Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-10-04
Buyer: Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet, Økonomi- og styringsavdelingen, Anskaffelsesseksjonen
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 72260000: Software-related services | 72261000: Software support services | 72266000: Software consultancy services
Estimated value: 24000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-11-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The aim of the procurement is to establish a framework agreement for the delivery of test tools with the accompanying services.
— tools and services that support a general test process in NAV for the development of systems, as well as the integration of standard products and cloud systems in the systems.
The framework agreement shall be established on the basis of licences for NAV's existing portfolio of test tools, which NAV owns and which are described in the framework agreement for the procurement of test tools Annex 1. The tenderer shall provide support for the test tools throughout the contract period.
In the contract period NAV shall have the option to obtain new test tools, replace test tools and go from licensed products for test tools to test tools provided as cloud services.
NAV is improving processes for system development and management in order to achieve better quality and lower costs. The aim of this procurement is to enter into a contract with a tenderer who can offer flexibility in the choice and use of test tools, so that they reflect NAV's requirements.
The contract shall initially cover NAV's requirements for continuing maintenance of existing tools, for which NAV already owns the licences. In the longer term, within the limits of the procurement, we could want to take away parts of the current tool portfolio and replace them with alternative products and services, including possible cloud services.
— standard software (for the installation of NAV's technical platform with the accompanying maintenance services),
The framework agreement will be valid for 2 years from when it is signed. The contracting authority has an option to extend the framework agreement for a further 1 + 1 year.
The selection of tenderers shall be based on the degree of fulfilment of the following qualification requirements:
Norwegian tenderers: A Tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not older than six months calculated from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest.
— Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Norwegian tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: A Tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not older than six months calculated from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest. Requirement: The tenderer is required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: — Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre — Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established.

Award value: 24000000