Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-11-18
Buyer: Justis- og beredskapsdepartementet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 73000000 | 73120000 | 73200000 | 73210000 | 73220000
Estimated value: 2000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-01-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The project shall make use of statistical methods and big data for crime forecasting Under headings such as predictive policing, crime forecasting and big data policing, statistical method development has contributed to new ways of using crime statistics. The project will apply similar approaches and methods to draw conclusions about future crime trends. The project can also be based on known factors that research which has shown to affect crimes and analysing how much these factors must change to have a noticeable impact on crime statistics. The project can also include studying the significance of factors that are not well known in the literature, for instance services such as public transport, design of public spaces, etc. and how public spaces are designed regarding street lighting, etc.
For a more detailed description of the assignment, see annex 1 of the contract (the Contracting Authority’s description of the assignment).
The project shall make use of statistical methods and big data for crime forecasting Under headings such as predictive policing, crime forecasting and big data policing, statistical method development has contributed to new ways of using crime statistics. The project will apply similar approaches and methods to draw conclusions about future crime trends. The project can also be based on known factors that research which has shown to affect crimes and analysing how much these factors must change to have a noticeable impact on crime statistics. This is a method for developing crime forecasts.  The project can also include studying the significance of factors that are not well known in the literature, for instance services such as public transport, design of public spaces, etc. and how public spaces are designed regarding street lighting, etc.
The draft of the final report must be submitted by 1.10.2024. The final report shall be delivered by 10.11.2024.
For a more detailed description of the assignment, see annex 1 of the contract (the Contracting Authority’s description of the assignment).
Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate or a printout from the Unit Register for sole proprietorships not required to register.
Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The verification can be submitted in writing or by referring to BRIS.
A certificate, not older than 6 months, which verifies that the tenderer has fulfilled the obligations of payment of taxes, social security contributions and VAT. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn by using a separate link on skatteetaten.no. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificate is electronically certified and is therefore not signed. For further information, see skatteetaten.no.
Requirement: Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the delivery, in which, among other things, being creditworthy without any requirement for collateral will be adequate.
A credit rating with key figures from a recognised credit assessment company, or other form of documentation to verify that the requirement has been met.
A description of the tenderer´s three most relevant assignments in the last three years, together with information about the contracts values, dates of deliveries or executions and names of recipients.
Relevant assignments are defined as projects that have applied advanced statistical methods, machine learning, analysis of big data, etc. Analyses of crime statistics are also relevant.
The tenderer is responsible for ensuring that the description is of such a nature that it verifies that the requirement has been met.

Eligibility requirements: Requirements: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate or a printout from the Unit Register for sole proprietorships not required to register. Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The verification can be submitted in writing or by referring to BRIS.

Award value: 2000000