).
A maximum of five (5) references can be submitted per lot. If more references are submitted, only the five most recent references will be considered.
Assignment of the Contract, see clause 24 in the Service Framework Agreement. 
The Contract will grant the Contracting Entity a right to transfer the whole or any part of the Contract or any rights or obligations in or under the Contract without prior agreement of the Applicant to e.g., an Affiliate of the Contracting Entity or any legal entity that has or will become the owner of the Project.
Joint and Several Liability, see Appendix E: 
If the Applicant is a Consortium:
(a)	the members of the Consortium shall be jointly and severally liable to the Contracting Entity for the performance of the Consortium obligations under the Contract; and
(b)	neither the members nor (if known) the scope and parts of the Contract to be carried out by each member nor the legal status of the Consortium shall be altered without the prior consent of the Contracting Entity.
The most economically advantages tender shall be identified on the basis of the best
price­ to quality ratio as further described in the tender material.
Complaints about not having been pre-qualified must be filed with the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (Klagenævnet for Udbud) within 20 (twenty) calendar days from the day after the day when the Contracting Entity has notified the applicants in question about the result of the pre-qualification, provided that the notification contains a short statement of relevant reasoning behind the decision. The complainant must notify the Contracting Entity in writing of the filing at the latest when complaint is filed. There is no deadline for the Complaints Board’s review of a complaint about the result of the pre-qualification.
All affiliates of the contracting entity and all affiliates who are directly or indirectly controlled by Ørsted A/S. This also includes entities under common control. Ørsted establishes new affiliates on an ongoing basis. Any new affiliate will also become a contracting entity under the contract, as long as the new affiliate’s activities are within the usual activities of the Ørsted which is to develop, construcs and operate offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers.
This Tender is for a framework agreement to cover Ørsted's demand for strategy consulting services. Framework agreements will be awarded to four suppliers, and call-off agreements under the framework agreement will be awarded by mini-tenders. All framework participants will be invited to participate in mini-tenders.
Strategy consulting refers to high-impact, senior-sponsored advisory services that address business-critical challenges at the corporate, business unit, or functional level. These engagements typically have a visible and measurable impact on the organization’s bottom line and strategic direction. They often span from diagnostics and strategic design to implementation planning.

Winner: Ørsted Salg & Service A/S