Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2021-02-15
Buyer: Midt-Telemark kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 72318000: Data transmission services | 72700000 | 72720000: Wide area network services
Estimated value: 6500000 NOK

Technical requirements: Operation and Provision of Communication between Municipal Units in Mid Telemark and Nome — Voluntary ex-ante Transparency Notice
The operational and delivery contract between Midt Telemark IKT and Midt Telemark Breiband expires on 31 December 2020.
The aim of this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice is to inform the market that we would like to enter into a new contract with the existing service provider from 1 January 2021-31 December 2024, with a further 1 + 1 year option.
The continuation of the existing contract until a new contract is in place will start from 1 January 2021.
An attempt was made to publish a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice on Doffin on 23 December 2020. There was an error in the process and it was not published as intended. A new notice is therefore being published with a new waiting deadline of 28 February. 2021
Midt Telemark Municipality and Nome Municipality have, in cooperation over the last 12 years, developed communication with a view to offering a complete intermunicipal network line to the municipal units in Mid Telemark. One has had considerable costs in this development process for the network that is currently used. The services are provided through Midt Telemark IKT, which operates the two municipalities' IT systems. Midt Telemark IKT is responsible for exercising the ICT strategy in Mid Telemark, as stipulated by the two municipalities. This line network, which is currently operated by Midt Telemark Breiband, is the only desirable line system. The reason for this is that one has already spent several million NOK municipally on the development of the network that one currently has. One is connected to the hired network with our own lines and thus one does not want to have extra costs to develop a completely new network on the outside of the current existing lines. We believe, therefore, that it would not be a real competition for other actors for a new operational and provision contract. Other actors must hire the same network in order to operate our system, and will, therefore, not be competitive on price. If other service providers develop a line network in the future alongside the existing line, the competitive situation will change.
We have also gone through a demanding merger of two municipalities (the previous Bø Municipality and Sauherad Municipality are now Midt Telemark Municipality) this year, and have not had the opportunity to hold such a large and demanding contest at this point in time.
Midt Telemark Municipality and Nome Municipality have, in cooperation over the last 12 years, developed communication with a view to offering a complete intermunicipal network line to the municipal units in Mid Telemark. One has had considerable costs in this development process for the network that is currently used. The services are provided through Midt Telemark IKT, which operates the two municipalities' IT systems. Midt Telemark IKT is responsible for exercising the ICT strategy in Mid Telemark, as stipulated by the two municipalities. This line network, which is currently operated by Midt Telemark Breiband, is the only desirable line system. The reason for this is that one has already spent several million NOK municipally on the development of the network that one currently has. One is connected to the hired network with our own lines and thus one does not want to have extra costs to develop a completely new network on the outside of the current existing lines. We believe, therefore, that it would not be a real competition for other actors for a new operational and provision contract. Other actors must hire the same network in order to operate our system, and will, therefore, not be competitive on price. If other service providers develop a line network in the future alongside the existing line, the competitive situation will change.
A contract has not yet been signed with the service provider, but we intend to negotiate a new contract for the period 1 January 2021-31 December 2024, with an option for 1 + 1 year in early March after the waiting period has expired.
The contract will be continued with the existing service provider for the period until a new contract has been signed.


Winner: MIDT-Telemark Breiband AS
Award value: 6500000