Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-11-14
Buyer: KONGSBERGREGIONENS KOMMUNALE OPPGAVEFELLESSKAP FOR TJENESTEUTVIK
Country: NO
Region: NO085
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33700000 | 33760000 | 39800000 | 39831000
Estimated value: 40000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-12-15
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on combating organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42).
Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?

Eligibility requirements: Company Registration Certificate shall be enclosed with the tender.
                Documentation requirements:
                Registration
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to be able to fulfil the contract. The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain credit appraisal on its own initiative. Credit evaluation/rating, carried out by a publicly certified credit rating institution Bisnode or equivalent, shall confirm that the tenderer has a minimum of credit worthiness of A.
                Documentation requirements:
                Credit appraisal/rating
The tenderer ́s description of the system.
Climate and environment
The Kongsberg region consists of nine municipalities that cooperate on a clean number of service areas.

Eight of the municipalities would now like to enter into a contract for cleaning articles for our locations. We intend to enter into a contract with one tenderer.

Participating municipalities are:

Kongsberg municipality (including Kongsberg Kommunale Eiendom)

Notodden municipality

Hjartdal Municipality

Tinn municipality

Rollag Municipality

Flesberg municipality (joins in March 2026)

Sigdal municipality

Nore and Uvdal municipalities.

Each municipality shall sign a separate contract with the chosen tenderer and will be responsible for daily contract follow-up. We would like one tenderer for this contract.

Limitations on the agreement:

The municipalities currently have separate framework agreements for the delivery of office materials and free school materials, catering articles as well as medical equipment.

The agreement for cleaning articles, paper and plastic does not initially apply to goods areas covered by the mentioned existing framework agreement.

Attention is drawn to the fact that there can be some overlap, especially within disposable equipment, such as gloves etc.

The contract will be signed for a period of two years with an option for an extension for 1+1 year.

Documents attached:

Annex 1. Price form

Annex 2. Requirement Specifications

Annex 3. Draft of the contract (each municipality will sign a separate contract. Annexes are updated per municipality before signing)

Annex 3.1 SSA-K Annex

Annex 4. Delivery addresses and accompanying information for the participating municipalities.

Annex 5. Tender documentation

NB! Due to staff holidays in week 47, it may take some time for questions to be answered during this week. Responses are expected to be answered in week 48.
1 + 1 year.
            The contract period will be 2 years with an option for an extension for 1+1 year.