Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-09-11
Buyer: Sandnes kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72266000: Software consultancy services | 72268000: Software supply services | 72600000
Estimated value: 55000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-10-10
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Procurement of an agreement for maintenance, annual renewal, supplementation and upgrading of existing licences
The contest concerns entry into an agreement for the maintenance of the contracting authority's existing licences, annual renewal of the licences, supplementary purchases if needed to increase the same licences, and purchasing advice on annual renewal and management of the licence agreements. The procurement will also cover upgrading of existing licences, e.g. if the contracting authority wants to move from a licence with set functionality to a licence with extended functionality within the same product area during the contract period. All this will be covered by the tenderer's offered mark-up percentages as stated in the price form.
Major changes to technology choices and advice related to licence optimisation are not part of this agreement.
New purchases of licences (not annual renewals within the agreement period, supplementary purchases or maintenance of the licences included in the price form) with associated maintenance and supplementary purchases are also not included in this agreement. The contracting authority intends to enter into a dynamic purchasing system for the procurement of this.
Please note that the stated estimated value includes the cost of the licences directly to the licence producers, as well as the expected mark-ups from the tenderer. This is therefore not just the tenderer's profit during the contract period.
Tenderers must not have considerable tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented.
Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificates can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration.
A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Tenderers must achieve a minimum rating of ‘Credit worthy’, i.e. the tenderer must be in risk classification 5 or higher on the Experian scale.
Norwegian companies: The contracting authority will obtain the credit rating Commercial Delphi Score from Experian as documentation. The tenderer must as a minimum achieve a rating of ‘Credit worthy’, i.e. the tenderer must be in risk classification 5 or higher on the Experian scale.
Foreign companies: A credit rating from a credit¬rating¬company showing that the tenderer fulfils the requirement. The credit¬rating must show the current economic situation of the company, be based on the last available accounts, and be carried out by a company that has a licence to conduct credit information activities.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification Requirement 1 - Tax certificate: Tenderers must not have considerable tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented. Documentation requirement 1: Norwegian tenderers: Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificates can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. Foreign tenderers A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old. Qualification requirement 2 - the tenderer's organisational and legal position: Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement 2: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate Foreign tenderers Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 55000000