Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-20
Buyer: Bergen Kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 24910000 | 31651000 | 35110000: Fire-fighting and safety equipment | 39241130 | 42123000
Estimated value: 15000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2019-01-11
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Bergen kommune [municipality] and collaborating partners, hereafter called the Contracting Authority, hereby invite tenderers to an open tender competition for the delivery of tools and associated materials and equipment.
The Contracting Authority wants to enter into a Framework Agreement with one total supplier for the delivery of tools, tool accessories and associated products, including ladders, fasteners, tool storage, workshop furnishings and cargo securing equipment.
Bergen municipality with collaborating partners, hereafter called the Contracting Authority, will enter into a Framework Agreement with one total supplier.
Bergen municipality currently has 277 400 inhabitants and the municipality is organised with approx. 840 entities, hereunder i.a. schools, nursery schools, nursing homes, cultural institutions and administration. Also included are municipal and inter-municipal companies that are partly or fully owned entities and considered part of the Bergen kommune group. Equivalent information about affiliated municipalities is available on their respective websites. The same applies to Stiftelsen Betanien in Bergen (http://www.betanien.no/).
The Contracting Authority has an ongoing need to purchase various types of tools that are used by i.a. carpenters, mechanics, plumbers, welders, construction workers, electricians etc. All products must be adhere to standards and quality requirements set for tools for professional use of the above named professional groups.
The Contracting Authority will need all types of tools. In appendix 4, there is an estimate of the anticipated tool consumption. NB: This is only an estimate and the price form is not comprehensive.
The Contracting Authority has enter into Framework Agreements for construction materials including associated fastening materials, painting and painting products, work and protective clothing, office materials including sanitary products and medical consumables including first aid equipment. It must be expected that products within these categories will be purchased on contracts other than those to be entered here.
The Contracting Authority aims to use this competition to enter into contracts for the delivery of tools through Framework Agreements. The contract period will be 2 years from the contract date, with a unilateral option for a further 1 year + 1 year. Anticipated start is May 2019.
Ordering/call-offs on the contract will only be received through the electronic trade system. Bergen municipality's contract administrator (Innkjøp konsern) can, in individual circumstances, provide dispensation from the electronic trade obligation.
Documentation: Company Registration Certificate, which has been issued no more than 6 months before the tender deadline. Confirmation of registration in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country in which the supplier is established (applies to foreign companies).
1) Requirement: Experience from similar assignments. The tenderer is required to have good experience from similar assignments.
2) Requirement: Procedures for environmental management The assignment requires tenderers who have procedures and systems that ensure that the execution of the delivery has a low environmental impact.
3) Quality management requirement The assignment requires tenderers to have quality management systems.
Ad 1) Documentation: The Tenderer must complete Attachment 1 — Reference Form, concerning the three most important relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, including their scope (description of the delivery), value, time frame and the Contracting Authority or recipient.
Ad 2) Documentation: Description of the company's procedures and systems for ensuring low environmental impact when carrying out the delivery. If the company has environmental certification or ISO 14001:2015 or equivalent third party verified systems, such certification or documentation of fulfilment of the qualification requirement will be accepted.

Eligibility requirements: Requirements: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate, which has been issued no more than 6 months before the tender deadline. Confirmation of registration in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country in which the supplier is established (applies to foreign companies).

Award value: 15000000