Renovation of batteries for Shooting Range Material

Kort beskrivelse

Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistic Organization (DALO) wishes to establish a framework agreement forat period of 4 years regarding renovation of faulty Saab AAB Training batteries, Producers part number: 8740087-114 / Nato Stock Number: 6140-22-125-6935.

Beskrivelse af udbuddet

In the Danish defence these batteries are used as the power source for most of the target material used forexercise/shooting practice.
The batteries are used with target lifters.
Renovation shall include:
all the internal cells in the faulty battery shall be exchanged with new cells.
The Battery box shall be cleaned and inspected for other damages.
Electrical connectors and internal wiring shall be cleaned and restored.
The Battery cells used for the replacement must be of the same type, (identical type from SAFT/Arts Energy), as the cells originally used in the battery.
6140221256935 battery use 1,2V 7,5Ah NiCd F-Cell from SAFT/Arts Energy.
The Offer shall also include a offer on disposal of the batteries that are ‘not cost effective to repair’.

Betingelser for opfyldelse af kontrakten

Reference is made to the procurement documents regarding payment terms. Invoicing must be done in accordance with the applicable Danish legislation on public payments. At present, this is Danish consolidation act. no. 798 of June 2007 which requires electronic invoicing. Exact terms are stated in the contract.
No particular legal form is required. If the contract is awarded to a group of suppliers (e.g. a consortium), the participants shall undertake joint and several liabilities and to appoint one supplier to represent the group.
The framework agreement must be conducted in consideration of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and it contains a labour clause, please see Appendix B for further information.

Regarding section II.1.5): The estimated value of the framework agreement is kr. 4-6 mio. The reason for the interval stated is uncertainty regarding final value of the agreement, cf. below. Hence, the lower limit of the interval constitutes DALO’s most qualified estimate of the actual value of the agreement at present moment, while the upper limit constitutes the expected maximum value of the agreement in its duration.The uncertainty regarding the final value of the framework is primarily caused by uncertainty regarding how extensively the deliverables of the framework agreement will be used in. If decision is made that the deliverables in question shall be utilized by more groups of personnel than what is decided for now, this will lead to a larger expenditure on the framework agreement than what is expected at the moment. Regarding section IV.2.4): Note, that the procure documents is in English. However, it is permissible to submit offers in either Danish or English. Questions submitted during the tender procedure shall be written in English and DALO will answer these questions in English.
The use of the ESPD is a precondition for participation in the procurement procedure, cf. § 148 of the Public Procurement Act. DALO shall require that the tenderer apply the ESPD as preliminary evidence that the tenderer is not subject to the grounds of exclusion stipulated in §§ 135 and 136 of the said Act, that the tenderer fulfils the minimum requirements for suitability fixed in accordance with § 140, cf. section III.1.2) and III.1.3), and how the candidate fulfils the objective and non-discriminatory criteria of selection, cf. § 145(2), cf. section II.2.9).
The tenderer and, if relevant, the participants in the group of entities or/and entities on which the candidate relies on, must use the electronic version of the ESPD available at ETHICS’ web portal. The ESPD shall be fulfilled and submitted at ETHICS’ web portal in accordance with the instructions given by ETHICS. The ESPD document must be signed by the supporting entity. It is not necessary for the tenderer to sign the ESPD document. If the tenderer is a group of entities (consurtiums), each participant’s ESPD document must be signed by the participant in question. It is not necessary for the participant submitting the tender to sign his ESPD document.
Prior to decision on award of contract, DALO shall require that the tenderer to whom DALO intends to award the contract presents documentation for the information stated in the ESPD, cf. §§ 151-155 of said Act. If a tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, cf. section III.1.2 and III.1.3, the tenderer shall upon request provide statements of support or other documentation proving that the tenderer has access to the necessary economic and financial standing and/or technical and professional capacity, and that the entity referred to has a legal obligation to the tenderer. If such documentation is not provided, DALO cannot consider the economic and financial standing and/or the technical and professional capacity of the other entity or entities. DALO has prepared a template to be used to confirm the legal obligation which is available at ETHICS. DALO strongly encourages the tenderer to use this form. However, it is emphasized that it is the sole responsibility of the tenderer that the information provided fulfils the requirements
DALO shall exclude a tenderer from participation in the procurement procedure, if the tenderer is subject to one of the compulsory grounds for exclusion in §§ 135 and 136 of the said Act unless the tenderer has provided sufficient documentation that the tenderer is reliable in accordance to § 138 of the said Act. Please note that certain voluntary exclusion grounds in Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement have been made compulsory in § 136 of the said Act.
For further information regarding this procurement, see the enclosed document “Additional information to Contract Notice”.

Præcise oplysninger om fristerne for gennemgangsprocedurer

Complaints regarding public procurements and decisions subject to Chapter II or III of the Public Procurement Act, which does not concern a candidate not being invited to tender, must in accordance with § 7(2) of the Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement 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 Jour-nal of the European Union. The time limit is calculated from the day after the publication date.
2) 30 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has notified 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 an account of the reasons for the decision.
3) 6 months after the contracting authority has entered into the framework agreement starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates/tenderers involved, cf. § 2(2) or § 171(4) of the Public Procurement Act, provided that the notification included an account of the reasons for the decision.
4) 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has published a notice concerning his deci-sion to uphold the contract, cf. § 185(2) of the Public Procurement Act.
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).
Contact information for 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 on the website stated in section VI.4.1).