Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-06-01
Buyer: Bærum kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30200000 | 30210000 | 30220000 | 30230000 | 31200000
Estimated value: 7500000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-08-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Bærum Municipality invites tenderers to participate in an open tender contest for a contract for the procurement of an HCI system.
Bærum Municipality would like tenders for 16 nodes, of which 12 nodes will be installed on 2 sites with 6 nodes per site. The remaining 4 will be installed on a separate site. Hyper-converged nodes with the accompanying guarantee, on-site assembly, and on-site support. These nodes are to be connected to the existing vCenter and be based on Vmware's infrastructure platform (ESXi, vSAN, NSX-T). VSAN, NSX, and ESXi licences are not included in the procurement. The procurement also includes courses for 4-6 employees. Tenderers are expected to deliver the latest generation of hardware that is available in the current year (2023).
The nodes must have support for 5 years with an option for an extension for 1+1 year, and must include all costs for on-site service. The support level is set to Pro Support Next Business Day, or better.
Norwegian tenderers who are not subject to VAT must present confirmation of this from the Norwegian Tax Administration.
Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
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.
Tenderers are required to be economically and financially solvent, which gives the contracting authority the security that the tenderer will be financially viable throughout the entire contract period.
Expanded credit rating/report, not older than 3 months, from a publicly certified credit rating company with score A (credit worthy), or equivalent, or better rating. The report must be based on the last known fiscal figures. The date must be clearly stated.
Companies without adequate credit rating, newly started companies with a credit score of AN, individual foreign companies or companies without reporting obligation to the Brønnøysund Register Centre will not always be able to document that the requirement is met. In such instances, they will be able to compensate with a satisfactory credit rating which provides an equivalent security for implementation ability. These alternative documents must be included in the tender.
If a tenderer has valid reasons for being unable to present the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can prove the economic and financial position with any other documents that the contracting authority deems suitable.
The concept of a quality management system is that i.a, the tenderer is aware of quality objectives, planning, security, handling of deviations, quality improvement and data security.
Statement of the tenderer's quality assurance system and/or copy of certificate for the  quality control system in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent certificate.
Systems and procedures are required that ensure low environmental impact when performing the delivery.
A description of the tenderer's environmental management system and/or copy of certificates for the environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001:2015, Miljøfyrtårn [Eco-lighthouse], EMAS or equivalent.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order in the country where they are established. Documentation requirement: Tax and VAT certificates The certificate can be downloaded from Altinn.no. The certificate must not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline. Norwegian tenderers who are not subject to VAT must present confirmation of this from the Norwegian Tax Administration. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities. Requirement: Tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate 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.

Award value: 7500000