Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-11-12
Buyer: NORGES BANK
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72212500: Communication software programming services | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72600000 | 79415200 | 79822500
Estimated value: 22000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-12-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Visual Identity and guidelines related to the design for Norges Bank as a whole Strategy, concept and idea development as well as commissioning of communications material
Development and maintenance of www.nbim.no, which is the website of the Government Pension Fund Global/ Norges Bank Investment Management, excluding back-end development. Consultancy services and development of other applications / communication solutions are also included.
Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate
Foreign tenderers: Verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. -- Tenderers must have their tax and VAT certificates in order. Documentation requirement: Tenderers must attach a certificate for tax and VAT, not older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. This requirement only applies to Norwegian tenderers.
Tenderers must have the economic and financial capacity to carry out the assignment/contract throughout the entire contract period. Documentation requirement: The following documentation must be attached to the ESPD:
1. A credit rating of the tenderer from a global credit rating agency or supplier with a licence in Norway (not older than 2 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders).
Norges Bank shall carry out an overall assessment of the economic and financial capacity based on the liquidity ratio, the equity ratio, the interest coverage ratio, the cash flow from operations, the annual result and the auditor's report.
The tenderer must have extensive experience from similar assignments related to assistance for Visual Identity and communications material, Web pages and social media in the last three years. Documentation requirement: A minimum of three examples for each LOT that tenders are given, including information on corresponding assignments in the last three years.
Norges Bank reserves the right to contact references if deemed necessary. The tenderer is asked to specify which LOT and number / numbers the references apply to. Tenderers must have a good environmental management system. This means that the tenderer must have established methods for working actively and systematically with reducing negative environmental impact from activities related to the execution of the contract. Documentation: A description of environmental measures and/or environmental strategies that have been implemented in the tenderer's organisation.
If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate Foreign tenderers: Verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. -- Tenderers must have their tax and VAT certificates in order. Documentation requirement: Tenderers must attach a certificate for tax and VAT, not older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. This requirement only applies to Norwegian tenderers.

Award value: 22000000