Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-08
Buyer: Rogaland Fylkeskommune [Rogaland County]
Country: NO
Region: Rogaland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34110000: Passenger cars | 50111100 | 60171000
Estimated value: 2400000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-12-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Rogaland County, henceforth also referred to as the Contracting Authority, invites to an open tender contest for a framework agreement for rental car services.
The objective of the framework agreement is to facilitate a good and flexible car-hire service, which in an easy and suitable manner facilitates the employees' requirements for hired cars. The agreement shall ensure a wide offer of cars for hire. The requirements for hired cars are mainly nationally, but car-hire services may also be relevant abroad.
The service provider shall facilitate good implementation of some of the car-hire service terms The agreement shall ensure access to various types of hired cars in accordance with requested needs. Good availability, quality and service will be emphasised.
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The framework agreement period is 2 years. The contract can be extended by 1+1 year. The estimated value applies for the entire framework agreement period, including extensions.
K 01 Tax certificate — Requirement: Tenderers are not to have significant tax or VAT arrears or an approved repayment plan is to be in existence. Documentation: Tax certificate. The certificate must not be older than 6 months calculated from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-suppliers, a tax certificate must also be provided for them. Foreign tenderers can fulfil the requirement in accordance with the provisions in the public procurement regulations § 11-10 (3).
K 02 Company Registration Certificate. Requirement: The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country.
K 03 — Credit rating — Requirement: The tenderer shall have the financial ability to comply with the contractual obligations. Documentation: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian. The tenderer must achieve a minimum rating of ‘creditworthy’. The tenderer is expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's financial situation. If the tenderer knows that the requirement regarding the financial capacity to carry out the contract cannot be met via the credit rating as specified above, the tenderer can submit other documentation with the tender that confirms a satisfactory financial capacity.
K 04 — Experience. Documentation: Very good implementation ability shall be substantiated. Experience from minimum 3 relevant assignments involving car-hire services for larger contracting authorities with numerous employees. Documentation: List of the most important deliveries or services performed in the last 3 years. The list shall contain a brief description of the assignment, size or value of the services, date and time, name of the customers, telephone, email address and contact person at the customers.

Eligibility requirements: K 01 Tax certificate — Requirement: Tenderers are not to have significant tax or VAT arrears or an approved repayment plan is to be in existence. Documentation: Tax certificate. The certificate must not be older than 6 months calculated from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-suppliers, a tax certificate must also be provided for them. Foreign tenderers can fulfil the requirement in accordance with the provisions in the public procurement regulations § 11-10 (3). K 02 Company Registration Certificate. Requirement: The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country. K 03 — Credit rating — Requirement: The tenderer shall have the financial ability to comply with the contractual obligations. Documentation: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian. The tenderer must achieve a minimum rating of ‘creditworthy’. The tenderer is expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's financial situation. If the tenderer knows that the requirement regarding the financial capacity to carry out the contract cannot be met via the credit rating as specified above, the tenderer can submit other documentation with the tender that confirms a satisfactory financial capacity. K 04 — Experience. Documentation: Very good implementation ability shall be substantiated. Experience from minimum 3 relevant assignments involving car-hire services for larger contracting authorities with numerous employees. Documentation: List of the most important deliveries or services performed in the last 3 years. The list shall contain a brief description of the assignment, size or value of the services, date and time, name of the customers, telephone, email address and contact person at the customers.
K 03 — Credit rating — Requirement: The tenderer shall have the financial ability to comply with the contractual obligations. Documentation: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian. The tenderer must achieve a minimum rating of ‘creditworthy’. The tenderer is expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's financial situation. If the tenderer knows that the requirement regarding the financial capacity to carry out the contract cannot be met via the credit rating as specified above, the tenderer can submit other documentation with the tender that confirms a satisfactory financial capacity.
K 04 — Experience. Documentation: Very good implementation ability shall be substantiated. Experience from minimum 3 relevant assignments involving car-hire services for larger contracting authorities with numerous employees. Documentation: List of the most important deliveries or services performed in the last 3 years. The list shall contain a brief description of the assignment, size or value of the services, date and time, name of the customers, telephone, email address and contact person at the customers.