Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-03
Buyer: Sandnes Kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32412110 | 45231600 | 45314000 | 64210000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 6000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-12-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The contracting authority hereby invites tenderers to participate in a contest for establishment, lease and operation of broadband connection. The procurement will cover the need for broadband connection to data traffic for locations defined by the contracting authority. ‘Annex 2 — Price form and location list’ shows which of the current locations will be included in this contract. Changes are expected during the contract period in relation to which buildings will be covered by the contract.
The tenderer must not have considerable tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented.
— Norwegian tenderers: tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificate can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration.
— Foreign tenderers: a certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
— foreign tenderers: verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Requirement: tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Tenderers must, as a minimum, achieve the rating ‘credit worthy’.
Norwegian tenderers: the contracting authority will obtain the credit rating Commercial Delphi Score from Experian as documentation. The tenderer must as a minimum achieve a rating of ‘Credit worthy’, i.e. the tenderer must be in risk classification 5 or better on the Experian credit rating scale.
Tenderers are expected to have familiarised himself with registered information about the company and by submission of the tender accepts that the information will be obtained and form the basis of the assessment of the tenderer's economic situation.
When submitting their tender, the tenderer can enclose a credit rating from a certified credit rating company showing that the tenderer fulfils the requirement. The credit rating must be based on the most recent available accounts and it must be carried out by an agency licensed to carry out credit rating activity.
If a tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can prove his economic and financial position with any other document that the contracting authority deems suitable.
Foreign tenderers: are requested to enclose a credit score from a certified credit rating agency showing that the tenderer meets the requirements. The credit rating must be based on the most recent available accounts and it must be carried out by an agency licensed to carry out credit rating activity.
Requirement: the tenderer must have experience from having delivered establishment, lease and operation of broadband network for a public contracting authority in Norway during the last 3 years.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement 1: Tax certificate. The tenderer must not have considerable tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented. Documentation requirement 1: — Norwegian tenderers: tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificate can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. — Foreign tenderers: a certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old. Requirement 2: Organisational and legal position: Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement 2: — Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate; — foreign tenderers: verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 6000000