Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-08
Buyer: Statistisk Sentralbyrå [Statistics Norway]
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72211000: Systems and user software programming services | 72212730 | 72212731 | 72212732 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2016-11-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: ICT functions in SSB come under the Department for Digitalisation and Joint Functions, together with functions for Data Acquisition and Methods (DoF). These together make up a considerable part of SSB's activities. We are carrying out a number of development projects and are responsible for the development, management and operation of IT systems for data acquisition, the production of statistics, analyses and communication. Our ICT environment has more than 100 employees within DoF. The department has broad competence within IT architecture, web and database technology, as well as general software development.
Our projects are largely based on flexible development methodology, free software and open standards. Our management routines are largely based on iterative management cycles. SSB now faces a comprehensive programme of digitalisation and modernisation of SSB's work processes and the DoF Department will have a central initiator role in this work. The department must be able to manage a number of modernisation projects parallel with further management and controlled clearance of old systems.
The modernisation work will be organised as a multi-year programme, broken down to several projects that shall deliver independent contributions in order to achieve SSB's main target of a flexible, efficient and user orientated production platform. The programme is carrying out a pre-analysis in 2016, in which a delivery and implementation strategy is prepared and initiatives, including the project portfolio, are described. Further preparations, maturing and detailed planning shall be carried out in 2017. The tentative start of the modernisation is set for 2018.
A programme function will be responsible for an efficient implementation of the modernisation at an acceptable risk profile. The modernisation of the statistics production is a complex business run project, which has major requirements for planning, a description of activities and projects, as well as the ability to manage and deliver changes that affect both work processes, systems and technology. The need for separate contracts for this commitment will be assesed for the ongoing planning of the modernisation work.
Parallel to this, SSB needs to hold a competition for framework agreements for ICT consultancy services for the following service areas:
Tenderers who are engaged through these framework agreements can be pulled into both the modernisation and assignments for management and operation.
Qualification for parts of the assignment is allowed, i.e. send a request to submit a tender for one or several of the service areas. The services areas will be evaluated separately.
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K 01 tax certificate — Requirement: Tenderers must have submitted their tax assessments and paid tax, payroll tax and VAT. Documented by: Certificate for tax and VAT. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-providers, tax certificates must be provided for them as well.
K 02 company registration certificate — Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country.
K 03 wages and working conditions — Requirement: Tenderers must comply with the requirements regarding wages and working conditions. Documentation: A signed Self-Declaration on wages and working conditions.
K 04 financial requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contractual obligations. Documented by: A credit assessment from a certified credit institution/company. The credit assessment shall not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating and include a credit rating, part rating and historical rating. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenders from service providers with a lower score than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered.
K 05 experience. Tenderers are required to have sufficient experience in carrying out this type of assignment in a secure and good way. Tenderers are required to have documented experience within the requested services in the request for participation. Documented by: — Three relevant assignments within the last three years, within these services areas. Fill in the attached form Annex 2 — Reference Form.
K 06 Description of the tenderer's organisation including: — A description of relevant units at the tenderer — A description of the tenderer's relevant services — A description of how the tenderer operates service and competence development within the relevant service areas — A description of how the tenderer contributes to service and competence development within the rest of the ICT branch — The number of relevant consultants within the service area included in the request for participation. The template in annex 3 is to be used. The personnel proposed to the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs not submitted. Regarding the above description, tenderers must take into account the contents of points 3.1.1 to 3.1.5 in the qualification documentation.
K 07. Tenderers shall have a good and well-functioning system for quality assurance/management. Tenderers shall document a system for quality assurance/control. If the tender is certified in accordance with internationally recognised standards for quality assurance/control, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the issued certificate. If the tenderer is not certified, the quality system must be documented. The documentation shall be general and it must not exceed four A4 pages. The template in annex 4 shall be used.

Eligibility requirements: K 01 tax certificate — Requirement: Tenderers must have submitted their tax assessments and paid tax, payroll tax and VAT. Documented by: Certificate for tax and VAT. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-providers, tax certificates must be provided for them as well. K 02 company registration certificate — Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country. K 03 wages and working conditions — Requirement: Tenderers must comply with the requirements regarding wages and working conditions. Documentation: A signed Self-Declaration on wages and working conditions. K 04 financial requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contractual obligations. Documented by: A credit assessment from a certified credit institution/company. The credit assessment shall not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating and include a credit rating, part rating and historical rating. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenders from service providers with a lower score than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. K 05 experience. Tenderers are required to have sufficient experience in carrying out this type of assignment in a secure and good way. Tenderers are required to have documented experience within the requested services in the request for participation. Documented by: — Three relevant assignments within the last three years, within these services areas. Fill in the attached form Annex 2 — Reference Form. K 06 Description of the tenderer's organisation including: — A description of relevant units at the tenderer — A description of the tenderer's relevant services — A description of how the tenderer operates service and competence development within the relevant service areas — A description of how the tenderer contributes to service and competence development within the rest of the ICT branch — The number of relevant consultants within the service area included in the request for participation. The template in annex 3 is to be used. The personnel proposed to the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs not submitted. Regarding the above description, tenderers must take into account the contents of points 3.1.1 to 3.1.5 in the qualification documentation. K 07. Tenderers shall have a good and well-functioning system for quality assurance/management. Tenderers shall document a system for quality assurance/control. If the tender is certified in accordance with internationally recognised standards for quality assurance/control, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the issued certificate. If the tenderer is not certified, the quality system must be documented. The documentation shall be general and it must not exceed four A4 pages. The template in annex 4 shall be used.
K 04 financial requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contractual obligations. Documented by: A credit assessment from a certified credit institution/company. The credit assessment shall not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating and include a credit rating, part rating and historical rating. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenders from service providers with a lower score than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered.
K 05 experience. Tenderers are required to have sufficient experience in carrying out this type of assignment in a secure and good way. Tenderers are required to have documented experience within the requested services in the request for participation. Documented by: — Three relevant assignments within the last three years, within these services areas. Fill in the attached form Annex 2 — Reference Form. K 06 Description of the tenderer's organisation including: — A description of relevant units at the tenderer — A description of the tenderer's relevant services — A description of how the tenderer operates service and competence development within the relevant service areas — A description of how the tenderer contributes to service and competence development within the rest of the ICT branch — The number of relevant consultants within the service area included in the request for participation. The template in annex 3 is to be used. The personnel proposed to the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs not submitted. Regarding the above description, tenderers must take into account the contents of points 3.1.1 to 3.1.5 in the qualification documentation. K 07. Tenderers shall have a good and well-functioning system for quality assurance/management. Tenderers shall document a system for quality assurance/control. If the tender is certified in accordance with internationally recognised standards for quality assurance/control, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the issued certificate. If the tenderer is not certified, the quality system must be documented. The documentation shall be general and it must not exceed four A4 pages. The template in annex 4 shall be used.