Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-09-24
Buyer: Forsvaret v/Forsvarets logistikkorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34710000: Helicopters and aeroplanes | 34711200: Aeroplanes | 35613000
Estimated value: 25000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-10-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of the tender contest is to enter into a framework agreement for leasing the Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) with associated sensors for use in many of the Norwegian Coast Guard's civilian assignments, for example to provide support to other authorities such as the Norwegian Customs Service and the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries.
RPAS shall primarily be used as a tool to support the Norwegian Coast Guard's preparation and implementation of operations, as well as to share decision information and documentation related thereof, such as securing evidence.
Courses, i.e. "train the trainer", options for deliveries of accessories, spare parts, insurance, service and warranty will also be part of the agreement.
Some deliveries will undergo a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) to confirm that the RPAS meets the given requirements.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Documentation requirements: Norwegian tenderers: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign tenderers: Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to implement the delivery, including satisfactory profit ratio, liquidity ratio and equity ratio.
The tenderer's Annual Financial Statements (including notes with the Boards and auditor's reports) from the last 2 years. If the Annual Financial Statements for the previous year are not finished before the tender deadline for this contest expires, the preliminary Annual Financial Statements for the previous year must also be enclosed.
There are three requirements: (1) Education and professional qualifications; The tenderer must have sufficient competence to carry out the delivery. Sufficient competence is to be understood as related to the scope of delivery requested in this tender, (2) Environmental Management Measures and (3) Quality Assurance: The tenderer must have a good and effective quality assurance system.
(1) Education and professional qualification requirement: Description of education and experience of personnel that the tenderer has available to implement the contract. (2) Environmental management requirement: Description of the tenderer's methods for quality assurance. A description must at least contain information about the company's: Environmental policy, Planning, Commissioning and operation, Control and improvement, Management evaluation. If the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate. (3) Quality assurance: Description of the contractor's quality assurance methods. If the  tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent standard, it is sufficient to send in a copy of a valid certificate.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Documentation requirements: Norwegian tenderers: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign tenderers: Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 25000000