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Contract awarded for Voluntary transparency in advance - maintaining and delivering oem parts for dewatering centrifuges/decanters alfa laval at wastewater treatment plants in land van cuijk, aarle-rixtel, and 's-hertogenbosch. lot-0000, title: voluntary transparency in advance - maintenance and supply of oem parts for dewatering centrifuges/decanters alfa laval at wastewater treatment plants in land van cuijk, aarle-rixtel, and 's-hertogenbosch, description: through this announcement of voluntary transparency in advance, the water authority aa en maas wishes to inform market parties of its intention to initiate a negotiation procedure without prior announcement, as referred to in paragraph 2.2.1.7 of the public procurement act 2012. the contracting authority intends to carry out this procedure with alfa laval benelux b.v. (hereinafter alfa laval). the public procurement act states that a negotiation procedure without announcement can be applied if the government contract can only be performed by a specific entrepreneur, because 1. competition is absent for technical reasons; or 2. exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, must be protected and no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. for some time now, five dewatering centrifuges/decanters from alfa laval have been installed at the wastewater treatment plants aarle-rixtel (2 dewatering centrifuges from 2010), land van cuijk (1 dewatering centrifuge from 2010), and 's-hertogenbosch (2 dewatering centrifuges from 2017) of the water authority aa en maas. the dewatering centrifuges/decanters are an essential part of the sludge processing process at the respective wastewater treatment plants. the reliability and availability of these dewatering centrifuges/decanters are critical for the continuity of the purification processes. failures or prolonged malfunctions can lead to disruptions in operations. these dewatering centrifuges/decanters have not yet reached the end of their technical lifespan. therefore, the water authority wishes to keep these dewatering centrifuges/decanters operational in the coming years. this aligns with the circular and sustainable ambitions of the water authority. to ensure that the dewatering centrifuges/decanters continue to function safely, reliably, and efficiently, preventive and corrective maintenance is necessary, as well as the replacement of parts. periodic maintenance by alfa laval is also important for maintaining warranties on repaired parts. original parts supplied by alfa laval itself are used for maintenance. for critical components of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters, the use of original parts from the original equipment manufacturer (alfa laval) is necessary to ensure the functionality, safety, and availability of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters. in addition, alfa laval possesses the product-specific technical knowledge, original drawings, and parameters necessary for the correct execution of maintenance and overhaul work. intervention by third parties on these critical components poses risks to the reliability, safety, and availability of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters. furthermore, the dewatering centrifuges/decanters are equipped with the software platform 2touch developed by alfa laval, which is necessary for the functioning of these dewatering centrifuges/decanters. this software has been developed by alfa laval, falls under its intellectual property rights, and can only be maintained, configured, and updated by alfa laval. access to this software is necessary for performing fault analyses, software updates, configuration changes, and optimizations. third parties do not have these rights and access capabilities. due to the specific software from alfa laval, which is needed to operate the dewatering centrifuges/decanters, there are exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights, that must be protected, and there is no reasonable alternative or substitute. at the same time, this also results in a lack of competition for technical reasons. due to the critical function of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters within the purification process, rapid deployment in case of failures is necessary. alfa laval can provide on-site support within 24 hours under a maintenance contract and has the necessary stock and availability of critical spare parts. this rapid response time and direct availability of parts are essential to ensure the reliability of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters. due to this interconnected combination of oem parts, product-specific knowledge, intellectual property rights on the software 2touch, warranty requirements, and the necessity for rapid availability of maintenance and spare parts, competition is absent for technical reasons. there is no reasonable alternative or substitute that can guarantee the same level of reliability, availability, and functionality of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters. therefore, the water authority aa en maas wishes to place the maintenance of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters and the supply of the necessary oem parts with alfa laval. for this reason, the water authority intends to apply a negotiation procedure without prior announcement as referred to in paragraph 2.2.1.7 of the public procurement act 2012. duration the initial duration of the agreement will run until december 31, 2027. the contracting authority reserves the right to extend the agreements for the maintenance of dewatering centrifuges/decanters and the supply of oem parts at the three mentioned wastewater treatment plants for the lifespan of the dewatering centrifuges/decanters, each time by one year until december 31, 2035. the contracting authority is entitled to exercise the extension option per wastewater treatment plant per dewatering centrifuge/decanter separately, without any obligation to extend the agreement for the other wastewater treatment plants or dewatering centrifuges/decanters. estimated value excluding vat: none .Voluntary transparency in advance - maintaining and delivering oem parts for dewatering centrifuges/decanters alfa laval at wastewater treatment plants in land van cuijk, aarle-rixtel, and 's-hertogenbosch.
