Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-05-03
Buyer: Den norske kirke
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 72212222 | 72300000 | 72315200: Data network management services | 72317000: Data storage services | 72320000
Estimated value: 20000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-05-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Norwegian Church shall enter into a new service agreement for the Church's membership register. The membership register is one of the digital systems in the Norwegian Church (Norwegian: DNK). DNK wants to enter into an agreement with a provider for moving the membership register from the current infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, as well as further operation of the membership register.
Requirement: The tenderer must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT.
The tax certificate must not be older than six months calculated from the deadline for submitting a request for participation. 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 such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for finance.
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.
Documentation requirement: The tenderer´s annual accounts including notes with the board´s and auditor´s reports for 2020 and 2021. 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. The contracting authority reserves the right to carry out a credit assessment. Financial strength is evaluated in relation to turnover, operating profit margin, solidity and liquidity.
Documentation requirement: A short, overall description of the organisation shall be given, including:
- An account of the company’s business concept and core competence 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 activity
- A concise description of the overall quality assurance system that the tenderer will use for this contract.
Documentation: Certificates from similar deliveries in the last five years. The certificates should be signed or confirmed in writing by the Contracting Authority for the different deliveries, and as a minimum shall include:
If it is not possible to acquire signed or verified attestations, the tenderer shall provide a list of all relevant assignments with descriptions according to the above listed.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: The tenderer must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT. The tax certificate must not be older than six months calculated from the deadline for submitting a request for participation. A tax certificate is defined as: For Norwegian tenderers: A tax and VAT certificate issued by the Tax Collector's Office via Altinn. 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 such certificates, the tenderer should submit a declaration stating that all taxes and duties have been paid. The statement must be approved and signed by the tenderer's Financial Director/ person responsible for finance. Requirement: The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation requirements: 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.

Award value: 20000000