Framework Agreement for Assessment Body and Notified Body Services

Description

Lot 1: On 7 July 2012 the contract notice (no 2012/S 129-214427) concerning the Framework Agreement for Assessment Body and Notified Body Services, was published in TED. The framework agreement was awarded to the Consortium RINA Services S.p.A. & SINTEF, and the contract award notice (no 2013/S 030-046564) was published on 12 February 2013. By voluntary ex ante transparency notice (no 2021/S 245-647672) Femern A/S announced Femern A/S intention to prolong the existing framework agreement between Femern A/S and the Consortium RINA Services S.p.A. & SINTEF until 31 December 2029 where the construction of the Fixed Link across the Fehmarn Belt is expected to be finalized, though at least until the finalization of the Fixed Link (as was the original intention with the procurement, cf. the contract notice). After this (and the expiry of stand still as stated in notice no 2021/S 245-647672) the framework agreement has been prolonged. This notice concerns the prolongation of the existing framework agreement, cfr. VII.2.1) and VII.2.2). According to the contract notice (no 2012/S 129-214427) and the initial contract award notice (no 2013/S 030-046564) the existing framework agreement covers: "The framework agreement covers the Independent Assessment(CSM RA) and the EC-Verification of of the entire Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link project comprising: - the Independent Assessment (CSM RA), acc. to the EC Safety Directive (2004/49/EC) and the EC Regulation on Common Safety Method on risk evaluation and assessment (352/2009/EC) - the EC-Verification by a NoBo (acc. to: Art. 2, litra j, Art. 28 and Art. 18 of the Interoperability Directive (2008/57/EC) up to commissioning the Fixed Link Railway infrastructure and completion of the project. The Assessment Body shall also perform the Notified Body (NoBo) tasks covered by the Interoperability Directives and the corresponding Technical Specifications for Interoperability (TSI's). The Assessment Body must thus be a certified NoBo. The State Treaty determines that beyond the obligation of demonstration of compliance to the EC Directives (Safety and Interoperability) the Fixed Link shall be built according to Danish Norms and Standards as well as demonstrating compliance to German National Safety Rules as notified according to art. 8, of Directive 2004/49/EC."