Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-06-20
Buyer: Kolumbus AS
Country: NO
Region: NO0A1
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71541000: Construction project management services | 72000000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 72226000: System software acceptance testing services
Submission deadline: 2035-08-01

Technical requirements: 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 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 of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies?
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 legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies?
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 control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
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 legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement:
Tax certificate not older than six months calculated from the tender deadline. Tax certificate means: 

Norwegian tenderers: 
• Tax and VAT certificate issued by the tax office via Altinn.

Foreign tenderers:
• Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have an arrangement for the payment of taxes and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer shall submit a statement which states that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration shall be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for Finance.
Qualification requirement:
The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Documentation requirement:
Norwegian tenderers: 
•Registration. The contracting authority will obtain a company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre for Norwegian tenderers. The Norwegian tenderers shall therefore not enclose a company registration certificate.

Foreign tenderers:
• Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where the tenderer is established.
Qualification requirement:
Tenderers shall have experience from relevant and comparable deliveries.
Relevant and comparable deliveries means deliveries of consultancy and assistance within project management to public contracting authorities.

Documentation requirement:
A description of the tenderer's three most relevant and comparable assignments to public contracting authorities in the last 3 years.
Tenderers shall document fulfilment by filling in the attached template for reference descriptions 'Annex 4 - Reference Form'.
The descriptions shall as a minimum contain:
• Name of the contracting authority.
• A short description of the delivery, including responsibility and work assignments.
• Date of execution
• Scope of the delivery in financial value or number of hours for the tenderer
The deadline for requesting a provisional injunction against the Contracting Authority's decision to reject a request to participate in the competition or not to select a tenderer is 15 days calculated from the day after the Contracting Authority sends out notification of § 24-10 third paragraph or § 16-12 fourth paragraph.
This dynamic procurement system shall cover assistance, assignments, advice, project management and consultancy hire within project management. 
See further information on the purpose of the dynamic purchasing system in the tender documentation.

Kolumbus will, in the first stage, qualify tenderers, and then invite qualified tenderers to submit tenders in the individual competition under the scheme when the need for assistance occurs.