The tenderer must submit the European Single Procurement Document ("ESPD") with the following information:

The tenderer's total annual turnover in the three latest financial years available.

The tenderer's solvency ratio in the two latest financial years available (Calculated as equity/ total assets x 100)

If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities, the contracting entity requires that the tenderer and the entities in question undertake joint and several liability for the performance of the contract.

The ESPD serves as provisional documentation that the tenderer fulfils the minimum suitability requirements in respect of economic and financial capacity.

Before the decision to award the contract is made, the tenderer to whom the contracting entity intends to award the contract must submit documentation that the information stated in the ESPD is accurate.

Upon the contracting entity's request, the following documentation of economic and financial capacity must be submitted:

Regarding turnover: A statement regarding the operator's total turnover in the three latest annual reports/financial statements available, depending on when the operator was set up or started trading, if the figures for this turnover are available. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the information in the three latest annual reports/financial statements available must be submitted for each participating operator in the group. Where an operator relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g. a parent company, a sister company or a subcontractor), information for such other entities must be provided as well.

Regarding solvency ratio: A statement regarding the operator's solvency ratio in the two latest annual reports/financial statements available, depending on when the operator was set up or started trading, if the figures for this solvency ratio is available. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the information in the two latest annual reports/financial statements available must be submitted for each participating operator in the group. Where an operator relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities (e.g. a parent company, a sister company or a subcontractor), information for such other entities must be provided as well.

Regarding turnover for lot 1 and 3: The tenderer must have had, a total annual turnover of at least DKK 4.000.000 in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, the turnover is to be calculated as the total turnover of the tenderer and such other entities in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the turnover is calculated as the total turnover of the operators in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available.

Regarding turnover for lot 2: The tenderer must have had a total annual turnover of at least DKK 500.000 in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, the turnover is to be calculated as the total turnover of the tenderer and such other entities in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the turnover is calculated as the total turnover of the operators in each of the three latest annual reports/financial statements available. The information is to be stated in the ESPD.

Regarding solvency ratio for lot 1, 2 and 3: The tenderer must have had a positive solvency ratio in one of the latest two financial years. If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, the solvency ratio is to be calculated as the total solvency ratio of the tenderer and such other entities in each of the two latest annual reports/financial statements available. For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), the solvency ratio is calculated as the solvency ratio of the operators in each of the two latest annual reports/financial statements available. The information is to be stated in the ESPD.

The contract has incorporated the corporate social responsibility considerations, as appropriate, as laid down in the conventions on the basis of which the principles of the UN Global Compact are worded and as laid down in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The contract furthermore lays down requirements pursuant to ILO Convention no. 94 on labour clauses in public contracts and Circular no. 9471 of 30 June 2014.

The tenderers are not allowed to attend the opening of the tenders.

The contracting entity expects to publish a contract notice for a new agreement in 2025.

Participation in the tendering procedure may only take place by electronic means via the electronic tendering system used by the contracting entity, see section I.3). For access to the procurement documents, the tenderer must be registered or register as a user. Interested operators are requested to keep updated via the electronic tendering system. If the tenderer encounters problems with the system, please contact Mercell Sourcing Services.

If the tender contains several versions of the same document, the latest uploaded version will apply.

All communication in connection with the tender procedure, must be by way of the electronic tendering system. Question must be submitted in English; see Tender specifications.

Any costs incurred by the tenderer by participating in the tender procedure will not be compensated by the contracting entity.

The tenderer must as its application submit an ESPD as preliminary documentation of the circumstances set out in section 148(1) paras (1)-(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act (udbudsloven). For groups of operators (e.g. a consortium), a separate ESPD must be submitted for each participating operator. If the tenderer relies on the capacity of other entities, an ESPD must be submitted for each of the entities on which the tenderer relies.

The tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tender procedure if the tenderer is subject to the compulsory grounds for exclusion set out in sections 135-136 of the Danish Public Procurement Act and section 137(1) para 2 of the Danish Public Procurement Act, unless the tenderer has submitted sufficient documentation of its reliability in accordance with section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Before the decision to award the contract is made, the tenderer to whom the contracting entity intends to award the contract must provide documentation of the information submitted in the ESPD pursuant to sections 151-152, cf. section 153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act. If the tenderer relies on the economic and financial capacity of other entities, cf. section III.1.2), the tenderer must upon request submit a letter of commitment or other documentation proving that the tenderer has the required resources at its disposal including that the entity/entities on which the candidate relies has/have undertaken joint and several liability and has a legal obligation towards the tenderer.

It should be noted that section II.1.5 is an estimate of the expected total maximum value for all lots. The estimated value for all lots are expected to lie in the range DKK 24.000.000 DKK - 33.200.000 DKK. The ranges indicated above and the range for the individual lots indicated in section II.2.14) are based on the uncertainty as to the final value of the individual lots. The lower limit of the range thus expresses the contracting entity's estimate of the framework agreement's expected minimum value of all contracts awarded in the term of the framework agreement, whereas the upper limit of the range is an expression of the expected maximum value of all contracts awarded in the term of the framework agreement. The contracting entity's expectations based on the most likely amount of business on the framework agreement are thus taken into account, as well as the expected uncertainty of this estimate. It is emphasised that the tenderers are not guaranteed any minimum business. The contracting entity's estimate is based on historical consumption. Essential to the estimated value of the framework agreement will i.a. be the general development in type of and need for forensic examinations.

The contracting entity may use the procedure of section 159(5) and (6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act in the event that applications or tenders do not comply with the formal requirements of the procurement documents.

Regarding IV.2.4) The tenders must be submitted in English, however technical documentation can be submitted in English or Danish.

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 Dan-ish 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 appeal was lodged during the standstill period, see section 6(4) of the Act. In cases where the complaint was not lodged during the standstill period, the complainant must furthermore indicate whether a suspensory ef-fect of the complaint has been requested, see clause 12(1) of the Act.

The e-mail address of the Complaints Board for Public Procurement is set out in section VI.4.1).

The Complaints Board's own complaints procedure is available at https://klfu.naevneneshus.dk/