Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-11-21
Buyer: Norsk Tipping
Country: NO
Region: NO020
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72224200: Systems quality assurance planning services | 79000000 | 79100000 | 79130000 | 79132000
Estimated value: 6000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-12-22
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on combating organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42).
Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?

Eligibility requirements: Demand:

Tenderers shall have sufficient implementation ability and capacity within the requested areas.

If a tenderer will use the capacity of sub-suppliers (supporting companies) to fulfil the requirements of the tenderer ́s technical and professional qualifications, documentation must be enclosed for each sub-supplier in accordance with the documentation requirement below.

The requirement applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and sub-supplier(s). This also means that a group company that will use other companies in the group, for each supporting company, shall enclose documentation in accordance with the documentation requirement below.

Documentation requirements:
                Documentation requirement:

An overview of the tenderer's total manpower as well as capacity for all types of roles that the company has at its disposal within the requested areas (certification services).

If a tenderer will use the capacity of sub-suppliers (supporting companies) to fulfil the requirements of the tenderer's implementation ability and capacity, a signed commitment statement shall be enclosed for each sub-supplier (supporting company) by completing the attached document &quot;Commitment Statement&quot;. The declaration of commitment shall include the following information:

* Name of the tenderer who will rely on sub-suppliers (supporting business)
 * Sub-supplier (supporting business)
   *Name
   * Organisation number
   * Description of the organisation
   * Company Form
   * Ownership structure
   * Manager
   * Mobile No. General Manager
   * E-mail address, Managing Director
   * Description of the estimated contribution (percentage of the total volume) that sub-suppliers shall submit in connection with the contract.
   * Description of which deliveries/services sub-providers shall be responsible for in connection with the contract.
   * A description of how the co-operation relationship between the tenderer and sub-suppliers (supporting business) is based and organised, and whether it involves long-term co-operation relation and any indication of the time aspect of the relationship.
Demand:

Tenderers shall have good competence and experience in the areas requested and shall be able to refer to relevant assignments/deliveries carried out during the last 3 years (certification services).

If a tenderer will use the capacity of sub-suppliers (supporting companies) to fulfil the requirements of the tenderer ́s technical and professional qualifications, documentation must be enclosed for each sub-supplier in accordance with the documentation requirement below.

The requirement applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and sub-supplier(s). This also means that a group company that will use other companies in the group, for each supporting company, shall enclose documentation in accordance with the documentation requirement below.

Documentation requirements:
                Documentation requirement:

* Description of the tenderer ́s up to 3 most relevant assignments/deliveries carried out during the last 3 years. The description of each assignment/delivery must include:
   * name of the contracting authority
   * Contact information for the contracting authority (name, telephone number and email address)
   * brief description of the assignment
   * the assignment ́s length
   * the assignment ́s value and extent

References must be contactable if necessary, to clarify the relevance of the assignment. However, it is the tenderer ́s responsibility to document relevance through the description. Use the attached form &quot;Qualification - Competence and experience - reference assignment company level&quot;.

If a tenderer will use the capacity of sub-suppliers (supporting companies) to fulfil the requirements of the tenderer's competence and experience, a signed commitment statement must be enclosed with the attached document &quot;Commitment Statement&quot;. The declaration of commitment shall include the following information:

* Name of the tenderer who will rely on sub-suppliers (supporting business)
 * Sub-supplier (supporting business)
   *Name
   * Organisation number
   * Description of the organisation
   * Company Form
   * Ownership structure
   * Manager
   * Mobile No. General Manager
   * E-mail address, Managing Director
   * Description of the estimated contribution (percentage of the total volume) that sub-suppliers shall submit in connection with the contract.
   * Description of which deliveries/services sub-providers shall be responsible for in connection with the contract.
   * A description of how the co-operation relationship between the tenderer and sub-suppliers (supporting business) is based and organised, and whether it involves long-term co-operation relation and any indication of the time aspect of the relationship.
Demand:

Tenderers shall have satisfactory finances.

Documentation requirements:
                Documentation requirement:

* Income statement and balance with notes, as well as annual report and auditor's report for recent years. In addition a cash flow statement is required for the companies that are obliged to set this up.
 * Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 6 months from the tender deadline.
 * If it is more than 6 months since the balance sheet for the last annual accounts, the sub-year accounts must be enclosed.
 * Any other information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures.

If a tenderer, for a justifiable reason, cannot present the documentation that Norsk Tipping has requested, he can prove his economic and financial style with any other document that the contracting authority can accept. If the tenderer has such a justifiable reason, he may contact Norsk Tipping in writing in order to clarify which other documentation is acceptable.

If a tenderer will use the capacity of sub-suppliers (supporting companies) to fulfil the requirements of the tenderer's economic and financial capacity, a signed commitment statement must be enclosed with the attached document &quot;Commitment Statement&quot;. The declaration of commitment shall include the following information:

* Name of the tenderer who will rely on sub-suppliers (supporting business)
 * Sub-supplier (supporting business)
   *Name
   * Organisation number
   * Description of the organisation
   * Company Form
   * Ownership structure
   * Manager
   * Mobile No. General Manager
   * E-mail address, Managing Director
   * Description of the estimated contribution (percentage of the total volume) that sub-suppliers shall submit in connection with the contract.
   * Description of which deliveries/services sub-providers shall be responsible for in connection with the contract.
   * A description of how the co-operation relationship between the tenderer and sub-suppliers (supporting business) is based and organised, and whether it involves long-term co-operation relation and any indication of the time aspect of the relationship.
Demand:

The tenderer shall be a legally established company.
                Documentation requirements:
                Documentation requirement:

* Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate
 * Foreign companies: Proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.

If a tenderer has documented a company registration certificate via e-Certificate, documentation in pdf/equivalent must not be enclosed.
Demand:

Tenderers shall have their tax and VAT payments in order.
                Documentation requirements:
                Documentation requirement:

* Norwegian companies: Tax certificate for tax and VAT.

The tax and VAT certificate is delivered by the Norwegian Tax Administration and can be ordered via Altinn.

* Foreign companies: Must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian ones. If their authorities do not issue such documents, the tenderer shall enclose a declaration stating that taxes and VAT have been paid. The declaration shall be confirmed and signed by the company's financial manager and auditor.

The documents must be presented before the tender deadline and must not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline.

If a tenderer has documented a tax certificate via e-Certificate, documentation in pdf/equivalent must not be enclosed.
Norsk Tipping shall procure certification services that involve consultant and assistance work.

The nature of the procurement is consultancy services, i.e. implementation of quantitative and qualitative assistance, typically desk work both at the tenderer and at the contracting authority. The contracting authority estimates that the work to be carried out involves restricted travel activities. The main service is the consultant ́s work effort.

In order to map the climate footprint and other forms of environmental impact from the nature of consultancy services, the contracting authority expects that a consultant ́s climate footprint and environmental impact will be equal to the load from an average permanent employee. It is the employee ́s need for office space and equipment, the energy consumption in the building that the consultant/consultant works in, travel for work, and waste generation that contributes to the employee ́s climate footprint and environmental impact.

The contracting authority, however, estimates that none of the above elements fall within the nature of the procurement, which is a consultancy service/consultancy service. The elements that are related to the species, i.e. the assistance provided and the report/certification that shall be produced, lead to an immaterial climate footprint and an immaterial environmental impact.

Based on the above, the contracting authority will use the exclusion provision in the procurement regulations § 7-9 fifth section, as the procurement is justified in accordance with nature to have a climate footprint and an environmental impact that is immaterial. The contracting authority is therefore exempt from the obligations to weight the environment 30% or to prioritise the environment among the three highest prioritised award criteria.
Norsk Tipping is certified in accordance with the ISO/IEC 27001 standards (management system for information security), WLA-SCS (World Lotteries Association Security Control Standard) and European Lotteries Responsible Gaming Standards.

Norsk Tipping would like to enter into a contract with a tenderer who can cover the need for certification of the following standards:

 1. ISO/IEC 27001

 2. WLA Security Control Standard 2024

 3. European Lotteries Responsible Gaming Standards

 4. Option for other relevant certifications

The assistance includes the following services:    

New contract for certification services - shall include periodic audits, preliminary work before audits, follow-up of deviations and issuing certificates.
Three years.
            Option for a contract extension