Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-04
Buyer: Skatteetaten [The Norwegian Tax Administration]
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 48700000 | 48730000: Security software package | 48731000: File-security software package | 48732000: Data-security software package | 48760000: Anti-virus software package
Submission deadline: 2016-12-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Contracting Authority shall enter into a framework agreement with fixed provisions for the delivery of further defined services and goods, including hardware and software licences, to the Contracting Authority's Security Software. The framework agreement shall cover the Contracting Authority's need for management and expansion of the existing Security Software. The Contracting Authority shall also enter into a continuous maintenance agreement which shall include further defined maintenance services, related to the existing Security Software, as well as the expansions from call-off contracts that will be established in the framework agreement.
The term ‘Security Software’ shall be defined as hardware and software that naturally falls within the following 5 categories:
There is major uncertainty regarding the nature and scope of the deliveries that will apply to the existing Security Software in the subsequent four years after the establishment of the contract provisions that are covered by the competition. The procurement's combined value, including the value of contracts founded under the framework agreement as well as the value of the ongoing maintenance contract, is difficult to determined, but is estimated, without any obligation, to be between 4 500 000 NOK and 8 000 000 NOK. Within this range the Contracting Authority estimates without obligation that the combined value of the goods and services deliveries within each of the five relevant categories will amount as follows:
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 1 year calculated from the deadline for submission of requests for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures.
If an interested party will use another company to fulfil the this qualification requirement, a credit rating must also be presented for such companies. The above mentioned credit rating shall fulfil the requirements in the above bullet point. Furthermore, interested parties must document to the contracting authority that they can use the relevant and necessary resources at the company, for example, by enclosing a binding statement.
Requirement: During the last 3 years, tenderers must have delivered goods that naturally fall within categories 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as these categories are defined under point 1.2 in the qualification documentation. The sum value of these goods deliveries in this period must combined be at least 4 500 000 NOK .
Documentation requirement: A detailed account that proves that the interested party fulfils all elements in the qualification requirement. The account shall, at a minimum, include a description of the contractual relationship that the tenderer is or has been a party to, which proves fulfilment of the qualification requirement, including information on:
— the nature, scope and value of the individual contract terms including an indication of which of the 5 relevant categories are covered by the terms of agreement.
If the interested party shall rely on sub-contractors for the fulfilment of the current qualification requirement, the interested party must otherwise demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that the interested party can use the sub-contractor's relevant and necessary resources for the current procurement, for example, by submitting a commitment statement.

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 1 year calculated from the deadline for submission of requests for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures. If an interested party will use another company to fulfil the this qualification requirement, a credit rating must also be presented for such companies. The above mentioned credit rating shall fulfil the requirements in the above bullet point. Furthermore, interested parties must document to the contracting authority that they can use the relevant and necessary resources at the company, for example, by enclosing a binding statement. Requirement: During the last 3 years, tenderers must have delivered goods that naturally fall within categories 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as these categories are defined under point 1.2 in the qualification documentation. The sum value of these goods deliveries in this period must combined be at least 4 500 000 NOK . Documentation requirement: A detailed account that proves that the interested party fulfils all elements in the qualification requirement. The account shall, at a minimum, include a description of the contractual relationship that the tenderer is or has been a party to, which proves fulfilment of the qualification requirement, including information on: — the nature, scope and value of the individual contract terms including an indication of which of the 5 relevant categories are covered by the terms of agreement. o the date each individual terms of agreement were established, as well as — the name of public or private co-contractor(s). If the interested party shall rely on sub-contractors for the fulfilment of the current qualification requirement, the interested party must otherwise demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that the interested party can use the sub-contractor's relevant and necessary resources for the current procurement, for example, by submitting a commitment statement.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have adequate solidity. Documentation requirement — Credit rating, not older than 1 year calculated from the deadline for submission of requests for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures. If an interested party will use another company to fulfil the this qualification requirement, a credit rating must also be presented for such companies. The above mentioned credit rating shall fulfil the requirements in the above bullet point. Furthermore, interested parties must document to the contracting authority that they can use the relevant and necessary resources at the company, for example, by enclosing a binding statement.
Requirement: During the last 3 years, tenderers must have delivered goods that naturally fall within categories 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as these categories are defined under point 1.2 in the qualification documentation. The sum value of these goods deliveries in this period must combined be at least 4 500 000 NOK . Documentation requirement: A detailed account that proves that the interested party fulfils all elements in the qualification requirement. The account shall, at a minimum, include a description of the contractual relationship that the tenderer is or has been a party to, which proves fulfilment of the qualification requirement, including information on: — the nature, scope and value of the individual contract terms including an indication of which of the 5 relevant categories are covered by the terms of agreement. o the date each individual terms of agreement were established, as well as — the name of public or private co-contractor(s). If the interested party shall rely on sub-contractors for the fulfilment of the current qualification requirement, the interested party must otherwise demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that the interested party can use the sub-contractor's relevant and necessary resources for the current procurement, for example, by submitting a commitment statement.