Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-10-23
Buyer: Domstoladministrasjonen
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72130000 | 72222300: Information technology services | 72253100: System support services | 72310000: Data processing services
Estimated value: 900000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-11-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement will ensure stable operation of the necessary ICT infrastructure for  the courts and the Court Administration, and support the organisation's strategic goal of having secure, stable and flexible ICT solutions.
A framework agreement willl be established with one tenderer for 4 years. The contracting authority will have the option to extend the framework agreement for a further one year + one year, a total maximum of six years.
The Court Administration assumes that annual call-offs on the agreement will be between NOK 50 and 80 million, with estimated total call-offs between NOK 300 and 480 million over the combined contract period. Following a concrete assessment, the maximum potential financial framework for the agreement has been set at NOK 900 million, which includes the estimated value of all contracts, options and additional services covered by the framework agreement.
The procurement will ensure stable operation of the necessary ICT infrastructure for  the courts and the Court Administration, and support the organisation's strategic goal of having secure, stable and flexible ICT solutions.
In recent years, the courts have undergone extensive development towards digital working methods and services. The contracting authority has a clear expectation that this development will continue, and the agreement must recognise and support such development.
A framework agreement willl be established with one tenderer for 4 years. The contracting authority will have the option to extend the framework agreement for a further one year + one year, a total maximum of six years.
The Court Administration assumes that annual call-offs on the agreement will be between NOK 50 and 80 million, with estimated total call-offs between NOK 300 and 480 million over the combined contract period. Following a concrete assessment, the maximum potential financial framework for the agreement has been set at NOK 900 million, which includes the estimated value of all contracts, options and additional services covered by the framework agreement.
The Contracting Authority shall have an option for extending the framework agreement for a further 1+1 year.
This means deliveries of IT services that have multiple similarities in terms of complexity and/or content.
An overview of up to 3 of the tenderer's most relevant deliveries that the tenderer has carried out in the last 5 years.
• a statement of the tenderer's average annual workforce of relevance to the assignment in the last three years
• a description of the proportion of the contract that the tenderer is considering assigning to subcontractors
Tenderers must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT.
Tax certificate not older than six months calculated from the tender deadline. A tax certificate is defined as:
• 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 should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification Requirement: Tenderers must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT. Documentation requirements for the qualification requirement: Tax certificate not older than six months calculated from the tender deadline. A tax certificate is defined as: For Norwegian tenderers: • Tax and VAT certificate issued by the tax office via Altinn. For 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 should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance. Qualification Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation requirements for the qualification requirement: Norwegian tenderers: • Company Registration Certificate. The contracting authority will obtain a Company Registration Certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre for Norwegian tenderers. Norwegian tenderers do not, therefore, need to submit a such a 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.

Award value: 900000000