Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-05-22
Buyer: Offentlig fellesinnkjøp på Agder (OFA IKS)
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 09300000 | 38551000 | 66140000 | 71314000: Energy and related services | 71314200: Energy management services
Estimated value: 8040000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2024-06-13
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: The procurement will be made in accordance with the current Law 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements (LOA) and the regulations 12 August 2016 no. 974 on public procurements (FOA) parts I and III.
The procurement will be implemented as a negotiated procedure
OFA would like to enter into a contract for the delivery of electricity. 
The aim of the contract is to cover the Contracting Authority's need for the delivery of electricity, including network charges and other accompanying services for all installations. All sites included in the contract are connected to Glitre Energi Nett AS as the network owner. Tenderers shall, through portfolio management, minimise electricity costs with the accompanying risk management and advice, purchase of financial hedging contracts, as well as optimise payment administration, reporting and financial management. Strategy documents and authorisations will be established after the contract has been signed. These shall also be treated in OFA's governing body. 
The contract includes physical delivery of electrical energy to the Contracting Authority's facilities. The total number of consumption in 2023 was just under 390,000,000 kWh. 
The financial extent for 2023 was just under NOK 670 million, excluding VAT. 

Contracting authorities who have committed to the contract: Agder county, Arendal municipality, Birkenes municipality, Bygland municipality, Bykle municipality, Evje and Hornnes municipalities, Farsund municipality, Flekkefjord municipality, Froland municipality, Gjerstad municipality, Grimstad municipality, Hægebostad municipality, Iveland municipality Kristiansand municipality, Kvinesdal municipality
Lillesand municipality, Lindesnes municipality, Lyngdal municipality, Risør municipality, Sirdal municipality Tvedestrand municipality, Valle municipality, Vegårshei municipality, Vennesla municipality, Åmli municipality, Åseral municipality.
Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract.
The required financial capacity will be assessed in relation to the contract ́s value, services, risk and duration.
Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating of the tenderer. The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain supplementary information about the tenderer's finances. If a tenderer has a justifiable reason, he can document his economic and financial capacity by presenting other relevant documentation.
Tenderers shall have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order.
Documentation requirement: Tax and VAT certificate. The certificate must not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The certificate can be obtained electronically from Altinn. See the Skatteetaten.no for further information.
Tenderers shall have experience from equivalent assignments. Equivalent assignments are in this context referred to as comparable assignments as regards the content and scope
Documentation requirement: A short description of the most important deliveries in the last 3 years, including information on the contract ́s value, date of delivery, number of delivery points, name of the contracting authority and a description of the assignment ́s content.  The annex will be marked "Technical and professional qualifications".