Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-03-05
Buyer: Agder Fylkeskommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 64210000 | 72318000: Data transmission services
Estimated value: 700000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-04-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The municipalities and Agder County will make a joint procurement of large broadband capacities with the accompanying services, and actively use this in service production and for the digitalisation of services.
The municipalities and Agder County will make a joint procurement of large broadband capacities with the accompanying services, and actively use this in service production and for the digitalisation of services. The procureemnt is split into seven networks as follows:
Network 3: Arendal, Grimstad, Froland, Åmli, Gjerstad, Vegårshei, Tvedestrand, Risør and Vennesla Municipalities and Agder County (IKT Agder IKS),
Norwegian companies: company registration certificate, not older than 6 months at the application deadline.
Foreign companies: documentation proving that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The documentation shall not be older than 1 month calculated from the application deadline.
Companies who are liable for tax and duties in Norway: Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months, calculated from the deadline for requests for pre-qualification.
Companies who are liable for tax and duties abroad shall submit an equivalent certificate as mandated by the legislation in the country where the tenderer is registered as a company.
Tenderers must submit a certificate of conduct or an equivalent document issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, showing that there are no punishable conditions as mentioned in the Public Procurement Regulations § 24-2 (2).
It is possible to submit Certificates of Good Conduct after the deadline for submission of tenders if the delivery time for presenting such a certificate makes this necessary.
Tenderers shall submit a certificate issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, which shows that there are no rejection grounds concerning bankruptcy and insolvency, etc. as mentioned in the Public Procurement Regulations § 24-2 (3).
Tenderers must have a credit rating equivalent to minimum A in ‘Bisnode.no’. The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating of tenderers itself.
The tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to execute the assignment for the entire delivery period, including any extensions.
Tenderers must document that an environmental management system has been established, which at least contains routines for addressing the following elements:
Tenderers must carry out work connected to this assignment with their own or sub-suppliers´personnel.
For the purchase of goods, tenderers are required to submit their tender along with affirmation that the tender does not include products that are manufactured (applies to the entire value chain) contrary to the ILO's core conventions such as:

Eligibility requirements: (a) Company registration certificate Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: company registration certificate, not older than 6 months at the application deadline. Foreign companies: documentation proving that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The documentation shall not be older than 1 month calculated from the application deadline. (b) Tax and VAT certificate Tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Companies who are liable for tax and duties in Norway: Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months, calculated from the deadline for requests for pre-qualification. Companies who are liable for tax and duties abroad shall submit an equivalent certificate as mandated by the legislation in the country where the tenderer is registered as a company. (c) Certificate of conduct Tenderers must submit a certificate of conduct or an equivalent document issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, showing that there are no punishable conditions as mentioned in the Public Procurement Regulations § 24-2 (2). It is possible to submit Certificates of Good Conduct after the deadline for submission of tenders if the delivery time for presenting such a certificate makes this necessary. (d) Certificate from the bankruptcy register Tenderers shall submit a certificate issued by a competent body in the tenderer's home country or the country where the tenderer is established, which shows that there are no rejection grounds concerning bankruptcy and insolvency, etc. as mentioned in the Public Procurement Regulations § 24-2 (3).

Award value: 700000000