Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-11-21
Buyer: AtB AS
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34121000: Buses | 34121100: Public-service buses | 60000000 | 60100000 | 60112000
Submission deadline: 2020-01-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: AtB hereby invites tenderers to participate in a competition with negotiations for the procurement of mobile services in Trøndelag. The procurement concerns 3 route areas in Trøndelag County:
The route areas will be operated from and including August 2021. The contract duration is 7 years. The contracting authority has a unilateral right to extend the contract for up to 3 years.
AtB hereby invites tenderers to participate in a competition with negotiations for the procurement of mobile services in Trøndelag. Region North: Leka, Nærøysund, Høylandet, Namsskogan, Røyrvik, Grong, Lierne, Overhalla, Flatanger, Namsos and Snåsa.
If tenders are submitted for each individual route area from more than 4 tenderers, the contracting authority reserves the right to limit the number of tenderers invited to participate in the negotiations to 4 per route area. Such a limit in the number of participants will occur based on the award criteria, cf. the Regulation § 19-12.
AtB hereby invites tenderers to participate in a competition with negotiations for the procurement of mobile services in Trøndelag. Route area Central: Osen, Åfjord, Ørland, Indre Fosen, Inderøy, Steinkjer, Verdal, Levanger, Frosta, Stjørdal, Meråker, Selbu and Tydal.
If tenders are submitted for each individual route area from more than 4 tenderers, the contracting authority reserves the right to limit the number of tenderers invited to participate in the negotiations to 4 per route area. Such a limit in the number of participants will occur based on the award criteria, cf. the Regulation § 19-12.
Option: Nye Vanvikan VGS [New Vanvikan Sixth Form College], see more information in the tender documentation.
AtB hereby invites tenderers to participate in a competition with negotiations for the procurement of mobile services in Trøndelag. Route area South: Frøya, Hitra, Orkland, Heim, Rindal, Skaun, Melhus, Oppdal, Rennebu, Midtre Gauldal, Holtålen, Røros.
If tenders are submitted for each individual route area from more than 4 tenderers, the contracting authority reserves the right to limit the number of tenderers invited to participate in the negotiations to 4 per route area. Such a limit in the number of participants will occur based on the award criteria, cf. the Regulation § 19-12.
Requirement: tenderers must have their tax, employer contribution and VAT payments in order. Documented by: tax certificate. The tax certificate shall not be more than 6 months, from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified.
The tenderer shall submit certificates issued by competent authorities, confirming that the tenderers have met their obligations in regard to the payment of taxes and duties in accordance with the legal provisions in the countries where the tenderers are established. The certificate(s) shall not be older than 6 months, calculated from the tender deadline.
Requirement: the tenderer's company must have the economic and financial capacity to implement the assignment. In this context, sufficient solidity will also be required. Documentation: tenderers must present annual financial statements for the last 2 available years with notes and the Board's Annual Reports, as well as the auditor's reports. Businesses defined as small companies, cf. the Accounting Act § 1-6, are exempt from delivering the Board's Annual Report ref. the Accounting Act § 3-1. As documentation, the contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian.
Requirement No 1: only those who fulfil the terms for operating scheduled. Passenger transport, stated in the regulations of the 26.3.2003, No 401 on domestic professional transport by motor vehicle and vessel, can participate in the competition. This also applies to any subcontractors that may be used for the scheduled driving. Documentation requirement: copy of license for passenger transport by motor vehicle (if available), possibly the documentation required when applying for a license in accordance with the Professional Transport Act § 4, cf. the Professional Transport Regulation of the 26.3.20 No 2003 No 401.
Requirement No 2: tenderers must have experience from bus assignments of equivalent size. Documentation: Overview of the 1-2 most relevant assignment carried out under implementation during the last 5 years, cf. the Procedure Rules Annex 4 Overview of the assignment.
Requirement No 3: tenderer must have a quality assurance system that has been implemented and is in operation. Documentation: Description of the quality assurance system, cf. the Procedure Rules Annex 5 Quality Assurance System. Enclose copies of any certificate(s) issued by a public quality control institution.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: tenderers must have their tax, employer contribution and VAT payments in order. Documented by: tax certificate. The tax certificate shall not be more than 6 months, from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. Foreign tenderers: The tenderer shall submit certificates issued by competent authorities, confirming that the tenderers have met their obligations in regard to the payment of taxes and duties in accordance with the legal provisions in the countries where the tenderers are established. The certificate(s) shall not be older than 6 months, calculated from the tender deadline.