Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-04
Buyer: NIBIO, Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi (The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research)
Country: NO
Region: Akershus
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48730000: Security software package | 48732000: Data-security software package | 48760000: Anti-virus software package | 48761000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 2200000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-07-15
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The aim of the procurement is to have a new firewall and security system implemented that covers NIBIO's functionality and performance needs.
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It is recommended that the tender is submitted well before the deadline for receipt of tenders. In the event that additional information from the Contracting Authority leads to you wanting to revise your tender before the tender deadline expires, you can go in and open the tender, make changes and resubmit right up until the tender deadline expires. The last received tender is regarded as the tender of record. Late tenders will be rejected.
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The tenderer shall have the tax, employer contributions and VAT payments in order. Tax Certificate must not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Documentation Requirement: Tax certificate. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian.
The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Company registration for Norwegian tenderers, or documentation showing that the company is legally registered in the homeland for the foreign tenderers.
Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation Requirement: Credit assessment/rating, not older than 6 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating should be carried out by a government approved credit rating institution. If for valid reasons the tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer may prove the economic and financial standing with any other document that the Contracting Authority is able to accept.
A good, efficient quality assurance system is required. Documentation Requirement: The tenderer shall be certified in accordance with the ISO 9000 standard or equivalent. The tenderer may also submit a statement of 2 pages describing the business' quality assurance/management system. Certification from a third party is sufficient if available.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall have the tax, employer contributions and VAT payments in order. Tax Certificate must not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Documentation Requirement: Tax certificate. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian. The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Company registration for Norwegian tenderers, or documentation showing that the company is legally registered in the homeland for the foreign tenderers. Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation Requirement: Credit assessment/rating, not older than 6 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating should be carried out by a government approved credit rating institution. If for valid reasons the tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer may prove the economic and financial standing with any other document that the Contracting Authority is able to accept. A good, efficient quality assurance system is required. Documentation Requirement: The tenderer shall be certified in accordance with the ISO 9000 standard or equivalent. The tenderer may also submit a statement of 2 pages describing the business' quality assurance/management system. Certification from a third party is sufficient if available.
Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation Requirement: Credit assessment/rating, not older than 6 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating should be carried out by a government approved credit rating institution. If for valid reasons the tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer may prove the economic and financial standing with any other document that the Contracting Authority is able to accept.
A good, efficient quality assurance system is required. Documentation Requirement: The tenderer shall be certified in accordance with the ISO 9000 standard or equivalent. The tenderer may also submit a statement of 2 pages describing the business' quality assurance/management system. Certification from a third party is sufficient if available.