Framework Agreement for Translation Services

Femern Bælt A/S

The present tender relates to the conclusion of a Framework Agreement regarding translations, rephrasing, proof reading, quality assurances of texts and/or translations, developing Femern A/S´ translation memory and glossary and terminology lists and the establishment and maintenance of a client platform. The scope of the tendered services is more exhaustively described in the Scope of Services (Appendix 1).

Deadline

Fristen for modtagelse af bud var på 2026-03-13. Indkøbet blev offentliggjort på 2026-02-10.

Hvem?

• Femern Bælt A/S

Hvad?

• Kontorstøttearbejde › Oversættelse
• Maskinskrivning, tekstbehandling og desktop publishing › Tekstbehandling

Hvor?

• Hovedstaden › Byen København
• Midtjylland › Vestjylland
• Oslo og Viken › Oslo

Indkøbshistorik

Dato	Dokument
2026-02-10	Udbudsbekendtgørelse

Udbudsbekendtgørelse (2026-02-10)
Objekt
Omfanget af udbuddet
Titel: Framework Agreement for Translation Services
Kort beskrivelse:

Kontrakttype: Tjenesteydelser
Produkter/tjenester: Oversættelse 📦
Anslået værdi uden moms: 54 000 EUR 💰
Beskrivelse
Dette udbud er også egnet for små og mellemstore virksomheder (SMV'er) ✅
Yderligere oplysninger:

The Agreement is not divided into lots to ensure competition. -o0o- Femern A/S must draw attention to Regulation 2022/576 of April 8 with later amendments, Article 5k, which stipulates contracting authorities are prohibited from entering into contracts with certain suppliers with connections to Russia. -o0o- It is emphasized the estimated value in this e-form is based on Femern A/S's assessment of the scope of the task, and that it is a complex project. Therefore, the actual draw on the framework agreement may deviate from the estimated value depending on how the project develops. -o0o- In relation to section "duration" is it noted that the stated duration is from the date of the contract signing. -o0o- Femern A/S entity may use the procedure of section 159(5) and (6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, if the tender does not comply with the formal requirements of the tender documents.

Yderligere produkter/tjenester: Tekstbehandling 📦
Postadresse: Vester Søgade 10
Postnummer: 1601
By: København V
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
Sted for udførelsen: Byen København 🏙️
Varighed: 4 år
Titel
Partiets identifikationsnummer: LOT-0000

Procedure
Type af procedure
Åben procedure ✅
Retsgrundlag: Direktiv 2014/24/EU

The tender is covered by the Danish Public Procurement Act (Act No. 1564 of 15 December 2015 as amended), which implements the Public Procurement Directive (Directive 2014/24/EU).

Administrative oplysninger
Frist for modtagelse af bud eller ansøgninger om deltagelse: 2026-03-13 09:00:00 📅
Betingelser for åbning af buddene: 2026-03-13 09:00:00 📅
Betingelser for åbning af buddene (sted): The electronic tendering system.
Betingelser for åbning af tilbud (Oplysninger om bemyndigede personer og åbningsprocedure):

The tenders will be opened in the electronic tendering system. Tenderers are not allowed to attend the opening of tenders.

Sprog, på hvilke bud eller ansøgninger om deltagelse kan indgives: engelsk 🗣️
Minimumsfrist, inden for hvilken tilbudsgiveren skal opretholde tilbuddet: 6 måneder
Oplysninger om en rammeaftale eller et dynamisk indkøbssystem
Rammeaftale med flere operatører ✅
Det maksimale antal deltagere: 1
Udbudsbetingelser
Tilbudsgivere kan indgive mere end ét tilbud
Avanceret eller kvalificeret elektronisk signatur eller segl (jf forordning (EU) nr 910/2014) er påkrævet
Åbningsdato: 2026-03-13 09:00:00 📅
Sted: The electronic tendering system.
Yderligere oplysninger:

The tenders will be opened in the electronic tendering system. Tenderers are not allowed to attend the opening of tenders.

Elektronisk fakturering: Påkrævet
Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk betaling ✅
Der kræves sikkerhedsgodkendelse ✅
Beskrivelse:

Security Clearance The Consultant may be required to translate classified material under this Framework Agreement. It is a requirement that individual translators engaged in the performance of such Services are capable of obtaining security clearance at the minimum level of "SECRET" (in Danish: "hemmeligt"). At this stage there is no specific deadline for obtaining the Security Clearance. The deadline of 13 March 2026 can therefore be disregarded.

Kontrakten indeholder gennemførelsesbetingelser ✅
Fortrolighedsaftale er påkrævet ✅

Juridiske, økonomiske, finansielle og tekniske oplysninger
Betingelser for deltagelse
Udvælgelseskriterium: Andre økonomiske eller finansielle krav
Liste og kortfattet beskrivelse af regler og kriterier:

The tenderer must complete and submit the European Single Procurement Document (“ESPD”) as preliminary documentation for the purpose of assessing whether the below minimum requirement for economic and financial suitability are fulfilled, cf. section 148 (1)(1-2) of the Danish Procurement Act. Information about the tenderer’s equity and turnover for the last 3 financial years must be filled in under Part IV, B of the ESPD. If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, the equity and turnover is calculated as the tenderer’s and such other entities’ equity in total and turnover in total. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the equity and turnover is calculated as all consortium member’s equity in total and turnover in total. Before Femern A/S decides to award the Framework Agreement, Femern A/S shall require that the tenderer to which Femern A/S intends to award the Framework Agreement presents documentation of the information provided in the ESPD, cf. sections 151 and 152 of the Danish Procurement Act. The following documentation for economic and financial suitability must be provided when Femern A/S so requests: • The tenderer’s annual reports for the last 3 financial years or excerpts hereof if publication of annual reports is required under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established or any other documentation for the tenderer’s equity and turnover for the last 3 financial years must be provided. If the tenderer consists of a consortium or any other group of legal persons and/or public entities, the above documents shall be provided for each of the legal persons and/or public entities and if relevant from its supporting entities. A tenderer who bases its request on the economic and financial standing of other entities must provide the above documentation for each entity. The tenderer is entitled to refer Femern A/S to obtain the documentation itself if the relevant information can be accessed directly via national databases. A tenderer can prove its economic and financial standing by means of any other document which Femern A/S deems to be appropriate where the candidate or tenderer is unable to present the documents requested by Femern A/S for a valid reason. As a minimum requirement the tenderer must document that: • The tenderer for each of the last 3 financial years has had a positive equity.

Liste og kortfattet beskrivelse af regler og kriterier

The tenderer must complete and submit the European Single Procurement Document (“ESPD”) as preliminary documentation for the purpose of assessing whether the below minimum requirement for economic and financial suitability are fulfilled, cf. section 148 (1)(1-2) of the Danish Procurement Act. Information about the tenderer’s equity and turnover for the last 3 financial years must be filled in under Part IV, B of the ESPD.
If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, the equity and turnover is calculated as the tenderer’s and such other entities’ equity in total and turnover in total. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the equity and turnover is calculated as all consortium member’s equity in total and turnover in total.
Before Femern A/S decides to award the Framework Agreement, Femern A/S shall require that the tenderer to which Femern A/S intends to award the Framework Agreement presents documentation of the information provided in the ESPD, cf. sections 151 and 152 of the Danish Procurement Act.

The following documentation for economic and financial suitability must be provided when Femern A/S so requests:
• The tenderer’s annual reports for the last 3 financial years or excerpts hereof if publication of annual reports is required under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established or any other documentation for the tenderer’s equity and turnover for the last 3 financial years must be provided.

If the tenderer consists of a consortium or any other group of legal persons and/or public entities, the above documents shall be provided for each of the legal persons and/or public entities and if relevant from its supporting entities.

A tenderer who bases its request on the economic and financial standing of other entities must provide the above documentation for each entity.
The tenderer is entitled to refer Femern A/S to obtain the documentation itself if the relevant information can be accessed directly via national databases.
A tenderer can prove its economic and financial standing by means of any other document which Femern A/S deems to be appropriate where the candidate or tenderer is unable to present the documents requested by Femern A/S for a valid reason.

As a minimum requirement the tenderer must document that:
• The tenderer for each of the last 3 financial years has had a positive equity.

Udvælgelseskriterium: Generel årlig omsætning
Liste og kortfattet beskrivelse af regler og kriterier:

Liste og kortfattet beskrivelse af regler og kriterier

The tenderer must complete and submit the European Single Procurement Document (“ESPD”) as preliminary documentation for the purpose of assessing whether the below minimum requirement for economic and financial suitability are fulfilled, cf. section 148 (1)(1-2) of the Danish Procurement Act. Information about the tenderer’s equity and turnover for the last 3 financial years must be filled in under Part IV, B of the ESPD.
If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, the equity and turnover is calculated as the tenderer’s and such other entities’ equity in total and turnover in total. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the equity and turnover is calculated as all consortium member’s equity in total and turnover in total.
Before Femern A/S decides to award the Framework Agreement, Femern A/S shall require that the tenderer to which Femern A/S intends to award the Framework Agreement presents documentation of the information provided in the ESPD, cf. sections 151 and 152 of the Danish Procurement Act.

The following documentation for economic and financial suitability must be provided when Femern A/S so requests:
• The tenderer’s annual reports for the last 3 financial years or excerpts hereof if publication of annual reports is required under the law of the country in which the tenderer is established or any other documentation for the tenderer’s equity and turnover for the last 3 financial years must be provided.

If the tenderer consists of a consortium or any other group of legal persons and/or public entities, the above documents shall be provided for each of the legal persons and/or public entities and if relevant from its supporting entities.

A tenderer who bases its request on the economic and financial standing of other entities must provide the above documentation for each entity.
The tenderer is entitled to refer Femern A/S to obtain the documentation itself if the relevant information can be accessed directly via national databases.
A tenderer can prove its economic and financial standing by means of any other document which Femern A/S deems to be appropriate where the candidate or tenderer is unable to present the documents requested by Femern A/S for a valid reason.

As a minimum requirement the tenderer must document that:

• The tenderer for each of the last 3 financial years has had a turnover of at least EUR 160,630.

Udvælgelseskriterium: Referencer på specificerede tjenester
Liste og kortfattet beskrivelse af regler og kriterier:

The tenderer must complete and submit the ESPD as documentation for its technical and professional ability. The ESPD must be completed with a list of main deliveries of services within the business of translation service carried out within the last 3 years stating amount and time and the public or private recipient, including contact information. The list of deliveries of services must be inserted under Part IV, C of the ESPD and is the final documentation. No further evidence or documentation regarding technical and professional ability in terms of the list of main deliveries will be requested before Femern A/S awards the Framework Agreement. However, Femern A/S reserves the right to contact the customer indicated on each delivery in order to verify the reference. The list of references should include the following information: • The client as well as the contact person at the client • The date of contract start and duration of the contract • A short description of the services provided, including relevant topics for the services. No more than 5 references for deliveries should be listed in the ESPD. If the tender contains more than 5 references only the first 5 references will be taken into account. References included in the candidate’s/tenderer’s own ESPD will in this respect be considered the first 5 references. In the event that the candidate/tenderer is a group of economic operators or a temporary association (consortia, joint venture or the like) the references from the leading operator will be considered the first 5 references. In the event that this provision does not determine the first 5 references, Femern A/S will draw lots to elect the first 5 references (candidates will not be allowed to supervise the draw). As a minimum requirement the tenderer must document: - At least one reference for the translation of legal, administrative documents for public authorities, regulatory or technical (civil engineering) documents in one of the language combinations required (see Appendix 1 - Scope of Services, chapter 3.1) on which the tenderer has had a turnover from translation services that exceeds 50,000 EUR (based on the value of the reference).

Liste og kortfattet beskrivelse af regler og kriterier

The tenderer must complete and submit the ESPD as documentation for its technical and professional ability.
The ESPD must be completed with a list of main deliveries of services within the business of translation service carried out within the last 3 years stating amount and time and the public or private recipient, including contact information. The list of deliveries of services must be inserted under Part IV, C of the ESPD and is the final documentation. No further evidence or documentation regarding technical and professional ability in terms of the list of main deliveries will be requested before Femern A/S awards the Framework Agreement. However, Femern A/S reserves the right to contact the customer indicated on each delivery in order to verify the reference.

The list of references should include the following information:
• The client as well as the contact person at the client
• The date of contract start and duration of the contract
• A short description of the services provided, including relevant topics for the services.

No more than 5 references for deliveries should be listed in the ESPD. If the tender contains more than 5 references only the first 5 references will be taken into account. References included in the candidate’s/tenderer’s own ESPD will in this respect be considered the first 5 references. In the event that the candidate/tenderer is a group of economic operators or a temporary association (consortia, joint venture or the like) the references from the leading operator will be considered the first 5 references. In the event that this provision does not determine the first 5 references, Femern A/S will draw lots to elect the first 5 references (candidates will not be allowed to supervise the draw).

As a minimum requirement the tenderer must document:
- At least one reference for the translation of legal, administrative documents for public authorities, regulatory or technical (civil engineering) documents in one of the language combinations required (see Appendix 1 - Scope of Services, chapter 3.1) on which the tenderer has had a turnover from translation services that exceeds 50,000 EUR (based on the value of the reference).

De vigtigste finansieringsbetingelser og betalingsordninger og/eller henvisning til de relevante bestemmelser, der regulerer dem: The financing and payment terms will be specified in the tender documents.
Betingelser i forbindelse med kontrakten
Betingelser for opfyldelse af kontrakten:

Provisions regarding penalties, insurance conditions, intellectual property rights, etc., are specified in the Framework Agreement. See also the section "Further information" for detailed information.

Betingelser for deltagelse
Udelukkelsesgrund:

Afgivelse af urigtige oplysninger, tilbageholdelse af oplysninger, ude af stand til at fremlægge de dokumenter, der anmodes om, eller indhentede fortrolige oplysninger i forbindelse med denne procedure

Aktiver, der administreres af en kurator

Alvorlige forsømmelser i forbindelse med udøvelsen af erhvervet

+ 16 mere

Børnearbejde og andre former for menneskehandel

Deltagelse i en kriminel organisation

Direkte eller indirekte involvering i forberedelsen af denne udbudsprocedure

En situation, der svarer til konkurs i henhold til national ret

Erhvervsvirksomheden er indstillet

Hvidvaskning af penge eller finansiering af terrorisme

Insolvens

Interessekonflikt som følge af deltagelse i udbudsproceduren

Konkurs

Korruption

Svig

Terrorhandlinger eller strafbare handlinger med forbindelse til terroraktivitet

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser i henhold til rent nationale udelukkelsesgrunde

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af bidrag til sociale sikringsordninger

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af skatter og afgifter

Tvangsakkord uden for konkurs

Beskrivelse af udelukkelsesgrunde:

See section 135(1), para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 135(1), para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 135(1), para (5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 135(1), para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 135 (1), para (4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 135(1), para (6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 136, para (4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 136, para (3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 136, para (1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 136, para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

The economic operator is established in a country which is included in the EU-list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes and has not acceded to the GPA or other trade agreements, see section 134a of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

See section 137, para (2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Ordregivende myndighed
Navn og adresser
Navn: Femern Bælt A/S
Nationalt registreringsnummer: 28986564
Afdeling: Femern Bælt A/S
Postadresse: Vester Søgade 10
Postnummer: 1601
Postby: København V
Region: Byen København 🏙️
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
Enhed: Femern - Katrin Grønlund
E-mail: kgl@femern.dk 📧
Telefon: +45 33 41 63 00 📞
URL: https://femern.com/da/ 🌏
Køberprofilens adresse: https://eu.eu-supply.com/ctm/company/companyinformation/index/281426 🌏
Den ordregivende myndigheds type
Offentligretligt organ
Hovedaktivitet
Boliger og offentlige faciliteter
Kommunikation
URL til dokumenter: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=448620&TID=200409699&B= 🌏
URL for deltagelse: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=448620&TID=200409699&B= 🌏
Elektronisk indgivelse: Påkrævet

Supplerende oplysninger
Yderligere oplysninger

Gennemgå organ
Navn: Klagenævnet for Udbud
Nationalt registreringsnummer: 37795526
Postadresse: Nævnenes Hus, Toldboden 2
Postnummer: 8800
Postby: Viborg
Region: Vestjylland 🏙️
Land: Danmark 🇩🇰
E-mail: klfu@naevneneshus.dk 📧
Telefon: +45 72405600 📞
URL: https://klfu.naevneneshus.dk/ 🌏
Tjeneste, hvorfra der kan indhentes oplysninger om klageproceduren
Navn: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Nationalt registreringsnummer: 10294819
Postadresse: Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Postnummer: 2500
Postby: Valby
Region: Byen København 🏙️
E-mail: kfst@kfst.dk 📧
Telefon: +45 41715000 📞
URL: http://www.kfst.dk 🌏
Gennemgangsprocedure
Præcise oplysninger om fristerne for gennemgangsprocedurer:

Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m. v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk), the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints: Complaints for not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from the day after submission of notification to the candidates concerned of the identity of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act and section 171(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. In other situations, complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of: 1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published. 2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into where the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) 6 months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act and section 171(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. 4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after the contracting entity has submitted notification of its decision, see section 185(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act. Not later than at the time of lodging a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the complaint was lodged during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1) of the Act.

Præcise oplysninger om fristerne for gennemgangsprocedurer

Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, etc. (lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m. v.) (the Act is available (in Danish) at www.retsinformation.dk), the following deadlines apply to the lodging of complaints:
Complaints for not having been selected must be submitted to the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of 20 calendar days, see section 7(1) of the Act, from the day after submission of notification to the candidates concerned of the identity of the successful tenderer where the notification is accompanied by an explanation of the grounds for the decision in accordance with section 2(1), para (1) of the Act and section 171(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
In other situations, complaints of award procedures, see section 7(2) of the Act, must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement before the expiry of:
1) 45 calendar days after the contracting entity has published a notice in the Official Journal of the European Union that the contracting entity has entered into a contract. The deadline is calculated from the day after the day when the notice was published.
2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity has notified the candidates concerned that a contract based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing system has been entered into where the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision.
3) 6 months after the contracting entity entered into a framework agreement calculated from the day after the day when the contracting entity notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, see section 2(2) of the Act and section 171(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day after the contracting entity has submitted notification of its decision, see section 185(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Not later than at the time of lodging a complaint with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant must notify the contracting entity in writing that a complaint has been lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement and whether the complaint was lodged during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint was not lodged within the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory effect of the complaint has been requested, see section 12(1) of the Act.

Oplysninger om elektroniske arbejdsgange
Elektronisk fakturering vil blive accepteret
Kilde: OJS 2026/S 030-101108 (2026-02-10)

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