Contracts on the supply and maintenance of a banknote processing system

Kort beskrivelse

​​​​​Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of Denmark and is a self-governing, independent institution. The independence of Danmarks Nationalbank is incorporated into the Danmarks Nationalbank Act from 1936, in that the bank's Board of Governors is solely responsible for determining monetary-policy interest rates.

Danmarks Nationalbank's three main objectives are to contribute to ensuring stable prices, safe payments and a stable financial system.

In its capacity as banker to the banks, Danmarks Nationalbank ensures that interbank payments can be settled in a secure manner, and in the production of banknotes and coins great importance is attached to design and security so that people continue to have confidence in the Danish currency.

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.3). The tendering procedure is accessed under the tab "Ongoing public procedures". For access to the tender documents, the tenderer must be registered or register as a user.

If the tender 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 21.2.2018. 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 tenderer encounters problems with the system, please contact support by:

— e-mail: dksupport@eu-supply.com, or,

— telephone: (+45) 70 20 80 14

The tenderer must submit as its application an ESPD as preliminary documentation of the circumstances set out in section 148(1)(i-iii) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (udbudsloven). For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), a separate ESPD must be submitted for each participating operator. If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, an ESPD must be submitted for each of the entities on which the tenderer relies. Reference is made to the contracting authority's ESPD guide.

The tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tender procedure if the tenderer is subject to the compulsory grounds for exclusion set out in sections 135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, unless the tenderer has submitted sufficient documentation of its reliability in accordance with section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. In order to ensure timely tender procedure, all e-tenderers shall include the documentation that the tenderer is not subject to any of the compulsory grounds for exclusion set out in sections 135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Before the decision to award the contract is made, the tenderer to whom the contracting authority intends to award the contract must provide documentation of the information submitted in the ESPD pursuant to sections 151-152, cf. section 153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Additional information:

— as regards section II.2.6), it should be noted that the amount is an estimate of the expected contract price for the entire duration of the contract and the subsequent maintenance agreement estimated for 10 years, including the price of all options,

— as regards section II.2.7), it should be noted that the contract period stated refers to the delivery of the banknote sorting system and the maintenance agreement that will be a contract for a period of 10 years with a possibility of prolongation.

— the contracting authority may use the procedure of section 159(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act in the event that applications or tenders do not comply with the formal requirements of the procurement documents.

Kort beskrivelse

​​​​​Danmarks Nationalbank is the central bank of Denmark and is a self-governing, independent institution. The independence of Danmarks Nationalbank is incorporated into the Danmarks Nationalbank Act from 1936, in that the bank's Board of Governors is solely responsible for determining monetary-policy interest rates.

Danmarks Nationalbank's 3 main objectives are to contribute to ensuring stable prices, safe payments and a stable financial system.

In its capacity as banker to the banks, Danmarks Nationalbank ensures that interbank payments can be settled in a secure manner, and in the production of banknotes and coins great importance is attached to design and security so that people continue to have confidence in the Danish currency.

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.3). The tendering procedure is accessed under the tab “Ongoing public procedures”. For access to the tender documents, the tenderer must be registered or register as a user.

If the tender 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 21.2.2018. 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 6 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 tenderer encounters problems with the system, please contact support by email, dksupport@eu-supply.com or telephone (+45) 70 20 80 14

The tenderer must submit as its application an ESPD as preliminary documentation of the circumstances set out in Section 148(1)(i-iii) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (udbudsloven). For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), a separate ESPD must be submitted for each participating operator. If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, an ESPD must be submitted for each of the entities on which the tenderer relies. Reference is made to the Contracting Authority's ESPD guide.

The tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tender procedure if the tenderer is subject to the compulsory grounds for exclusion set out in Sections 135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, unless the tenderer has submitted sufficient documentation of its reliability in accordance with Section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. In order to ensure timely tender procedure, all tenderers shall include the documentation that the tenderer is not subject to any of the compulsory grounds for exclusion set out in Sections 135 and 136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Before the decision to award the contract is made, the tenderer to whom the contracting authority intends to award the contract must provide documentation of the information submitted in the ESPD pursuant to Sections 151-152, cf. Section 153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Additional information:

As regards Section II.2.6), it should be noted that the amount is an estimate of the expected contract price for the entire duration of the contract and the subsequent maintenance agreement estimated for 10 years, including the price of all options.

As regards Section II.2.7), it should ne noted that the contract period stated refers to the delivery of the banknote sorting system and the maintenance agreement that will be a contract for a period of 10 years with possibility of prolongation.

The Contracting Authority may use the procedure of Section 159(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act in the event that applications or tenders do not comply with the formal requirements of the procurement documents.