2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Titel: Procurement of GPU computing resources for AI-based climate and weather modelling

Beskrivelse: Recent advances in weather and climate modelling, combined with machine learning methods,\n have significantly increased the computational requirements of the Contracting Authority\n associated with modern forecasting and climate analysis systems. These activities\n rely on the processing of large datasets and computationally intensive workflows.\n The procured GPU computing resources will provide the scalable computing capacity\n required to support large-scale model training, inference, simulations, and other\n computational workloads across the Contracting Authority’s research and operational\n environments.

Identifikator for proceduren: 50a7c215-a0c4-42b8-898e-2e62c0e9daed

Intern ID: 773301

Udbudsprocedure: Offentligt udbud

Proceduren er en hasteprocedure: nej

2.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Tjenesteydelser

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 72310000 Databehandling

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 72317000 Datalagring

2.1.2 Udførelsessted

Land: Danmark

Hvor som helst i det pågældende land

2.1.3 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 10.000.000 Dansk krone

Rammeaftalens maksimumværdi: 50.000.000 Dansk krone

2.1.4 Generelle oplysninger

Yderligere oplysninger: The tenderer must complete and submit the ESPD as preliminary proof of compliance\n with the requirements set out in section 148(1)(i)-(iii) of the Danish Public Procurement\n Act.
Prior to the decision on award of the framework agreement, documentation\n of the information provided in the ESPD must be submitted, see sections 151 and 152\n of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
By way of documentation that a tenderer\n does not fall within the scope of one of the grounds for exclusion set out in section\n 135(1) and (3) and section 137(1)(ii) and (vi), the following must be provided in\n accordance with section 153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act:
- an extract\n from a relevant register or an equivalent document showing that the tenderer is not\n encompassed by section 135(1) and a certificate proving that the tenderer does not\n fall within section 135(3) and section 137(1)(ii) and (vi);
- where the country\n in question does not issue such documentation, or where these do not cover all the\n cases specified in section 135(1) or (3) and section 137(1) (ii) and (vi), they may\n be replaced by a declaration on oath or, in countries where there is no provision\n for declarations on oath, by a solemn declaration made before a competent judicial\n authority etc.
For Danish tenderers, documentation may be provided in the form\n of a service certificate (max 12 months old). Where a tenderer, one or more members\n of a group or other entities are from another EU/EEA country, such entity must generally\n provide the types of documentation specified in e-Certis.
The Contracting Authority\n can however request a tenderer for further documentation and examine such obtained\n documentation, if the Contracting Authority considers this being necessary for the\n correct conduction of the procurement procedure.
For other grounds for exclusion\n in the Danish Public Procurement Act than stated above, the contracting authority\n must demonstrate or have sufficiently plausible indications to conclude that one of\n the grounds for exclusion applies to the tenderer.
A tenderer to whom a ground\n for exclusion applies is excluded from participating in the procurement process, unless\n the tenderer has provided sufficient documentation of its reliability in accordance\n with section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
The Contracting Authority\n may only exclude a tenderer, if the Contracting Authority has informed the concerned\n tenderer that it is subject to a ground for exclusion and if the tenderer has not\n within an appropriate time limit provided sufficient documentation of its reliability,\n or if the provided documentation is not considered sufficient to document reliability.\n For information on what constitutes sufficient documentation, see section 138(3) of\n the Danish Public Procurement Act.
The Contracting Authority shall also exclude\n economic operators, which are subject to EU sanctions in accordance with EU regulation\n 833/2014 with later amendments, Article 5k. The tenderer must sign the declaration\n in appendix D as documentation that the tenderer is not subject to the abovementioned\n sanctions.
The Contracting Authority has chosen not to divide the contract into\n subcontracts because it is the Contracting Authority's assessment that a single contract\n will provide the most suitable and advantageous solution both economically and qualitatively.\n Dividing the contract into subcontracts would add unnecessary complexity in terms\n of administration and coordination, without any expected benefits in pricing or quality

Retsgrundlag:

Direktiv 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Udelukkelsesgrunde

Kilder til grundlag for udelukkelse: Bekendtgørelse

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på miljølovgivningsområdet: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the procurement procedure\n if the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate or tenderer has failed\n to fulfil applicable environmental, social or labour law obligations under Union law,\n national law, collective agreements or environmental, social or labour law obligations\n derived from the conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing\n Directive 2004/18/EC (Official Journal 2014, No L 94, page 65) or are the subject\n of acts adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 57(4) of the Directive\n in accordance with Article 88. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på sociallovgivningsområdet: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the procurement procedure\n if the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate or tenderer has failed\n to fulfil applicable environmental, social or labour law obligations under Union law,\n national law, collective agreements or environmental, social or labour law obligations\n derived from the conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing\n Directive 2004/18/EC (Official Journal 2014, No L 94, page 65) or are the subject\n of acts adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 57(4) of the Directive\n in accordance with Article 88. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på det arbejdsretlige område: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the procurement procedure\n if the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate or tenderer has failed\n to fulfil applicable environmental, social or labour law obligations under Union law,\n national law, collective agreements or environmental, social or labour law obligations\n derived from the conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing\n Directive 2004/18/EC (Official Journal 2014, No L 94, page 65) or are the subject\n of acts adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 57(4) of the Directive\n in accordance with Article 88. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Konkurs: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Insolvens: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tvangsakkord uden for konkurs: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

En situation, der svarer til konkurs i henhold til national ret: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Aktiver, der administreres af en kurator: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Erhvervsvirksomheden er indstillet: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Alvorlige forsømmelser i forbindelse med udøvelsen af erhvervet: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate\n or tenderer has been guilty of grave professional misconduct casting doubt on the\n integrity of the candidate or tenderer. Documentation: The contracting entity shall\n be entitled to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer\n is in a situation which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Interessekonflikt som følge af deltagelse i udbudsproceduren: A contracting entity must exclude a candidate or a tenderer from participation in\n a procurement procedure when the contracting entity can demonstrate that a conflict\n of interest, cf. section 24(18) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, cannot be effectively\n remedied by less restrictive measures in relation to the procurement procedure in\n question. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled to obtain appropriate\n evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation which may give\n rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Direkte eller indirekte involvering i forberedelsen af denne udbudsprocedure: A contracting entity must exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the contracting entity can demonstrate that a distortion\n of competition within the meaning of Section 39 of the Public Procurement Act resulting\n from the prior involvement of economic operators in the preparation of the procurement\n procedure in relation to the procurement procedure in question cannot be remedied\n by less restrictive measures. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

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: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate\n or tenderer has supplied grossly incorrect information, has withheld information or\n is unable to submit additional documents concerning the grounds for exclusion referred\n to in Section 135(1) or (3) of the Public Procurement Act and, where applicable, In\n section 137(1), no. 2 or 6 of the Public Procurement Act, the minimum requirements\n for suitability laid down in sections 140-144 of the Public Procurement Act or the\n selection in section 145. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Terrorhandlinger eller strafbare handlinger med forbindelse til terroraktivitet: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine by final judgment for terrorist offences or offences related to terrorist activities\n as defined respectively in Articles 1, 3 and 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA\n of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (Official Journal 2002, No L 164, page 3) as\n amended by Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA of 28 November 2008 amending Framework\n Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism (Official Journal 2008, No L 330, page\n 21). Documentation: in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement\n Act

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af bidrag til sociale sikringsordninger: The contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer who has unpaid overdue\n debts of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities relating to taxes, duties or social\n security contributions under Danish law or the law of the country in which the applicant\n or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with sections 152-153 of\n the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser vedrørende betaling af skatter og afgifter: The contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer who has unpaid overdue\n debts of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities relating to taxes, duties or social\n security contributions under Danish law or the law of the country in which the applicant\n or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with sections 152-153 of\n the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Deltagelse i en kriminel organisation: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine by final judgment for acts committed within the framework of a criminal organisation\n as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008\n (Official Journal 2008, No L 300, page 42). Documentation: in accordance with sections\n 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Hvidvaskning af penge eller finansiering af terrorisme: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgment for money laundering or terrorist financing as defined in Article\n 1 of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October\n 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money\n laundering and terrorist financing (Official Journal 2005, No L 309, page 15). Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Svig: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention on the protection\n of the European Communities' financial interests by final judgment. Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Børnearbejde og andre former for menneskehandel: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure if the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine by final judgment for an infringement of Section 262a of the Criminal Code\n or, in the case of a conviction from another country concerning child labour and other\n forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU\n of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating\n trafficking in human beings and protecting victims thereof, and replacing Council\n Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (Official Journal 2011, No L 101, page 1). Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Korruption: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine for corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against\n corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member\n States of the European Union and Article 2(1) of the European Union Council Framework\n Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on the fight against corruption in the private\n sector (Official Journal 2003, No L 192, page 54) and corruption as defined by the\n national law of the Member State or home Member State of the candidate or tenderer\n or of the country in which the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

5 Delkontrakt

5.1 Delkontrakt: LOT-0000

Titel: Procurement of GPU computing resources for AI-based climate and weather modelling

Intern ID: 773301

5.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens hovedformål: Tjenesteydelser

Primær klassifikation (cpv): 72310000 Databehandling

Supplerende klassifikation (cpv): 72000000 It-tjenester: rådgivning, programmeludvikling, internet og support

5.1.2 Udførelsessted

Land: Danmark

Hvor som helst i det pågældende land

Yderligere oplysninger:

5.1.3 Anslået varighed

Varighed: 4 År

5.1.4 Fornyelse

Højeste antal fornyelser: 2

Yderligere oplysninger om fornyelser: The Contracting Authority may extend the Framework Agreement by up to two periods\n of 12 months.

5.1.5 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 10.000.000 Dansk krone

5.1.6 Generelle oplysninger

Reserveret deltagelse: Deltagelse uden forbehold.

Indkøbsprojekt, der ikke finansieres med EU-midler

Udbuddet er omfattet af aftalen om offentlige udbud (GPA): ja

5.1.9 Udvælgelseskriterier

Kilder til udvælgelseskriterier: Bekendtgørelse

Kriterium: Andre økonomiske eller finansielle krav

Beskrivelse af udvælgelseskriterium: The minimum requirements of the Contracting Authority for the economic and financial\n standing of the
tenderer are:
- The tenderer must have a minimum equity of\n 250.000.000 DKK in the most recently completed financial year
In PART IV “Selection\n criteria” of the ESPD, the tenderer indicates for each individual criterion how it\n complies with the minimum requirements for the fulfilment of the selection criteria.
In\n relation to documentation of economic and financial standing, the tenderer is required\n to provide the following:
The tenderer’s most recently approved annual report,\n or other documentation evidencing equity, such as an auditor-certified statement.

Kriterium: Referencer på specificerede tjenester

Beskrivelse af udvælgelseskriterium: The minimum requirements of the Contracting Authority for the technical and professional\n ability of the
tenderer are:
- The tenderer must provide 1 reference of delivery\n of GPU computing resources with 8× NVIDIA H100 GPUs per node or equivalent for AI-based\n modelling. The reference must have been completed within the last 2 years, counted\n from the deadline for submission of tenders. The reference must include date,
recipients\n and a brief description. The reference is considered completed when the GPU computing\n resources have been made available to the contracting party. The reference can be\n included directly in the ESPD or be attached as a separate document

In PART\n IV “Selection criteria” of the ESPD, the tenderer indicates for each individual criterion\n how it complies with the minimum requirements for the fulfilment of the selection\n criteria.
In relation to documentation of technical and professional ability,\n the tenderer is required to provide the following:
The tenderer's ESPD or the\n attached separate document is considered as documentation of technical and professional\n ability. However, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to verify information,\n for example, by contacting the listed contacts of the references.

5.1.10 Tildelingskriterier

Kriterium:

Type: Pris

Navn: Price

Beskrivelse: See Tender Conditions section 6.1.1.

Kategori for tildelingskriteriet vægt: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)

Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 70

Kriterium:

Type: Kvalitet

Navn: Quality.

Beskrivelse: The sub-criteria Quality consists of seven sub-sub-criterion: ER 1: High-speed compute\n fabric (10 %). ER2: GPU Scalability 2 (20 %). ER3: GPU Scalability 3 (20 %). ER4:\n Storage 4 (10%). ER5 Storage 5 (10%). ER6: Dependency installation (10 %). ER7: Remote\n access (20 %). See Tender Conditions section 6.2.1.

Kategori for tildelingskriteriet vægt: Vægtning (procentdel, præcis)

Tildelingskriterium talværdi: 30

5.1.11 Tilbudsdokumenter

Sprog, som udbudsdokumenterne er officielt tilgængelige på: engelsk

Adresse på udbudsdokumenterne: https://www.comdia.com/kefm/tenderinformationshow.aspx?Id=773301

5.1.12 Tilbudsvilkår

Vilkår for indgivelse:

Elektronisk indgivelse: Påkrævet

Indgivelsesadresse: https://www.comdia.com/kefm/tenderinformationshow.aspx?Id=773301

Sprog, som tilbud og ansøgninger om deltagelse kan indgives på: engelsk, dansk

Elektronisk katalog: Påkrævet

Alternative tilbud: Ikke tilladt

Frist for modtagelse af tilbud: 29-09-2026 08:00 +02:00

Varighed, hvor tilbuddet skal forblive gyldigt: 3 Måned

Betingelser for kontraktens udførelse:

Udførelsen af kontrakten skal ske inden for rammerne af programmer for beskyttet beskæftigelse: Nej

Vilkår relateret til kontraktens udførelse: The tenderer is obliged to comply with the Contracting Authority’s labour clause in\n connection with its performance of the framework agreement.

Elektronisk fakturering: Påkrævet

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk bestilling: ja

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk betaling: ja

5.1.15 Teknikker

Rammeaftale:

Rammeaftale uden fornyet iværksættelse af konkurrence

Oplysninger om det dynamiske indkøbssystem:

Intet dynamisk indkøbssystem

5.1.16 Yderligere oplysninger, mægling og gennemgang

Organisation med ansvar for klager: Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement

Oplysninger om klagefrister: Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following\n deadlines apply to the submission of complaints:
A complaint regarding non-prequalification\n must be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 20 calendar\n days from the day following the contracting authority's dispatch of a notification\n to the candidates concerned identifying who has been selected, cf. section 171(2)\n of the Danish Public Procurement Act or section 2(1)(1) of the Act on the Complaints\n Board for Public Procurement, where the notification is accompanied by a statement\n of reasons for the decision.
In other situations, complaints regarding procurement\n procedures must be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement within:

1)\n 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a notice in the Official\n Journal of the European Union announcing that the contracting authority has concluded\n a contract. The period is calculated from the day following the day on which the notice\n was published.
2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day following the day on\n which the contracting authority has notified the tenderers concerned that a contract\n based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing\n system has been concluded, where the notification was accompanied by a statement of\n reasons for the decision.
3) six months after the contracting authority has concluded\n a framework agreement, calculated from the day following the day on which the contracting\n authority has notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, cf. section 2(2) of\n the Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement or section 171(4) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act.
4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day following\n the day on which the contracting authority has announced its decision, cf. section\n 185(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

No later than at the time of\n submitting a complaint to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant\n must notify the contracting authority in writing that a complaint is being submitted\n to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, and whether the complaint has been\n submitted during the standstill period, cf. section 6(4) of the Act on the Complaints\n Board for Public Procurement. Where the complaint has not been submitted during the\n standstill period, the complainant must also state whether suspensive effect of the\n complaint is requested, cf. section 12(1) of the Act on the Complaints Board for Public\n Procurement.

Organisation, der leverer supplerende oplysninger om udbudsproceduren: Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne: Danish Competition and Consumer Authority

Organisation, der modtager ansøgninger om deltagelse: Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

Organisation, der behandler tilbud: Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title: Procurement of GPU computing resources for AI-based climate and weather modelling

Description: Recent advances in weather and climate modelling, combined with machine learning methods,\n have significantly increased the computational requirements of the Contracting Authority\n associated with modern forecasting and climate analysis systems. These activities\n rely on the processing of large datasets and computationally intensive workflows.\n The procured GPU computing resources will provide the scalable computing capacity\n required to support large-scale model training, inference, simulations, and other\n computational workloads across the Contracting Authority’s research and operational\n environments.

Procedure identifier: 50a7c215-a0c4-42b8-898e-2e62c0e9daed

Internal identifier: 773301

Type of procedure: Open

The procedure is accelerated: no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Services

Main classification (cpv): 72310000 Data-processing services

Additional classification (cpv): 72317000 Data storage services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country: Denmark

Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 10.000.000 Danish krone

Maximum value of the framework agreement: 50.000.000 Danish krone

2.1.4 General information

Additional information: The tenderer must complete and submit the ESPD as preliminary proof of compliance\n with the requirements set out in section 148(1)(i)-(iii) of the Danish Public Procurement\n Act.
Prior to the decision on award of the framework agreement, documentation\n of the information provided in the ESPD must be submitted, see sections 151 and 152\n of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
By way of documentation that a tenderer\n does not fall within the scope of one of the grounds for exclusion set out in section\n 135(1) and (3) and section 137(1)(ii) and (vi), the following must be provided in\n accordance with section 153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act:
- an extract\n from a relevant register or an equivalent document showing that the tenderer is not\n encompassed by section 135(1) and a certificate proving that the tenderer does not\n fall within section 135(3) and section 137(1)(ii) and (vi);
- where the country\n in question does not issue such documentation, or where these do not cover all the\n cases specified in section 135(1) or (3) and section 137(1) (ii) and (vi), they may\n be replaced by a declaration on oath or, in countries where there is no provision\n for declarations on oath, by a solemn declaration made before a competent judicial\n authority etc.
For Danish tenderers, documentation may be provided in the form\n of a service certificate (max 12 months old). Where a tenderer, one or more members\n of a group or other entities are from another EU/EEA country, such entity must generally\n provide the types of documentation specified in e-Certis.
The Contracting Authority\n can however request a tenderer for further documentation and examine such obtained\n documentation, if the Contracting Authority considers this being necessary for the\n correct conduction of the procurement procedure.
For other grounds for exclusion\n in the Danish Public Procurement Act than stated above, the contracting authority\n must demonstrate or have sufficiently plausible indications to conclude that one of\n the grounds for exclusion applies to the tenderer.
A tenderer to whom a ground\n for exclusion applies is excluded from participating in the procurement process, unless\n the tenderer has provided sufficient documentation of its reliability in accordance\n with section 138 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.
The Contracting Authority\n may only exclude a tenderer, if the Contracting Authority has informed the concerned\n tenderer that it is subject to a ground for exclusion and if the tenderer has not\n within an appropriate time limit provided sufficient documentation of its reliability,\n or if the provided documentation is not considered sufficient to document reliability.\n For information on what constitutes sufficient documentation, see section 138(3) of\n the Danish Public Procurement Act.
The Contracting Authority shall also exclude\n economic operators, which are subject to EU sanctions in accordance with EU regulation\n 833/2014 with later amendments, Article 5k. The tenderer must sign the declaration\n in appendix D as documentation that the tenderer is not subject to the abovementioned\n sanctions.
The Contracting Authority has chosen not to divide the contract into\n subcontracts because it is the Contracting Authority's assessment that a single contract\n will provide the most suitable and advantageous solution both economically and qualitatively.\n Dividing the contract into subcontracts would add unnecessary complexity in terms\n of administration and coordination, without any expected benefits in pricing or quality

Legal basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion: Notice

Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the procurement procedure\n if the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate or tenderer has failed\n to fulfil applicable environmental, social or labour law obligations under Union law,\n national law, collective agreements or environmental, social or labour law obligations\n derived from the conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing\n Directive 2004/18/EC (Official Journal 2014, No L 94, page 65) or are the subject\n of acts adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 57(4) of the Directive\n in accordance with Article 88. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the procurement procedure\n if the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate or tenderer has failed\n to fulfil applicable environmental, social or labour law obligations under Union law,\n national law, collective agreements or environmental, social or labour law obligations\n derived from the conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing\n Directive 2004/18/EC (Official Journal 2014, No L 94, page 65) or are the subject\n of acts adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 57(4) of the Directive\n in accordance with Article 88. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the procurement procedure\n if the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate or tenderer has failed\n to fulfil applicable environmental, social or labour law obligations under Union law,\n national law, collective agreements or environmental, social or labour law obligations\n derived from the conventions listed in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the European\n Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing\n Directive 2004/18/EC (Official Journal 2014, No L 94, page 65) or are the subject\n of acts adopted by the European Commission pursuant to Article 57(4) of the Directive\n in accordance with Article 88. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Bankruptcy: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Insolvency: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Arrangement with creditors: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Assets being administered by liquidator: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Business activities are suspended: A candidate or tenderer will be excluded from participation in the tendering procedure\n if the candidate or tenderer has been declared bankrupt or is undergoing insolvency\n or winding-up proceedings, if its assets are managed by a liquidator or by the court\n if the latter is in composition, if his business activities have been suspended or\n if he is in a similar situation under a similar procedure; provided for in national\n law where the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with\n sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Grave professional misconduct: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate\n or tenderer has been guilty of grave professional misconduct casting doubt on the\n integrity of the candidate or tenderer. Documentation: The contracting entity shall\n be entitled to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer\n is in a situation which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure: A contracting entity must exclude a candidate or a tenderer from participation in\n a procurement procedure when the contracting entity can demonstrate that a conflict\n of interest, cf. section 24(18) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, cannot be effectively\n remedied by less restrictive measures in relation to the procurement procedure in\n question. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled to obtain appropriate\n evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation which may give\n rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure: A contracting entity must exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the contracting entity can demonstrate that a distortion\n of competition within the meaning of Section 39 of the Public Procurement Act resulting\n from the prior involvement of economic operators in the preparation of the procurement\n procedure in relation to the procurement procedure in question cannot be remedied\n by less restrictive measures. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents or obtained confidential information of this procedure: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the contracting entity can demonstrate that the candidate\n or tenderer has supplied grossly incorrect information, has withheld information or\n is unable to submit additional documents concerning the grounds for exclusion referred\n to in Section 135(1) or (3) of the Public Procurement Act and, where applicable, In\n section 137(1), no. 2 or 6 of the Public Procurement Act, the minimum requirements\n for suitability laid down in sections 140-144 of the Public Procurement Act or the\n selection in section 145. Documentation: The contracting entity shall be entitled\n to obtain appropriate evidence as to whether the candidate or tenderer is in a situation\n which may give rise to exclusion pursuant to this ground for exclusion.

Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine by final judgment for terrorist offences or offences related to terrorist activities\n as defined respectively in Articles 1, 3 and 4 of Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA\n of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (Official Journal 2002, No L 164, page 3) as\n amended by Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA of 28 November 2008 amending Framework\n Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism (Official Journal 2008, No L 330, page\n 21). Documentation: in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement\n Act

Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions: The contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer who has unpaid overdue\n debts of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities relating to taxes, duties or social\n security contributions under Danish law or the law of the country in which the applicant\n or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with sections 152-153 of\n the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes: The contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer who has unpaid overdue\n debts of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities relating to taxes, duties or social\n security contributions under Danish law or the law of the country in which the applicant\n or tenderer is established. Documentation: in accordance with sections 152-153 of\n the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Participation in a criminal organisation: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine by final judgment for acts committed within the framework of a criminal organisation\n as defined in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008\n (Official Journal 2008, No L 300, page 42). Documentation: in accordance with sections\n 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Money laundering or terrorist financing: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgment for money laundering or terrorist financing as defined in Article\n 1 of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October\n 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money\n laundering and terrorist financing (Official Journal 2005, No L 309, page 15). Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Fraud: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention on the protection\n of the European Communities' financial interests by final judgment. Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure if the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine by final judgment for an infringement of Section 262a of the Criminal Code\n or, in the case of a conviction from another country concerning child labour and other\n forms of trafficking in human beings as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU\n of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating\n trafficking in human beings and protecting victims thereof, and replacing Council\n Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (Official Journal 2011, No L 101, page 1). Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

Corruption: A contracting entity shall exclude a candidate or tenderer from participation in a\n procurement procedure where the candidate or tenderer has been convicted or has adopted\n a fine for corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on the fight against\n corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member\n States of the European Union and Article 2(1) of the European Union Council Framework\n Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on the fight against corruption in the private\n sector (Official Journal 2003, No L 192, page 54) and corruption as defined by the\n national law of the Member State or home Member State of the candidate or tenderer\n or of the country in which the candidate or tenderer is established. Documentation:\n in accordance with sections 152-153 of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

5 Lot

5.1 Lot: LOT-0000

Title: Procurement of GPU computing resources for AI-based climate and weather modelling

Internal identifier: 773301

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Services

Main classification (cpv): 72310000 Data-processing services

Additional classification (cpv): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country: Denmark

Anywhere in the given country

Additional information:

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration: 4 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals: 2

Other information about renewals: The Contracting Authority may extend the Framework Agreement by up to two periods\n of 12 months.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 10.000.000 Danish krone

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation: Participation is not reserved.

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria: Notice

Criterion: Other economic or financial requirements

Description of selection criterion: The minimum requirements of the Contracting Authority for the economic and financial\n standing of the
tenderer are:
- The tenderer must have a minimum equity of\n 250.000.000 DKK in the most recently completed financial year
In PART IV “Selection\n criteria” of the ESPD, the tenderer indicates for each individual criterion how it\n complies with the minimum requirements for the fulfilment of the selection criteria.
In\n relation to documentation of economic and financial standing, the tenderer is required\n to provide the following:
The tenderer’s most recently approved annual report,\n or other documentation evidencing equity, such as an auditor-certified statement.

Criterion: References on specified services

Description of selection criterion: The minimum requirements of the Contracting Authority for the technical and professional\n ability of the
tenderer are:
- The tenderer must provide 1 reference of delivery\n of GPU computing resources with 8× NVIDIA H100 GPUs per node or equivalent for AI-based\n modelling. The reference must have been completed within the last 2 years, counted\n from the deadline for submission of tenders. The reference must include date,
recipients\n and a brief description. The reference is considered completed when the GPU computing\n resources have been made available to the contracting party. The reference can be\n included directly in the ESPD or be attached as a separate document

In PART\n IV “Selection criteria” of the ESPD, the tenderer indicates for each individual criterion\n how it complies with the minimum requirements for the fulfilment of the selection\n criteria.
In relation to documentation of technical and professional ability,\n the tenderer is required to provide the following:
The tenderer's ESPD or the\n attached separate document is considered as documentation of technical and professional\n ability. However, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to verify information,\n for example, by contacting the listed contacts of the references.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion:

Type: Price

Name: Price

Description: See Tender Conditions section 6.1.1.

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number: 70

Criterion:

Type: Quality

Name: Quality.

Description: The sub-criteria Quality consists of seven sub-sub-criterion: ER 1: High-speed compute\n fabric (10 %). ER2: GPU Scalability 2 (20 %). ER3: GPU Scalability 3 (20 %). ER4:\n Storage 4 (10%). ER5 Storage 5 (10%). ER6: Dependency installation (10 %). ER7: Remote\n access (20 %). See Tender Conditions section 6.2.1.

Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)

Award criterion number: 30

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English

Address of the procurement documents: https://www.comdia.com/kefm/tenderinformationshow.aspx?Id=773301

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission:

Electronic submission: Required

Address for submission: https://www.comdia.com/kefm/tenderinformationshow.aspx?Id=773301

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English, Danish

Electronic catalogue: Required

Variants: Not allowed

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 29-09-2026 08:00 +02:00

Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 3 Month

Terms of contract:

The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No

Conditions relating to the performance of the contract: The tenderer is obliged to comply with the Contracting Authority’s labour clause in\n connection with its performance of the framework agreement.

Electronic invoicing: Required

Electronic ordering will be used: yes

Electronic payment will be used: yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement:

Framework agreement, without reopening of competition

Information about the dynamic purchasing system:

No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation: Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement

Information about review deadlines: Pursuant to the Danish Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the following\n deadlines apply to the submission of complaints:
A complaint regarding non-prequalification\n must be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement within 20 calendar\n days from the day following the contracting authority's dispatch of a notification\n to the candidates concerned identifying who has been selected, cf. section 171(2)\n of the Danish Public Procurement Act or section 2(1)(1) of the Act on the Complaints\n Board for Public Procurement, where the notification is accompanied by a statement\n of reasons for the decision.
In other situations, complaints regarding procurement\n procedures must be submitted to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement within:

1)\n 45 calendar days after the contracting authority has published a notice in the Official\n Journal of the European Union announcing that the contracting authority has concluded\n a contract. The period is calculated from the day following the day on which the notice\n was published.
2) 30 calendar days calculated from the day following the day on\n which the contracting authority has notified the tenderers concerned that a contract\n based on a framework agreement with reopening of competition or a dynamic purchasing\n system has been concluded, where the notification was accompanied by a statement of\n reasons for the decision.
3) six months after the contracting authority has concluded\n a framework agreement, calculated from the day following the day on which the contracting\n authority has notified the candidates and tenderers concerned, cf. section 2(2) of\n the Act on the Complaints Board for Public Procurement or section 171(4) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act.
4) 20 calendar days calculated from the day following\n the day on which the contracting authority has announced its decision, cf. section\n 185(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act.

No later than at the time of\n submitting a complaint to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, the complainant\n must notify the contracting authority in writing that a complaint is being submitted\n to the Complaints Board for Public Procurement, and whether the complaint has been\n submitted during the standstill period, cf. section 6(4) of the Act on the Complaints\n Board for Public Procurement. Where the complaint has not been submitted during the\n standstill period, the complainant must also state whether suspensive effect of the\n complaint is requested, cf. section 12(1) of the Act on the Complaints Board for Public\n Procurement.

Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Danish Competition and Consumer Authority

Organisation receiving requests to participate: Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut

Organisation processing tenders: Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut