Mobile Satellite Services

Kort beskrivelse

To continue operation and expand the use of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), DALO intends to purchase terminals and subscriptions to support personal communication for the Danish Defence. The framework agreement also contains accessories, spare parts, services as help desk, repair function and training. The communication is call based as well as data traffic. The subscriptions must support different use patterns. The service shall support intense traffic in remote areas with weak infrastructure, including the arctic area.
The estimated total value of the framework agreement is 35 mio DKK and the maximum value of the framework agreement is 55 mio DKK. The estimated value constitutes DALO’s most qualified estimate of the value of the framework agreement now, while the maximum value constitutes the maximum value of purchases under the framework agreement in its duration.

Beskrivelse af udbuddet

The terminals can be both personal wearable phones with small weight and long battery time as well as fixed mounted terminals for i.e. navy vessels. The satellite connection may also be in the form of a communication hub, connecting to other devices like smart phones or computers. The satcom device may also be connected to a VHF or UHF tactical radio to extend the range via a commercial satellite connection. The supplier shall be able to manage subscriptions with short activation and de-activaion time. It shall be possible for designated people from Danish Defence to monitor voice and data traffic for individual subscriptions and to introduce limits for traffic with alarm settings. The management service may be web based and shall be avalable 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The management service shall include information of the operational status of the satellite communication service. Due to the nature of satellite based communication, the subscription and capacity requirements will be different for the low orbit satcom compared to the geostationary satcom. The terminals and subscriptions described in this tender are to be used in both International Operations (INTOPS) as well as National Operations (NATOPS). The use patterns various from low planned traffic to intense traffic for both voice based communication and data communication. Voice based communication and data communication shall be routed to the Danish Defence internal communication network through dedicated connections and should, where possible, not be routed via the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). In this setup a simpler control of cost and quality may be achieved. The access point for the satellite operator connection to the dedicated connection shall be located in a NATO country.
The products are categorized as follows:
Subscription: Voice, data Subscriptions and Aeronautical.
Products: Terminals and devices, Accessories, Spare parts.
Operational: Subscription management, Satellite Tracker management
Services: Help Desk, Repair, Training
The uncertainty regarding the final value of the framework agreement is caused by uncertainty regarding the Danish Defence’ operational needs through the duration of the framework agreement.

Yderligere oplysninger

The Agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all units of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence as well as the Danish Security and Intelligence Agency Service is entitled to use the Agreement.

Betingelser for opfyldelse af kontrakten

The framework agreement contains requirements regarding labour clause, CSR requirements, international sanctions as well as provisions regarding risk assessment and follow-up actions; reference is made to appendix B and appendix B.1 for further information. In the procurement of the framework agreement the risk profile is assessed to the following follow-up action (risk level): C.
See section VI.3 for further information.
DALO demands that any person taking part in the performance of the framework agreement must possess the appropriate personnel security clearance at TIL TJENESTEBRUG (TTJ) or the equivalent English-language classification RESTRICTED (including EU and NATO RESTRICTED). The security clearance must be maintained throughout the term of the framework agreement. For further details see the framework agreement.

The tenderer must together with the tender submit an ESPD as preliminary evidence of the circumstances set out in § 148(1) (1-3) of the Public Procurement Act. The tenderer and, if relevant, the participants in the group of entities, must use the electronic version of the ESPD available at EU Supply. The ESPD shall be fulfilled and submitted at EU Supply in accordance with the instructions given by EU Supply. It is not necessary for the tenderer to sign the ESPD document. If the tenderer is a group of entities (consortium), 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 the 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 the said Act.
If the same legal entity is a part of or in any other way participates in several offers, e.g. submits his own offer and at the same time participates in a consortium which also submits an offer, the tenderers shall ensure that the same legal entity’s participation does not provide for opportunity for mutual coordination of their offers. DALO re-serves the right to request the tenderers to establish and reassure DALO that the same legal entity’s participation does not threaten the transparency and distort competition between the tenderers.
DALO reserves the right – but is not obliged – to use the remedies provided for in Section 159(5) of the the Public Procurement Act if applications or offers do not fulfil the formalities of the tender documents.
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 suffi-cient 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.
The framework agreement is not divided into lots on the grounds that a division of the contract would not ensure a sufficient competition in the current market.
Attention is drawn to the Investment Screening Act (Act. No. 842 of 10 May 2021) according to which certain companies are required to apply for permission from the Danish Business Authority prior to entering into “special financial agreements” within particularly sensitive sectors and activities. Further information can be obtained from https://businessindenmark.virk.dk/guidance/erst-activities-covered-by-the-investment-screening-act/Special-financial-agreements/.
The framework agreement contains requirements regarding labour clause, CSR requirements, international sanctions as well as provisions regarding risk assessment and follow-up actions.
Upon submission of an offer the tenderer is asked to sign a self-declaration on compliance with labour clauses, CSR obligations and international sanctions, cf. Instructions to Tenderers.
DALO has uploaded a template which must be used as a statement.
Attention is drawn to Article 5k in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/576 which applies for the tender procedure. The provision contains a prohibition against award of contracts to Russian companies and Russian controlled companies etc. (reference is made to Article 5k, section 1, for the exact delimitation of the actors covered by the prohibition). DALO may at any time during the tender process require that the tenderers prove that they are not covered by the prohibition, for example by requiring documentation regarding the tenderers’ and any subcontractors’ place of establishment and ownership.

Præcise oplysninger om fristerne for gennemgangsprocedurer

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Pursuant to the Danish Consolidation Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016 on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement (available at www.retsinformation.dk), the following time limits for filing a complaint apply:
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 with-in:
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 rea-sons 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 decision 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).

Kort beskrivelse

The Framework Agreement covers the use of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), including
DALO's future purchases of terminals and subscriptions to support personal communication
for the Danish Defence. The framework agreement also contains accessories, spare parts,
services as help desk, repair function and training.

Beskrivelse af udbuddet

The Framework Agreement covers the use of Mobile Satellite Services (MSS), including
DALO's future purchases of terminals and subscriptions to support personal communication
for the Danish Defence. The framework agreement also contains accessories, spare parts,
services as help desk, repair function and training. The communication is call based as well
as data traffic. The subscriptions must support different use patterns. The service shall
support intense traffic in remote areas with weak infrastructure, including the arctic area.

The value stated in section II.1.7) and V.2.4) is an evaluation price of the winning tender only,
and does not constitute the exact value of the framework agreement nor a minimum
committed purchase by DALO.