Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-11
Buyer: Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet (The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs)
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 72224200: Systems quality assurance planning services | 72225000: Systems quality assurance services | 73000000
Submission deadline: 2016-06-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs shall carry out a competition with negotiation to enter into agreement with 1 tenderer for the purchase of assistance in connection with technical reviews regarding delivery from Project 2 in the Program for Modernisation of ICT in The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration.
Project 2 is a link in a long-term and comprehensive modernisation and is part of the Program for modernisation of ICT in The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration. The program has been the subject of external quality assurance through The Ministry of Finance's scheme for quality assurance of large government investments. 1 of the suggestions from the quality assurance is to carry out external technical quality assurance of methods and deliveries in the projects in the Program.
The combined value of the services during the agreement period including options, is anticipated to be 3 000 000 NOK-5 000 000 NOK, including VAT.
The agreement has a duration of up to 2,5 years calculated from the contract signing, so that it covers implementation of Project 2 and the planning of Project 3 of the Modernisation Program. The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is subject to the allocation of funding for Project 2 from the Parliament.
In the tender documentation the Contracting Authority will request an option on addition purchase beyond the stated framework.
Norwegian tenderers must present tax certificates for VAT (form RF-1244) and tax (form RF-1244 B). The tax certificates for both tax and VAT can be ordered from the supplier's local tax collection office. The certificates shall be available by the deadline for requesting participation, and they shall not be older than 6 months calculated from the deadline for requesting participation.
Norwegian tenderers who are not subject to VAT must provide confirmation of this from the National Tax Board.
— Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established.
The supplier is required to have good financial solidity. A ‘good creditworthiness’ or better credit rating satisfies this requirement.
The tenderer is required to have relevant experience from similar assignments, cf. the discussion in point 2.1 above.
— Description of up to 5 of the tenderer's most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years. The description shall also include recipients/contracting authorities, duration, business area/business process, value and the Tenderer's role/area of responsibility.
If the value cannot be specified due to confidentiality requirements, the tenderer is asked to specify the number of man-labour years for the tenderer's input.
— Name and contact information of the reference client's contact person who can confirm this information, must be provided on request.
— A brief description of the Tenderer's methods and processes that are relevant in ensuring the quality for this type of assistance.
— An account of the company's quality assurance system/management system and any certificates issued by independent bodies.

Eligibility requirements: Obligatory and mandatory requirements: Documentation requirement: — Tax Certificate (Form RF-1244B); — VAT certificate (Form RF-1244). Tax certificates: Norwegian tenderers must present tax certificates for VAT (form RF-1244) and tax (form RF-1244 B). The tax certificates for both tax and VAT can be ordered from the supplier's local tax collection office. The certificates shall be available by the deadline for requesting participation, and they shall not be older than 6 months calculated from the deadline for requesting participation. Norwegian tenderers who are not subject to VAT must provide confirmation of this from the National Tax Board. Organisational and legal position of the supplier. Requirements: The tenderer is required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: — Norwegian suppliers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. — Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established. Requirements: The supplier is required to have good financial solidity. A ‘good creditworthiness’ or better credit rating satisfies this requirement. Documentation requirement: — The Contracting Authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian; see www.Experian.no Qualification requirements: The supplier is required to have a good ability to carry out the contract. The tenderer is required to have relevant experience from similar assignments, cf. the discussion in point 2.1 above. The tenderer is required to have proven and suitable quality assurance methods. Documentation requirement: A description of the supplier's implementation ability that includes: — A description of relevant units at the Tenderer. — The number of relevant resources in accordance with the content and scope of the procurement. Please do not state which personnel will be carrying out the assignment nor provide CVs. — Description of up to 5 of the tenderer's most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years. The description shall also include recipients/contracting authorities, duration, business area/business process, value and the Tenderer's role/area of responsibility. If the value cannot be specified due to confidentiality requirements, the tenderer is asked to specify the number of man-labour years for the tenderer's input. The template in Appendix 1 must be used. — Name and contact information of the reference client's contact person who can confirm this information, must be provided on request. — A brief description of the Tenderer's methods and processes that are relevant in ensuring the quality for this type of assistance. There should be no sales text or experience descriptions. — An account of the company's quality assurance system/management system and any certificates issued by independent bodies. Independence: Qualification requirements: Tenderer must have an independent position in regard to the technical review that shall be carried out. The requirement of independence in the execution of this quality assurance assignment stipulates that the tenderer cannot have or have had assignments for The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration in the IT area, or be in obligated collaboration with tenderer who have or have had such assignments. Documentation requirement: — Self-declaration; — Tenderer shall confirm that there are no conflicts of interest that can overshadow the tenderer's ability to provide neutral execution of the assignment.
Requirements: The supplier is required to have good financial solidity. A ‘good creditworthiness’ or better credit rating satisfies this requirement. Documentation requirement: — The Contracting Authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian; see www.Experian.no
Qualification requirements: The supplier is required to have a good ability to carry out the contract. The tenderer is required to have relevant experience from similar assignments, cf. the discussion in point 2.1 above. The tenderer is required to have proven and suitable quality assurance methods. Documentation requirement: A description of the supplier's implementation ability that includes: — A description of relevant units at the Tenderer. — The number of relevant resources in accordance with the content and scope of the procurement. Please do not state which personnel will be carrying out the assignment nor provide CVs. — Description of up to 5 of the tenderer's most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years. The description shall also include recipients/contracting authorities, duration, business area/business process, value and the Tenderer's role/area of responsibility. If the value cannot be specified due to confidentiality requirements, the tenderer is asked to specify the number of man-labour years for the tenderer's input. The template in Appendix 1 must be used. — Name and contact information of the reference client's contact person who can confirm this information, must be provided on request. — A brief description of the Tenderer's methods and processes that are relevant in ensuring the quality for this type of assistance. There should be no sales text or experience descriptions. — An account of the company's quality assurance system/management system and any certificates issued by independent bodies. Independence: Qualification requirements: Tenderer must have an independent position in regard to the technical review that shall be carried out. The requirement of independence in the execution of this quality assurance assignment stipulates that the tenderer cannot have or have had assignments for The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration in the IT area, or be in obligated collaboration with tenderer who have or have had such assignments. Documentation requirement: — Self-declaration; — Tenderer shall confirm that there are no conflicts of interest that can overshadow the tenderer's ability to provide neutral execution of the assignment.