Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-03-08
Buyer: Statskog SF Hovedkontoret
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 77200000
Submission deadline: 2022-04-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A tender contest with negotiations for a framework agreement for the purchase of forestry services in Østlandet south and west for 2023-2026
- Road construction work and road maintenance on roads that need to be used in the agreement period. The assignment is limited to permanent tractor roads, winter car roads, winter maintenance and repair of permanent roads after operation
The assignment also includes the procurement of forest plants for the first 2.5 years in the next agreement period, i.e. for 2027, 2028 and for the spring planting in 2029.
The assignment includes forestry services on land belonging to Statskog SF, Statskog Glomma AS and Statskog Børresen AS
Tenderers must be registered in a trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Foreign tenderers must submit documentation of registration in a professional register. (Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate, not older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders)
Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate, not older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders (Foreign tenderers must submit documentation of registration in a professional register).
Norwegian tenderers shall present a tax and VAT certificate from the Norwegian Tax Authority. The certificate must not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline.
Tenderers shall have sufficient economical and financial capacity. This must be substantiated by presenting the following: The tenderer's annual accounts for the last three years which include: the board's annual report, profit and loss accounting, balance sheet, notes, auditor's report. If a tenderer has any valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by Statskog, the tenderer may prove its economic and financial position with any other document that is acceptable to Statskog. If a tenderer has such valid reasons, he may contact Statskog in writing in order to clarify which other documentation is acceptable.
The tenderer is considering to leave the following part (percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if a tenderer has decided to leave a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and rely on sub-suppliers' capacity to carry out this part, a separate ESPD is required for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C above.
The tenderer shall provide an overview of the largest and most important assignments executed in the last three years, including the assignments' date of execution, recipient, value. If a tenderer believes he has a valid reason as to why he is unable to present the overview as requested by Statskog, he can contact Statskog in writing in order to clarify whether this is a reason that Statskog can accept.
Tenderers must provide information on who will be responsible for the assignment and the competence and experience of those who will carry out the assignment, including sub-suppliers. The tenderer must verify competence in the Norwegian PEFC Forest Standard, by presenting course certificates, attestations or declarations. This applies to all heads of departments / forestry managers, machine operators and supervisors within forest cultivation. Completed PEFC courses cannot be older than five years. The Norwegian PEFC Forest Standard will be revised in 2022. The tenderer must have a plan for the heads of departments / forestry managers, machine operators and supervisors in forest cultivation to complete a new PEFC course within one year after a new standard has been adopted, and this must be given in the statement. The tenderer must be certified in accordance with ISO 14001 with the Norwegian PEFC Forestry Standard as the environmental requirement before the deadline for receipt of tenders. The tenderer must be certified in accordance with ISO 9001 by the deadline for receipt of tenders.
The tenderer must provide an overview of the machines, tools and technical equipment at the tenderer's disposal, as documentation that the assignment can be executed in a satisfactory manner. The tenderer must describe whether the machines and equipment at disposal are equipped with the 'Best available technology' (BAT) where relevant, based on the risk of pollution and other serious environmental impacts, cf.  the Norwegian PEFC Forestry Standard. This must be given in the statement. The tenderer shall have at disposal felling machines with modern systems for computerised marking for cross cutting. This must be given in the statement.

Eligibility requirements: Registration in a professional register. Tenderers must be registered in a trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Minimum requirements for qualification Foreign tenderers must submit documentation of registration in a professional register. (Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate, not older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders) Registered in a trade register or company register. Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Minimum requirements for qualification Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate, not older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders (Foreign tenderers must submit documentation of registration in a professional register). Tax and VAT certificates Norwegian tenderers shall present a tax and VAT certificate from the Norwegian Tax Authority. The certificate must not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline.