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Land Based Helicopter Service Greenland (LHG)

The Defence Command Denmark is tendering 2 contracts regarding land-based helicopter services for land and maritime search and rescue missions as well as helicopter transport operations under the operational control of Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Greenland (JRCC). The Services shall be conducted from 2 separate bases; a Northern base and a Southern base. The bases may temporarily be moved to another suitable operational base in case of an incident or prolonged poor weather conditions at one of the normal bases. The movement shall be approved by JRCC. The services shall be conducted in a hostile environment and include overwater Helicopter Hoist Operations at distances beyond sight of land, as well as terrain landings on natural/rough surfaces and on ice/snow covered surfaces. The services at the Northern base shall be at disposal 24/7 all year. The services at the Southern base shall be at disposal from Monday to Saturday all year during 8:00-16:00.

Search and Rescue Services in Greenland by Land-based Helicopters — Period 1

Greenland

The contract regards land-based helicopter services for land and maritime search and rescue missions as well as helicopter transport operations in Greenland, cf. Section II.1.4), for a period of 2 years. The Services shall commence on 1.1.2019 and expires on 31.12.2020.

Please note, it is a prerequisite for starting delivery according to this agreement that the Supplier has obtained a Danish Air Operators Certificate.

Search and rescue services in Greenland by land-based helicopters - period 2

Greenland

The contract regards land-based helicopter services for land and maritime search and rescue missions as well as helicopter transport operations in Greenland, cf. Section II.1.4), for a period of 5 years with the possibility of renewal for a period of three years. Defence Command Denmark will award and enter into the contract in continuation of the tender procedure, however the services shall only commence on 1.1.2021 and expires on 31.12.2025 or 31.12.2028, if the contract is renewed. Accordingly, the duration of the contract for period 2 can be up to 10 years, cf. Section II.2.7), where the services shall be delivered for a period of up to 8 years.

Please note, it is a prerequisite for starting delivery according to this agreement that the Supplier has obtained a Danish Air Operators Certificate.

Please see section VI.3) regarding the termination of the tender procedure regarding Lot II.

Search and Rescue Services in Greenland by Land-based Helicopters — Period 1 (Lot 1)

Search and rescue services in Greenland by land-based helicopters - period 2 (LOT 2)

The values stated under section II.1.7) and V.2.4) is the technical evaluation price calculated in connection with the tender evaluation of Lot I.

The date stated under section V.2.1) is the date of the contract signing. Defence Command Denmark dispatched notification of the result of the tender procedure on 6.11.2018.

The Agreement is entered into by DC DKN. However, the Agreement can also be used by the following authorities: Greenland Police Authorities (placed under the Danish Ministry of Justice) and Greenland Health Authorities. DC DKN is responsible for carrying out the procurement procedure and act in its own name and on behalf of the other participating contracting authorities. The participating Contracting Authorities shall be jointly responsible for fulfilling the obligations stipulated in Danish Act of Public Procurement (No. 1564 of 15.12.2015).

Regarding Lot II:

The estimated value of the contract regarding Lot II was 400 000 000,00 DKK, cf. contract notice, Section II.2.6).

Defence Command Denmark has assessed the received offers regarding Lot II in light of the estimated value of the contract, cf. contract notice, Section II.2.6).

The calculated Total evaluation Prices based on the offered prices for the contract regarding Lot II – including and excluding the offered discounts – exceeded the estimated value of the contract, cf. contract notice, Section II.2.6), with 20-129 %. Furthermore, all the offered prices for ”Total annual price for the services, not including Block Hours”, cf. appendix D, in itself exceeded the estimated value of the contract, cf. contract notice, Section II.2.6). For this reason, Defence Command Denmark has decided that the contract regarding LOT II could not be prioritized due to these cost implications.

Accordingly, Defence Command Denmark has decided to terminate the tender procedure regarding Lot II without an award, cf. Instructions to Tenderers (Lot II), clause 8.

Defence Command Denmark expects to announce a new tender procedure regarding Lot II within the next 2 years.

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Pursuant to Section 3 of the Danish Consolidation Act No. 593 of 2.6.2016 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 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 tenderers involved that the Contracting Authority has entered into the Framework Agreement, cf. § 2(2) or § 171(4) of the Public Procurement Act, 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 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) 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.

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