As the application for prequalification, the candidate should submit a completed ESPD. The ESPD template is published as part of the tender material, see section I.3). The ESPD should be completed via Ethics. The candidate should complete the ESPD with the information stated in the contract notice, including parts II.A-II.D, III.A-III.C, IV.B-IV.C, V and VI:
- Part II.A: The candidate should inform name, registration number, postal address, contact person, whether the candidate is a micro, small or a medium-sized enterprise and whether the candidate participates in the procurement together with others (e.g. as a consortium).
- Part II.B: The candidate should inform the name(s) and contact information(s) of the person(s) empowered to represent the candidate for the purposes of this procurement procedure.
- Part II.C: The candidate should inform whether the candidate relies on other entities' economic and financial standing and/or technical and professional ability.
- Part II.D: The candidate should inform whether the candidate intends to subcontract any share of the contract to third parties on whose capacity the candidate does not rely.
- Part III.A-III.C: The candidate should inform whether the candidate is subject to the grounds for exclusion set out in sections 135(1)-(3), 136 and 137(1) No. (1) (2) and (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. If the candidate is subject to one or more of the grounds for exclusion set out in sections 135(1)-(3), 136 and 137(1) No. (1) (2) and (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, the candidate will be excluded from participating in the tender procedure, unless the candidate provides sufficient proof of the candidate's reliability, see section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
- Part IV.B: The candidate should describe its economic and financial standing, see section III.1.2)
- Part IV.C: The candidate should describe its technical and professional ability, see section III.1.3)
- Part V: The candidate should inform whether the candidate fulfils the selection criteria set out in section II.2.9)
- Part VI: The candidate should state the date of completion of the ESPD.
If the candidate is an association of businesses (e.g. a consortium), each of the businesses in the association should submit a completed ESPD.
If the candidate relies on other entities' economic and financial standing and/or technical and professional ability, both the candidate and each of the supporting entities should submit a completed ESPD.
For more information on how to complete the ESPD see Appendix III to the Tender Conditions.
Before Aalborg Forsyning decides to award the contract to a tenderer, Aalborg Forsyning must require that the tenderer provides proof of the information stated in the ESPD. Aalborg Forsyning may also require such proof at any time during the tender procedure where necessary to ensure that the tender procedure is conducted correctly. For further information regarding means of proof for information stated in the ESPD see section 3.11 of the Tender Conditions.
All communication with Aalborg Forsyning regarding the tender procedure should be conducted via Ethics. Please see sections 2.5 of the Tender Conditions about questions regarding the application for prequalification.
It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to ensure timely upload of application. Uploading can be time consuming. The candidate should therefore make sure that there is sufficient time to upload the application in a timely manner. This includes in good time before the deadline to make sure that the relevant links to Ethics in section 1.3) actually works. If the candidate has any technical problems accessing or applying Ethics, the candidate is encouraged to contact Ethics Support. Ethics Support can be contacted per phone: + 45 7022 7007 or per email:
support@ethics.dk on weekdays from 09.00 – 16.00 CET.