Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-08-13
Buyer: Utlendingsdirektoratet
Country: NO
Region: NO081
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71900000 | 85140000: Miscellaneous health services | 85145000 | 85148000
Estimated value: 8000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-09-15
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: Tenderers are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Minimum qualification requirements
Requirement - Economic and financial capacity.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to be able to fulfil the framework agreement. Documentation requirement: Credit rating based on the last available accounting figures. The assessment shall be carried out by a credit information agency that operates in accordance with the current regulations in the country where the agency is established, including Norwegian credit information law when relevant. The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain further credit ratings or other financial information, such as annual accounts with notes, the board's annual report and auditor's reports. If a tenderer has objective reasons for not submitting the requested documentation, it can document its economic and financial capacity with other documentation that the Contracting Authority deems suitable.
Only for services: In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration.
Minimum qualification requirements
Requirement - experience. Tenderers must have experience with carrying out relevant and comparable assignments. Documentation requirement: Description of up to three of the tenderer's most relevant assignments in the last five years, including the assignment ́s value, date and customer (name, telephone number and e-mail address).
The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Minimum qualification requirements
Requirement - certification: Tenderers shall be certified/accredited. Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall be certified/accredited with ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and/or ISO 15189:2022 certification, or equivalent accreditation that documents that the tenderer fulfils the same requirements.
Requirement - quality management system: A good and well-functioning quality management system is required for the services that shall be provided. The quality management system means that the tenderer has awareness of, among other things, quality measurements, planning, safety, deviation management and quality improvement. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's quality management system, including relevant procedures and routines.
Quality, assessed on how the tender as a whole contributes to secure, user friendly and effective delivery of DNA analysis services, including
•Usability
• Communication and security
• Routines for handling
•Method
• Handling and storing information
• Ethical guidelines
Other relevant elements in the tenderer ́s total description can also be assessed to the degree that they strengthen the total delivery or add value within the scope of the assignment.
The waiting period is at least 10 days after notification of contract award.
UDI needs a framework agreement with one tenderer for the delivery of DNA-analyses of applicants in order to document their stated kinship.