Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2019-08-30
Buyer: Vejdirektoratet
Country: DK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72319000: Data supply services
Estimated value: 10762500 DKK
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: — real-time traffic data with the aim to serve drivers with relevant traffic information to achieve the best possible handling of traffic on the state roads as well as municipal roads connected to the state road-network and several major ramps in Denmark. The total length is approximately 5 000 km,
— point-based data for statistical use as a basis for future analysis of traffic conditions e.g. for decision-making and planning (option, cf. Section II.2.11) below).
The Danish Road Directorate aims at offering better traffic information for drivers on the most congested roads in Denmark. Being able to inform about traffic anomalies is a priority and the Danish Road Directorate wants to improve detection of incidents, such as start and end of queues as well as delays.
The Danish Road Directorate intends to use the real-time traffic data for various real-time applications in its traffic information services e.g.:
Furthermore the tender comprises an option to procure point-based data for statistical use, cf. Section II.2.11) below.
The Danish Road Directorate statistical department aims at delivering the best service in-house and to the public. The department delivers analysis that vary from very detailed day to day analysis on a specific intersection to overall traffic trends for Denmark. For the supplier to better understand the tasks at hand, typical examples of requests for analysis are listed here:
1) In accordance with the prior contract notice a briefing session will be held on 16.1.2019 from 13.00 until 16.00, Carsten Niebuhrs Gade 43, 1577 Copenhagen V. At the meeting, the Danish Road Directorate will provide information about the tender documents. To the extent possible, questions should be asked by email before the session, and questions asked during the session should subsequently be forwarded by email. The tenderers are kindly asked to sign up for the briefing session with the number of participants 12.1.2019 via email to: ifo@vd.dk.
— the time limit stated in Section IV.2.2) applies for applications for pre-qualification. The applications for pre-qualification shall be submitted electronically via iBinder. See link in Section I.3),
— the application shall consist of a completed ‘European Single Procurement Document’ (ESPD). The ESPD as well as guidance for the completion is available in the same place as the tender documents, cf. Section I.3). References, cf. Section III.1.3),
— the application shall — apart from the issues stated in Sections III.1.2) and III.1.3) — contain details about the candidate’s ownership, including particulars about affiliated companies. These particulars cannot be entered in the ESPD, which is why they are enclosed separately. Apart from the mandatory grounds for exclusion, cf. the Danish Public Procurement Act, Sections 135-136, the grounds for exclusion stated in the Danish Public Procurement Act, Section 137(1) par 2, apply for the tender,
— reference is made to the tender documents (Procurement Specifications (BUT)) for a description of the procurement procedure.
3) All queries regarding the tender are to be sent in English by e-mail to the contact stated in Section I.1);
4) Questions and answers will be posted on the link in Section I.3). Questions received later than 10 days before the time limit (Section IV.2.2) for requests to participate will not be answered;
5) The duration of the contract as indicated in Section II.2.7) is the expected time-frame for duration of delivering the services (30 month and 3 times renewal for 12 months each). In total: 66 months. Duration of the agreement is calculated from the date on which the agreement enters into force.
Time limits and procedures for complaints appear from ‘Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement’, Act No 492 of 12.5.2010, with subsequent changes, most recent consolidating Act No 593 of 2.6.2016.


Winner: COWI
Award value: 10762500
Number of bids: 4