Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-05-08
Buyer: Statnett SF
Country: NO
Region: NO0A2
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72268000: Software supply services | 72300000 | 72320000
Estimated value: 10000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-06-06

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers shall have sufficient relevant experience from equivalent deliveries. The deliveries from (submitted deliveries) scale must be carried out in a satisfactory manner. 

Detailed description of the tenderer ́s 5 most important relevant deliveries in the last 3 years calculated from the application deadline. The following must be stated for each of the deliveries:
a) Brief description of the content and scope of the delivery.
b) Date of the delivery
c) The delivery ́s value
d) Name of the contracting authority
e) Contact person at the contracting authority with contact data (telephone number and email address).

In addition to the tenderer ́s provided deliveries, Statnett will also look into any own experiences with the supplier, including completed score Cards from previous relevant assignments.

If the tenderer will use the capacity of other companies to fulfil the requirement for relevant experience, the tenderer shall document that the tenderer can use the necessary resources by presenting a commitment statement from these entities.
The tenderer must have organisational capacity to fulfil the contract, i.e. sufficient staffing and necessary competence. 

a) Overview of the company's total manpower, specified per location. 
b) Overview of available competence/disciplines that the tenderer has and the number of resources with competence in each discipline.
This shall include any sub-suppliers, cf. point 5.3.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to be able to fulfil the contract. 
The requirement for the credit rating is score A according to Bisnode, or equivalent.

The tenderer's Annual Financial Statements including notes with the Board's and the auditor's reports from the last two years. In addition, the tenderer is asked to present a credit rating, not older than three months from the deadline for submitting a request for participation in the competition, from a certified credit rating company with permission from the Financial Supervisory Authority to carry out such credit ratings.  

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to carry out a credit assessment itself.

The financial strength will be assessed on the tenderer's turnover, liquidity, solidity and debt ratio.
Tenderers shall have a documented and implemented environmental management system. The environmental management system shall cover all organisation units and processes included in the deliveries to the Contracting Authority. The environmental management system shall fulfil the requirements in ISO 14001 or equivalent.

Copy of AN ISO 14001 certificate or equivalent recognised standard for environmental management, issued by an accredited certification body.  

If the tenderer ́s environmental management system is not certified, the tenderer shall document that the system is equivalent to a certified standard with:
› Report/evaluation of the tenderer's environmental management system, prepared by an independent third party (e.g. an audit company), with competence to assess that the system is equivalent to the requested standard.
Or
› A description of the environmental management system and how the system was implemented and managed in the entity. The description must be so detailed that the Contracting Authority can undertake an independent assessment of the tenderer's environmental management system.
Tenderers shall have a documented and implemented management system for information security. The management system shall cover all organisation units and processes included in the deliveries to the Contracting Authority.  The management system shall fulfil the requirements in ISO 27001 or equivalent.

A copy of an ISO 27001 certificate or equivalent recognised standard for information security, issued by an accredited certification body.  

If the tenderer's information security management system is not certified, the tenderer shall document that the management system is equivalent to a certified standard with:
› Report/evaluation of the tenderer's management system for information security, prepared by an independent third party (e.g. an audit company), with competence to assess that the management system is an equivalently requested standard.
Or
› A description of the information security management system as well as how the system is implemented and managed in the entity. The description must be so detailed that the Contracting Authority can undertake an independent assessment of the tenderer's management system.
The tenderer shall be a legally established company.
Norwegian tenderers: 
› Company Registration Certificate

Foreign tenderers:
› Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where the tenderer is established.
Tenderers shall have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order.

Tax certificate not older than six months calculated from the deadline for submitting a request for participation in the competition. Tax certificate means: 

Norwegian tenderers: 
› Tax and VAT certificate issued by the tax office via Altinn.

Foreign tenderers:
› Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have their tax and duty payments in order. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer shall submit a statement which states that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration shall be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for Finance.
Clarifications and supplements are allowed.
3. Requirements for suppliers participating in a consortium
If suppliers participate in a consortium (collaborative constellations such as a consortium, Joint Venture, etc.), this must be clearly stated in the request to participate in the competition (request for qualification). The suppliers that are part of the consortium must be stated in the request form (Appendix 1: Request form), and the form must be signed by an authorised representative of the consortium (one common request form for the consortium). The consortium must only provide one gender neutral preferred.
All suppliers in the consortium must submit their own self-declaration form (ESPD), as well as documentation of fulfilment of relevant qualification requirements (see section 5.3 Support from other companies). The suppliers in the consortium must also, as preliminary documentation of the collaboration, submit a declaration of commitment to each other (Appendix 3: Declaration of commitment).
In connection with the submission of any offer in the competition (bid phase), the suppliers must submit a signed cooperation agreement for the consortium as part of the offer. Please note that changing the constellation after qualification has been completed may result in the right or obligation to reject.
The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the consortium against the provisions on rejection. When assessing rejection based on fulfilment of qualification requirements, the consortium will be assessed as a whole.
The contracting authority asks all suppliers to be aware of competition law restrictions on tender cooperation, and encourage all suppliers in the consortium to conduct an assessment before initiating cooperation to submit an inquiry and/or offer in the competition.
See the tender documentation, the SSA-L delivery contract BIM-platform and Annex 3.