Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-08-25
Buyer: Ålesund kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48329000 | 71300000 | 71310000 | 71311200 | 71311210
Submission deadline: 2023-09-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: areas. The aim of entering into a framework agreement is to ensure sufficient capacity and expertise within
consultancy at all times. The consultant will contribute to the development of projects within given quality,
The contracting authority intends to enter into parallel framework agreements in the following disciplines:
The contracting authority would like to use this procurement to enter into framework agreements with 3-5 tenderers per
The aim of the framework agreement is to cover the contracting authority’s need for data collection and consultancy services
*The contracting authority will enter into a contract with only one tenderer for discipline 7. Mini contests will not
VAT payments in order in accordance with the legal provisions and tenderers must not have significant arrears.
Subsequent to the submission of the tender, the tenderer must give consent for Tendsign to obtain and
the contracting authority to receive information on the above-named via TendSign. After tenderers have submitted
documentation issued by the authorities in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate shall preferably
CreditPro (hereafter called CreditPro), or have the economic capacity to fulfil the contract based on
The CreditPro service includes all Nordic countries. As a main rule, the contracting authority will not accept
equal treatment of all tenderers. However for foreign tenderers outside the Nordic countries, the contracting authority will
tenderers outside the Nordic countries, for example, newly established tenderers that have not worked up a
basis for a credit assessment, must attach a declaration/guarantee from a parent company/owner/bank or

Eligibility requirements: 3.2.4.1 Economic and financial capacity 3.2.4.1.1 Payment of taxes, VAT, and other public duties Requirement: Requirements: Tenderers must have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order in accordance with the legal provisions and tenderers must not have significant arrears. Documentation requirement: For Norwegian tenderers: Subsequent to the submission of the tender, the tenderer must give consent for Tendsign to obtain and the contracting authority to receive information on the above-named via TendSign. After tenderers have submitted their tender in TendSign, they will receive a request from Altinn for consent to share tax information. The consent is valid on an organisation level and is valid for 3 (three) months. If tenderers do not give their consent, the tenderer must attach a certificate for tax and VAT. The certificate must not be older than 6 (six) months from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. (Tenderers can obtain the electronic tax and VAT certificate themselves and immediately receive it by email.) Foreign tenderers: Tenderers who are not established in Norway shall submit equivalent documentation issued by the authorities in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate shall preferably be translated into Norwegian, but it will also be accepted in Swedish, Danish and English. 3.2.4.1.3 Credit rating Requirement: Tenderers must have the financial capacity to carry out the agreement. Tenderers are required to be credit worthy, minimum A in accordance with the company and account information system Bisnode AS (www.soliditet.no/creditcontrol) with the service CreditPro (hereafter called CreditPro), or have the economic capacity to fulfil the contract based on the contracting authority's judgement. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will assess the finances of the tenderer through CreditPro. Tenderers can attach other necessary information if the tenderer believes that CreditPro does not provide a correct picture of the economic situation. The CreditPro service includes all Nordic countries. As a main rule, the contracting authority will not accept credit ratings from other company and account information systems that CreditPro on the grounds of equal treatment of all tenderers. However for foreign tenderers outside the Nordic countries, the contracting authority will use and accept a credit rating through Dun & Bradstreet Credit (via DNB, https://credit.dnb.com/). Tenderers that the contracting authority cannot find on CreditPro (or Dun & Bradstreet Credit for tenderers outside the Nordic countries, for example, newly established tenderers that have not worked up a basis for a credit assessment, must attach a declaration/guarantee from a parent company/owner/bank or similar financing institution on the company's financial and economic position. 3.2.4.2 Technical and professional qualifications 3.2.4.2.1 Experience Requirement: Tenderers must have broad competence and experience within the relevant discipline category. Tenderers or the tenderer's employees are required to have experience from at least 3 equivalent assignments in the last 3 years. Included in the Equivalent assignments means consultancy assignments or data collection of varying complexity and value within the offered discipline category, to a minimum value of NOK 30,000 excluding VAT. For ADT and noise, the minimum requirement is NOK 15,000 excluding VAT. Documentation requirement: Overview of reference projects over the last 3 years. Th annex "Tenderer's References* is to be used in the response. The Excel document "Tenderer's References" must be completed for each discipline category for which tenders are submitted (Labelled "Tenderer's References Lot 1", "Tenderer's References Lot 2", etc. ) For each reference assignment, information must be given on the assignment's content, value, date, contracting authority, and contact person at the contracting authority with email address and telephone number. The references must demonstrate that the requirement for "equivalent assignments" is met.