Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-21
Buyer: Skatteetaten [The Norwegian Tax Administration]
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 30200000 | 30211300 | 48000000 | 48441000 | 48461000
Submission deadline: 2017-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Norwegian Tax Administration would like to enter into a contract for the procurement of an analysis and information platform. This platform will consist of the following functional sub-areas:
The scoring system will be based on predictive models, expert models and rules. It shall also be to use technologies such as pattern recognition and graph analyses. The different techniques must be able to be combined in order to make up a whole. Integrated in the processes, they shall support dynamic choices between different service strategies.
The area cover tools and consumer/user orientated services within advanced analysis, data investigation, data processing, visualisation, graph/network analyses, pattern recognition etc. Advanced analysis also includes areas such as data and text mining, simulation, optimisation, prognostication etc.
The total system shall support the establishment of an analysis and information platform that includes:
The Contracting Authority currently has not completed the contract terms that shall regulate the procurement, but it is estimated, without any obligation, that contracts will be signed for 5 years from the start-up date, with an option for an extension up to 3 times, 1 year at a time.
The procurement' total value for the entire contract period, including options, is estimated, without any obligation, to be up to 250 000 000 NOK excluding VAT.
Requirement: The interested party shall have their tax, employer contribution and VAT payments in order.
Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers shall submit a certificate, either from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration, which states the extent of any tax, employer contribution and VAT payment arrears.
Foreign tenderers shall submit an equivalent certificate from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian authorities.
The certificate must not be more than six months old calculated from the deadline for receipt of the request for participation. Any arrears and other notes must be explained.
Foreign companies must submit documentation that demonstrates the tenderer is registered in a trade index or professional register or business register as prescribed in legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.
Documentation requirement: Credit rating, not older than one year calculated from the deadline for receipt of request for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures.
Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's technical capacity and professional qualifications. A description is wanted of the capacity of relevant entities at the tenderers. With regard to qualifications, a brief overview of general relevant expertise at the tenderer is requested. The personnel who will be offered for the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs are not to be submitted.
An overview of the tenderer's average, general workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last 3 years.
Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall describe the 3 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, see points 1.2 and 1.3 in the qualification documentation, in which the tenderer has provided similar systems to a customer. The description for each delivery shall include the following:

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: The interested party shall have their tax, employer contribution and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers shall submit a certificate, either from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration, which states the extent of any tax, employer contribution and VAT payment arrears. Foreign tenderers shall submit an equivalent certificate from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian authorities. The certificate must not be more than six months old calculated from the deadline for receipt of the request for participation. Any arrears and other notes must be explained. Requirement: The interested party must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Norwegian tenderers shall submit a company registration certificate. Foreign companies must submit documentation that demonstrates the tenderer is registered in a trade index or professional register or business register as prescribed in legislation in the country where the tenderer is established. Requirement: Tenderers shall have adequate solidity. Documentation requirement: Credit rating, not older than one year calculated from the deadline for receipt of request for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures. Requirement: A good ability to fulfil the contract is required. Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's technical capacity and professional qualifications. A description is wanted of the capacity of relevant entities at the tenderers. With regard to qualifications, a brief overview of general relevant expertise at the tenderer is requested. The personnel who will be offered for the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs are not to be submitted. An overview of the tenderer's average, general workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last 3 years. Requirement: Relevant experience from similar assignments is required. Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall describe the 3 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, see points 1.2 and 1.3 in the qualification documentation, in which the tenderer has provided similar systems to a customer. The description for each delivery shall include the following: — Name of the recipient/contracting authority. — The assignment's length (from — to). — The assignment's extent (number of manlabour years for the tenderer). — The tenderer's role and responsibility in the assignment. — Description of the system. — Description of the delivery process.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have adequate solidity. Documentation requirement: Credit rating, not older than one year calculated from the deadline for receipt of request for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures.
Requirement: A good ability to fulfil the contract is required. Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's technical capacity and professional qualifications. A description is wanted of the capacity of relevant entities at the tenderers. With regard to qualifications, a brief overview of general relevant expertise at the tenderer is requested. The personnel who will be offered for the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs are not to be submitted. An overview of the tenderer's average, general workforce and the number of employees in the administrative management during the last 3 years. Requirement: Relevant experience from similar assignments is required. Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall describe the 3 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, see points 1.2 and 1.3 in the qualification documentation, in which the tenderer has provided similar systems to a customer. The description for each delivery shall include the following: — Name of the recipient/contracting authority. — The assignment's length (from — to). — The assignment's extent (number of manlabour years for the tenderer). — The tenderer's role and responsibility in the assignment. — Description of the system. — Description of the delivery process.