Objektive kriterier for udvælgelse af det begrænsede antal ansøgere
For the purpose of achieving the best possible competition, DALO will choose a number of candidates for participation in the tender procedure based on the candidate's size in accordance with the Commission Recommendation of 6.5.2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized entreprises (2003/361/EC); hereinafter the SME Recommendation.
Thus, it is DALO's intention to choose:
— up to 1 candidates which are micro entreprises (group 1),
— up to 3 candidates which are small entreprises (group 2),
— up to 1 candidates which are medium-sized or large entreprises (‘large entreprises’ are entreprises that are neither micro, small or medium sized entreprises) (group 3).
The number of candidates assigned to each group is based on a market survey that DALO has conducted.
If DALO receives fewer applications for participation within a group than the number of candidates DALO has assigned to that particular group, DALO will not invite additional candidates from other groups.
However, DALO will deviate from this rule if this is necessary to be able to invite up to 5 candidates to the tender procedure. In this case, DALO will apply the principles for limitation of candidates as described below within each group and then by priority choose a number of the remaining candidates from group 2, 3 and 1 until a total of 5 candidates are invited to participate (only 1 additional candidate will be chosen from each group, unless there are no remaining candidates in the other groups. For illustration purposes see example hereof in the ‘additional information’ document available on the ETHICS webportal, cf. Section I.3).
The determination of which category of entreprises a candidate is defined as must be made in accordance with the SME Recommendation. For further information on this, including information about entities that candidates are relying on, see the ‘additional information’ document available on the ETHICS-webportal, cf. Section I.3).
The candidate must in the ESPD, Part V: Reduction of the number of qualified candidates, state in the textbox for further information, which group of entreprise the candidate is defined as. Furthermore, the candidate should in the textbox submit the most relevant information for determining which category of entreprise the candidate is defined as. As a minimum, the following data should be stated; staff, headcount, annual turnover and balance sheet. If the candidate is relying on other entities, cf. above, these entities must also submit an ESPD. However, they shall not provide information about which group of entreprise the entity is, staff headcount, annual turnover or balance sheet, since this information is already included in the determination of which group of enterprise the candidate is defined as, cf. the ‘additional information’ document available on the ETHICS-webportal, cf. Section I.3).
The candidate must on DALO's request provide documentation establishing that the candidate at the time of application for participation was defined as the specific category of enterprise. Documentation may be annual reports or excerpts thereof, an auditor's statement or equivalent forms of documentation.
The limitation of candidates within each group of entreprises will be based on an evaluation of which candidates have documented the most relevant previous deliveries in comparison to the contract/purchases described in Section II.1.4) and Section II.2.4) above. In the evaluation, DALO will take into account the nature of the previous deliveries and the time of delivery so that more recent deliveries will be deemed more relevant than older deliveries. The evaluation will be based on the list submitted by the candidates in the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) according to Section III.1.3). Please note that any ambiguities and/or incomprehensibilities in the information may be regarded negatively in the evaluation when selecting the limited numbers of candidates.