Global WAN III

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (‘DMFA’) wishes to enter into a contract regarding the implementation, operation, maintenance etc. of a global Wide Area Network (WAN) solution. The scope of the contract is to replace an existing WAN infrastructure and subsequently handle all aspects of operations on the delivered WAN infrastructure.
The delivery must include the following main components:
— Implementation.
— Testing.
— Operation and maintenance, including support.
— Technical support.
— Project management.
— Relevant Courses.
The WAN will cover approximately 90 locations around the world. The approximate distribution of existing WAN connections is as follows: 39 pct. in Europe, 33 pct. in Asia, 14 pct. in North- and South America, and 14 pct. in Africa.
It is important that a tenderer can deliver communication lines on all Danish embassies and consulates worldwide (see http://um.dk/en/about-us/organisation/find-us-abroad for a list of current missions).
The WAN must provide stable and transparent IP communication between the missions and the Ministry in Copenhagen and include Internet access at a number of strategic locations, including the Ministry in Copenhagen.
The bandwidth requirement for the missions is between 8 and 100 Mbps and will in average be about 18 Mbps. The average bandwidth is expected to increase to about 45 Mbps at the end of contract period. The bandwidth for the Ministry will initially be 1 Gbps and will increase to about 2.5 Gbps over the contract period.
DMFA assigns great weight to a WAN solution with low latency in the network. Hence, an offer based on satellite communication (VSAT) will not be preferred.
DMFA will prefer a supplier with global representation, and offices in all regions worldwide. Furthermore it is a requirement that the supplier offers 24/7/365 support for the entire WAN infrastructure.
Subsequent to the implementation of the WAN, DMFA intends to implement an SDWAN infrastructure to handle secure communication between missions. DMFA will be responsible for all aspects of the SDWAN infrastructure.

Deadline

Fristen for modtagelse af bud var på 2017-07-11. Indkøbet blev offentliggjort på 2017-06-06.

Hvem?

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Hvad?

• Datamatnetværkstjenester › Wan-tjenester
• Internettjenester › Udbydertjenester

Hvor?

• Danmark

Indkøbshistorik

Dato	Dokument
2017-06-06	Udbudsbekendtgørelse
2017-07-13	Supplerende oplysninger

Udbudsbekendtgørelse (2017-06-06)
Objekt
Omfanget af udbuddet
Titel: Wan-tjenester
Mængde eller omfang: Reference is made to section II.1.5).180 000 000220 000 000
Bekendtgørelsens metadata
Originalsprog: engelsk 🗣️
Dokumenttype: Udbudsbekendtgørelse
Kontraktens art: Tjenesteydelser
Forordning: Den Europæiske Union
Fælles glossar for offentlige kontrakter (CPV)
Kode: Wan-tjenester 📦

Procedure
Procedureform: Udbud efter forhandling
Bud-type: Indsendelse gældende for alle delaftaler
Kriterier for tildeling
Det økonomisk mest fordelagtige bud

Ordregivende myndighed
Identitet
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
Type af ordregivende myndighed: Ministerium eller anden myndighed på nationalt plan eller forbundsplan
Navn på ordregivende myndighed: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Postadresse: Asiatisk Plads 2
Postnummer: 1448
Postby: Copenhagen
Kontakt
E-mail: keljac@um.dk 📧
Telefon: +45 33920000 📞

Reference
Datoer
Afsendelsesdato: 2017-06-06 📅
Tilbudsfrist: 2017-07-11 📅
Offentliggørelsesdato: 2017-06-08 📅
Identifikatorer
Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 2017/S 108-218628
EUT-S-nummer: 108
Yderligere oplysninger

This tender is conducted according to the negotiated procedure, cf. directive 2009/81/EC, article 26. The tenderers who will be invited to submit tenders will receive further practical information regarding the negotiated procedure in the Instructions to Tenderers. Participation in the tendering procedure may only take place by electronic means via the electronic tendering system used by the contracting authority, see the address set out in section I.1). This means that the applications for prequalification must be submitted electronically via Kammeradvokaten‘s tendering system (“the electronic tendering system”) via the address set out in section I.1). The tendering procedure is accessed under the tab “Ongoing public procedures”. For access to the tender documents, the candidate must be registered or register as a user. If the application contains several versions of the same document, the latest uploaded version will apply. All communication in connection with the tender procedure, including questions and answers, must be through the electronic tendering system. Questions must be submitted not later than 30 June 2017 at 11:00 local time. Questions asked after this date will be answered if they are received in time for the contracting authority to provide the information required and communicate the answers not later than six days before expiry of the application deadline. Questions received later than 6 days before expiry of the deadline cannot expect to be answered. Interested operators are requested to keep updated via the electronic tendering system. If the candidate encounters problems with the system, please contact support by e-mail, dksupport@eu-supply.com, or telephone (+45) 70 20 80 14. DMFA has prepared a prequalification questionnaire which candidates are strongly encouraged to use when submitting their applications. The questionnaire contains questions, forms and templates for providing information etc. in accordance with the requirements in this Contract Notice. However, it is emphasized that it is the sole responsibility of the candidate that the information provided fulfils the requirements. The questionnaire is available at Kammeradvokaten’s tendering system (‘the electronic tendering system’) via the address mentioned in section I.1). Re. Section III.2.1): Solemn declaration regarding the candidate's payment of taxes and social security contributions: When submitting the offers (but not the application for prequalification), the tenderers must submit a solemn declaration stating to which degree the tenderer has fulfilled its obligations relating to the payment of direct and indirect taxes and social security contributions in the country in which the candidate is established and in Denmark. A template for the declaration will be provided with the tender documents. Re. Section III.2): Relying on the capacities of other entities: According to the EU public procurement directives, a candidate may rely on the economic, financial and/or technical capacity of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links with the entities. If a candidate wants to rely on other entities and wishes that the capacity of other entities is taken into account when DMFA assesses the suitability of the candidate, the candidate must prove that the other entities will and shall put the relevant resources at the disposal of the candidate. A template for a declaration from the supporting entity to this effect is included in the prequalification questionnaire referred to above. Non-compliance with formal requirements: DMFA reserves the right — but is not obliged — to use remedies equal to the remedies provided for in Section 159(5) of the Danish Act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 on tender procedures if applications or tenders do not fulfil the formalities of the tender documents.

Yderligere oplysninger

This tender is conducted according to the negotiated procedure, cf. directive 2009/81/EC, article 26. The tenderers who will be invited to submit tenders will receive further practical information regarding the negotiated procedure in the Instructions to Tenderers.

Participation in the tendering procedure may only take place by electronic means via the electronic tendering system used by the contracting authority, see the address set out in section I.1). This means that the applications for prequalification must be submitted electronically via Kammeradvokaten‘s tendering system (“the electronic tendering system”) via the address set out in section I.1). The tendering procedure is accessed under the tab “Ongoing public procedures”. For access to the tender documents, the candidate must be registered or register as a user.

If the application contains several versions of the same document, the latest uploaded version will apply.

All communication in connection with the tender procedure, including questions and answers, must be through the electronic tendering system. Questions must be submitted not later than 30 June 2017 at 11:00 local time. Questions asked after this date will be answered if they are received in time for the contracting authority to provide the information required and communicate the answers not later than six days before expiry of the application deadline. Questions received later than 6 days before expiry of the deadline cannot expect to be answered.

Interested operators are requested to keep updated via the electronic tendering system. If the candidate encounters problems with the system, please contact support by e-mail, dksupport@eu-supply.com, or telephone (+45) 70 20 80 14.

DMFA has prepared a prequalification questionnaire which candidates are strongly encouraged to use when submitting their applications. The questionnaire contains questions, forms and templates for providing information etc. in accordance with the requirements in this Contract Notice. However, it is emphasized that it is the sole responsibility of the candidate that the information provided fulfils the requirements.

The questionnaire is available at Kammeradvokaten’s tendering system (‘the electronic tendering system’) via the address mentioned in section I.1).

Re. Section III.2.1): Solemn declaration regarding the candidate's payment of taxes and social security contributions:

When submitting the offers (but not the application for prequalification), the tenderers must submit a solemn declaration stating to which degree the tenderer has fulfilled its obligations relating to the payment of direct and indirect taxes and social security contributions in the country in which the candidate is established and in Denmark. A template for the declaration will be provided with the tender documents.

Re. Section III.2): Relying on the capacities of other entities:

According to the EU public procurement directives, a candidate may rely on the economic, financial and/or technical capacity of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links with the entities. If a candidate wants to rely on other entities and wishes that the capacity of other entities is taken into account when DMFA assesses the suitability of the candidate, the candidate must prove that the other entities will and shall put the relevant resources at the disposal of the candidate.

A template for a declaration from the supporting entity to this effect is included in the prequalification questionnaire referred to above.

Non-compliance with formal requirements:

DMFA reserves the right — but is not obliged — to use remedies equal to the remedies provided for in Section 159(5) of the Danish Act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 on tender procedures if applications or tenders do not fulfil the formalities of the tender documents.

Objekt
Omfanget af udbuddet
Kort beskrivelse:

The delivery must include the following main components:

— Implementation.

— Testing.

— Operation and maintenance, including support.

— Technical support.

— Project management.

— Relevant Courses.

The WAN will cover approximately 90 locations around the world. The approximate distribution of existing WAN connections is as follows: 39 pct. in Europe, 33 pct. in Asia, 14 pct. in North- and South America, and 14 pct. in Africa.

It is important that a tenderer can deliver communication lines on all Danish embassies and consulates worldwide (see http://um.dk/en/about-us/organisation/find-us-abroad for a list of current missions).

The WAN must provide stable and transparent IP communication between the missions and the Ministry in Copenhagen and include Internet access at a number of strategic locations, including the Ministry in Copenhagen.

The bandwidth requirement for the missions is between 8 and 100 Mbps and will in average be about 18 Mbps. The average bandwidth is expected to increase to about 45 Mbps at the end of contract period. The bandwidth for the Ministry will initially be 1 Gbps and will increase to about 2.5 Gbps over the contract period.

DMFA assigns great weight to a WAN solution with low latency in the network. Hence, an offer based on satellite communication (VSAT) will not be preferred.

DMFA will prefer a supplier with global representation, and offices in all regions worldwide. Furthermore it is a requirement that the supplier offers 24/7/365 support for the entire WAN infrastructure.

Subsequent to the implementation of the WAN, DMFA intends to implement an SDWAN infrastructure to handle secure communication between missions. DMFA will be responsible for all aspects of the SDWAN infrastructure.

Mængde eller omfang: Reference is made to section II.1.5).
Anslået værdi uden moms: 180 000 000 💰
220 000 000 💰
Antal mulige forlængelser: 2
Tidsramme for efterfølgende kontrakter: 24 måneder
Varighed: 060 måneder
Sted for udførelsen
Hovedsted eller sted for udførelsen: Copenhagen K.

Juridiske, økonomiske, finansielle og tekniske oplysninger
Betingelser for deltagelse
Egnethed til at udøve det erhverv:

A solemn declaration as to whether the supplier has fulfilled its obligations in respect of payment of taxes and duties as well as social security contributions pursuant to the provisions of the law in the country in which the supplier is established and in Denmark has to be submitted as part of the tender (but not as part of the request for prequalification).

A template will be part of the tender material. In the alternative, the requirements may be fulfilled by submission of an official certification issued by the Danish Business Authority. The certificate must not have been issued any sooner than 6 months prior to the expiry of the tender deadline. Foreign suppliers submitting a similar certificate from the authorities of the country in which they are established must furthermore submit a solemn declaration regarding the obligations for payment of taxes and duties as well as social security contributions in Denmark. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the declaration/certificate must be submitted for each participating operator in the group.

DMFA is obligated to exclude a supplier with unpaid debt to public authorities in Denmark and public authorities in the country where the supplier is established of DKK 100.000 or more, which has fallen due, unless the supplier has provided/or will provide collateral for the part of the debt that exceeds DKK 100.000 before the contract is signed, or the supplier has entered into an installment agreement with the public authorities regarding repayment of the debt and this agreement has not been breached at the time of submitting the tender.

Økonomisk og finansiel stilling:

The 3 latest annual reports or a declaration stating the…

… annual turnover for the last 3 financial years available, in so far as information on such turnovers is available.

… candidate‘s solvency ratio (calculated by dividing the candidate’s equity with the candidate‘s total assets (equity/total assets x 100) at the end of the preceding three financial years, in so far as such information is available.

If the application is submitted by a joint group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium) this information must be provided for each member of the group. Reference is made to section VI.3) with regard to the candidate’s possibility of relying on the capacity of other entities.

Mindstekrav til niveauet:

The candidate must have had a general yearly turnover of at least 1 000 000 000 DKK in each of the last 3 financial years. If the turnover is not stated in said currency, the turnover will be calculated based on the official exchange rate on the date this notice was published.

If the candidate is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the yearly turnover is calculated as the sum of all the participants yearly turnover in each of the last 3 financial years available.

If the candidate relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities the general yearly turnover will be calculated as the sum of the candidate's general yearly turnover and the entity or entities' general yearly turnover in each of the last 3 financial years available.

The candidate must have had a solvency ratio of at least 8 % percent for each the last 3 financial years. The solvency ratio is calculated by dividing the candidate‘s total equity with the candidate’s total assets (equity/total assets x 100).

If the candidate/tenderer is composed of a group of entities (e.g. consortium), including temporary joint ventures, the solvency ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of all the participants' total equities with the sum of all the participants' total assets (sum of total equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 3 financial years available.

If the candidate relies on the economic and financial standing of an entity or entities, the solvency ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of the candidate's and the entity or entities' equity with the sum of the candidate's and the entity or entities' total assets (sum of total equity/sum of total assets x 100) in each of the last 3 financial years available.

Teknisk og faglig kompetence:

A list of the most important similar deliveries (references) carried out over the past five years. The list should preferably include:

— A description of each delivery

— Information on when it was carried out

—The size and value of the deliveries, including the number of locations and the specific delivered bandwidth (if no specific information can be included the candidate is asked to provide as much generic information as possible about the delivery)

— The recipients of the deliveries, including whether these are Ministries of Foreign Affairs (specific names/countries are preferred, but need not necessarily be included)

Reference is made to section VI.3 with regard to the candidate‘s possibility of relying on the capacity of other entities.

The list submitted must not exceed 5 deliveries (references). If the candidate submits more than 5 deliveries (references) DMFA will only take the first 5 deliveries (references) into consideration when limiting the number of candidates invited to participate, cf. section IV.1.2 below.

Mindstekrav til niveauet:

The candidate must demonstrate experience with one or more similar deliveries as described in section II.1.5) within the past five years.

Kontraktens udførelse
De vigtigste finansieringsbetingelser og betalingsordninger og/eller henvisning til de relevante bestemmelser, der regulerer dem: Reference is made to the tender documents with regard to the payment terms.
Den juridiske form, som den sammenslutning af økonomiske aktører, der skal have kontrakten, skal have:

No particular legal form is required. If the contract is awarded to a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium) the participants are required to undertake joint and several liabilities and to appoint one supplier to represent the group.

Andre særlige vilkår:

The supplier will be required to ensure that only authorized security-cleared personnel have access to classified information or material in the course of performance of the contract.

Procedure
Påtænkt antal ansøgere: 3
Objektive kriterier for udvælgelse:

The limitation of candidates will be based on the following criteria listed in order of priority:

(a) the relevance of the candidate's previous deliveries in comparison to the contract/purchases described in section II.1.5), in terms of the nature and quantity of the previous deliveries. The evaluation will be based on the list submitted by the candidates according to section III.1.3)

(b) economic and financial standing of the candidate, in terms of yearly turnover and solvency ratio

Please note that any ambiguities and/or incomprehensibilities in the information submitted may be regarded negatively in the evaluation when selecting the limited numbers of candidates.

Sprog
Sprog: engelsk 🗣️

Ordregivende myndighed
Kontakt
Enhed: Keld Jacobsen
URL til deltagelse: http://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188133&B=KA 🌏
URL til dokumenter: http://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=188133&B=KA 🌏

Reference
Yderligere oplysninger

Participation in the tendering procedure may only take place by electronic means via the electronic tendering system used by the contracting authority, see the address set out in section I.1). This means that the applications for prequalification must be submitted electronically via Kammeradvokaten‘s tendering system (“the electronic tendering system”) via the address set out in section I.1). The tendering procedure is accessed under the tab “Ongoing public procedures”. For access to the tender documents, the candidate must be registered or register as a user.

If the application contains several versions of the same document, the latest uploaded version will apply.

All communication in connection with the tender procedure, including questions and answers, must be through the electronic tendering system. Questions must be submitted not later than 30 June 2017 at 11:00 local time. Questions asked after this date will be answered if they are received in time for the contracting authority to provide the information required and communicate the answers not later than six days before expiry of the application deadline. Questions received later than 6 days before expiry of the deadline cannot expect to be answered.

Interested operators are requested to keep updated via the electronic tendering system. If the candidate encounters problems with the system, please contact support by e-mail, dksupport@eu-supply.com, or telephone (+45) 70 20 80 14.

DMFA has prepared a prequalification questionnaire which candidates are strongly encouraged to use when submitting their applications. The questionnaire contains questions, forms and templates for providing information etc. in accordance with the requirements in this Contract Notice. However, it is emphasized that it is the sole responsibility of the candidate that the information provided fulfils the requirements.

The questionnaire is available at Kammeradvokaten’s tendering system (‘the electronic tendering system’) via the address mentioned in section I.1).

Re. Section III.2.1): Solemn declaration regarding the candidate's payment of taxes and social security contributions:

When submitting the offers (but not the application for prequalification), the tenderers must submit a solemn declaration stating to which degree the tenderer has fulfilled its obligations relating to the payment of direct and indirect taxes and social security contributions in the country in which the candidate is established and in Denmark. A template for the declaration will be provided with the tender documents.

Re. Section III.2): Relying on the capacities of other entities:

According to the EU public procurement directives, a candidate may rely on the economic, financial and/or technical capacity of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links with the entities. If a candidate wants to rely on other entities and wishes that the capacity of other entities is taken into account when DMFA assesses the suitability of the candidate, the candidate must prove that the other entities will and shall put the relevant resources at the disposal of the candidate.

A template for a declaration from the supporting entity to this effect is included in the prequalification questionnaire referred to above.

Non-compliance with formal requirements:

DMFA reserves the right — but is not obliged — to use remedies equal to the remedies provided for in Section 159(5) of the Danish Act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 on tender procedures if applications or tenders do not fulfil the formalities of the tender documents.

Supplerende oplysninger
Gennemgå organ
Navn: Klagenævnet for Udbud (The Complaints Board for Public Procurement)
Postadresse: Nævnenes Hus
Postby: Viborg
Postnummer: 8800
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
E-mail: klfu@naevneneshus.dk 📧
Telefon: +45 35291000 📞
Internetadresse: https://www.erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/klagenaevnet-for-udbud 🌏
Oplysninger om frister for klageprocedurer:

Pursuant to Section 3 of the Danish Consolidation Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016 on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement with subsequent amendments (available at www.retsinformation.dk), the following time limits for filing a complaint apply:

Complaints regarding a candidate not being pre-qualified must be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. § 7(1) of the Danish Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.

Other complaints must be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within:

1) 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a contract award notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date).

2) 30 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has informed the tenderers in question, that the contracting authority has entered into a contract based on a framework agreement through reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.

3) 6 months starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates/tenderers involved that the contracting authority has entered into the framework agreement, provided that the notification included a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.

4) 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has published a notice concerning his decision to uphold the contract, cf. the principle in § 185(2) of the Danish act on Public Procurement (act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 — available at (available at www.retsinformation.dk).

The complainant must inform the contracting authority of the complaint in writing at the latest simultaneously with the lodge of the complaint to The Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the stand-still period, cf. § 6(4) of the act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement. If the complaint has not been lodged in the stand-still period, the complainant must also state whether it is requested that the appeal is granted delaying effect, cf. § 12(1) of the said act.

The e-mail of The Complaints Board for Public Procurement is stated in section VI.4.1.

The Complaints Board for Public Procurement's own guidance note concerning complaints is available at the internet address stated in section VI.4.1.

Tjeneste, hvorfra der kan indhentes oplysninger om klageproceduren
Navn: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen (The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority)
Postadresse: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Postby: Valby
Postnummer: 2500
Telefon: +45 41715000 📞
Internetadresse: http://www.kfst.dk 🌏
Kilde: OJS 2017/S 108-218628 (2017-06-06)

Supplerende oplysninger (2017-07-13)
Objekt
Bekendtgørelsens metadata
Dokumenttype: Supplerende oplysninger

Reference
Datoer
Afsendelsesdato: 2017-07-13 📅
Offentliggørelsesdato: 2017-07-18 📅
Identifikatorer
Bekendtgørelsesnummer: 2017/S 135-277913
Henviser til bekendtgørelse: 2017/S 108-218628
EUT-S-nummer: 135
Kilde: OJS 2017/S 135-277913 (2017-07-13)

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