Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-05-07
Buyer: Tolletaten
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 32420000 | 48000000 | 48219000 | 48710000: Backup or recovery software package | 48820000: Servers
Estimated value: 210000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-06-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Procurement of a Framework Agreement for Equipment for IT Infrastructure, Systems, and Competence, with Maintenance
This procurement is for a framework agreement that will cover the Norwegian Custom's need for equipment for the IT infrastructure such as servers, network and communication equipment, storage, and security copies, with the accompanying systems and services, as well as consultancy services, including strategic consultancy within the framework agreement's delivery areas. The procurement will also cover the need for support and maintenance for hardware, with the accompanying software and the Norwegian Custom's IT infrastructure. This involves administration of the guarantee obligations and will contribute to secure and stable operation of the department's IT infrastructure.
Tenderers must have sufficient capacity and resources to implement the contract, and have sufficient personnel with together total competence to process orders and the delivery of goods and services in accordance with the stated scope.
A description must be given of the tenderer's and any sub-supplier's total and relevant capacity, including delivery capacity. A description of the proportion of the contract and areas in which the tenderer will use sub-suppliers.
Organisation chart with a short role description for the tenderer and any sub-suppliers. (We will not assess CVs for this requirement). This documentation can, if a tenderer believes it is more appropriate, be submitted as an annex instead of in the ESPD form.
Tenderers must have relevant experience from comparable deliveries as described in the tender documentation. Particular emphasis will be put on tenderers documentation of deliveries of an equivalent scope and type, including deliveries of the stated equipment and systems with the accompanying support and maintenance.
Description of the tenderer's 2-4 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years. The description must, as a minimum, include a statement of the contract's value, date, recipient, and result. It is the tenderer's responsibility to document relevance through the description.
If a tenderer cannot refer to a sufficient number of relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, documentation of relevant deliveries older than 3 years will be taken into consideration, however not older than 5 years. The equivalent will apply for newly established tenderers with less than 3 years experience.
The framework agreement will be entered into for a period of (three)-3- years, with an option for the Norwegian Customs to extend the contract for up to (two) -2- years (1 + 1 year).
The framework agreement will be entered into for a period of three -3- years,, with an option for the Norwegian Customs to extend the contract for up to two -2- years (1+1 year). The sourcing strategy for the Norwegian Customs is being prepared and can lead to changes in the delivery model in 3-5 years. Combined with high replacement costs, the contract length is set to up to 5 years.

Eligibility requirements: See the tender documentation.

Award value: 210000000