Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-09-19
Buyer: Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18110000 | 18140000 | 18141000 | 18424300 | 18444000
Estimated value: 300000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-10-18
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: 2023032168 - Framework agreement for workwear, protective clothing, protective equipment and associated products and services
The procurement shall cover the Contracting Authority's need for workwear, protective clothing, protective equipment and associated products and services of high quality through the establishment of a framework agreement with one supplier.  The contracting authority has a continual need for workwear, protective clothing, and protective equipment, with and without the contracting authority's logo and text.
The framework agreement has an estimated value of NOK 180 million excluding VAT during the maximum period of the framework agreement including all options, and a maximum value of total NOK 300 million excluding VAT during the maximum period of the framework agreement including all options
The framework agreement will cover the defence sector's need for workwear, protective clothing, and protective equipment for many different types of work, for example within:
The contracting authority has, thus, a need for a broad spectrum of products with and without a logo within the framework agreement's product groups that tolerate tough and frequent use and that provide good protection in demanding environments.
Furthermore, the contracting authority has a need for associated services, for example, adding a logo, supplier-managed stock, and scanning and measuring feet in order to find the correct sole, work shoes, and/or protective shoes for the final users.
Products and services must be delivered to all of the Contracting Authority´s locations. See www.forsvaret.no/fakta/tjenestesteder for an overview of the Contracting Authority´s locations.
The tenderer must, in accordance with the framework agreement, deliver workwear, protective clothing, protective equipment, and associated products and services within the following product groups:
The framework agreement has an estimated value of NOK 180 million excluding VAT during the maximum period of the framework agreement including all options, and a maximum value of total NOK 300 million excluding VAT during the maximum period of the framework agreement including all options
See Part II (General Contract Provisions), Appendix B (Requirements Specification), and Appendix D (Requirements and Price Matrix) for further information on the scope of the framework agreement.
The contracting authority has the right to extend the framework agreement one or more times for a further 3 years and 4 months. The maximum framework agreement period, including the options is 4 years.
The Contracting Authority has an option for stock accumulation for call-off of protective clothing and protective equipment to be used for fuel management.
The estimated value of the option is approx. NOK 19-52 million excluding VAT during the maximum period of the framework agreement. The option's estimated value is included in the estimated and maximum value of the framework agreement. The option shall be executed on the same terms as the rest of the framework agreement.
The contracting authority has an option for supplier-managed storage facilities at additional Armed Forces locations than those listed in the table in Appendix A Special Contractual Provisions, point 2.
The value of the option is included in the estimated and maximum value of the framework agreement. The option shall be executed on the same terms as the rest of the framework agreement, cf. Appendix A Special Contractual Provisions point 2 and Appendix C-1 Supplier managed storage.

Eligibility requirements: QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT 1: Tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT 1: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate. Foreign tenderers: Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 300000000