Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-09-13
Buyer: Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48200000 | 72000000 | 72400000
Estimated value: 12000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-10-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The purpose of the tender contest is to enter into an agreement with a supplier for the purchase and maintenance of internet access for DSS (the Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation), including the DSS service platform when the existing agreement expires in early December 2023. The agreement shall cover the requirement for traffic to and from the Internet in the current infrastructure, including data centres and service platforms. Related services such as monitoring, DDos protection, etc. shall be offered
The contract will then be renewed automatically for 1 (one) year at a time, unless 3 (three) months notice is given by the contracting authority before the renewal date. The tenderer will have an option to terminate the contract 12 (twelve) months prior to the notification of contract renewal. The maximum agreement period is 6 years.
The agreement contains options related to redundancy active/active, security services and secure linkage, cf. The agreement contains options related to redundancy active/active, security services and secure linkage, cf. the Norwegian Government's Standard Terms and Conditions for IT Procurement SSA-V- appendix 1 and Price annex 7A
Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate or a printout from the Unit Register for sole proprietorships not required to register.
Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The verification can be submitted in writing or by referring to BRIS.
A certificate, not older than 6 months, which verifies that the tenderer has fulfilled the obligations of payment of taxes, social security contributions and VAT. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn by using a separate link on skatteetaten.no. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
Requirement: The tenderer must be able to show adequate economic and financial capacity for the delivery.
A credit rating with key figures from a recognised credit assessment company, or other form of documentation to verify that the requirement has been met.
Requirement: The tenderer must have sufficient competence to be able to execute a contract of a similar nature and scope.
Documentation: A description of up to three of the tenderer's most relevant assignments in the last three years, together with information on the contract's value, date of delivery or execution, and the name of the recipient (if possible). Equivalent assignments means assignments of an equivalent nature and scope. See the description in point 1.2:  The tenderer is responsible for ensuring that the description is of such a nature that it documents fulfilment of the requirement.
Requirement: The tenderer must have sufficient capacity to be able to execute a contract of a similar nature and scope.

Eligibility requirements: Requirements: The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate or a printout from the Unit Register for sole proprietorships not required to register. Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The verification can be submitted in writing or by referring to BRIS.

Award value: 12000000