ZV-M6-26-1176000-412 .04 Acoustic porpoise monitoring POD 2026 ff.

The scope of the contract is monitoring harbour porpoises using acoustic click detectors (C‑PODs, ggf. F‑PODs) in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea. The place of performance is explicitly the “schleswig-holsteinische Wattenmeer”; supervision is by NPV (Tönning). The contract duration is set, such as, from award until 31.10.2027, with an option to extend once up to 31.10.2028 depending on budget and written notice three months before contract end; elsewhere this is also framed as “Zeit von der Auftragsvergabe bis zum 31.10.2027”. Annual milestones include, such as, delivery of data and a yearly final report by 31.10 of each year. The bidder must carry out POD deployment, maintenance, data retrieval, rest removal of installations after monitoring, and return PODs. The NPV provides the POD devices and, in specific cases (e.g. large systems before islands), may provide LKN ships; the bidder otherwise provides all non-listed equipment and bears travel and system costs. A barrier-free final report (Word and PDF) must be supplied.

Award criteria are simple and fully price-based. Both the Bekanntmachung text and the Angebotsaufforderung state, such as, “Zuschlagskriterium Preis” and “Preis 100 %”, meaning the lowest evaluated price (based on recalculated offer sums and unconditional percentage discounts) wins, provided the bidder meets the qualification requirements. No qualitative scoring matrix is shown in the extracted text, and no further weighting criteria are indicated; any mention of “Mehrere Zuschlagskriterien gemäß Formblatt Zuschlagskriterien” appears generic, but for this procedure the extracted passages consistently specify price only.

Risks and special conditions include several contractual and procedural elements. Penalty and damage clauses apply, such as, anti-corruption and competition rules allowing immediate termination under § 314 BGB and contractual penalties of 5–15 % of the settlement sum in cases of unlawful collusion or bribery. Mängelhaftung is regulated via VOL/B and the supplementary conditions: defects must be remedied without extra payment; repeated failure can lead to payment reduction (Minderung) or rescission (Wandelung). Overpayments must be reimbursed; default interest of 8 % above base rate applies. Subcontracting requires prior notification and consent of NPV/LKN.SH; use of other companies’ capacities requires formal Verpflichtungserklärungen and joint liability in cases of Eignungsleihe. Bietergemeinschaften are allowed but must, such as, submit a joint declaration, appoint a consortium leader, sign the offer collectively and accept joint and several liability. The offer is binding until the Bindefrist (15.01.2027) and must be submitted by the Angebotsfrist (17.11.2026, 07:30); questions must be asked via e‑Vergabe or email by 12.11.2026 (times 09:00 or 12:00 appear, but the more specific notice is 12.11.2026, 09:00 in the Bekanntmachung) to the named GM.SH contact. Payments are made in two instalments (15.03 and by 31.10 annually), with the second instalment only after full delivery of report and data. The contractor must join the C‑POD user group and may have to contact the manufacturer directly.

Regarding contradictions or corrections, the texts are largely consistent, but some details require interpretation. For instance, question deadlines appear as “bis spätestens 12.11.2026, 09:00 Uhr” in the Bekanntmachung and as “12:00 12.11.2026” in the Angebotsaufforderung; in practice, the stricter/earlier specific time in the published notice should be adhered to, and bidders should clarify via the e‑Vergabe system if in doubt. Similarly, the documents generically mention possible multiple award criteria, yet the specific passages for this tender consistently set “Preis 100 %” as the sole award criterion; thus, the specific tender text prevails. Where generic VOL/B and GM.SH supplementary terms coexist with special NPV conditions (such as two-rate payment schedule, NPV ownership of all data, restriction on publication, and the Schleswig-Holstein Wattenmeer as Erfüllungsort), the special conditions for this project apply in addition to the general VOL/B and GM.SH clauses, with the explicit special clauses taking precedence in case of conflict.