Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2025-10-16
Buyer: Ålesund kommune
Country: NO
Region: NO0A3
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30200000 | 30230000 | 30233000 | 30233100 | 30233132
Estimated value: 40000000 NOK
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: The objective of the agreement is to meet the customer's need for network and server products. The framework agreement is divided into two sub-contracts:

Sub-contract network products will be WLAN controllers, access points, switches, routers and computer cabinet equipment.

Sub-contract server and storage products, relevant products can be rack servers, hyper converged systems and storage.

Comments on the contract:

Tenderers can offer used equipment in mini competitions and with direct call-offs for procurements under NOK 100,000.000. (Tenders shall be clearly stated if the tenderer offers used products)
If purchases under NOK 100,000 excluding VAT, the customer can choose to make direct call-offs with the tenderer who delivered the best tender.
Anywhere within the participating municipalities ́ municipal borders.
Tenderers shall fill in the attached price form in their cost calculations and submit it as an annex to the tender in Excel format. All fields in the attached price form marked with yellow shall be completed. Missing the price fields can cause difficulties in assessing the tender and the tender can then be rejected.

All prices are in NOK, excluding VAT, including all direct or indirect expenses and duties that could be incurred in connection with the delivery. Order fees and invoice fees are to be seen as expenses. The prices shall include all costs for the customer who is included in this competition. Costs that the tenderer knows will be incurred, but that are not specifically stated in the tender, will be seen as included in the stated costs.

All prices stated in the tender include licence costs over a 5 year contract period.

Definition of cost price: 

If the supplier even produces the item, the cost price is what it costs to produce the item. Then costs such as the purchase of raw materials and costs that apply to the production itself, such as electricity, labour and so on, will be included in the cost price.
If the item is purchased externally, then it is the tenderer's purchase price plus freight etc. (in to the supplier), minus any discounts/bonuses, which make up the item's cost price. Can also be referred to as intake food.
Cost price shall be collected on the following date: Wednesday 28 May

NB! Tenderers are not allowed to offer goods with a negative mark-up percentage in the competition. The offered crackdown shall be equal or smaller throughout the entire contract period.

Evaluation:

When assessing the price, a hybrid model with break point 1 will be used. The total price for sub-contracts 1 and 2 will be evaluated separately. The attached template for the evaluation model is attached. 

The tenderer ́s total points for this award criteria is weighted with the award criteria ́s weighting percentage.
The award criteria consists of 2 sub-criteria:

The sub-criterion "Miljømerke" will be weighted 70% of this award criteria. 
The sub-criterion "Recyclable materials" is weighted 30% of this award criteria.

Orientation:

The tenderer will be assessed on the following:

Whether the products are environmentally labelled

To what degree the products consist of recyclable materials
Orientation:

Tenderers shall fill in the annex "Requirement Specification" for the lot(s) for which they submit a tender.

Evaluation:

This award criteria will be assessed based on the tenderer ́s description of the award criteria. A total procurement assessment of the described system will be carried out during the evaluation.


Winner: Telecom Norden AS
Number of bids: 4