Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-05-27
Buyer: Bærum kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30200000 | 30210000 | 30220000 | 30230000 | 31200000
Estimated value: 8000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-06-29
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Bærum municipality invites tenderers to participate in an open tender contest for a contract for the purchase of IT infrastructure equipment.
The purpose of this procurement is to meet the contracting authority's need for IT infrastructure equipment.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
Norwegian tenderers who are not subject to VAT must present confirmation of this from the Norwegian Tax Administration.
Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
Tenderers are required to be economically and financially solvent, which gives the contracting authority the security that the tenderer will be financially viable throughout the entire contract period.
Expanded credit rating/report, not older than 3 months, from a publicly certified credit rating company with score A (credit worthy) or equivalent or better. The report must be based on the last known fiscal figures. The date must be clearly stated.
Companies without adequate credit rating, newly started companies with a credit score of AN, individual foreign companies or companies without reporting obligation to the Brønnøysund Register Centre will not always be able to document that the requirement is met. In such instances, they will be able to compensate with a satisfactory credit rating which provides an equivalent security for implementation ability. These alternative documents must be included in the tender.
If a tenderer has valid reasons for being unable to present the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can prove the economic and financial position with any other documents that the contracting authority deems suitable.
The concept of a quality management system is that i.a, the tenderer is aware of quality objectives, planning, security, handling of deviations, quality improvement and data security.
Statement of the tenderer's quality assurance system and/or copy of certificate for the  quality control system in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certificate.
Systems and procedures are required that ensure low environmental impact when performing the delivery.
A description of the tenderer's environmental management system and/or copy of certificates for the environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001:2015, Miljøfyrtårn [Eco-lighthouse], EMAS or equivalent.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 8000000