Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2021-07-16
Buyer: Helsetjenestens driftsorganisasjon for nødnett HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 70000000 | 70220000 | 72300000 | 72500000
Estimated value: 4100000 NOK

Technical requirements: Contract for Renting Computer Hall Premises and Associated Housing Services — Voluntary Ex-ante Transparency Notice
HDO intends to enter into an additional contract for renting computer hall premises in Fet with EVRY, as a disaster recovery site (DR site) for an equivalent existing contract with EVRY Norge AS avdeling Gjøvik.
HDO has an existing contract with EVRY for renting computer hall premises with associated housing services in Gjøvik. The contract also concerns renting office premises. HDO intends to enter into an additional contract with EVRY for renting computer hall premises with associated housing services in Fet, as a recovery site for what is located in Gjøvik. HDO will thereby get dedicated redundant wavelength via dark fibre, which is important for HDO with a view to security around the transport of data between the halls.
The additional contract involves renting extra premises for a secure placement of ICT infrastructure, where constructional and technical systems support the set operational and security requirements. This involves strict requirements for critical resources such as electricity supply, cooling, and network, as well as requirements for emergency resources and security through access control, warning system, damage prevention, and break-in protection. HDO will monitor and run its applications, databases, servers, storage, backup, etc. The additional contract period will be 2 years.
HDO has an existing contract with EVRY for renting a computer hall place with associated housing services in Gjøvik. The contract also concerns renting office premises. HDO intends to enter into an additional contract with EVRY for renting extra computer hall premises with associated housing services in Fet, as a recovery site for what is localised in Gjøvik. HDO will thereby get dedicated redundant wavelength via dark fibre, which is important for HDO with a view to security around the transport of data between the halls.
The procurement falls outside the public procurement rules as it concerns renting an existing building, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations section 2-4, letter a). As housing also involves additional services, the contract is deemed to be a mixed contract. Classification is therefore in accordance with the service that makes up the main element of the contract, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations section 6-2 (2). The main element in the contract is renting the premises. The additional services that will be provided include, amongst other things, requirements for doubling critical resources such as electricity supply, cooling, and network, as well as requirements for emergency resources and protection. These are services that are typically connected to the constructional and technical systems that the rented premises must have in order to prevent critical operational interruptions for the ICT equipment. HDO owns and runs the actual ICT equipment. As renting the premises makes up the main element of the contract, the procurement falls outside the law and regulations on public procurements.
A contract will be entered into at the earliest 10 days after this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice has been published.


Winner: TietoEVRY Norway AS
Award value: 4100000