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Acquisition and sustainment of thermographic cameras.

The framework agreement will cover acquisition of new handheld thermographic cameras and sustainment of these. The cameras will be used for locating fire, search for persons, search and rescue at sea and monitor temperatures for preventive maintenance and monitoring of electrical and technical equipment.

The purchaser is using Mercell Sourcing Services for this tender. To notify your interest and get access to any documents, you must copy and paste the link below into the address-part on your browser.

http://permalink.mercell.com/59437142.aspx then choose the relevant tender.

The limitation of candidates will be based on an evaluation of which candidates have documented the most relevant previous deliveries in comparison to the purchases described in section II.1.4) above and in terms of the nature and quantity of the previous deliveries.

Please note that any ambiguities and/or incomprehensibilities in the information submitted under section III.1.3) may be regarded negatively in the evaluation when selecting the limited numbers of candidates.

Please notice, that it is only possible to submit 5 references. These must be fulfilled the the European Single Procurement Document.

DALO has decided not to divide the contract into lots as the tender is limited in the scope of goods and services and further subdivision into lots is not relevant.

The Agreement is entered into by DALO. However, all divisions of the Danish Ministry of Defence, including all divisions of the Danish Defence subject to the command of the Chief of Defence is entitled to use the Agreement.

The candidate must use the European Single Procurement Document as provisional evidence in replacement of certificates issued by public authorities or third parties confirming that the candidate fulfils the minimum requirement stated below with respect to the the standards required, and how the candidate fulfils the objective and non-discriminating criteria for prequalification, cf. § 148(1), cf. § 145(2) of the Danish Act on Public Procurement (act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 — available at www.retsinformation.dk). Prior to DALO's decision concerning award of the contract, the candidate to whom DALO intends to award the contract must submit documentation for the information given in the European Single Procurement Document in accordance with § 151 of the said Act.

The, for DALO's part, filled out ESPD is available along with the rest of the tender material at http://permalink.mercell.com/59437142.aspx Available is both a version of the ESPD which can be uploaded and fulfilled on https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/espd/welcome, and a pdf version. The tenderer can choose any of these options, but shall submit a fulfilled ESPD as part of the application.

A guidance note regarding the Electronic ESPD is available at http://bedreudbud.dk/files/media/documents/vejledninger/vejledning_eespd.pdf in Danish.

Please note that prior to award of the contract, the information submitted must be verified by DALO in accordance with §§ 151-155 of the Danish Act on Public Procurement.

The Tenderer must submit a list of the most important similar deliveries carried out over the past three years in the ESPD. The tenderer is not allowed to send in more than 5 references — only the references in the ESPD will be used as foundation for the evaluation. The list should preferably include:

— A description of each delivery;

— Information on when it was carried out;

— The size and value of the deliveries;

— The recipients of the deliveries (specific names/countries are preferred, but need not necessarily be included; if no country specific information is included the candidate is asked to provide as much generic information as possible about the delivery).

Reference is made to section VI.3) with regard to the candidate's possibility of relying on the capacity of other entities.

The candidate must demonstrate experience with as a minimum 1 similar delivery within the past 3 years. The information must be stated in the European Single Procurement Document, section IV.C.

Reference is made to the tender documents with regard to the 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 invoicing to be done electronically. Exact terms will be 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 are required to undertake joint and several liabilities and to appoint 1 supplier to represent the group.

Candidates should note that the contract will include a labour clause, cf. Appendix B to the framework agreement.

In accordance with the Danish Act on Public Procurement (act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 — available at www.retsinformation.dk) § 148 DALO must demand that the candidate completes the European Single Procurement Document as preliminary evidence in replacement of certificates issued by public authorities or third parties confirming that the candidate fulfils the requirements listed in § 148(1) of the said Act.

The, for DALO's part, filled out ESPD is available along with the rest of the tender material at http://permalink.mercell.com/59437142.aspx. Available is both a version of the ESPD which can be uploaded and fulfilled on https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/espd/welcome, and a pdf.-version. The tenderer can choose any of these options, but shall submit a fulfilled ESPD as part of the application.

A candidate participating alone and who does not rely on the capacity of other entities to fulfill the criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates shall only complete one European Single Procurement Document.

Please note that in relation to section III.1.3), a candidate may rely on the capacities of other entities (eg. a parent or sister company or a subsupplier), regardless of the legal nature of the links between them. In this case, the candidate shall ensure that DALO receives the candidates own European Single Procurement Document together with a separate European Single Procurement Document with the relevant information for each of the entities that the candidate relies on. Additionally, where the candidate wants to rely on the capacities of other entities, the candidate shall prove to DALO that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary, for example, by producing a commitment or other documentation from those entities confirming their legal obligation to provide the necessary resources for the duration of the contract, eg. by completing the form for submission of commitment which is available as Enclosure 4 to the Instructions to tender at http://permalink.mercell.com/59437142.aspx. The form for submission of commitment and the letter(s) of comfort herein must be completed in addition to the European Single Procurement Document. DALO strongly encourages the candidates/tenderers to use this form when submitting their applications/offers. However, it is emphasized that it is the sole responsibility of the candidate that the information provided fulfils the requirements.

DALO demands that the candidate and each of the legal entities whose capacities the candidate relies on undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the contract.

Finally when groups of entities, including temporary joint ventures, participate in the tender procedure together, each of the participating entities must complete a separate European Single Procurement Document with the information required in section II-IV.

DALO shall exclude a candidate from participation in the tender procedure, if the candidate is subject to one of the mandatory exclusion grounds in §§ 135 and 136 of the said Act. The candidate shall submit information in this respect in the European Single Procurement Document. Special attention is drawn to the fact that certain voluntary exclusion grounds have been made mandatory in § 136 of the Act. Please refer to The Danish Competition and Consumer Authority's guidance note for correct completion of the European Single Procurement Document.

Submission of applications for prequalification:

Candidates must submit applications for prequalification via Mercell Sourcing Service http://permalink.mercell.com/59437142.aspx

The application for prequalification cannot be submitted by e-mail.

For further information see the ‘additional information’ document available at the URL address in section I.3).

Internet address:http://erhvervsstyrelsen.dk/klagenaevnet-for-udbud

Pursuant to Danish Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement (act No 492 of 12.5.2010 with subsequent amendments — available at www.retsinformation.dk), the following time limits for filing a complaint apply:

Complaints regarding a candidate not being prequalified must be filed with The Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 20 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. § 171(2) of of the Danish act on Public Procurement (act no. 1564 of 15.12.2015 — available at www.retsinformation.dk) or § 2(1) of the Danish Act on The Complaints Board for Public Procurement, provided that the notification includes a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.

Other complaints must 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 Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following the publication date).

2) 30 calendar days starting the day after the contracting authority has informed 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 a short account of the relevant reasons for the decision.

3) 6 months starting the day after the contracting authority has sent notification to the candidates/tenderers involved that the contracting authority has entered into the framework agreement, cf. § 2(2) or § 171(4) of the Act on Public Procurement, provided that the notification included a short account of the relevant 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 Act on Public Procurement.

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) of the said Act.

The e-mail of 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 at the internet address stated in section VI.4.1).

Internet address:http://kfst.dk