Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-08-28
Buyer: VT Innkjøp
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48219300 | 48311100 | 48329000 | 48810000: Information systems
Submission deadline: 2019-09-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: As a result of the county merger the current archives and trade systems for the 2 counties must be concluded and new archives must be established for the new county. The caseworkers need a system that can provide easy and efficient access to old systems without requiring continues operation of each system.
The access system must ensure reliable case proceedings and an efficient collection of decisions basis for the new county.
The estimated contract value is 700 000 NOK excluding VAT per annum (procurement + 10 years operation).
A contract in accordance with Part III) in the Public Procurement Regulations for: access system for Vestfold and Telemark Counties' conclued trade systems.
As a result of the county merger the current archives and trade systems for the 2 counties must be concluded and new archives must be established for the new county. The caseworkers need a system that can provide easy and efficient access to old systems without requiring continues operation of each system.
The access system must ensure reliable case proceedings and an efficient collection of decisions basis for the new county.
Telemark county is the host county for the procurement cooperation VT Innkjøp, which is responsible for the implementation of the tender competition.
The 2 counties have a total of just over 420 000 inhabitants and approx. 3 800 employees. The counties are politically governed at regional administration level, with their own county council and county mayor as the top manager. The 2 counties have their own administration with the accompanying entities. The counties have an important assignment in society and are central development actors. The main assignment is to operate and develop the counties within sixth form college education, transport and dental health and to see to the role of regional development actor by facilitating the development of businesses and jobs, influencing how areas are used, preserving cultural memorials, landscape and environment qualities.
The counties are actively working on digitalising services and work processes. It is important to ensure good future-orientated systems that support fully-digitalised work processes. Joint ICT platforms and systems must be modern and have good availability and performance. This also applies to this contract.
The Norwegian Parliament has decided that the county structure in Norway shall change. Vestfold and Telemark fylkeskommune are currently 2 separate counties. As a result of the Norwegian Parliament's decision, Vestfold and Telemark will be merged into a new county from 1.1.2020. The new large county (New Vestfold and Telemark County) will have the new organisation number 821227062.
Description of the contracting authority's requirement for a call for tenders for an access system for concluded trade systems in Vestfold and Telemark Counties.
The estimated contract value is 700 000 NOK excluding VAT per annum (procurement + 10 years operation).
The given value is only an estimate. The value must therefore be considered an estimate and is not binding.
If the contracting authority's needs are met by own system development (own or under the direction of IKA Kongsberg) or cannot be procured due to budgetary limitations, this is to be regarded as an objective justification for cancelling the competition.
The deadline for submitting tenders is on the competition's front page in the Visma Tendsign system. After this date the Visma system is concluded so that it is no longer possible to submit a tender via the system. Late tenders will be rejected.