This invitation to tender concerns the procurement of Lot D: Wood chips reception and storage for DIN Forsyning Varme A/S. The invitation to tender is implemented as a negotiated procedure in accordance with the procedure laid down in Art. 47 in The Utilities Directive, Directive 2014/25/EU of 26. February 2014 and consists of a pre-qualification phase, an initial tendering phase and a negotiation phase with subsequent submission of final tenders.

DIN Forsyning Varme A/S in Esbjerg, Denmark is in the process of replacing the heat delivered from the existing coal fired power station (ESV3) which is going out of operation 2023.

DIN Forsyning Varme A/S has decided to establish new base load production capacity to replace the heat previously purchased from Ørsted A/S with new heat production facilities to be located in harbor area close to the existing peak load plant City Centralen and existing heat accumulator tank and distribution pumps.

There will be established 60 MW wood chips fired heating boiler, 50 MW heat pump and expected 30 MW of electrical boiler.

The contract is based on FIDIC Yellow Book 2017 Edition.

DIN Forsyning Varme A/S intends to enter into a contract with one contractor for the delivery of Wood chips reception and storage.

All negotiations meetings will follow the same process, see below:

1) Prior to the negotiating meeting, DIN Forsyning Varme A/S will send out a meeting agenda;

2) A short note on the assessment of the initial tender will be enclosed with the agenda. The note contains DIN Forsyning Varme A/S’s assessment of relevant opportunities for improvement in the initial tender, as well as any identified reservations which DIN For-syning Varme A/S regards as reservations;

(a) reservations means descriptions which may or must result in non-compliance if the reservation is maintained in the final tender.

3) The tenderer will at the meeting have the opportunity to comment on different views on matters stated in the forwarded assessment.

DIN Forsyning Varme A/S points out that:

• only the contents of the final tender will form the basis for the evaluation of the tender and thus the basis for awarding the contract.

• Fundamental elements will not form part of the negotiations.

• the criteria for awarding the contract and their weighting must remain stable throughout the procurement procedure, and they will consequently not form part of the negotiations.

• DIN Forsyning Varme A/S will document the entire process in the form of internal minutes of the meetings.

• DIN Forsyning Varme A/S reserves the right to add more negotiation meetings and initial tenders before final tender.