Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-17
Buyer: Vox, nasjonalt fagorgan for kompetansepolitkk
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72262000: Software development services | 72267100: Maintenance of information technology software | 72268000: Software supply services
Submission deadline: 2016-04-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The assignment is for the development of an electronic solution that refugees can use themselves to register their competence. The software shall:
— Be an internet based self registration system where information about competence and other relevant personal information is recorded and stored.
— Be accessible for refugees who live at centres and are utilised in the Norwegian authority's mapping of quota refugees.
— Be connected with other relevant databased, so that information can be transferred and follow the refugee in further contact with government agencies. Information shall also form the basis for registering data and statistics, and the system for collecting, storing and access to data that must satisfy applicable person protection legislation.
— Development of the solution, as well as operation and maintenance of the test version, have an expected procurement value of 6 000 000 NOK-8 000 000 NOK.
A simple test version of the solution, that does not need to be connected with relevant databases, shall be ready for testing 1, September. The test version shall be available in Arabic and English. The test version shall be evaluated.
It is difficult to define the scope, but the system should be able to handle many users at the same time.
The service provider must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies shall prove that the company is registered in a trade register or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
The tenderer shall have organised conditions with regard to the payment of tax, employer contribution and VAT. Documentation Requirement: Tax Certificate. Foreign Suppliers: Shall submit certificates from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian Authorities. The certificates must not be older than six (6) months calculated from the tender deadline.
Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known accounting figures. The rating shall be carried out by an officially certified credit rating institution.
The supplier shall have experience from a minimum of 2 equivalent contracts during the last 3 years. Documentation requirement: Description at least 2 relevant assignment during the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract's value, date and recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address). References will be contacted if needed to clarify relevance of the assignment. However, it is the tenderer's responsibility to provide a description substantiating relevance.
A good and well-functioning quality assurance system is required for the services that shall be provided. Documentation requirement: Statement regarding the tenderer's quality assurance system/ management system. Or, a Copy of the system certificate issued by an accredited certification body or equivalent documentation.
The tenderer is required to have sufficient staffing and competence of personnel who shall develop the software. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's technical personnel, hereunder the number and qualifications.
Experience: The tenderers with the most relevant experience from equivalent assignments. Weighting 50 percent.
Staffing: The tenderers with the most relevant competence and satisfactory staffing in the specialist field. Weighting 50 percent.

Eligibility requirements: The service provider must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies shall prove that the company is registered in a trade register or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The tenderer shall have organised conditions with regard to the payment of tax, employer contribution and VAT. Documentation Requirement: Tax Certificate. Foreign Suppliers: Shall submit certificates from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian Authorities. The certificates must not be older than six (6) months calculated from the tender deadline. Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known accounting figures. The rating shall be carried out by an officially certified credit rating institution. The supplier shall have experience from a minimum of 2 equivalent contracts during the last 3 years. Documentation requirement: Description at least 2 relevant assignment during the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract's value, date and recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address). References will be contacted if needed to clarify relevance of the assignment. However, it is the tenderer's responsibility to provide a description substantiating relevance. A good and well-functioning quality assurance system is required for the services that shall be provided. Documentation requirement: Statement regarding the tenderer's quality assurance system/ management system. Or, a Copy of the system certificate issued by an accredited certification body or equivalent documentation. The tenderer is required to have sufficient staffing and competence of personnel who shall develop the software. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's technical personnel, hereunder the number and qualifications.
The tenderer shall have organised conditions with regard to the payment of tax, employer contribution and VAT. Documentation Requirement: Tax Certificate. Foreign Suppliers: Shall submit certificates from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian Authorities. The certificates must not be older than six (6) months calculated from the tender deadline. Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known accounting figures. The rating shall be carried out by an officially certified credit rating institution.
The supplier shall have experience from a minimum of 2 equivalent contracts during the last 3 years. Documentation requirement: Description at least 2 relevant assignment during the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract's value, date and recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address). References will be contacted if needed to clarify relevance of the assignment. However, it is the tenderer's responsibility to provide a description substantiating relevance. A good and well-functioning quality assurance system is required for the services that shall be provided. Documentation requirement: Statement regarding the tenderer's quality assurance system/ management system. Or, a Copy of the system certificate issued by an accredited certification body or equivalent documentation. The tenderer is required to have sufficient staffing and competence of personnel who shall develop the software. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's technical personnel, hereunder the number and qualifications.