Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-05
Buyer: Ålesund kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48600000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72260000: Software-related services | 72266000: Software consultancy services
Estimated value: 11000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-01-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of the procurement is to meet the need for license administration of Microsoft and Adobe products. License administration means the purchase and maintenance of licenses and software and internal consultancy services/Software Asset Management (SAM). The contract must ensure that the clients have the most appropriate and economically advantageous license contract at all times and that the clients have access to a consultancy services that is qualitative and economically viable.
In the municipalities of Fjord, Hareid, Herøy, Giske, Sande, Sula, Ulstein, Vanylven, Ørsta, Volda and Ålesund.
The objective of the procurement is to meet the need for license administration of Microsoft and Adobe products. License administration means the purchase and maintenance of licenses and software and internal consultancy services/Software Asset Management (SAM). The contract must ensure that the clients have the most appropriate and economically advantageous license contract at all times and that the clients have access to a consultancy services that is qualitative and economically viable.
It is difficult to estimate the value of the framework agreement and the scope of each product. The contracting authority estimates that the purchases on this contract will be for approx. 9 000 000 NOK-11 000 000 NOK excluding VAT per year.
The contracting authority will carry out its own assessment of the tenderer's finances through the business and account information system Bisnode AS (www.soliditet.no/creditcontrol) with the service CreditPro.
The contracting authority will not accept credit ratings from other company and accounting information systems than Bisnode AS with the service CreditPro so that the tenderers can be assessed on equal terms. Tenderers can enclose other necessary information with their tender if the tenderer is of the opinion that Bisnode/CreditPro will not provide an accurate picture of the financial situation.
Newly established companies: newly established companies who have not worked up a basis for a credit assessment must enclose a declaration from a bank or similar financial institution on the company's financial and economic standing. This also applies to foreign tenderers.
The financial capacity to carry out the contract is required. A minimum requirement is that the tenderer is credit-worthy, score A in accordance with Bisnode AS using the service CreditPro, or that the tenderer has the financial capacity to implement the contract, based on the contracting authority’s assessment given in the submitted documentation from the tenderer. Newly established companies must have the economic capacity to implement the contract.
Tenderers must document relevant experience from the role of license consultant and are requested to provide a minimum of 3
relevant reference projects from the last 5 years to Norwegian Municipalities or other public entities.

Eligibility requirements: — a valid VAT and tax certificate, — a completed and signed ESPD form (Annex 4 in the tender documentation).

Award value: 11000000