Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-06-26
Buyer: Forsvarsbygg
Country: NO
Region: NO081
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34220000 | 34221000 | 44211000 | 45223800
Submission deadline: 2025-08-29
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall be a legally registered company.
Foreign tenderers must present documentation that confirms that the company is legally registered in its home country. Norwegian tenderers do not need to document fulfilment of this requirement beyond the presentation of tax and VAT certificates, cf. the information below.
Tenderers (as a company) shall have good experience and competence with the execution of work of an equivalent size and complexity. 
 A list of relevant reference projects from the last five years, with a short description of the projects and their sizes.

If necessary, the tenderer can present documentation from sub-contractors so that they jointly fulfil the requirement.
Tenderers must have the financial capacity to carry out the contract.
A presentation of the accounting figures from the last available annual accounts showing the tenderer's turnover. (Not required if the accounts key figures are in the credit rating).
Tenderers shall be credit worthy.
Credit assessment of the tenderer, not older than 6 months calculated from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The credit rating shall include an assessment of the tenderer's payment history/reliability. The result of the credit rating must be given as a graded value (letters or numbers) on a defined scale. 

If the tenderer, in order to comply with the requirement, presents guarantees from other companies (e.g. the parent company), an equivalent credit rating must be submitted for that company. Furthermore, a legally binding confirmation must be enclosed from this company stating that they have joint and several liability under the contract.
The tenderer shall have the tax and duty payments in order. 

Certificate for tax and VAT' (RF-1316). The certificate can be ordered via www.altinn.no. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the tender deadline.

(only for Norwegian tenderers)
When the contract is signed, the tenderer shall have adopted an environmental management system that fulfils the requirements in the current NS-ISO 14001, EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme), Eco-Lighthouse scheme for the relevant industry or equivalent. The environmental management system shall be documented and open for access from the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency.
The tenderer's environmental management system is documented by a certificate issued by an independent body that shows that the tenderer fulfils the current ISO 14001, EMAS or Miljøfyrtårn for the relevant industry, or equivalent. The independent body must be accredited by Norwegian accreditation or equivalent bodies. 

If a tenderer does not have the possibility of obtaining such certificates by the time the contract is signed, and this is not due to the tenderer itself, other documentation of environmental management measures can be approved, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations §16-7 (3). Tenderers must document that these measures are equivalent to the above mentioned environmental management standards. This can, for example, be documented by confirming that certification is in progress, or another certificate from an independent body.
Tenderers do not need to document the qualification requirements when submitting the tender.  The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency draws attention to the fact that at any point in the competition we can ask tenderers to submit documentation that the qualification requirements are fulfilled, cf. the public procurement regulations § 17-1 (3).
Fixed price excluding VAT must be stated in the tender letter. The price shall include everything in the tender documentation part III.
Tenderers shall submit a solution description of max. 3 A4 pages (exclusive drawings/illustration) of how the tenderer intends to solve the assignment.  The following shall be in the solution description:
• General description of the system. Enclose a drawing/illustration. 
• Constructional execution: measurements, how the containers are assembled, external and internal choice of materials, internal surfaces (floors, walls, roof)
• Climate and environment: Insulation, heating system (which heat pumps and panel ovens shall be included), U-value for construction and glass 
• Technical infrastructure: Electrical installation, lighting system, connection to external networks (electricity, water, sewage, tele/data). 
• Transport and assembly: how the containers are transported to location, assembly (time spent etc.) and delivery time.
The contract will not be signed until the waiting period (10 days) has expired, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations § 25-2. 
We request that any appeals are registered before the waiting period expires.