Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-01-13
Buyer: Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72300000 | 72310000: Data processing services | 72315000: Data network management and support services
Estimated value: 300000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-02-11

Technical requirements: The contract shall cover the Government Digitalisation Organisation (DIO) ́s need for access to the General Cloud (IaaS/PaaS) through a joint venture partner. 
Access to the General Cloud means access to a cloud service infrastructure and platform, often referred to as IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service).  This includes cloud services sold in the open market, including standardised systems that are basically the same for all customers. The scope includes related services that are necessary to support, use or otherwise closely related to the infrastructure and platform services, in themselves or together with other infrastructure.
The market for public PaaS and IaaS services with related services is constantly changing and developing, and it requires access to an updated service catalogue with a broad spectrum of cloud services in the contract period.
Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil a contract of an equivalent nature and scope, with, among other things, a credit rating of "good creditworthiness" from Experian, or equivalent level from another credit information company will be adequate.
Documentation requirement:
• A credit rating with key figures from a certified credit information company, for example Experian or equivalent. 
• The credit rating shall include the credit rating degree (rating) of the tenderer - typically indicated by a rating code or brief text. The assessment shall include or have attached an explanation of the rating code/scale of possible rating codes.
• If the tenderer feels that such a credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, please send supplementary information together with the qualification application.
Requirement: Payment of taxes and duties.
Norwegian tenderers
Tax certificate, not older than six months, confirming that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax, social security and VAT payments, can be ordered and obtained from Altinn by using a separate link on the skatteetaten.no. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificate is electronically certified and is therefore not signed. See the skatteetaten.no for further information. 

Tenderers with tax arrears may be rejected. Exceptions can be made from this rule if the tenderer is in a dispute with the tax authorities. If so, documentation on the case must be submitted as part of the application.
The tenderer shall be a legally established company.
• Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate or printout from the Register of Entities for non-registration obliged individual companies.
• Foreign companies: Confirmation that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. The confirmation can be submitted in writing or with reference to BRIS.
Tenderers shall have sufficient combined experience to fulfil a contract of an equivalent nature and extent.

Documentation requirement
• A description of the tenderer's up to three most relevant assignments in the last five years. 

• The description for each assignment shall include a statement of:
o Name of the recipient (if possible)
o The time and length of the assignment
o The assignment's scope in value and FTE
o The tenderer ́s role/responsibility
o Infrastructure and platform services (Iaas/PaaS)
o Any other related services
o To what degree the services support socially critical functions
o Any other conditions that are central for assessing relevance of the assignment.

Tenderers are themselves responsible for ensuring that the description is of such a nature that it documents that the requirement is met. 

Use a template in Annex 4 Template for a description of reference assignments.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil a contract of an equivalent nature and scope, with, among other things, a credit rating of "good creditworthiness" from Experian, or equivalent level from another credit information company will be adequate.
Documentation requirement:
• A credit rating with key figures from a certified credit information company, for example Experian or equivalent. 
• The credit rating shall include the credit rating degree (rating) of the tenderer - typically indicated by a rating code or brief text. The assessment shall include or have attached an explanation of the rating code/scale of possible rating codes.
• If the tenderer feels that such a credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, please send supplementary information together with the qualification application.
Requirement: Payment of taxes and duties.
Norwegian tenderers
Tax certificate, not older than six months, confirming that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax, social security and VAT payments, can be ordered and obtained from Altinn by using a separate link on the skatteetaten.no. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificate is electronically certified and is therefore not signed. See the skatteetaten.no for further information. 

Tenderers with tax arrears may be rejected. Exceptions can be made from this rule if the tenderer is in a dispute with the tax authorities. If so, documentation on the case must be submitted as part of the application.
The tenderer shall be a legally established company.
• Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate or printout from the Register of Entities for non-registration obliged individual companies.
• Foreign companies: Confirmation that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. The confirmation can be submitted in writing or with reference to BRIS.
Tenderers shall have sufficient combined experience to fulfil a contract of an equivalent nature and extent.

Documentation requirement
• A description of the tenderer's up to three most relevant assignments in the last five years. 

• The description for each assignment shall include a statement of:
o Name of the recipient (if possible)
o The time and length of the assignment
o The assignment's scope in value and FTE
o The tenderer ́s role/responsibility
o Infrastructure and platform services (Iaas/PaaS)
o Any other related services
o To what degree the services support socially critical functions
o Any other conditions that are central for assessing relevance of the assignment.

Tenderers are themselves responsible for ensuring that the description is of such a nature that it documents that the requirement is met. 

Use a template in Annex 4 Template for a description of reference assignments.
Tenderers shall have a quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent, which is relevant for the deliveries in the contract. Documentation requirement
• A description of the tenderer ́s quality management system.
• If the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent, a copy of a valid certificate can alternatively be enclosed.
• A description of how the management system was implemented in the company.
Tenderers shall have a safety management system in accordance with ISO 27001 or equivalent, which is relevant for the deliveries in the contract.

Documentation requirement
• A description of the tenderer's safety management system.
• If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 27001 or equivalent, a copy of a valid certificate can be enclosed.
• A description of how the management system was implemented in the company.
The contract shall cover the Government Digitalisation Organisation (DIO) ́s need for access to the General Cloud (IaaS/PaaS) through a joint venture partner. 
Access to the General Cloud means access to a cloud service infrastructure and platform, often referred to as IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and PaaS (Platform as a Service).  This includes cloud services sold in the open market, including standardised systems that are basically the same for all customers. The scope includes related services that are necessary to support, use or otherwise closely related to the infrastructure and platform services, in themselves or together with other infrastructure.
The market for public PaaS and IaaS services with related services is constantly changing and developing, and it requires access to an updated service catalogue with a broad spectrum of cloud services in the contract period.