Contract regarding the purchase of a Banknote Destruction System

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The Customer is the central bank of Denmark and is an independent, self-governing institution established by law. One of the Customer's main objectives is promoting safe settlement of cash. This is done by issuing banknotes and coins and ensuring that payments can be settled between banks. The Customer has an exclusive right to issue Danish banknotes as legal tender within the territory of Denmark. The monetary unit in Denmark is the Danish krone. The current denominations of banknotes are 50 kroner, 100 kroner, 200 kroner and 500 kroner. In a strategic move announced during a press conference on November 30 2023, Danmarks Nationalbank revealed its initiatives to ensure the continued relevance of cash in Denmark, and it was decided that the latest 1000-krone banknote and several older banknotes would no longer be legal tender after 31 May 2025. The purpose of this tender is to establish a relation with one supplier that can supply a Banknote Destruction System corresponding to DIN 66399 standard, P5 or a similar standard, and to ensure a long-lasting partnership as regards maintenance and support of the system. The overall tasks of the new Banknote Destruction System are: • State of the art shredding or granulation banknotes in larger quantities • Robust and efficient The Banknote Destruction System shall be able to carry out the above-mentioned tasks with high scale number of banknotes.

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