Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-11
Buyer: Flytoget AS [The Airport Express Train]
Country: NO
Region: Oslo og Akershus
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 32412110 | 48220000 | 64214400 | 72411000: Internet service providers (ISP)
Estimated value: 5000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-05-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Flytoget [The Airport Express Train] wants to provide travellers with a good WIFI offer on board the trains. The current system does not satisfy the needs of current and future travellers in regard to internet availability.
The procurement deals with equipment and software required to have a well functioning and stable WIFI on board Flytoget's 16 trains. This includes both equipment on the trains, and on land to enable central administration of the system. In addition, maintenance and support of the system shall be delivered over a period of three to five years, cf. SSA-V.
The procurement will be carried out as a 2-stage competition with negotiations in accordance with the Utilities Procurement Regulation § 5-1. ‘With negotiations’ means also presentation of tender offer. This announcement is only stage 1 — pre-qualification.
Flytoget will carry out the negotiations in phases and reduce the number of tenders from phase to phase.
The procurement is assigned an economic limit. If the tenders exceed the limit, the competition can be cancelled.
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K 01 Tax and VAT certificate. Requirement: Tenderers must have submitted their tax assessments and paid tax, payroll tax and VAT. Documented by: Tax and VAT certificate. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-providers, tax certificates must be provided for them as well.
K 02 Company Registration Certificate. Requirement: The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country.
K 03 The tenderer shall fill in a self-declaration regarding conditions that may lead to rejection. Use Flytoget's attached template: ‘Egenerklæring som kan føre til avvisning’ (‘Self-declaration that may lead to rejection’)
K 04 The service provider must accept the Airport Express Train's aesthetic requirements for service providers. The attached ‘Etiske krav til leverandører’ (‘Aesthetic requirements for the service providers) shall be signed and attached the tender.
K 05 The service provider shall have good conduct and will be assessed in the same way as the rejection rules in the Public Procurement Regulations § 20-12 (1), letter e, and § 20-12, second and third paragraphs. Shall not be documented
K 06 The service provider cannot be involved in debt negotiations, or in any way be subject to public supervision. Delivery of tenders is considered as a verification that the requirement is fulfilled.
K 07 The tenderer shall complete a self-declaration about social conditions, child labour and working conditions for foreign suppliers. Use Flytoget's attached template 'Social responsibility self declaration form’.
K 08 The economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Requirement: 1) The latest annual accounts with the auditor's comments. The Airport Express Train will obtain this documentation itself, if available. 2) Bankruptcy rating low (A1-A3) or moderate (B1-B3) at Proff Forvalt (www.forvalt.no), both in the short and long term. Flytoget will obtain documentation on the bankruptcy rating itself. Service providers who do not fulfil the financial capacity requirement can use other companies, e.g. by providing a fulfilment guarantee from a parent company. Attention is drawn to the fact that documentation in such an event must be provided that shows that the other company fulfils the qualification requirement and that the company confirms that they will make the necessary resources available to the service provider, cf. the utilities regulations § 7-11 (3). If the service provider has any valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the Flytoget, the service provider may prove its financial position with any other document that is acceptable to Flytoget. If the service provider has such valid reasons, he may contact Flytoget in writing in order to clarify which other documentation is acceptable.
K 09 Capacity, implementation ability, quality of delivery, and relevant experience from corresponding assignments. To be substantiated by presenting descriptions of relevant experience and references. The description shall include the value, date and contracting authority. Reference persons with contact information must also be stated. Any sub-providers involved must demonstrate equivalent experience.