Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-14
Buyer: Øvre Eiker kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33600000: Pharmaceutical products | 33680000 | 33690000 | 85149000
Submission deadline: 2021-01-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contest concerns a framework agreement for delivery of medicines, multi-doses and pharmaceutical services and accessories, framework agreement participants (joint procurement partner) named in point 1.1.1.
The value of the procurement is anticipated to be: approx. NOK 3.6 million excluding VAT per year. The volume is estimated based on statistics and accounting figures for the procurement of equivalent products for the same buyer group for the first half of the 2020 year. The volume must be considered an estimate and non binding for the contracting authority. The volume will be dependent on i.a. the contracting authority's requirements, activities, budget and other framework factors.
The contracting authority will sign a contract with one (1) tenderer in each zone. Refer to the procurement documents for further information.
Tender offers may be submitted for one or more zones. Subtenders and alternative tenders cannot be submitted within each group.
Zone 1: Øvre Eiker Municipality, Lier Municipality, Ringerike Municipality, Modum Municipality and Hole Municipality;
Zone 2: Flå Municipality, Nesbyen Municipality, Ål Municipality, Gol Municipality, Krødsherad Municipality, Hemsedal Municipality and Hol Municipality;
Zone 3: Kongsberg Municipality, Tinn Municipality, Hjartdal Municipality, Flesberg Municipality, Sigdal Municipality, Nore og Uvdal Municipality, Rollag Municipality and Notodden Municipality.
The contract has a duration of two (2) years with an option for the contracting authority to further extend for up to 2 years, 1 year at a time. The option is a right for the contracting authority, not an obligation. The tenderer has no equivalent right. The options are triggered automatically, as long as the contracting authority has not given notice to the tenderer that the contract will not be extended. The individual collaborating purchasing parties cannot trigger the option. ‘Notice’ must be in writing from the contracting authority at the latest one (1) month before the contract expires, or one (1) month before any extension year expires.
The contracting authority expects that the tenderer studies the contractual terms and makes the required internal clarifications in such a way that a contract can be signed if awarded.
Documentation requirement: requirement for certificate of paid VAT, tax and social security contribution. A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's country, confirming that the tenderer has met their obligations in regard to payment of VAT, tax and social security contributions in the country where the tenderer/contractor has their headquarters the (Norwegian certificate for Tax and VAT is combined and ordered from altinn.no, previously RF-1244) in accordance with the legislation in the country. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old.
The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if he has already received it, in accordance with the regulations § 17-1(4). If you have submitted a tax certificate to the contracting authority and it is still valid at the time of the tender submission for this contract the tender submission deadline, for this contest, you are not obliged to submit a certificate now. If this is the case, state when and to whom the certificate was previously submitted. You can, however, enclose the certificate voluntarily if you want.
Requirements regarding the tenderer´s economic and financial standing: the financial capacity to fulfil the contract is required (ESPD: Part IV B.58-3).
Documentation: the contracting authority will assess finances through the company and accounting information system Proff Forvalt (www.forvalt.no). The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain supplementary information about the tenderer's finances.