Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-10-25
Buyer: Fiskeridirektoratet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72200000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72227000: Software integration consultancy services | 72300000
Estimated value: 70000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2019-11-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Fiskeridirektoratet [the Directorate of Fisheries] wants to enter into framework agreements for IT consultants. This is to cover both capacity and competence as needed. We therefore want to hire in the desired resources within the relevant areas of expertise as needed, associated with digitising from 1.1.2020.
Tenderers must have their affairs in order with respect to the payment of tax, employer contribution and value added tax (VAT).
Tax certificates not older than 6 months calculated from the tender deadline. A tax certificate is defined as:
— foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have an arrangement for the payment of taxes and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue these certificates, the tenderer should submit a statement which states that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement shall be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance.
— confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where the tenderer is established.
The tenderer's annual financial statements including notes management and auditor's reports from 2015 and 2016.
If the annual financial statements for the last year are not finished before the tender deadline for this contest expires, the last year's preliminary annual accounts should also be attached.
Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 6 months, based on the last known accounting figures. A rating shall be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution. The credit evaluation/rating shall poorer than score A (worthy of credit) or equivalent.
Tenderers can choose to rely on other companies’ capacity to fulfil the requirement for the tenderer's economic and financial position.
Tenderers must, in such an event, substantiate that the resources of the companies on which he will rely and prove that he will have the requisite resources from these companies at his disposal during the contract period, by, for example presenting a declaration of commitment (Annex A), guarantee, cooperation agreement or similar. In addition equivalent documentation on the financial position of the companies that will be used must be enclosed.
This applies regardless of the legal nature of the connection between the companies, i.e. that the supporting companies can either be the tenderer's parent company, another company in the same group, a collaborating partner, etc.
— an account of the company’s business concept and core competencies related to the scope of the delivery,
— an overview of the company’s history, organisation and ownership, as well as a description of the current business activities,
— a concise description of the overall quality assurance system that the supplier will apply in carrying out this contract must be given.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Tenderers must have their affairs in order with respect to the payment of tax, employer contribution and value added tax (VAT). Documentation requirement: Tax certificates not older than 6 months calculated from the tender deadline. A tax certificate is defined as: For Norwegian tenderers: — a tax and VAT certificate issued by the tax collection office. For foreign tenderers: — foreign tenderers must submit equivalent certificates from their own country that show that they have an arrangement for the payment of taxes and duties. If the authorities in the relevant country do not issue these certificates, the tenderer should submit a statement which states that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement shall be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/person responsible for finance. Requirement: The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: — company registration certificate. Foreign tenderers: — confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where the tenderer is established. Requirement: — tenderers must have good conduct. Documentation requirement: — electronic self-declaration form.

Award value: 70000000