Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-04-17
Buyer: AtB AS
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34121100: Public-service buses | 60000000 | 60100000 | 60112000
Submission deadline: 2018-05-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: AtB AS hereby invites tenderers to participate in a competition with negotiations for the procurement of public transport services in the previous Nord-Trøndelag.
The procurement comprises delivery of public transport services in the previous Nord-Trøndelag, with the exception of the municipalities of Stjørdal and Meråker.
The total Route Production that is now put out for tender amounts to approx. 4 873 010 Route Kilometres. In this competition, tenderers are invited to submit tenders for three Route Areas:
Innherred with the municipalities of Steinkjer, Verran, Verdal, Inderøy, Levanger, Frosta and parts of Indre Fosen.
Ytre Namdal with the municipalities of Leka, Vikna, Nærøy, Fosnes, Namsos, Flatanger, Overhalla and Namdalseid.
As this is a negotiated procedure, in which the Contracting Authority reserves the right to invite four Tenderers to negotiations, Tenderers shall provide the documentation requested in point 5.4 to 5.6 below, as part of the tender submission (not as part of the request to participate in the tender competition). Equivalent applies to the company that the Tenderer may deliver with, or that they rely on in order to be qualified.
The tenderer must be in an orderly situation in terms of payment of tax, employer's National Insurance contributions and value-added tax.
Documented by: Tax certificate. The certificate shall not be more than six months, from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified.
— The tenderer shall submit certificates issued by competent authorities, confirming that the tenderer has met their obligations in regard to the payment of taxes and duties in accordance with the legal provisions in the country where the tenderer is established.
As this is a negotiated procedure, in which the Contracting Authority reserves the right to invite four Tenderers to negotiations, Tenderers shall provide the documentation requested in point 5.4 to 5.6 below, as part of the tender submission (not as part of the request to participate in the tender competition). Equivalent applies to the company that the Tenderer may deliver with, or that they rely on in order to be qualified.
A petition for an interim court order against the Contracting Authority's decision to reject the Tenderer or not choose a Tenderer for further participation in the competition must be presented to the court within 15 days from when the Contracting Authority provides such notification, c.f. the regulation § 16-5.

Eligibility requirements: Tax certificate. The tenderer must be in an orderly situation in terms of payment of tax, employer's National Insurance contributions and value-added tax. Documented by: Tax certificate. The certificate shall not be more than six months, from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. Foreign tenderers. — The tenderer shall submit certificates issued by competent authorities, confirming that the tenderer has met their obligations in regard to the payment of taxes and duties in accordance with the legal provisions in the country where the tenderer is established. — The tax certificate(s) shall not be older than 6 months, calculated from the tender deadline.