Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2022-02-02
Buyer: Bane NOR SF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 32400000 | 48000000 | 72000000 | 72410000: Provider services | 72600000

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The purpose of the market dialogue (RFI) is to receive feedback from suppliers and investigate what service offers for Common Interface (CI) are available in the market. Before holding a contest for a new contract, Bane NOR would like to get an overview of the current situation, as well as what will be the future need and possibilities in the market. The goal is to uncover whether there are suppliers that offer CI as a cloud service, and then procure one of them. At the same time, the RFI process facilitates for real competition between the suppliers, including ensuring principles of non-discrimination, predictability and competition. See 'detailed information' for further information on the RFI process.
This RFI process is not very regulated in the Utilities Regulations. The RFI is not binding for suppliers or Bane NOR SF. Bane NOR SF comes under the Freedom of Information Act, which has provisions that ensure good protection for suppliers´ ideas, information on the system, proposals for systems and business secrets, or information that is of vital importance for the company. Any expenses incurred by the RFI process are to be covered by the suppliers.
The available documentation for downloading from Doffin/TED is the document 'TTR-PoC-RFI-012 - Bane NORCommon_Interface_RFI executive summary'. See point VI.3 of the notice for access to further documentation and for registration to the market dialogue (RFI).
Bane NOR SF invites suppliers to a market dialogue (RFI) - procurement of a Common Interface (CI) contract. Enquiries about registration for the RFI process and access to further RFI documentation are to sent by email to torben.flo@banenor.no by 20.02.2022 EOB. Mark the subject field ‘RFI - CI contract - Bane NOR ref. 20213257'. Bane NOR reserves the right to reject participation and access to further RFI documentation without giving a reason for suppliers/interested parties that are deemed to be unsuitable for the market dialogue. Before access to further documentation is given, suppliers will be sent a confidentiality agreement (NDA), which must be signed and returned by the supplier.
Bane NOR will hold a joint meeting on TEAMS on 24.02.2022 for suppliers that fulfil the terms for participation and access to further RFI documentation. The link will be sent to suppliers before the meeting. Questions about and input on the RFI documentation are to be sent by 01.03.2022. The deadline for invited suppliers to respond to the RFI documentation is 07.03.2022, 09.00 (CEST). Based on the response, 1:1 meetings may be held with selected suppliers.
Doffin/TED. See the attached RFI documentation for further information on the process. Otherwise the following applies:
Questions and answers will be handled in an anonymous form, and any trade secrets and sensitive information will be excluded. Note that the RFI document and questionnaire will only be in English. Final decisions and choices have not yet been made. Potential tenderers should be aware that information provided in this competition and in the RFI documentation is in no way binding for the contracting authority. Furthermore, emphasis is put on the fact that it is not necessary to participate in the RFI process in order to participate in a
later future procurement of a CI contract (the RFP process) - all the necessary information for participation and preparation of tenders will be given in a later notice and in the contest documentation. This also applies to suppliers that are rejected for registration for the RFI and access to RFI documentation. Bane NOR is considering to hold the RFP process with a tentative notice and outsourcing in April 2022, with a tentative signing of a contract in Q3 2022. The RFI process will be the basis for further economic calculations and/or input for the requirements and content we must set for a possible future contract for CI. There will not be any reimbursement for responding to this enquiry and participation otherwise in the RFI process.