Metroselskabet I/S and Hovedstadens Letbane I/S (hereinafter named the client) put framework agreements with several economic actors out to tender on different areas of services.

The present contract notice relates to the area OHS consultancy services.

The Client have entered into several framework agreements on different areas of services. Each area is put out to tender in a separate contract notice. The present comprises the area OHS consultancy services.

The consultant’s services are generally considered to complement existing activities and policies, as the Client has worked actively on enhancing its approach to OHS in recent years.

This journey started in 2016 when it was decided to take stock of safety culture and performance, which revealed that, while the Client’s projects generally performed slightly better than the industry average in Denmark at the time, there was untapped potential for improving safety conditions.

By engaging with executives in the oil and gas sector, which in recent decades has undergone extensive change in its safety culture and performance, a need for improvement was identified. This was driven by a realisation that the Client wants to perform markedly better than in line with the industry average, as the construction industry in Denmark leaves significant room for improvement.

Since then, several policies and programmes aimed at improving safety performance have been introduced – all of which are encompassed by the Client’s OHS strategy. These activities build on the general assumption that a strong safety culture is a prerequisite for ensuring lasting advances in safety performance.

The framework agreement covers all services relating to the Client’s OHS responsibilities in general and to the implementation and support of the Client's OHS strategy specifically. The Client’s OHS responsibilities primarily relate to the following:

— risks and safety in the construction of the Copenhagen Metro and the Greater Copenhagen Light Rail,

— risk mitigation in the design of new lines,

— employee safety during maintenance and upgrading of existing lines,

— safety and mental health in the Client organisation.

For further details on the services and for the Clients OHS strategy please refer to the tender document ‘Scope of Services’.