Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-23
Buyer: Alta kommune [Alta municipality]
Country: NO
Region: Finnmark
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 15800000 | 33000000 | 33141200 | 33141240 | 33141621
Estimated value: 6000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contract will involve the contracting authority making call-offs within the deadlines agreed in the framework agreement.
Alta municipality invites tenderers to an open tender contest without negotiations for a two year framework agreement for the delivery of consumables for patient care for the municipality's entities. The aim of the framework agreement is always to cover the current need for consumables for patient care and entities within municipal service provision. The starting point for the framework agreement is that all units in Alta commune are covered by the framework agreement.
Alta municipality has a unilateral option for a contract extension for 1 + 1 year. The extension will be automatic, if the contract is not to be extended, written notice must be sent at the latest 3 months before the contract is automatically extended.
The following requirements are obligatory. Tenderers will be excluded from the competition, cf. the regulations, § 20-12, if the set requirements for participation in the competition are not fulfilled.
— Valid company registration certificate, issued by a professional register as determined by the laws of the country where the tenderer is established, or sworn and confirmed declaration.
— Valid tax and VAT certificate, issued by a competent authority, which confirms that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax and duty obligations in accordance with the legal provisions in the country where the tenderer is established.
Note! None of the requirements will be accepted if they are older than 6 months from the date when the tender is registered as received by the contracting authority.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
— Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit assessment. The credit assessment shall be based on the last known accounting figures, not older than 6 months. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating (include a credit rating, part judgement and historical rating) and it is to be carried out by a publicly certified credit institution.
The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness.

Eligibility requirements: The following requirements are obligatory. Tenderers will be excluded from the competition, cf. the regulations, § 20-12, if the set requirements for participation in the competition are not fulfilled. — Valid company registration certificate, issued by a professional register as determined by the laws of the country where the tenderer is established, or sworn and confirmed declaration. — Valid tax and VAT certificate, issued by a competent authority, which confirms that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax and duty obligations in accordance with the legal provisions in the country where the tenderer is established. — Valid certificate, issued by a competent authority that confirms that the tenderer is not: — bankrupt or petitioned for bankruptcy, — in the process of debt negotiations nor petitioned for debt negotiations, — being wound-up or petitioned for compulsory dispersion. Note! None of the requirements will be accepted if they are older than 6 months from the date when the tender is registered as received by the contracting authority. The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement. — Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit assessment. The credit assessment shall be based on the last known accounting figures, not older than 6 months. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating (include a credit rating, part judgement and historical rating) and it is to be carried out by a publicly certified credit institution. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness. See annex 1, the requirement specifications and needs form. See annex 1, the requirement specifications and needs form.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement. — Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit assessment. The credit assessment shall be based on the last known accounting figures, not older than 6 months. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating (include a credit rating, part judgement and historical rating) and it is to be carried out by a publicly certified credit institution. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement. — Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit assessment. The credit assessment shall be based on the last known accounting figures, not older than 6 months. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating (include a credit rating, part judgement and historical rating) and it is to be carried out by a publicly certified credit institution.
The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness.
See annex 1, the requirement specifications and needs form. See annex 1, the requirement specifications and needs form.
See annex 1, the requirement specifications and needs form.