Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-03-04
Buyer: ARBEIDS- OG VELFERDSETATEN
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 30210000 | 48000000 | 48820000: Servers | 72100000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services
Estimated value: 120000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-04-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Procurement of a framework agreement for hardware with accompanying software and services - central infrastructure
The Directorate of Labour and Welfare, c/o the IT Department, invites tenderers to a contest for a framework agreement for hardware with the accompanying software and services within central infrastructure.
NAV is looking for a tenderer with good competence and access to the requested products. Tenderers must be able to put good systems together based on our needs, including coordination, administration, and interaction with the contracting authority and sub-suppliers/manufacturers.
The contracting authority will be able to use the framework agreement to procure hardware with the accompanying software in the following areas:
The contract also includes consultancy services and technical assistance connected to the entire service spectrum, including assistance with obtaining necessary information to assess offered products and courses for the procurement and operation of central IT infrastructure.
The total costs throughout the contract period are expected to be between NOK 100 million and NOK 150 million including VAT. The maximum cost throughout the contract period is expected to be NOK 200 million including VAT.
The selection of tenderers will be based on the fulfilment of the qualification requirements for good experience and a good and well-functioning quality assurance system. The assessment will be based on the following weighting:
Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Norwegian tenderers are to document this by a company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Registre Centre. Foreign tenderers are to document this by a certificate for registration in the enterprise register as prescribed in the legislation of the country where the tenderer is established.
1. The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian, see www.Experian.no
If a tenderer believes that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, supplementary information is to be attached to the request for qualification.
2. Norwegian tenderers: Documented by a tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not older than 6 months from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest.
1. Documented by a description of the tenderer's 3 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, including a description of the assignment, role/area of responsibility value/scope, dates and recipients (reference customer). The template in Annex 2 in the document '22-3947 Qualification Documentation' must be used. Name and contact details of the contact person who can confirm this information must be provided on request.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Norwegian tenderers are to document this by a company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Registre Centre. Foreign tenderers are to document this by a certificate for registration in the enterprise register as prescribed in the legislation of the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 120000000