Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-06-26
Buyer: ARBEIDS- OG VELFERDSETATEN
Country: NO
Region: NO071
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 72200000 | 72212218 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services
Estimated value: 640000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-08-15
Award criteria: price, quality

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? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
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? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
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: Tenderers are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: * Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the Register of Business Enterprises as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the Tenderer is established.
Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Tenderers are required to have sufficient financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian, see the www.experian.no. If the tenderer feels that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, please send supplementary information together with the qualification enquiry.
Only for services: In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration.
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Significant experience from similar deliveries is required. Documentation requirement: The tenderer ́s three most important deliveries in part three last years, including a description of the assignment, their scope/value, date and recipients. The template in the qualification documentation annex 2 shall be used to document fulfilment of the requirement.
Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Very good implementation ability is required. Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's technical capacity and professional qualifications. With regard to the capacity, a description of the tenderer's relevant units shall be given. With regard to qualifications, a short overview of the tenderer's general relevant expertise shall be given. Persons that will be offered should not be specified, and CVs should not be submitted.
The procurement is for a framework agreement for a Microsoft Licensing Solution Provider (LSP). An LSP shall be procured, which can be a total supplier for the Contracting Authority to Microsoft. The tenderer shall provide consultancy and consultancy services and communicate on premise software and cloud services from Microsoft within the framework agreements' scope. The tenderer's profits mainly consist of consultancy and consultancy services, and to the mark-up of products communicated from the manufacturer. There will be an inbound portfolio that shall be continued. DFØ has carried out a general mapping of procurements that, in their nature, can be assessed to have immaterial climate footprint and environmental impact, and reviewed all procurements that were carried out in 2022 registered in 14 CPV codes that are considered to have low climate intensity. Based on this review, the types of procurements that go on and that have a typically low climate intensity have been identified, at the same time qualitative assessments related to other forms of environmental impact have been identified. The result of the assessments is a list of service procurements that are assessed to have a climate footprint and an environmental impact that is immaterial. Human resources such as hourly work or assignments are typically procured for these procurement categories, where any climate footprint and environmental impact will often be beyond what can be connected to the nature of the procurement. Consultancy services are, in accordance with DFØ ́s assessments, a type of procurement that is considered to have immaterial climate footprint and environmental impact. Nav considers that the nature of the procurement that the dealer service makes up is to be seen as a consultancy service, with typical desk work and meetings. The tenderer can, to a very limited degree, affect production methods, electricity consumption, etc. at the manufacturer from which they shall be able to deliver products. By the way, in terms of the conditions at the manufacturer, the production and maintenance of software can also be largely considered to be within the nature of consultancy work. Nav considers that the reason coincides with DFØ ́s example assessment of a consultancy service, connected to legal assistance: "To map the climate footprint and other forms of environmental impact from the nature of consultancy services, the directorate assumes that a consultant's climate footprint and environmental impact will be equal to the burden from an average permanent employee. According to the Directorate's own climate gas accounts, the employee's need for office space and equipment, energy consumption in the building, travel activities for work, and waste generation that contributes to the employee's climate footprint and environmental impact. However, the Directorate estimates that none of the above elements fall within the nature of the procurement, which is a consultancy service. The elements that are related to the species, i.e. the assistance provided and the digital report to be produced, lead to an immaterial climate footprint and an immaterial environmental impact." The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration considers other public contracting authorities, as well as other publications, with similar procurements, which have concluded that this type of procurement is of an immaterial climate footprint and environmental impact. Nav has also registered DFØ ́s list of CPV codes at the main level and degree of climate intensity (CO2e/KR). This is where low climate intensity for CPV main level 48 Software and information systems and CPV main level 72 computer services: consultancy, software development, internet and system support. Based on the above, Nav has assessed that the exclusion provisions in PPR § 7-9 (5) will be used, as the procurement is assessed to have a climate footprint and an environmental impact that is immaterial. Nav is therefore in this procurement except the obligations to weight climate and environment considerations by 30 percent, or to set climate and environmental requirements in the requirement specifications. 
Nevertheless, the contracting authority has set environmental requirements regarding the call-off situation, that where new products are procured, the supplier should consider and take climate and environmental considerations between different products, so that these considerations are part of the assessment of which products nav shall buy. Furthermore, Nav has set a requirement for the Tenderer to assist the Contracting Authority in obtaining climate accounts from the manufacturer. 
These requirements are considered in this procurement to give a better climate and environmental effect to emphasise climate and environmental considerations with the weight that the Public Procurement requires.
There will be a waiting period of at least 10 days after the award of contract.
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (Nav, hereafter called the Contracting Authority) has made major investments in relation to its existing Microsoft portfolios and shall therefore continue its established portfolios at Microsoft. The contracting authority has an Enterprise Agreement (EA/SCE) with Microsoft for the purchase of Microsoft maintenance, cloud services and software. The agreement expires 31 October 2027.    The agreement shall have flexibility so that the Contracting Authority decides when to phase out/in old/new Microsoft technology. The procurement concerns all software and cloud services covered by the Microsoft portfolio. The tender documentation requires LSP status, cf. the first requirement in Annex 1. The value of the framework agreement is estimated to NOK 520-640 million excluding VAT for the entire contract period, including duration options (2+1+1) years. The maximum value of the framework agreement is NOK 750 million excluding VAT over four (4) years.
One year option that can be exercised twice. The maximum contract period is four years.