Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-02-14
Buyer: Forsvarsbygg
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72212224 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72222300: Information technology services | 72315200: Data network management services | 72413000: Website design services
Submission deadline: 2023-03-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The purpose of this procurement is to cover the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency's need for consultancy, design, development, management, operation, and support for Forsvarsbygg.no and for the Agency's own digital front end for the Norwegian Armed Forces; basen.forsvarsbygg.no (the Base).
The current system is based on EPiServer, and the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency is in the process of moving the system to a cloud solution. The system will be installed in the Norwegian Armed Forces' Azure Tenant, where it will be run. The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency is requesting a tenderer that has experience operating applications and application development/management of the client-tenant.
The contract period is 2 (two) years from the delivery day. 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 prior to the renewal date.
There may be small, not significant, changes to the tender documentation from the prequalification phase to the offer phase.
The contract period is 2 (two) years from the delivery day. 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 contracting authority can terminate parts of the service during the contract period (Forsvarsbygg.no). The tenderer can terminate the contract with 12 (twelve) months' notice
Documentation requirement: Foreign tenderers must present documentation that confirms that the company is legally registered in its home country. Norwegian tenderers do not need to document fulfilment of this requirement beyond the presentation of tax and VAT certificates, cf. the information below.
Documentation requirement: Tax and VAT certificate (RF-1316). The certificate can be ordered via www.altinn.no. The certificate must not be more than 6 months from the tender deadline.
Tenderers must have sound finances, which means that the tenderer must be credit worthy without a requirement for security.
Credit assessment of the tenderer, not older than 6 months, calculated from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The result of the credit rating must be given as a graded value (letters or numbers) on a defined scale. The credit rating must contain an assessment of the tenderer’s payment history/reliability.
NOTE: If a tenderer, in order to comply with the requirement, presents guarantees from other companies (e.g. the parent company), an equivalent credit rating must be submitted for that company. Furthermore, a legally binding confirmation must be enclosed from this company stating that they have joint and several liability under the contract.
Newly established companies that cannot provide a relevant credit rating can attach alternative documentation including, amongst other things, the accounts/balance, key figures, payment history and payment remarks.
1) The tenderer (as a company) shall have extremely good competence in assignments of equivalent nature, scope and complexity as those included in the contract that the application concerns.
2) The tenderer must have sufficient capacity to assist the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency under this agreement.
4) The tenderer must have good protocols, processes and routines for developing and maintaining competence for this individual consultant.
5) The tenderer must have satisfactory management systems within quality that cover the activities included in the contract.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be a legally registered company. Documentation requirement: Foreign tenderers must present documentation that confirms that the company is legally registered in its home country. Norwegian tenderers do not need to document fulfilment of this requirement beyond the presentation of tax and VAT certificates, cf. the information below. Tenderers must have their tax and duty payments in order. Documentation requirement: Tax and VAT certificate (RF-1316). The certificate can be ordered via www.altinn.no. The certificate must not be more than 6 months from the tender deadline. (only for Norwegian tenderers)