Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-26
Buyer: Domstoladministrasjonen
Country: NO
Region: Sør-Trøndelag
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48517000 | 72210000: Software programming services | 72263000: Software implementation services
Submission deadline: 2016-07-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement is for an IT Service Support Management (ITSSM) solution for the Norwegian law courts. The solution is to be provided as software-as-a-service (SaaS) and to be used by the ICT department of the Norwegian Courts Administration. The solution is to provide self-service functionality for end users of the Norwegian law Courts‘ ICT systems.
An agreement for the provision of operational services will be entered into with 1 operator (SSA-D) for a duration of 3 years. As provided in SSA-D § 4.1 the agreement will thereafter be automatically renewed for a term of 1 year at a time unless terminated, for a maximum of 1+1+1 year. Total duration is max. 6 years.
A. The Tenderer shall fulfil obligations relating to the payment of taxes, VAT or similar payments under the law of Norway or of the relevant State in which the Tenderer is established.
— Joint tax certificate for payroll, regular taxes and VAT, based on registered information in the Tax Registry;
— The certificated may be ordered electronically from Altinn.no and supersedes the previous form RF-1244.
The certificate is not to show significant arrears and is to be no older than 6 months counted from the Qualification Request due date.
— Foreign Tenderers must have corresponding certificates from their authorities documenting that they have complied with the rules and regulations relating to taxes, VAT fees, duties, etc. If the authorities do not issue such certificates, the Tenderer shall forward a statement confirming that all such taxes have been paid. The Statement shall be confirmed and signed by the Tenderer‘s Chief Financial Officer and auditor.
— Confirmation that the Tenderer is registered in a trade register or a register of business enterprise in accordance with the laws of the State where the Tenderer is established.
The Contracting Authority will obtain financial information from Proff Forvalt. A minimum rating of B3 — Moderate Risk — Proff Forvalt will be considered sufficient.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional information to verify if the Tenderer‘s compliance with the requirement, including requesting provisional financial statements for 2015 if these are unavailable through Proff Forvalt.
Credit rating based on most recent financial statements. Credit rating shall be from an authorized credit rating company.
A. The Tenderer is to have sufficient professional ability and capacity to perform his obligations under the contract.
— A description how the company’s history, how it is organized and staffed, and a description of current operations;
— A short and general description of the quality assurance system the Tenderer will apply to this procurement.
If the Tenderer relies on any subcontractors for the purpose of fulfilling 1 or several of the qualification requirements, a declaration of commitment documenting that necessary resources will be made available to the Tenderer for the execution of the Contract, shall be submitted in order to prove that the requirement is fulfilled.

Eligibility requirements: A. The Tenderer shall fulfil obligations relating to the payment of taxes, VAT or similar payments under the law of Norway or of the relevant State in which the Tenderer is established. For Norwegian Tenderers: — Joint tax certificate for payroll, regular taxes and VAT, based on registered information in the Tax Registry; — The certificated may be ordered electronically from Altinn.no and supersedes the previous form RF-1244. The certificate is not to show significant arrears and is to be no older than 6 months counted from the Qualification Request due date. For Foreign Tenderers: — Foreign Tenderers must have corresponding certificates from their authorities documenting that they have complied with the rules and regulations relating to taxes, VAT fees, duties, etc. If the authorities do not issue such certificates, the Tenderer shall forward a statement confirming that all such taxes have been paid. The Statement shall be confirmed and signed by the Tenderer‘s Chief Financial Officer and auditor. B. The Tenderer shall have a legally established company. Norwegian Tenderers: — Company registration certificate. Foreign Tenderers: — Confirmation that the Tenderer is registered in a trade register or a register of business enterprise in accordance with the laws of the State where the Tenderer is established. A. The Tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to perform the Contract. Norwegian Tenderers: The Contracting Authority will obtain financial information from Proff Forvalt. A minimum rating of B3 — Moderate Risk — Proff Forvalt will be considered sufficient. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional information to verify if the Tenderer‘s compliance with the requirement, including requesting provisional financial statements for 2015 if these are unavailable through Proff Forvalt. Foreign Tenderers: Credit rating based on most recent financial statements. Credit rating shall be from an authorized credit rating company. A. The Tenderer is to have sufficient professional ability and capacity to perform his obligations under the contract. Documentation: A short description of the organization shall be submitted, including: — A description of the company‘s business idea and core competence related to the scope of delivery; — A description how the company’s history, how it is organized and staffed, and a description of current operations; — A description of how the Tenderer is organized for the fulfilment of this Contract; — A short and general description of the quality assurance system the Tenderer will apply to this procurement. If the Tenderer relies on any subcontractors for the purpose of fulfilling 1 or several of the qualification requirements, a declaration of commitment documenting that necessary resources will be made available to the Tenderer for the execution of the Contract, shall be submitted in order to prove that the requirement is fulfilled. B. The Tenderer shall have good experience from implementing similar projects within the subject area included in this Contract. Documentation: Attestations of similar related contract performance from the 3 preceding years. Attestations are to be signed or otherwise verified by the client and are to include: information about roles and responsibilities, scope of delivery, monetary value, time of execution and short information about the referee. The Customer reserves the right to contact the referees if necessary.
A. The Tenderer shall have sufficient financial strength to perform the Contract. Norwegian Tenderers: The Contracting Authority will obtain financial information from Proff Forvalt. A minimum rating of B3 — Moderate Risk — Proff Forvalt will be considered sufficient. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional information to verify if the Tenderer‘s compliance with the requirement, including requesting provisional financial statements for 2015 if these are unavailable through Proff Forvalt. Foreign Tenderers: Credit rating based on most recent financial statements. Credit rating shall be from an authorized credit rating company.
A. The Tenderer is to have sufficient professional ability and capacity to perform his obligations under the contract. Documentation: A short description of the organization shall be submitted, including: — A description of the company‘s business idea and core competence related to the scope of delivery; — A description how the company’s history, how it is organized and staffed, and a description of current operations; — A description of how the Tenderer is organized for the fulfilment of this Contract; — A short and general description of the quality assurance system the Tenderer will apply to this procurement. If the Tenderer relies on any subcontractors for the purpose of fulfilling 1 or several of the qualification requirements, a declaration of commitment documenting that necessary resources will be made available to the Tenderer for the execution of the Contract, shall be submitted in order to prove that the requirement is fulfilled. B. The Tenderer shall have good experience from implementing similar projects within the subject area included in this Contract. Documentation: Attestations of similar related contract performance from the 3 preceding years. Attestations are to be signed or otherwise verified by the client and are to include: information about roles and responsibilities, scope of delivery, monetary value, time of execution and short information about the referee. The Customer reserves the right to contact the referees if necessary.