Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-03-15
Buyer: Finansdepartementet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72224000: Project management consultancy services | 73200000 | 79311410 | 79412000
Estimated value: 400000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2019-05-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Framework Agreement for the Quality Assurance of Concept Studies and Preliminary Projects for Large Government Investment Projects
The Framework Agreement comprises services for quality assurance of government investment project discussed below. The primary objective of the quality assurance is to give the customer an independent analysis and evaluation of:
— the preliminary project (governing documents and cost estimates) for the chosen project alternative before it is presented to the Norwegian Parliament (KS2).
The Framework Agreement concerns quality assurance of concept study (KS1) and preliminary project (KS2) for government investment projects included in the circular letter R-108 Government project model — Requirement for report, planning and quality assurance of large investments projects in the state.
The Framework Agreement comprises services for quality assurance of government investment project discussed below. The primary objective of the quality assurance is to give the customer an independent analysis and evaluation of:
— the preliminary project (governing documents and cost estimates) for the chosen project alternative before it is presented to the Norwegian Parliament (KS2).
The Framework Agreement concerns quality assurance of concept study (KS1) and preliminary project (KS2) for government investment projects included in the circular letter R-108 Government project model — Requirement for report, planning and quality assurance of large investments projects in the state.
The Contracting Authority has the right to extend the Framework Agreement one time for up to 2 years.
Documentation: Certificate, not older than 6 months, confirming that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax, social security and VAT obligations. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn from the separate link on skatteetaten.no. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificate is electronically certified and is therefore not signed. For further information, see skatteetaten.no. The certificate shall be enclosed with the tender in accordance with the outline given in the tender documents.
Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
Foreign companies: Verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.
Requirement: Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the delivery, in which, amongst other things, being creditworthy without any requirement for collateral will be adequate
A credit rating with key figures from a recognised credit assessment company, or other form of documentation to demonstrate that the requirement has been met.
Documentation: A description of the tenderer's three most relevant assignments in concept studies/socio-economic analysis, 3 most relevant assignments in project management during the last 3 years, together with information about the contract value, delivery dates or implementation and name of the recipient. Maximum one A4 page per assignment.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Paid taxes and duties. Documentation: Certificate, not older than 6 months, confirming that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax, social security and VAT obligations. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn from the separate link on skatteetaten.no. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificate is electronically certified and is therefore not signed. For further information, see skatteetaten.no. The certificate shall be enclosed with the tender in accordance with the outline given in the tender documents. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities. Requirements: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian tenderers: Company Registration Certificate Foreign companies: Verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.

Award value: 400000000