Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-21
Buyer: Nasjonalbiblioteket (The National Library of Norway)
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72100000
Estimated value: 6000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-09-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The National Library wants to enter into 2 parallel framework agreements for development and consulting services on the following ICT areas:
The Contracting Authority is entering into framework agreements with 3 tenderers (as long as 3 valid tender offers are submitted) in each service area (parallel framework agreements).
The agreements shall make it possible for the National Library to increase the capacity of development as needed, and it shall provide better access to specialist competence as needed. These needs may vary over time.
For more information, the tenderers are advise to become familiar with The Tender Documentation and Annex A — Requirement Specification.
Based on previous figures, the annual value of the framework agreement (service area 1 and 2), is estimated to be approx. 1 250 000 NOK excluding VAT. The total value of the procurement over 4 years is estimated to be 5 000 000 NOK excluding VAT. It is anticipated that the annual value will be approx. 625 000 NOK for both of the service areas. There is high uncertainty connected to funding and the estimate must, to a greater extent than in other circumstances, be considered in light of this and is non-binding for the Contracting Authority.
The framework agreements will have a duration of 3 years, with an option on extension for 1 year, so that the maximum length will be 4 years. The extension should be given to the tenderer at the latest 60 days before the current contract expires.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Credit worthiness without guarantee is sufficient to comply with the requirement.
The tenderer shall have experience from at least 3 equivalent assignments in the service areas for which tender offers are being given (if tender offers are given on both of the service areas, 6 relevant assignments must be provided, 3 for each service area) during the last 3 years. Equivalent assignments are defined as assignments of corresponding scope (or larger), complexity and financial limit.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall document that the enterprise is legally established. See the tender documents point 3.2. The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Credit worthiness without guarantee is sufficient to comply with the requirement. See the tender documents point 3.3. The tenderer shall have experience from at least 3 equivalent assignments in the service areas for which tender offers are being given (if tender offers are given on both of the service areas, 6 relevant assignments must be provided, 3 for each service area) during the last 3 years. Equivalent assignments are defined as assignments of corresponding scope (or larger), complexity and financial limit. See the tender documents point 3.4.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Credit worthiness without guarantee is sufficient to comply with the requirement. See the tender documents point 3.3.
The tenderer shall have experience from at least 3 equivalent assignments in the service areas for which tender offers are being given (if tender offers are given on both of the service areas, 6 relevant assignments must be provided, 3 for each service area) during the last 3 years. Equivalent assignments are defined as assignments of corresponding scope (or larger), complexity and financial limit. See the tender documents point 3.4.