Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-11
Buyer: ARBEIDS- OG VELFERDSETATEN (NAV)
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 72267100: Maintenance of information technology software | 72300000 | 72500000
Submission deadline: 2021-01-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet (NAV) [the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV)] will implement procurements within:
Services and development areas will be outsourced that are currently regulated by contract within the database administration. The contest will be implemented as a tender procedure with negotiations. The contract is planned to be signed on 31 March 2021.
NAV plans to hold four tender contests with negotiations for the service area given in the table below. This is a service area that must be outsourced now as the contract is about to expire.
The software service is of great importance for NAV's mainframe environment. A service contract will be established for the 'sub-category (contract area)' database administration.
The contract will have two elements: 1) Software licences and 2) services connected to the implementation and maintenance of the software in the contracting authority´s premises, including any migration from the existing to the new software. Tenderers must be able to implement, integrate, maintain and further develop the offered systems.
It is important for NAV to get flexible solutions that serve NAV's mainframe environment in an optimal way. It is also important to ensure flexibility in the costs as regards the contracting authority's expectations of reduced use and established contracts that are in accordance with the relevant rules that apply to NAV.
The scope of the contract is in accordance with the machine capacity. The current machine capacity is 482 MSU. See the tender documentation Part III Annex 3 The Contracting Authority's Technical Platform for further details on the scope.
The contract will be valid from the date it is signed until 31 December 2023, with an option for an extension for 1+1+1 year.
— Annex 8 Total Price and Price Terms Including the Spreadsheet 'Contract for the Procurement of Software Annex 8'
The selection of tenderers will be based on the degree of compliance with the following qualification requirements in point 2.4 of the qualification documentation.
The contract will be valid from when it is signed until 31 December 2023. The contracting authority has an option to extend the contracts for 1+1+1 year.
Requirement: Norwegian tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: A tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not be older than 6 months from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest. Requirement: Tenderers are required to have a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign suppliers: Certificate for registration in a company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established.
Requirement: Tenderers are required to have the financial ability to fulfil the contract. Documentation: The Contracting Authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian, see www.Experian.no. If a tenderer believes that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, supplementary information is to be attached to the request for qualification.
Requirement: A good ability to fulfil the contract is required. Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's technical capacity and professional qualifications. With regard to the capacity, a description of the tenderer's relevant units shall be given. With regard to qualifications, a short overview of the tenderer's general relevant expertise must be given. The personnel proposed for the assignment must not be specified, and CVs must not be submitted. Requirement: Relevant experience from similar assignments is required. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's most important deliveries in the last 3 years, including a description of the assignments, their value, date and recipients. Requirement: A good, well-functioning quality assurance system is required. Documentation requirement: An account of the company’s quality assurance system/management system, and any certificates issued by independent bodies.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Norwegian tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: A tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not be older than 6 months from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest. Requirement: Tenderers are required to have a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign suppliers: Certificate for registration in a company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established.