Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-25
Buyer: Alta kommune [Alta municipality]
Country: NO
Region: Finnmark
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18424300 | 33000000 | 33100000 | 33123000: Cardiovascular monitoring equipment | 33140000: Medical consumables
Estimated value: 10000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-01-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The agreement is complied with by the Customer undertaking call-offs within the time limits that are agreed to in the framework agreement. The call-offs occur at the individual entities.
Alta kommune invites tenderers to an open tender competition without negotiations for entry into a 2 year framework agreement on delivery of medical consumables to the municipality's entities. The objective of the framework agreement is to cover the at any given time prevailing need for medical consumables to patients and entities within the municipal service provision. The starting point for the framework agreement is that all units in Alta commune are covered by the framework agreement.
Alta kommune has a unilateral option on extension of the contract for 1 year + 1 year. The extension will take place automatically. If it is not desired for the agreement to extend, notice of termination must be sent at least three months prior to the automatic extension.
The following requirements are obligatory. Tenderers will be excluded from the competition, cf. the regulations § 20-12, if the requirements set for participation in the competition are not met.
— Valid company registration certificate, issued by the professional register as determined by the legislation in the country where the tenderer is established, or sworn and confirmed declaration.
— Valid tax and VAT certificate issued by competent authorities, confirming that the tenderer has met their obligations in regard to the payment of taxes and duties in accordance with the legal provisions in the country where the tenderer is established.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
— Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit rating. Credit ratings shall be based on the last known fiscal figures, and not be older than 6 months. The credit evaluation should be the so-called rating (containing credit rating, partial judgement and historical rating) and executed by a publicly certified credit institution.
The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness.

Eligibility requirements: The following requirements are obligatory. Tenderers will be excluded from the competition, cf. the regulations § 20-12, if the requirements set for participation in the competition are not met. — Valid company registration certificate, issued by the professional register as determined by the legislation in the country where the tenderer is established, or sworn and confirmed declaration. — Valid tax and VAT certificate issued by competent authorities, confirming that the tenderer has met their obligations in regard to the payment of taxes and duties in accordance with the legal provisions in the country where the tenderer is established. — Valid certificate issued by a competent authority confirming that the tenderer is not: — bankrupt or petitioned for bankruptcy, — under debt negotiations or not petitioned for debt negotiations, — under liquidation or petitioned for compulsory dissolution. The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement. — Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit rating. Credit ratings shall be based on the last known fiscal figures, and not be older than 6 months. The credit evaluation should be the so-called rating (containing credit rating, partial judgement and historical rating) and executed by a publicly certified credit institution. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness. See Annex 1, Requirement Specification and requirement form. Annex 1, Requirement Specification and requirement form.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement. — Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit rating. Credit ratings shall be based on the last known fiscal figures, and not be older than 6 months. The credit evaluation should be the so-called rating (containing credit rating, partial judgement and historical rating) and executed by a publicly certified credit institution. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness.
The tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement. — Requirement: Tenderers shall enclose a credit rating. Credit ratings shall be based on the last known fiscal figures, and not be older than 6 months. The credit evaluation should be the so-called rating (containing credit rating, partial judgement and historical rating) and executed by a publicly certified credit institution.
The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenderers with a score lower than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. Recently established Providers shall not have a score lower than AN (worthy of credit, recently established companies) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (assessment of figures). Recently established service providers can present a bank guarantee as proof of credit worthiness.
See Annex 1, Requirement Specification and requirement form. Annex 1, Requirement Specification and requirement form.
See Annex 1, Requirement Specification and requirement form.
Annex 1, Requirement Specification and requirement form.