Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-11-14
Buyer: Sandnes kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79620000 | 79624000 | 79625000 | 85000000 | 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel
Estimated value: 20000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-12-13
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The contracting authority is in need of a framework agreement that covers the contracting authority's hire of temporary health staff. The contract will cover the hire of nurses, healthcare workers and social educators. They must be able to be hired for urgent assignments, short-term assignments, long-term assignments and for holiday assignments. The contracting authority's experience with orders over the past year has shown that there is great pressure in the market for temporary health staff, and therefore sees the need to enter into a parallel framework agreement in an attempt to ensure deliveries during the agreement period.
Because of this, the contracting authority wishes to enter into parallel framework agreements for the delivery of temporary health staff. The contract will cover the hire of nurses, healthcare workers and social educators. They must be able to be hired for urgent assignments, short-term assignments, long-term assignments, and for summer holiday breaks.
Based on experience from previous contracts and the current situation, the value of the contract is estimated to be between NOK 2-5 million excluding VAT per year.
Tenderers must not have considerable tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented.
Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificates 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.
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.
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.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Tenderers must achieve a minimum rating of ‘Credit worthy’, i.e. the tenderer must be in risk classification 5 or higher on the Experian scale.
The contracting authority will obtain the credit rating Commercial Delphi Score from Experian as documentation. Tenderers 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 themselves 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 financial situation.
When submitting their tender offer, 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 document his economic and financial capacity by presenting other documents considered suitable by the contracting authority.
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.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement 1 - Tax certificate. Tenderers 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 certificates 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 - the tenderer's 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: 20000000