Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-01-14
Buyer: Brønnøysundregistrene [The Brønnøysund Register Centre]
Country: NO
Region: Nordland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 30210000 | 30211200 | 30212000 | 32420000 | 32422000
Estimated value: 5000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-02-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Brønnøysund Register Centre shall enter into a 3-year contract for the procurement of dealer services for network equipment from Check Point. The contract shall cover the purchase of machinery with associated software, associated support and maintenance services and other services the dealer can offer.
The existing support, licence and maintenance services shall be transferred to the new dealer ASAP. The contract, with existing terms, shall have an unilateral option for the Brønnøysund Register centre to prolong the agreement with a further 1 + 1 + 1 year. The contract will be automatically extended, unless terminated minimum 1 month prior to the option period.
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Tax and VAT certificate (not older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders). The contracting authority will collect the relevant Company Registration Certificate from the Register of Business Enterprises. Foreign tenderers must attach certificate that prove they are a legally established company and that they are registered in the professional registered as determined by the law of the country in which the tenderer is established. The requirement for tax and VAT certificate means that tenderers with company addresses outside of Norway must submit certificates that confirm the tenderer has their tax and duty payments in order in their homeland. The certificate shall be issued by a public authority with permission to issue these certificates. If a tenderer's home country does not issue such documents or certificates, they can be replaced by a declaration given under oath or affirmation by the relevant person to a legal or administrative in the home country or current country of residence, a notarius publicus or other competent authority in the home country or current country of residence.
The company's most recent Annual Accounts with notes, including any new information of relevance to the company's accounting figures.
The tenderer is required to have satisfactory economic and financial ability to carry out the agreement. The tenderer's solidity, liquidity and financial strength set up against the procurement's total value and contract length will be central in this assessment.
If the tenderer has valid reasons as to why such documentation cannot be obtained, or that the economic situation has changed significantly since the last submitted annual financial statement, the tenderer can prove his economic and financial position with other documentation acceptable to the Contracting Authority. If the tenderer has such valid reasons, he may contact the contracting authority in writing in order to clarify which other documentation is acceptable. The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain a credit rating of the tenderers.
An overview of the service provider's most important contracts in the last 3 years. This must specify the content of the contract, value, length and the name of the contracting authority. The Contracting Authority will accept relevant contracts from the Nordic countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The template, annex 2 must be used.
Documentation/certificate showing that the tenderer is a Check Point stars partner with 4 stars or equivalent.
Statement of the number of persons at the tenderer who work daily with assignments connected to the services included in this competition. The overview of the number of persons shall be divided between number of years of relevant work experience. For these there should also be created an overview of certifications, and/or course distributed on level/scope of work. Template, annex 3 shall be used.

Eligibility requirements: The company's most recent Annual Accounts with notes, including any new information of relevance to the company's accounting figures.
The tenderer is required to have satisfactory economic and financial ability to carry out the agreement. The tenderer's solidity, liquidity and financial strength set up against the procurement's total value and contract length will be central in this assessment. If the tenderer has valid reasons as to why such documentation cannot be obtained, or that the economic situation has changed significantly since the last submitted annual financial statement, the tenderer can prove his economic and financial position with other documentation acceptable to the Contracting Authority. If the tenderer has such valid reasons, he may contact the contracting authority in writing in order to clarify which other documentation is acceptable. The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain a credit rating of the tenderers.
An overview of the service provider's most important contracts in the last 3 years. This must specify the content of the contract, value, length and the name of the contracting authority. The Contracting Authority will accept relevant contracts from the Nordic countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The template, annex 2 must be used. Documentation/certificate showing that the tenderer is a Check Point stars partner with 4 stars or equivalent. Statement of the number of persons at the tenderer who work daily with assignments connected to the services included in this competition. The overview of the number of persons shall be divided between number of years of relevant work experience. For these there should also be created an overview of certifications, and/or course distributed on level/scope of work. Template, annex 3 shall be used. The tenderer shall have very good experience from equivalent assignments. The tenderer must be a Check Point stars partner on 4 stars level. The tenderer must have very good and stable capacity and implementation capacity/ability.
An overview of the service provider's most important contracts in the last 3 years. This must specify the content of the contract, value, length and the name of the contracting authority. The Contracting Authority will accept relevant contracts from the Nordic countries, including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. The template, annex 2 must be used. Documentation/certificate showing that the tenderer is a Check Point stars partner with 4 stars or equivalent. Statement of the number of persons at the tenderer who work daily with assignments connected to the services included in this competition. The overview of the number of persons shall be divided between number of years of relevant work experience. For these there should also be created an overview of certifications, and/or course distributed on level/scope of work. Template, annex 3 shall be used.
The tenderer shall have very good experience from equivalent assignments. The tenderer must be a Check Point stars partner on 4 stars level. The tenderer must have very good and stable capacity and implementation capacity/ability.

Award value: 5000000