Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-03-31
Buyer: The Norwegian Armed Forces c/o the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 73431000 | 98310000
Estimated value: 280000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-04-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting authority will enter into a framework agreement with one tenderer for the delivery of washing, cleaning, maintenance and repair of safety equipment. The procurement will be made as a contest with negotiations in accordance with the Public Procurement Act (PPA) and the Defence and Security Procurement Act (FOSA).
The purpose of the procurement is to cover the contracting authority's needs for washing, cleaning, maintenance and repair of safety equipment that are specially adapted for military purposes and military use in peace, conflict, crisis and war.
Estimated value during the contract period: NOK 180,000,000 excluding VAT. Maximum value during the contract period: 280,000,000 excluding VAT. Duration and options: The framework agreement will be valid for 4 years from the date it is signed. The contracting authority has the option to extend the Framework Agreement for 1 year at a time, for a further 3 years. The maximum framework agreement period, including options, will be 7 years.
The contracting authority has the option to extend the Framework Agreement for 1 year at a time, for a further 3 years. The maximum framework agreement period, including options, will be 7 years.
Requirement: Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: - Company registration certificate. Foreign tenderers: - Verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established.
Requirement: Tenderers must have the required economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. A credit rating of 'credit worthy' or equivalent will be sufficient to fulfil the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data The rating must not be older than 3 months.
Requirement: Tenderers must have their affairs in order with respect to the payment of tax and VAT. Documentation requirement: Tax certificate not older than 6 months from the application deadline. Tax certificates means: For Norwegian tenderers: Certificates issued by the Tax Collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration concerning: - VAT - Tax - Employer Contribution. Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have an arrangement for the payment of taxes and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for finance.
Requirement: Tenderers must have good experience from similar deliveries. Good experience means that the Tenderer has completed several similar assignments. Similar assignments are defined as assignments that are of the same nature and scope as those covered by this framework agreement. Documentation requirement: Tenderers must fill in Part I - Annex 3 (Reference Form) with the tenderer's 3 most relevant assignments in the last 3 years. In order to ensure sufficient competition, documentation of deliveries that the tenderer carried out more than 3 years ago can also be taken into consideration. The summary must include an indication of: - Name of the contracting authority - Value of the assignment - Short description of the delivery and its relevance - Delivery date - Recipient (name, telephone and email) - Short description of the delivery and its relevance - Contact details of the recipient (contact persons, email address, telephone). It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description.
Requirement: The tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to complete the delivery. Documentation requirement: A description of the personnel, materiel, and technical equipment that the tenderer has at his disposal to carry out the delivery in peace, conflict, crises, and war. The description must not exceed two A4 pages. Font Times New Roman, font size 12.
Requirement: Tenderers must have a good and well functioning quality assurance system. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's methods for quality assurance. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate. It is the tenderer's responsibility to substantiate that a standard is equivalent.
Requirement: The tenderer must have a good system for environmental management. Documentation requirement: A description of the environmental management measures that have been implemented in the company. The description must include: Chemical use procedures Waste management. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001, Eco-lighthouse, EMAS or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate. It is the tenderer's responsibility to substantiate that a standard is equivalent.
Selection criterion: Selection of redundant qualified suppliers is based on the Contracting Authority's assessment of which suppliers document the best relevant experience from similar deliveries in accordance with the qualification requirement "Tenderers must have good experience from similar deliveries".

Eligibility requirements: Requirement concerning the tenderer’s economic and financial capacity. Requirement: Tenderers must have the required economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. A credit rating of 'credit worthy' or equivalent will be sufficient to fulfil the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data The rating must not be older than 3 months. Obligatory requirements Requirement: Tenderers must have their affairs in order with respect to the payment of tax and VAT. Documentation requirement: Tax certificate not older than 6 months from the application deadline. Tax certificates means: For Norwegian tenderers: Certificates issued by the Tax Collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration concerning: - VAT - Tax - Employer Contribution. Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have an arrangement for the payment of taxes and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The declaration must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for finance.
Requirement: Tenderers must have good experience from similar deliveries. Good experience means that the Tenderer has completed several similar assignments. Similar assignments are defined as assignments that are of the same nature and scope as those covered by this framework agreement. Documentation requirement: Tenderers must fill in Part I - Annex 3 (Reference Form) with the tenderer's 3 most relevant assignments in the last 3 years. In order to ensure sufficient competition, documentation of deliveries that the tenderer carried out more than 3 years ago can also be taken into consideration. The summary must include an indication of: - Name of the contracting authority - Value of the assignment - Short description of the delivery and its relevance - Delivery date - Recipient (name, telephone and email) - Short description of the delivery and its relevance - Contact details of the recipient (contact persons, email address, telephone). It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description. Requirement: The tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to complete the delivery. Documentation requirement: A description of the personnel, materiel, and technical equipment that the tenderer has at his disposal to carry out the delivery in peace, conflict, crises, and war. The description must not exceed two A4 pages. Font Times New Roman, font size 12. Requirement: Tenderers must have a good and well functioning quality assurance system. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's methods for quality assurance. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate. It is the tenderer's responsibility to substantiate that a standard is equivalent. Requirement: The tenderer must have a good system for environmental management. Documentation requirement: A description of the environmental management measures that have been implemented in the company. The description must include: Chemical use procedures Waste management. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001, Eco-lighthouse, EMAS or equivalent standards, it is sufficient to present a copy of a valid certificate. It is the tenderer's responsibility to substantiate that a standard is equivalent.

Award value: 280000000