Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-04-09
Buyer: Statens vegvesen
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72212328 | 72243000 | 72300000 | 72312200: Optical character recognition services
Estimated value: 140000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-05-12
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003, p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must have sufficient financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian. If there is doubt, the Contracting Authority can obtain further information from the tenderer. Requirements for the supplier's economic and financial capacity The supplier shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the contract. A satisfactory credit rating will suffice to meet this requirement. Documentation requirements: The Contracting Authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian. In case of doubt, the Contracting Authority may request additional information from the Supplier.
Tenderers shall have equivalent experience. In order for the experience to be equivalent within the offered product areas, it must be of an equivalent value, nature and scope and it must include the following: • Deliveries of products with equivalent requirements for accuracy and functionality as described in annex 1. Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall confirm that they fulfil this requirement when submitting their tender. Tenderers shall enclose the following documentation: • Description and references for at least two (2) and no more than five (5), of the tenderer's most relevant deliveries from the last five (5) years. Each reference cannot exceed two A4 pages of text, shall contain contact information and shall state the processed volume. The tenderer is responsible for ensuring that all documentation fulfils the stipulated requirements. • A description of how the acquired experience from the above mentioned references will be used to fulfil this tender; this description cannot exceed two A4 pages per reference. Requirements for the supplier's technical and professional qualifications The supplier must have equivalent experience. For the experience to be equivalent within the offered product areas, it must be of equivalent value, nature, and scope and include the following: • Deliveries of products with equivalent requirements for accuracy and functionality as described in Annex 1. Documentation requirements: The Supplier shall confirm its compliance with this requirement upon submitting its tender. The supplier must provide the following proof of documentation: • Description and references for at least two (2), and no more than five (5), of its most relevant deliveries from the past five (5) years. Each reference must not exceed two A4 pages of text, must include contact information, and must specify the volumes processed. The Supplier is responsible for ensuring that all documentation meets the stated requirements. • Description on how its experience from the above references will be applied to fulfil this tender; this description may likewise not exceed two A4 pages per reference
Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall confirm that they fulfil this requirement when submitting their tender. Tenderers shall enclose the following documentation: • A description of how the tenderer will maintain sustainable capacity to fulfil the contract, including organisation structure, relevant resources (except CVs), any planned use of third-party suppliers or sub-suppliers, as well as the tenderer's approach to quality management, environmental responsibility and social responsibility. The Supplier shall have the capacity to fulfil the contract. Documentation requirements: The Supplier shall confirm its compliance with this requirement upon submitting its tender. The supplier must provide the following proof of documentation: • Description of how the Supplier will maintain a sustainable capacity to fulfil the agreement, addressing organisational structure, relevant resources (excluding CVs), any planned use of thirdparty contractors or subcontractors, and the Supplier's approach to quality management, environmental responsibility, and corporate responsibility.
The Total Cost of Ownership Criterium for Price shall assess Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) throughout the entire contract period, including establishment, operation (with associated costs for the Contracting Authority) and other relevant cost elements connected to the proposed solution. TCO comprises the following cost elements: • Establishment costs • Operational costs for the contracting authority ́s platform* • Monthly service charges • Image processing fees • Hourly rates for additional services or unforeseen activities Documentation Requirement: Tenderers shall fill in: • SSA-L Annex 6 Annex 1
Quality and risk of the offered system, which may include (but not limited to): • Establishment phase • General requirements • LPRS requirements • Performance level and scaling • Hosting of software in the service • Reports and reporting interface • Service Desk • User administration and identity and access management • Cyber security • Security management • Security documentation • Audit and quality assurance • Test and development - environment, tool and methodology • Maintenance • New versions • Application operation Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall fill in: • SSA-L Annex 2 and annex 1 • SSA-L Annex 3 • SSA-L Annex 4 • SSA-L Annex 5
The procurement is for a License Plate Recognition System (LPRS) as a component of the AutoPASS system portfolio. LPRS embraces a system for Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and Manual Image Recognition (MIR).
The contract can be extended for 1+1+1 year, total 7 years.