Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2021-03-31
Buyer: Havforskningsinstituttet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 72261000: Software support services | 72262000: Software development services | 72267000: Software maintenance and repair services
Estimated value: 1500000 NOK
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: 21/00638 — Further Development of Software for the Tagging and Recapture Method with RFID Marking Chips on Herring and Mackerel in Order to Estimate Stocks
The Institute of Marine Research (hereafter called the Contracting Authority) in Bergen is a leading specialist environment for monitoring and stock estimations of marine resources in Norwegian and adjoining waters.
The Contracting Authority has an ongoing programme for tagging mackerel and herring with RFID marking chips in order to monitor the stocks' migration, and for estimations of the stock as a basis for quota advice. All relevant data flow, processing, reporting, and estimations are to be controlled via an internet based software system called SmartSeaFishSoftware, which has been developed by Smart Sea System AS together with the Contracting Authority over several years.
The Contracting Authority needs a contract for support, operation and further development of the SmartSeaFish system, which will ensure the progression and quality of future data on tagging recapture and other accompanying data as a basis for research and advice.
The contract will be signed in accordance with the public procurement regulations §13-4 letter b no. 2, 'competition is impossible due to technical reasons'.
The current systems for tagging and recapture methodology by using RFID marking chips for mobile units, internet software, and internet map systems have been developed by Smart Sea System AS in cooperation with researchers from the Contracting Authority.
Separate software and a database system have also been developed that automatically (via the internet) monitor and process all data connected to releasing fish in the sea and recapture in factories, as well as processing additional data on biology and catches. Furthermore, the software includes modules for analysing and estimating the number of fish that are released, scanned and recaptured per age group, as well as for estimating the number and biomass per age group in the sea. Everything is collected in one and same package system on the software side.
The Contracting Authority would like to continue to use Smart Sea System AS for support, operation and further development in order to ensure continuity and quality of the gathered data. Smart Sea System AS has in-depth knowledge on RFID technology and data processing, the company has complete knowledge of the entire software's function and coding, and can operate and further develop the systems efficiently without support from a responsible researcher from the Contracting Authority. The current systems have been developed over several years cooperation with the Contracting Authority's researchers in order to process different data, and carry out analyses and estimations.
The Contracting Authority finds it natural to continue its cooperation through a contract with Smart Sea System AS for this procurement, which, through its experience and development of the system and good knowledge of all accompanying data is, as a starting point, heavily qualified for the assignment.
Further Development of Software for the Tagging and Recapture Method with RFID Marking Chips on Herring and Mackerel in Order to Estimate Stocks


Winner: Smart Sea System AS
Award value: 1500000