Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-12-14
Buyer: ARBEIDS- OG VELFERDSETATEN (NAV)
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72212222 | 72212510 | 72212730 | 72212761 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services
Estimated value: 200000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-01-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Qualification - framework agreement for the procurement of standard software and cloud services, with accompanying services - central infrastructure
NAV needs a competent tenderer that will secure uniform deliveries for the contracting authority within specified and requested software, cloud services, and consultancy services, see Annex 1. Tenderers must have broad competence and a broad product assortment, and must be capable of putting together good systems based on the contracting authority’s requirements, including, but not limited to, coordination, administration and interaction with the contracting authority and sub-suppliers/manufacturers.
This framework agreement will give the contracting authority easy access to software, cloud services, and services within central IT infrastructure, and contribute to keeping the contracting authority's costs for the procurement and administration of the technology at a minimum.
The framework agreement will cover the following products and services (see annex 3, point 3.6 and point 3.7):
- All software for automation and operation of central IT infrastructure, with all types of clients and in/out units, e.g.: Printouts, virtualisation, antivirus, cluster, system administrations, etc.
- Middleware: This contract also covers the procurement of middleware systems that can currently be part of other contracts in NAV. When such contracts expire, this contract can cover the need that was previously covered by the other contracts.
- Maintenance of software that is procured, as well as software within the same areas of use that exist when the contract is signed.
- Attribute-based access control in the contract period (the area is being reconsidered based on an ongoing assessment of NAV's strategies. A new contract can, therefore, be made after a separate procurement).
- Cloud services that support procurements for hardware from the procurement of hardware for central infrastructure
The total cost in the contract period are expected to be between approx. NOK 150 - 200 million, including VAT. The maximum cost in the contract period will be NOOK 250 million including VAT. See the qualification documentation, point 1.4
The contracting authority (the Customer) has the option to prolong the contract for an additional one + one year.
The selection of tenderers will be based on the fulfilment of the qualification requirements for good experience and a good and well-functioning quality assurance system, cf. the qualification documentation, point 2.4.
The contracting authority (the Customer) has the option to prolong the contract for an additional one + one year.
Norwegian tenderers: A Tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not older than six months calculated from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Norwegian tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: A Tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not older than six months calculated from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest. Requirement: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian Tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign Tenderers: Certificate for registration in the Register of Business Enterprises as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established.

Award value: 200000000