Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-06-15
Buyer: Stiftelsen Norsk Mat
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72253200: Computer systems support services | 72315100: Data network support services | 72315200: Data network management services | 72415000: Website hosting services
Estimated value: 24000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-08-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Prequalification - operation and further development of the Quality System in Agriculture (KSL) and the trade systems for Nyt Norge, lokalmat.no, and Spesialitet.
Stiftelsen Norsk Mat invites tenderers to a contest for a contract for consultancy services for the operation and further development of the computer system for Quality System in Agriculture (KSL) and the trade systems for Nyt Norge, lokalmat.no, and Spesialitet.
The contract is for application management and application operation of the system Quality System in Agriculture. The contract will ensure stable operation and access to support and further development of the system. The system must be able to meet the market's expectations as regards quality assurance of relevant work in agriculture.
The contract also applies to the operation, maintenance, and further development of the trade system for the brands Nyt Norge and Spesialitet, as well as for the local food database on lokalmat.no.
It is desirable, but not an absolute requirement, that the systems for KSL, Nyt Norge, Spesialitet and lokalmat.no are transferred to one and the same platform.
The transfer of all three databases to one and the same platform, and the further development of the systems beyond necessary updates/technical maintenance, depends however on financing. The financing model for Stiftelsen Norsk Mat means that we depend on the results of the agriculture negotiations from year to year in order to have security for budget resources for development beyond what is required for stable and secure operation.
Tenderers must be a legally established company, registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Foreign companies: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
The documentation must not be older than six months old at the deadline for submitting a request for participation in the contest.
For companies that are obliged to submit their accounts in accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act, section 1-2: Presentation of the company's signed and completed annual accounts for the last two years - in accordance with what was submitted to the Brønnøysund Register Centre.
For single person companies that do not have to submit their accounts in accordance with the Norwegian Accounting Act, section 1-2: Trading statement for the last two years.
Credit rating based on the most recent accounting figures. The rating must be carried out by a credit rating agency with a licence to provide such service.
3. The tenderer and contact person must understand Norwegian. The delivery is deemed to be complex for the contracting authority, and competence in the Norwegian language is important in order to ensure a good understanding of problems and follow-up and dialogue with the tenderer.
1. Description of up to three of the tenderer’s most relevant assignments during the last three years. The description must include a statement of the assignment's scope, value, date, and contracting authority (name, telephone number, and email address), as well as who can be contacted as a reference.
It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description. Tenderers can document experience by referring to the competence of personnel at disposal for this assignment, including experience that has been acquired while personnel performed services for another supplier. The description must be on maximum ½ A4 page per assignment.

Eligibility requirements: The qualification requirements are described in the tender documentation: Tenderers must be a legally established company, registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate Foreign companies: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. The documentation must not be older than six months old at the deadline for submitting a request for participation in the contest.

Award value: 24000000