Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2022-09-09
Buyer: Arkivverket
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 72100000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 73110000
Estimated value: 5300000 NOK

Technical requirements: The National Archives of Norway intends to enter into framework agreement with Gartner Norway AS for the provision of services for supplier independent research, analysis and consultancy services.
a) Consultancy services for end-user organisations based on interviews, analyses and daily contact with other equivalent organisations, to work out, amongst other things, best practice within different areas in the application of technology in the organisations.
b) Monitoring of the participants (the suppliers) in different technology markets, for example by ranking suppliers within a given market, assessing the suppliers' own development based on recognised methodologies.
c) Monitoring technology trends for use, analyses of the impact technology can have in various parts of society, analyses of the various phases a technology undergoes from conception to commercial availability in the market and in daily use in organisations.
d) Monitoring the market with market analyses that includes statistics on market shares, forecasts and market trends. The analyses must be both qualitative and quantitative in nature.
a) Proven analytical models for ranking and positioning of suppliers in various markets and technology areas
a) A portal with relevant content based on research and analyses. It should be possible to configure the portal as needed.
f) Consultancy services in close connection to and based on access to the same research and analysis material that is offered through the member services.
g) A broad selection of trade conferences, seminars and symposia both in Norway and internationally with the possibility for networking with other members.
h) Contact person in Norway who shall assist with optimal agreement compliance by holding regular meetings.
Framework agreement: the agreement period has been given as options and annual orders will be made in line with needs and budgetary conditions.
The agreement period is 1 year with an option for the contracting authority for further 1+1+1 year extension. The maximum total contract period is four years. The value of the contract is calculated over 4 years.
Based on the Contracting Authority's investigations and knowledge of the market, the chosen tenderer is the only tenderer who can cover the Contracting Authority's need and who offers a combination of subscriptions, consulting and professional conferences in ICT strategic consulting on this level. It is only by entering into a contract with Gartner that the National Archives of Norway gains access to Gartner's unique knowledge database where information is collected from analysts in over 25 countries. The ability to control access to different information in strategic ICT through such subscription, which can be granulated both in disciplines and different levels in a discipline is also unique to Gartner.
There are no reasons to believe that other providers than the Garner group can provide the requested services. The conditions in § 13-4 letter b are therefore considered met.
The deadline for lodging appeals/Questions to this notice is 11 days from the date of publication in TED-


Winner: Gartner Norge AS
Award value: 5300000