Supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software

In order to ensure sustained operation (24 hours a day, 365 days a year) of the iDirect equipment, DALO wishes to establish a framework agreement covering the supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software, including licenses, training, audit, support, etc.. The framework agreement shall ensure that DALO can acquire …

CPV: 32000000 Equipos de radio, televisión, comunicaciones y telecomunicaciones y equipos conexos, 32530000 Equipo del tipo usado para comunicaciones por satélite, 32531000 Equipo de comunicaciones por satélite, 32552410 Módems, 32570000 Equipo de comunicaciones, 32571000 Infraestructura de comunicaciones
Lugar de ejecución:
Supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software
Organismo adjudicador:
Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Número de premio:
2022/003882

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
The buyer is a contracting entity
Activity of the contracting authority : Defence

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software
Description : In order to ensure sustained operation (24 hours a day, 365 days a year) of the iDirect equipment, DALO wishes to establish a framework agreement covering the supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software, including licenses, training, audit, support, etc.. The framework agreement shall ensure that DALO can acquire the necessary iDirect hardware, software, and support to operate our iDirect equipment.
Procedure identifier : b7321e85-760e-47e5-a352-784a41db80e7
Previous notice : 585393-2023
Internal identifier : 2022/003882
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32530000 Satellite-related communications equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32531000 Satellite communications equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32552410 Modems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32570000 Communications equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32571000 Communications infrastructure

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Virginia
Postcode : 20171
Country : United States
Additional information : Delivery of products and spare parts shall be at the suppliers place of business.

2.1.4 General information

Additional information : This notice does not concern a contract award within a framework agreement, irrespective of whether the text in this contract notice may suggest this. The notice concerns the award of a framework agreement to one supplier without reopening of the competition. It is DALO's assesment that there is a limited opportunity for exposing the framework agreement for competition at a later moment, and that DALO will risk ending up in a sole supplier situation, before DALO's kapacity of iDirect equipment has to be replaced on an overall level, if the duration of the greement is not set at potentially 12 years.
Legal basis :
Directive 2009/81/EC
Ministerial Order No. 1077 of 29 June 2022 - The Ministerial Order, which also contains supplementary provisions, implements the Defence and Security Directive (Directive 2009/81/EC) in Danish law.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software
Description : In order to ensure sustained operation (24 hours a day, 365 days a year) of the iDirect equipment, DALO wishes to establish a framework agreement covering the supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software, including licenses, training, audit, support, etc.. The framework agreement shall ensure that DALO can acquire the necessary iDirect hardware, software, and support to operate our iDirect equipment.
Internal identifier : 2022/003882

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32530000 Satellite-related communications equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32531000 Satellite communications equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32552410 Modems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32570000 Communications equipment
Additional classification ( cpv ): 32571000 Communications infrastructure

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Virginia
Postcode : 20171
Country : United States
Additional information : Delivery of products and spare parts shall be at the suppliers place of business.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 12 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here : The Agreement shall expire without notice 7 years after commencement. In addition to this, DALO shall be entitled to renew the agreement on the same terms for two continous periods for a total of 5 years, the first period for 3 years, and the second period for 2 years.

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
Additional information : This notice does not concern a contract award within a framework agreement, irrespective of whether the text in this contract notice may suggest this. The notice concerns the award of a framework agreement to one supplier without reopening of the competition. It is DALO's assesment that there is a limited opportunity for exposing the framework agreement for competition at a later moment, and that DALO will risk ending up in a sole supplier situation, before DALO's kapacity of iDirect equipment has to be replaced on an overall level, if the duration of the greement is not set at potentially 12 years.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Lowest price
Description : The contract will be awarded on the basis of the award criterion lowest price.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 100
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Information about review deadlines : Pursuant to section 7(2) of the Danish Consolidation (Act no. 593 of 2 June 2016, as amended) on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following time-limits for filing a complaint apply: 1) Forty-five 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) Thirty 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 if the notification has included an explanation of the relevant grounds for the decision. 3) Six 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), or section 171(4) of the Public Procurement Act. The complainant must inform the contracting entity of the complaint in writing not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement stating whether the complaint has been lodged in the standstill period, see section 3(1) or (2). 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). The Complaints Board for Public Procurement’s own guidance note concerning complaints is available on the Complaints Boards website.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Additional buyer coverage : 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, is entitled to use the agreement for procurement on the terms and conditions of the agreement.
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Klagenævnet for Udbud
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Organisation signing the contract : Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
TED eSender : Mercell Holding ASA

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 2 200 000 Euro
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this procedure : 6 500 000 Euro
Approximate value of the framework agreements : 2 200 000 Euro

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 6 500 000 Euro
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement : 2 200 000 Euro

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : ST Engineering iDirect, Inc.
Tender :
Tender identifier : 2022/132
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 2 200 000 Euro
The tender was ranked : no
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 4600007253
Title : Framework agreement regarding supply and sustainment of iDirect hardware and software.
Date on which the winner was chosen : 01/07/2024
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 05/12/2024
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Organisation signing the contract : Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1
Type of received submissions : Tenders from micro, small or medium tenderers
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 0
Type of received submissions : Tenders from tenderers registered in other European Economic Area countries than the country of the buyer
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 0
Type of received submissions : Tenders from tenders registered in countries outside of the European Economic Area
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1
Type of received submissions : Tenders submitted electronically
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation
Registration number : ORG-16-28-71-80
Postal address : Lautrupbjerg 1-5
Town : Ballerup
Postcode : 2750
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Københavns omegn ( DK012 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Rebecca Christensen
Telephone : 51336218
Internet address : https://www.fmi.dk
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Klagenævnet for Udbud
Registration number : ORG-37795526
Postal address : Toldboden 2
Town : Viborg
Postcode : 8800
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestjylland ( DK041 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Klagenævnet for Udbud
Telephone : +45 72405600
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Registration number : ORG-10294819
Postal address : Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
Town : Valby
Postcode : 2500
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Byen København ( DK011 )
Country : Denmark
Contact point : Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen
Telephone : +45 41715000
Information exchange endpoint (URL) : https://www.kfst.dk
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : ST Engineering iDirect, Inc.
Registration number : 3157069
Town : Virginia
Postcode : 20171
Country : United States
Telephone : +447825812652
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

8.1 ORG-0005

Official name : Mercell Holding ASA
Registration number : 980921565
Postal address : Askekroken 11
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0277
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : eSender
Telephone : +47 21018800
Fax : +47 21018801
Internet address : http://mercell.com/
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 18a45f30-e785-4b7f-acf0-1ce277a9422e - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 19/12/2024 10:19 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 19/12/2024 10:19 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00785633-2024
OJ S issue number : 248/2024
Publication date : 20/12/2024