Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-10-03
Buyer: Universitetet i Oslo
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 60100000 | 60400000: Air transport services | 63700000 | 63710000 | 63730000
Estimated value: 7500000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-11-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The framework agreement will cover UiO’s need for freight services (not removals), here called freight, special freight,
The procurement is split into three sub-contracts for the best possible coverage of needs and competition.
Sub-contract 3: Special freight, courier, and forwarding services (nationally and internationally), (1-2 tenderers).
Sub-contracts 2 and 3 if a tenderer submits a tender that fulfils the need for both contract areas in a good way.
For national freight, the primary need is express dispatch of documents and dispatches of 0-30 kg, but larger and heavier dispatches can occur. Based on available information, it appears that the main quantity of national freight will be to/from Bergen, Trondheim and Tromsø.
extend the framework agreement for a further 2 years/1+1, to a maximum of 4 years. The framework agreement
will be automatically extended for a period of 1 year at a time, unless the contracting authority gives written notification
For international freight, the primary need is express dispatch of documents and dispatches of 0-30 kg, but larger and heavier dispatches can occur. Based on available information, it appears that the main quantity of international freight will be to/from Europe and the USA.
Both sub-contracts 2 and 3 will require forwarding services in the form of customs, import and export processing, as well as consultancy services/assistance/guidance/quality assurance.
extend the framework agreement for a further 2 years/1+1, to a maximum of 4 years. The framework agreement
will be automatically extended for a period of 1 year at a time, unless the contracting authority gives written notification
For special freight, the primary freight need is for temperature sensitive biological samples and materials that must be temperature regulated and monitored (for example with the help of dry ice). Many of these samples are used in research and can be considered irreplaceable as they are biological samples from people and animals, where it can be difficult or impossible to obtain equivalent samples if they are damaged or lost. Therefore, there are very high expectations of the special freight service provider. It is vital that the tenderer has good control routines so that errors are avoided. These can be wrong dispatches, returns due to errors, temperature errors, or for example, a lack of dry ice refill that can result on damage to the dispatch, or that it is whilst under the responsibility of the transporter.
Both sub-contracts 2 and 3 will require forwarding services in the form of customs, import and export processing, as well as consultancy services/assistance/guidance/quality assurance.
extend the framework agreement for a further 2 years/1+1, to a maximum of 4 years. The framework agreement
will be automatically extended for a period of 1 year at a time, unless the contracting authority gives written notification


Award value: 7500000