Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-09-08
Buyer: Norad – Direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 73000000 | 79340000 | 79410000 | 79413000
Estimated value: 3500000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-10-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The procurement covers one contract whereby the successful tenderer will be assigned responsibility to provide communications services for the digital public goods alliance secretariat. The aim of the Digital Public Goods Alliance is to help accelerate attainment of the UN sustainable development goals in low- and middle-income countries. Norad is the tenderer for the consultancy service described below. Norad’s main aim of the procurement is to strengthen the Alliance’s long-term impact in low- and middle-income countries through evolving and implementing the communications and branding strategy for the Alliance. The procurement should strengthen collaboration between existing alliance partners, engage potential new partners and stakeholders that can help achieve the Alliance’s goal, and ensure that the Alliance communicates effectively with its target audiences.
The procurement covers one contract whereby the successful tenderer will be assigned responsibility to provide communications services for the digital public goods alliance secretariat. The aim of the Digital Public Goods Alliance is to help accelerate attainment of the UN sustainable development goals in low- and middle-income countries. Norad is the tenderer for the consultancy service described below. Norad’s main aim of the procurement is to strengthen the Alliance’s long-term impact in low- and middle-income countries through evolving and implementing the communications and branding strategy for the Alliance. The procurement should strengthen collaboration between existing alliance partners, engage potential new partners and stakeholders that can help achieve the Alliance’s goal, and ensure that the Alliance communicates effectively with its target audiences. The consultancy is planned to be conducted between medio-November 2020 and December 2021, with a budget frame of up to 1.75 million Norwegian kroner, and with an option for Norad to extend the contract for an additional year, for a possible total value of 3.5 million.
Norad has the option to extend the contract until 31 December 2022, for a value up to 1.75 million Norwegian kroner.
The tenderer shall submit a certificate of registration or register transcript (sole proprietorships) from the Central Coordinating Register of legal entities.
Norwegian tenderers must submit a tax certificate for value-added tax, taxes and social contributions (Norwegian suppliers: form RF-1316). The tax certificates must not be older than six (6) months calculated from expiry of the closing date for submission of tenders.

Eligibility requirements: Legally established business. The tenderer shall submit a certificate of registration or register transcript (sole proprietorships) from the Central Coordinating Register of legal entities. Tax certificates Norwegian tenderers must submit a tax certificate for value-added tax, taxes and social contributions (Norwegian suppliers: form RF-1316). The tax certificates must not be older than six (6) months calculated from expiry of the closing date for submission of tenders. Sole proprietorships must submit confirmation that they are not registered in the VAT register. Overseas tenderers must submit equivalent tax certificates from their own countries.

Award value: 3500000