The tender concerns the purchase of 500,000 job tablets for the address specified by the Contracting Entity on the order in Køge, Denmark. Based on the WHO's recommendations on iodine prophylaxis and forecasts from the Danish Emergency Management Agency's nuclear preparedness, the Danish Health Authority's Unit for Radiation Protection has recommended that 2 million iodine tablets be purchased for an iodine stockpile in Denmark. Initially, the Danish Health Authority entered into a contract for the production of 1.5 million iodine tablets with Danish production pharmacies, as it was assessed that the purchase was urgent. The Ministry of Health has estimated that the purchase of the last 500,000 tablets is no longer urgent and can be made among both national as well as international suppliers. Iodine tablets are currently not available over the counter in Denmark.
The Danish Health Authority is the highest health professional authority in Denmark, and belongs to the Ministry of Health's group. The National Board of Health assists the Minister of Health with advice on ministerial matters, and provides advice to other state, regional and municipal authorities. The Danish Health Authority's main tasks are health promotion, prevention and disease treatment, where the focus is on a wide range of areas within preventive measures, radiation protection, education of health professionals, health preparedness and planning of the health service.
Based on the WHO's recommendations on iodine prophylaxis and forecasts from the Danish Emergency Management Agency's nuclear preparedness, the Danish Health Authority's Unit for Radiation Protection has recommended that 2 million iodine tablets be purchased for an iodine storage facility in Denmark.
An iodine stockpile in Denmark, sized as recommended above, will be able to cover the assessed need should a cloud passage requiring iodine prophylaxis pass over Denmark.
In addition, the warehouse will meet a possible need for iodine tablets for Danes and Danish interests abroad in the event of nuclear accidents outside Denmark's immediate area, but close to Danes and Danish interests in other parts of the world.
As the contract has already been divided, there will be no further division of the service, cf. section 49 of the Public Procurement Act. A delivery of 500,000 pieces is considered to be an attractive quantity to ensure a competitive price.
The amount indicated in Part II.1.5) and Part II.2.6) is the estimated value of the framework agreement by the contracting entity. The amount constitutes the main benefit as well as a smaller part of the option option. The purchase option must be used if the iodine stock is to be refilled. A move up to 2 000 000 pieces will only be necessary in case of emergency, and therefore assessed very unlikely. The total option is not included in the estimated value of the ordering party.
If the contracting entity will be obliged to purchase all 2 000 000 tablets in the option, the maximum value of the framework agreement will be DKK 9 000 000.