2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Titel: LD Pensions' tender for an Agreement concerning Investment Management of Emerging\n Market Sovereign Hard Currency Bonds

Beskrivelse: The object of the tender is to select an Investment Manager to provide investment\n management services for LD Pensions' assets within Emerging Market Sovereign Hard\n Currency Bonds. LD Pensions is acting on behalf of its fully owned subsidiary Kapitalforeningen\n LD (KLD). The contract will be signed by KLD. The expected size of the mandate is\n DKK 2,000 million, approximately EUR 270 million. The investment objective is to outperform\n the index in net terms (i.e. after deduction of all costs) over a full market cycle.\n A more detailed description of the characteristics of the mandate can be found in\n the Investment Guidelines (Investment Guidelines can be found in Schedule 1 of the\n Agreement).

Identifikator for proceduren: c7b3f87b-2c11-4fa8-9438-80c92a9664e2

Intern identifikator: 1050862-12

Udbudsprocedure: Åben

Proceduren er en hasteprocedure: nej

Hovedpunkterne i proceduren: This tender is an open procedure where all interested economic operators are invited\n to submit tenders.

2.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens art: Tjenesteydelser

Primær klassificering (cpv): 66140000 Porteføljeforvaltning

2.1.2 Udførelsessted

Hvor som helst

2.1.3 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 42.000.000 Dansk krone

2.1.4 Generelle oplysninger

Yderligere oplysninger: In accordance with Act no. 953 2.6.2016 (Lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.), the deadlines\n for sub-mitting a complaint are the following: Complaints about a candidate not being\n selected must be filed within 20 calendar days starting the day after the Contracting\n Authority sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. Section 171 of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act or Section 2, 1) no. 1 of the same Act, provided that the notification\n includes a short account of the relevant reasons of the decision. Complaints about\n the award procedure must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement\n before the expiry of: 1) 45 calendar days after the Contracting Authority has published\n a notice in the official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following\n the publication date); 2) 30 calendar days from the day following the day on which\n the contracting authority has informed the tenderers that the contracting authority\n has entered into a contract based on a Framework Agreement with reopening of competition\n or a dynamic purchasing system if the notification includes a sort account of the\n relevant reasons for the decision. 3) 6 months after the Contracting Authority has\n signed a Framework Agreement from the day following the day that the Contracting Authority\n has notified the tenderers, cf. Section 2, 2) of the Act or Section 171, 4) of the\n Danish Public Procurement Act. 4) 20 calendar days from the day after the day the\n Contracting Authority has announced its decision see Section 185, 2) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act. The complainant must inform the Contracting Authority of the\n complaint in writing and not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint\n to the Danish Board of Public Procurement. The complaint must state whether the complaint\n was lodged in the stand still period. If the complaint has not been lodged in the\n stand still period, the complaint must also state whether the complaint is requested\n to be given suspensive effect.

Retsgrundlag:

Direktiv 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grunde til udelukkelse

En situation, der svarer til konkurs i henhold til national ret: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Konkurs: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Korruption: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for corruption as defined in Article 3 of convention on combating\n of corruption involving officials of the European Union and of the EU member states\n and Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003 /568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating\n of corruption in the private sector (Offi-cial Journal of the European Union 2003,\n No. L 192, page 54) and corruption as defined by national law in the member state\n or home country of the applicant or tenderer or in the country in which the applicant\n or tenderer is established. The same applies where a person who has been convicted\n by final judgement or who has been fined for such an action is a member of the board,\n management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant\n or tenderer must be excluded if the convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor\n or make decisions in the board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant\n or tenderer. Please refer to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation

Tvangsakkord uden for konkurs: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Deltagelse i en kriminel organisation: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for actions committed as part of a criminal organisation as defined\n in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 (Official\n Journal of the European Union 2008, No. L 300, page 42). The same applies where a\n person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined for such an\n action is a member of the board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant\n or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if the convicted\n person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the board, management\n or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer to \"Additional\n information\" below for the required documentation.

Aftaler med andre økonomiske aktører med henblik på konkurrencefordrejning: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an appli-cant\n or tenderer will be excluded if the contracting authority has sufficient plausible\n indications to conclude that the applicant or tenderer has concluded agreements with\n other economic operators for the purpose of distorting competition.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på miljølovgivningsområdet: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has ignored obligations in\n force in the fields of environmental, social or labour law under EU law, national\n law, collective agreements or the obligations under environmental, social or labour\n law deriving from the conventions stated in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the\n European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and\n repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (the Official Journal of the European Union 2014, No.\n L 94, page 65) or subject to acts adopted by the European Commission under Article\n 57(4), cf. Article 88, of the Directive. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Hvidvaskning af penge eller finansiering af terrorisme: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for money laundering or financing of terrorism 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 prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering\n or financing of terrorism (Official Journal of the European Union 2005, No. L 309,\n page 15). The same applies where a person who has been convicted by final judgement\n or who has been fined for such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory\n committee of the applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be\n excluded if the convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions\n in the board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please\n refer to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Svig: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating\n to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities. The same\n applies where a person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined\n for such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory committee of\n the applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if\n the convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the\n board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer\n to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Børnearbejde og andre former for menneskehandel: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for breach of section 262 a of the Danish Penal Code or as regards\n a judgement issued in another country concerning child labour or other types of human\n trafficking as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament\n and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human\n beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/HJA\n (Official Journal of the European Union 2011, No. L 101, page 1). The same applies\n where a person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined for\n such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory commit-tee of the\n applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if the\n convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the board,\n management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer to\n \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Insolvens: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på det arbejdsretlige område: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has ignored obligations in\n force in the fields of environmental, social or labour law under EU law, national\n law, collective agreements or the obligations under environmental, social or labour\n law deriving from the conventions stated in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the\n European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and\n repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (the Official Journal of the European Union 2014, No.\n L 94, page 65) or subject to acts adopted by the European Commission under Article\n 57(4), cf. Article 88, of the Directive. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Aktiver, der administreres af en kurator: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Har afgivet urigtige oplysninger eller tilbageholdt oplysninger, som ikke var i stand til at fremlægge de krævede dokumenter og indhentet fortrolige oplysninger i forbindelse med denne procedure: Pursuant to Section 136(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer of the procurement procedure referred\n to has provided incorrect information, retained information or is unable to submit\n additional documents in relation to the grounds for exclusion stated in section 135(1\n or 3), and, if relevant, in section 137(1)(2 or 7) the fixed minimum requirements\n for suitability stipulated in sections 140-144 or selection in section 145. In addition,\n pursuant to Section 137(1)(5), an applicant or tenderer will be excluded if the applicant\n or tenderer has attempted to inter-fere with the decision-making process of the contracting\n authority, where the candidate or tenderer has obtained confidential information which\n may have resulted in wrongful advantages in relation to the procurement procedure,\n or where the candidate or tenderer by gross negligence has provided misleading information\n which may have material influence on decisions on exclusion, assessment of the minimum\n requirements for suitability, selection or award of contract.

Rent nationale udelukkelsesgrunde: Pursuant to Section 134a of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer is established in a country that is\n included on the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and has not acceded to\n the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement or other trade agreements that require\n Denmark to open the market for public contracts for bids.

Interessekonflikt som følge af deltagelse i udbudsproceduren: Pursuant to Section 136(1) of the Danish Public procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the contracting authority can prove that in relation to the procurement\n procedure referred to, a conflict of interest, cf. Section 24(18), cannot be removed\n effectively by less radical means.

Direkte eller indirekte involvering i forberedelsen af denne udbudsprocedure: Pursuant to Section 136(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the inclusion will entail a distortion of competition as discussed\n in section 39 as a result of the prior involvement of economic operators in the preparation\n of the procurement procedure in relation to the procurement procedure referred to\n which cannot be removed by less radical means.

Skyldig i alvorlige forsømmelser i forbindelse med udøvelsen af erhvervet: Pursuant to Section 136(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has in the exercise of its business\n committed serious neglect which gives rise to doubt as to the integrity of the candidate\n or tenderer.

Ophævelse eller en lignende sanktion: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an appli-cant\n or tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has committed previous material\n breach of a public contract, a utility contract or a public works concession, and\n such breach has resulted in cancellation of the contract referred to or a similar\n sanction.

Tilsidesættelse af forpligtelser på sociallovgivningsområdet: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has ignored obligations in\n force in the fields of environmental, social or labour law under EU law, national\n law, collective agreements or the obligations under environmental, social or labour\n law deriving from the conventions stated in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the\n European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and\n repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (the Official Journal of the European Union 2014, No.\n L 94, page 65) or subject to acts adopted by the European Commission under Article\n 57(4), cf. Article 88, of the Directive. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Betaling af socialsikringsbidrag: Pursuant to Section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if it has unpaid overdue debt of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities\n in relation to social security contributions under Danish law or under the law of\n the country in which the applicant or tenderer is established, unless the exceptions\n in Sections 135(4) and (5) apply. Please refer to \"Additional information\" below for\n the required documentation.

Erhvervsvirksomheden er indstillet: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Betaling af skatter og afgifter: Pursuant to Section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if it has unpaid overdue debt of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities\n in relation to tax or duties under Danish law or under the law of the country in which\n the applicant or tenderer is established, unless the exceptions in Sections 135(4)\n and (5) apply. Please refer to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Terrorhandlinger eller strafbare handlinger med forbindelse til terroraktivitet: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for acts of terror or criminal acts related to terrorist activities\n within the meaning of Article 1, 3 and 4, respectively, of Council Framework Decision\n 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (Official Journal of the European\n Union 2002, No. L 164, page 3) and amending Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA\n of 28 November 2008 amending Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism\n (Official Jour-nal of the European Union 2008, No. L 330, page 21). The same applies\n where a person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined for\n such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory committee of the\n applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if the\n convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the board,\n management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer to\n \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

5 Delkontrakt

5.1 Teknisk ID for partiet: LOT-0000

Titel: LD Pensions' tender for an Agreement concerning Investment Management of Emerging\n Market Sovereign Hard Currency Bonds

Intern identifikator: 1

5.1.1 Formål

Kontraktens art: Tjenesteydelser

Primær klassificering (cpv): 66140000 Porteføljeforvaltning

5.1.2 Udførelsessted

Hvor som helst

Yderligere oplysninger:

5.1.3 Anslået varighed

Varighed: 4 År

5.1.4 Fornyelse

Højeste antal fornyelser: 3

Køberen forbeholder sig retten til at foretage yderligere indkøb fra entreprenøren som beskrevet her: The duration of the Investment Management Agreement will be for a fixed period of\n four (4) years from the entry into force of the contract with option for LD Pensions\n to renew the IMA in three (3) further extensions of one (1) year each. Thus, the overall\n term of agreement could be seven (7) years.

5.1.5 Værdi

Anslået værdi eksklusiv moms: 42.000.000 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

Kriterium:

Type: Økonomisk og finansiel formåen

Anvendelse af dette kriterium: Ikke anvendt

Kriterium:

Type: Egnethed til at udøve det pågældende erhverv

Navn: Authorisation

Beskrivelse: The tenderer (contracting entity) shall be authorised by a competent financial supervisory\n authority to provide discretionary portfolio management services in accordance with\n the provisions set out in the IMA.

Anvendelse af dette kriterium: Anvendt

Kriterium:

Type: Teknisk og faglig formåen

Navn: Track record

Beskrivelse: The tenderer has a live (not simulated) track record of at least ten (10) years in\n emerging market sovereign bonds (hard currency) as of 31 December 2023.

Anvendelse af dette kriterium: Anvendt

Kriterium:

Type: Teknisk og faglig formåen

Navn: Assets under management in emerging market sovereign bonds

Beskrivelse: The tenderer must have had assets under management in emerging market sovereign bonds\n (hard and local currency) of at least EUR two (2) billion as of 31 December 2023.

Anvendelse af dette kriterium: Anvendt

Kriterium:

Type: Teknisk og faglig formåen

Navn: Total assets under management

Beskrivelse: The tenderer must have had total assets under management at group level for governmental\n authorities, pension funds, insurance firms, treasury departments, central banks,\n or supranational entities of at least EUR ten (10) billion as of 31 December 2023.

Anvendelse af dette kriterium: Anvendt

5.1.10 Tildelingskriterier

Kriterium:

Type: Kvalitet

Navn: Quality of Services

Beskrivelse: The award criterion “Quality of Services” with a weight of 85% will be evaluated on\n the basis of the following sub-criteria: * Experience (10%), Chapter 3 of the RFP\n * Organisation and Human Resources (10%), Chapter 4 of the RFP * Investment Approach\n (25%), Chapter 5 of the RFP * Performance (10%), Chapter 6 of the RFP * Risk Management\n and Compliance (10%), Chapter 7 of the RFP * Trade Execution (10%), Chapter 8 of the\n RFP * Operational Aspects (10%), Chapter 9 of the RFP Additional information is available\n in the Procurement Guidelines.

Vægtning (procentdel, præcis): 85

Kriterium:

Type: Pris

Navn: Pricing and costs

Beskrivelse: The award criterion “Pricing and costs” with a weight of 15% will be evaluated on\n the basis of the following sub criteria: * Fee Offer and Transparency of Fee Offer\n (15%), chapter 10 of the RFP Additional information is available in the Procurement\n Guidelines.

Vægtning (procentdel, præcis): 15

5.1.11 Udbudsdokumenter

Sprog, som udbudsdokumenterne er officielt tilgængelige på: engelsk

Adresse på udbudsdokumenterne: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=415043&B=

5.1.12 Udbudsvilkår

Vilkår for indgivelse:

Elektronisk indgivelse: Påkrævet

Indgivelsesadresse: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=415043&B=

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

Elektronisk katalog: Påkrævet

Alternative tilbud: Ikke tilladt

Tilbudsgivere kan indgive mere end ét tilbud: Ikke tilladt

Frist for modtagelse af tilbud: 22-11-2024 22:59 +00:00

Frist, inden for hvilken tilbuddet skal være gyldigt: 6 Måned

Oplysninger, der kan suppleres efter indgivelsesfristen er udløbet:

Køberen kan beslutte, at alle manglende tilbudsrelaterede dokumenter kan indsendes senere.

Yderligere oplysninger: LD Pensions reserves the right to request an applicant/tenderer to supplement, clarify\n or complete the application/tender, cf. the Danish Public Procurement Act, Section\n 159(5).

Betingelser for kontrakten:

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

Elektronisk fakturering: Påkrævet

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk bestilling: ja

Der vil blive anvendt elektronisk betaling: ja

Oplysninger om undersøgelsesfrister: In accordance with Act no. 953 2.6.2016 (Lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.), the deadlines\n for sub-mitting a complaint are the following: Complaints about a candidate not being\n selected must be filed within 20 calendar days starting the day after the Contracting\n Authority sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. Section 171 of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act or Section 2, 1) no. 1 of the same Act, provided that the notification\n includes a short account of the relevant reasons of the decision. Complaints about\n the award procedure must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement\n before the expiry of: 1) 45 calendar days after the Contracting Authority has published\n a notice in the official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following\n the publication date); 2) 30 calendar days from the day following the day on which\n the contracting authority has informed the tenderers that the contracting authority\n has entered into a contract based on a Framework Agreement with reopening of competition\n or a dynamic purchasing system if the notification includes a sort account of the\n relevant reasons for the decision. 3) 6 months after the Contracting Authority has\n signed a Framework Agreement from the day following the day that the Contracting Authority\n has notified the tenderers, cf. Section 2, 2) of the Act or Section 171, 4) of the\n Danish Public Procurement Act. 4) 20 calendar days from the day after the day the\n Contracting Authority has announced its decision see Section 185, 2) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act. The complainant must inform the Contracting Authority of the\n complaint in writing and not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint\n to the Danish Board of Public Procurement. The com-plaint must state whether the complaint\n was lodged in the stand still period. If the complaint has not been lodged in the\n stand still period, the complaint must also state whether the complaint is requested\n to be given suspensive effect.

5.1.15 Teknikker

Rammeaftale:

Ingen rammeaftale

Oplysninger om det dynamiske indkøbssystem:

Intet dynamisk indkøbssystem

Elektronisk auktion: nej

5.1.16 Yderligere oplysninger, mægling og gennemgang

Organisation med ansvar for mægling: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Organisation med ansvar for klager: Klagenævnet for Udbud

Organisation, der leverer yderligere oplysninger om klageprocedurerne: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Organisation, der modtager ansøgninger om deltagelse: Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond ('LD Pensions')

Organisation, der behandler tilbud: Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond ('LD Pensions')

TED eSender: Mercell Holding ASA

2 Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title: LD Pensions' tender for an Agreement concerning Investment Management of Emerging\n Market Sovereign Hard Currency Bonds

Description: The object of the tender is to select an Investment Manager to provide investment\n management services for LD Pensions' assets within Emerging Market Sovereign Hard\n Currency Bonds. LD Pensions is acting on behalf of its fully owned subsidiary Kapitalforeningen\n LD (KLD). The contract will be signed by KLD. The expected size of the mandate is\n DKK 2,000 million, approximately EUR 270 million. The investment objective is to outperform\n the index in net terms (i.e. after deduction of all costs) over a full market cycle.\n A more detailed description of the characteristics of the mandate can be found in\n the Investment Guidelines (Investment Guidelines can be found in Schedule 1 of the\n Agreement).

Procedure identifier: c7b3f87b-2c11-4fa8-9438-80c92a9664e2

Internal identifier: 1050862-12

Type of procedure: Open

The procedure is accelerated: no

Main features of the procedure: This tender is an open procedure where all interested economic operators are invited\n to submit tenders.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Services

Main classification (cpv): 66140000 Portfolio management services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 42.000.000 Danish krone

2.1.4 General information

Additional information: In accordance with Act no. 953 2.6.2016 (Lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.), the deadlines\n for sub-mitting a complaint are the following: Complaints about a candidate not being\n selected must be filed within 20 calendar days starting the day after the Contracting\n Authority sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. Section 171 of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act or Section 2, 1) no. 1 of the same Act, provided that the notification\n includes a short account of the relevant reasons of the decision. Complaints about\n the award procedure must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement\n before the expiry of: 1) 45 calendar days after the Contracting Authority has published\n a notice in the official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following\n the publication date); 2) 30 calendar days from the day following the day on which\n the contracting authority has informed the tenderers that the contracting authority\n has entered into a contract based on a Framework Agreement with reopening of competition\n or a dynamic purchasing system if the notification includes a sort account of the\n relevant reasons for the decision. 3) 6 months after the Contracting Authority has\n signed a Framework Agreement from the day following the day that the Contracting Authority\n has notified the tenderers, cf. Section 2, 2) of the Act or Section 171, 4) of the\n Danish Public Procurement Act. 4) 20 calendar days from the day after the day the\n Contracting Authority has announced its decision see Section 185, 2) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act. The complainant must inform the Contracting Authority of the\n complaint in writing and not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint\n to the Danish Board of Public Procurement. The complaint must state whether the complaint\n was lodged in the stand still period. If the complaint has not been lodged in the\n stand still period, the complaint must also state whether the complaint is requested\n to be given suspensive effect.

Legal basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Bankruptcy: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Corruption: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for corruption as defined in Article 3 of convention on combating\n of corruption involving officials of the European Union and of the EU member states\n and Article 2(1) of Council Framework Decision 2003 /568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating\n of corruption in the private sector (Offi-cial Journal of the European Union 2003,\n No. L 192, page 54) and corruption as defined by national law in the member state\n or home country of the applicant or tenderer or in the country in which the applicant\n or tenderer is established. The same applies where a person who has been convicted\n by final judgement or who has been fined for such an action is a member of the board,\n management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant\n or tenderer must be excluded if the convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor\n or make decisions in the board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant\n or tenderer. Please refer to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation

Arrangement with creditors: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Participation in a criminal organisation: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for actions committed as part of a criminal organisation as defined\n in Article 2 of Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 (Official\n Journal of the European Union 2008, No. L 300, page 42). The same applies where a\n person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined for such an\n action is a member of the board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant\n or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if the convicted\n person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the board, management\n or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer to \"Additional\n information\" below for the required documentation.

Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an appli-cant\n or tenderer will be excluded if the contracting authority has sufficient plausible\n indications to conclude that the applicant or tenderer has concluded agreements with\n other economic operators for the purpose of distorting competition.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has ignored obligations in\n force in the fields of environmental, social or labour law under EU law, national\n law, collective agreements or the obligations under environmental, social or labour\n law deriving from the conventions stated in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the\n European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and\n repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (the Official Journal of the European Union 2014, No.\n L 94, page 65) or subject to acts adopted by the European Commission under Article\n 57(4), cf. Article 88, of the Directive. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Money laundering or terrorist financing: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(5) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for money laundering or financing of terrorism 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 prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering\n or financing of terrorism (Official Journal of the European Union 2005, No. L 309,\n page 15). The same applies where a person who has been convicted by final judgement\n or who has been fined for such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory\n committee of the applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be\n excluded if the convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions\n in the board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please\n refer to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Fraud: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating\n to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities. The same\n applies where a person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined\n for such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory committee of\n the applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if\n the convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the\n board, management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer\n to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(6) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for breach of section 262 a of the Danish Penal Code or as regards\n a judgement issued in another country concerning child labour or other types of human\n trafficking as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament\n and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human\n beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/HJA\n (Official Journal of the European Union 2011, No. L 101, page 1). The same applies\n where a person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined for\n such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory commit-tee of the\n applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if the\n convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the board,\n management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer to\n \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Insolvency: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has ignored obligations in\n force in the fields of environmental, social or labour law under EU law, national\n law, collective agreements or the obligations under environmental, social or labour\n law deriving from the conventions stated in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the\n European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and\n repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (the Official Journal of the European Union 2014, No.\n L 94, page 65) or subject to acts adopted by the European Commission under Article\n 57(4), cf. Article 88, of the Directive. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Assets being administered by liquidator: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure: Pursuant to Section 136(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer of the procurement procedure referred\n to has provided incorrect information, retained information or is unable to submit\n additional documents in relation to the grounds for exclusion stated in section 135(1\n or 3), and, if relevant, in section 137(1)(2 or 7) the fixed minimum requirements\n for suitability stipulated in sections 140-144 or selection in section 145. In addition,\n pursuant to Section 137(1)(5), an applicant or tenderer will be excluded if the applicant\n or tenderer has attempted to inter-fere with the decision-making process of the contracting\n authority, where the candidate or tenderer has obtained confidential information which\n may have resulted in wrongful advantages in relation to the procurement procedure,\n or where the candidate or tenderer by gross negligence has provided misleading information\n which may have material influence on decisions on exclusion, assessment of the minimum\n requirements for suitability, selection or award of contract.

Purely national exclusion grounds: Pursuant to Section 134a of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer is established in a country that is\n included on the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and has not acceded to\n the WTO's Government Procurement Agreement or other trade agreements that require\n Denmark to open the market for public contracts for bids.

Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure: Pursuant to Section 136(1) of the Danish Public procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the contracting authority can prove that in relation to the procurement\n procedure referred to, a conflict of interest, cf. Section 24(18), cannot be removed\n effectively by less radical means.

Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure: Pursuant to Section 136(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the inclusion will entail a distortion of competition as discussed\n in section 39 as a result of the prior involvement of economic operators in the preparation\n of the procurement procedure in relation to the procurement procedure referred to\n which cannot be removed by less radical means.

Guilty of grave professional misconduct: Pursuant to Section 136(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has in the exercise of its business\n committed serious neglect which gives rise to doubt as to the integrity of the candidate\n or tenderer.

Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an appli-cant\n or tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has committed previous material\n breach of a public contract, a utility contract or a public works concession, and\n such breach has resulted in cancellation of the contract referred to or a similar\n sanction.

Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(1) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has ignored obligations in\n force in the fields of environmental, social or labour law under EU law, national\n law, collective agreements or the obligations under environmental, social or labour\n law deriving from the conventions stated in Annex X to Directive 2014/24/EU of the\n European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and\n repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (the Official Journal of the European Union 2014, No.\n L 94, page 65) or subject to acts adopted by the European Commission under Article\n 57(4), cf. Article 88, of the Directive. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Payment of social security contributions: Pursuant to Section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if it has unpaid overdue debt of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities\n in relation to social security contributions under Danish law or under the law of\n the country in which the applicant or tenderer is established, unless the exceptions\n in Sections 135(4) and (5) apply. Please refer to \"Additional information\" below for\n the required documentation.

Business activities are suspended: Pursuant to Section 137(1)(2) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been declared bankrupt\n or is undergoing insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where the assets of the applicant\n or tenderer is being administered by a receiver or by court if the applicant or tenderer\n has entered an arrangement with creditors, where the commercial activities of the\n candidate or tenderer has been discontinued, or where the applicant or tenderer is\n in a similar situation under a similar procedure under national law in the jurisdiction\n in which the candidate or tenderer is registered. Please refer to \"Additional information\"\n below for the required documentation.

Payment of taxes: Pursuant to Section 135(3) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or tenderer\n will be excluded if it has unpaid overdue debt of DKK 100,000 or more to public authorities\n in relation to tax or duties under Danish law or under the law of the country in which\n the applicant or tenderer is established, unless the exceptions in Sections 135(4)\n and (5) apply. Please refer to \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities: Pursuant to Section 135(1)(4) of the Danish Public Procurement Act, an applicant or\n tenderer will be excluded if the applicant or tenderer has been convicted or fined\n by final judgement for acts of terror or criminal acts related to terrorist activities\n within the meaning of Article 1, 3 and 4, respectively, of Council Framework Decision\n 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (Official Journal of the European\n Union 2002, No. L 164, page 3) and amending Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA\n of 28 November 2008 amending Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism\n (Official Jour-nal of the European Union 2008, No. L 330, page 21). The same applies\n where a person who has been convicted by final judgement or who has been fined for\n such an action is a member of the board, management or supervisory committee of the\n applicant or tenderer. Further, the applicant or tenderer must be excluded if the\n convicted person is authorised to represent, monitor or make decisions in the board,\n management or supervisory committee of the applicant or tenderer. Please refer to\n \"Additional information\" below for the required documentation.

5 Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID: LOT-0000

Title: LD Pensions' tender for an Agreement concerning Investment Management of Emerging\n Market Sovereign Hard Currency Bonds

Internal identifier: 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract: Services

Main classification (cpv): 66140000 Portfolio management services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere

Additional information:

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration: 4 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals: 3

The buyer reserves the right for additional purchases from the contractor, as described here: The duration of the Investment Management Agreement will be for a fixed period of\n four (4) years from the entry into force of the contract with option for LD Pensions\n to renew the IMA in three (3) further extensions of one (1) year each. Thus, the overall\n term of agreement could be seven (7) years.

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT: 42.000.000 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

Criterion:

Type: Economic and financial standing

Use of this criterion: Not used

Criterion:

Type: Suitability to pursue the professional activity

Name: Authorisation

Description: The tenderer (contracting entity) shall be authorised by a competent financial supervisory\n authority to provide discretionary portfolio management services in accordance with\n the provisions set out in the IMA.

Use of this criterion: Used

Criterion:

Type: Technical and professional ability

Name: Track record

Description: The tenderer has a live (not simulated) track record of at least ten (10) years in\n emerging market sovereign bonds (hard currency) as of 31 December 2023.

Use of this criterion: Used

Criterion:

Type: Technical and professional ability

Name: Assets under management in emerging market sovereign bonds

Description: The tenderer must have had assets under management in emerging market sovereign bonds\n (hard and local currency) of at least EUR two (2) billion as of 31 December 2023.

Use of this criterion: Used

Criterion:

Type: Technical and professional ability

Name: Total assets under management

Description: The tenderer must have had total assets under management at group level for governmental\n authorities, pension funds, insurance firms, treasury departments, central banks,\n or supranational entities of at least EUR ten (10) billion as of 31 December 2023.

Use of this criterion: Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion:

Type: Quality

Name: Quality of Services

Description: The award criterion “Quality of Services” with a weight of 85% will be evaluated on\n the basis of the following sub-criteria: * Experience (10%), Chapter 3 of the RFP\n * Organisation and Human Resources (10%), Chapter 4 of the RFP * Investment Approach\n (25%), Chapter 5 of the RFP * Performance (10%), Chapter 6 of the RFP * Risk Management\n and Compliance (10%), Chapter 7 of the RFP * Trade Execution (10%), Chapter 8 of the\n RFP * Operational Aspects (10%), Chapter 9 of the RFP Additional information is available\n in the Procurement Guidelines.

Weight (percentage, exact): 85

Criterion:

Type: Price

Name: Pricing and costs

Description: The award criterion “Pricing and costs” with a weight of 15% will be evaluated on\n the basis of the following sub criteria: * Fee Offer and Transparency of Fee Offer\n (15%), chapter 10 of the RFP Additional information is available in the Procurement\n Guidelines.

Weight (percentage, exact): 15

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: English

Address of the procurement documents: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=415043&B=

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission:

Electronic submission: Required

Address for submission: https://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=415043&B=

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

Electronic catalogue: Required

Variants: Not allowed

Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed

Deadline for receipt of tenders: 22-11-2024 22:59 +00:00

Deadline until which the tender must remain valid: 6 Month

Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline:

At the discretion of the buyer, all missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.

Additional information: LD Pensions reserves the right to request an applicant/tenderer to supplement, clarify\n or complete the application/tender, cf. the Danish Public Procurement Act, Section\n 159(5).

Terms of contract:

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

Electronic invoicing: Required

Electronic ordering will be used: yes

Electronic payment will be used: yes

Information about review deadlines: In accordance with Act no. 953 2.6.2016 (Lov om Klagenævnet for Udbud m.v.), the deadlines\n for sub-mitting a complaint are the following: Complaints about a candidate not being\n selected must be filed within 20 calendar days starting the day after the Contracting\n Authority sent notification to the candidates involved, cf. Section 171 of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act or Section 2, 1) no. 1 of the same Act, provided that the notification\n includes a short account of the relevant reasons of the decision. Complaints about\n the award procedure must be lodged with the Danish Complaints Board for Public Procurement\n before the expiry of: 1) 45 calendar days after the Contracting Authority has published\n a notice in the official Journal of the European Union (with effect from the day following\n the publication date); 2) 30 calendar days from the day following the day on which\n the contracting authority has informed the tenderers that the contracting authority\n has entered into a contract based on a Framework Agreement with reopening of competition\n or a dynamic purchasing system if the notification includes a sort account of the\n relevant reasons for the decision. 3) 6 months after the Contracting Authority has\n signed a Framework Agreement from the day following the day that the Contracting Authority\n has notified the tenderers, cf. Section 2, 2) of the Act or Section 171, 4) of the\n Danish Public Procurement Act. 4) 20 calendar days from the day after the day the\n Contracting Authority has announced its decision see Section 185, 2) of the Danish\n Public Procurement Act. The complainant must inform the Contracting Authority of the\n complaint in writing and not later than simultaneously with the lodging of the complaint\n to the Danish Board of Public Procurement. The com-plaint must state whether the complaint\n was lodged in the stand still period. If the complaint has not been lodged in the\n stand still period, the complaint must also state whether the complaint is requested\n to be given suspensive effect.

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement:

No framework agreement

Information about the dynamic purchasing system:

No dynamic purchase system

Electronic auction: no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Mediation organisation: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Review organisation: Klagenævnet for Udbud

Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen

Organisation receiving requests to participate: Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond ('LD Pensions')

Organisation processing tenders: Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond ('LD Pensions')

TED eSender: Mercell Holding ASA