Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-21
Buyer: Statistisk Sentralbyrå [Statistics Norway]
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72200000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 72224200: Systems quality assurance planning services | 72225000: Systems quality assurance services
Estimated value: 20000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-01-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Statistics Norway (SSB) would like to enter into framework agreements for 2 years, with an option for 1+1 year, for strategic consultancy services, with between 3-5 tenderers.
The assignment is divided into four categories. Tenderers must be able to provide services in all of the categories.
The amount of work and the type of assignment can vary within the contract period for all of the categories.
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K 01 tax certificatE — Requirement: Tenderers must have submitted their tax assessments and paid tax, payroll tax and VAT. Documented by: Certificate for tax and VAT. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-providers, tax certificates must be provided for them as well.
K 02 company registration certificate — Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country.
K 03 wages and working conditions — Requirement: Tenderers must comply with the requirements regarding wages and working conditions. Documentation: A signed Self-Declaration on wages and working conditions.
K 04 financial requirement — Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contractual obligations. Documented by: A credit assessment from a certified credit institution/company. The credit assessment shall not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating and include a credit rating, part rating and historical rating. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenders from service providers with a lower score than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered.
K 05. quality assurance system — Requirement: Tenderers shall have a good and well-functioning system for quality assurance/management. Tenderers shall document a system for quality assurance/control. If the tender is certified in accordance with internationally recognised standards for quality assurance/control, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the issued certificate. If a tenderer is not certified, the quality assurance system must be documented in another way.

Eligibility requirements: K 01 tax certificatE — Requirement: Tenderers must have submitted their tax assessments and paid tax, payroll tax and VAT. Documented by: Certificate for tax and VAT. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to use sub-providers, tax certificates must be provided for them as well. K 02 company registration certificate — Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country. K 03 wages and working conditions — Requirement: Tenderers must comply with the requirements regarding wages and working conditions. Documentation: A signed Self-Declaration on wages and working conditions. K 04 financial requirement — Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contractual obligations. Documented by: A credit assessment from a certified credit institution/company. The credit assessment shall not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating and include a credit rating, part rating and historical rating. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenders from service providers with a lower score than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered. K 05. quality assurance system — Requirement: Tenderers shall have a good and well-functioning system for quality assurance/management. Tenderers shall document a system for quality assurance/control. If the tender is certified in accordance with internationally recognised standards for quality assurance/control, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the issued certificate. If a tenderer is not certified, the quality assurance system must be documented in another way.
K 04 financial requirement — Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contractual obligations. Documented by: A credit assessment from a certified credit institution/company. The credit assessment shall not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The credit assessment shall be a so-called rating and include a credit rating, part rating and historical rating. The credit score must not be lower than A (creditworthy) or equivalent if a different form of score is used (numbers). Tenders from service providers with a lower score than A or equivalent (i.e. not credit worthy or credit worthy with security) will not be considered.
K 05. quality assurance system — Requirement: Tenderers shall have a good and well-functioning system for quality assurance/management. Tenderers shall document a system for quality assurance/control. If the tender is certified in accordance with internationally recognised standards for quality assurance/control, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the issued certificate. If a tenderer is not certified, the quality assurance system must be documented in another way.