Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-30
Buyer: NIBIO, Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi [The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research]
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33734000 | 85160000: Optician services
Estimated value: 900000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-10-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: NIBIO invites tenderers to a contest for framework agreements for terminal glasses and associated services
NIBIO is geographically located all over Norway and the Contracting Authority will enter into parallel framework agreements that shall cover the institute's requirement completely. The Contracting Authority requests flexible agreements with the best possible offer and would like to have several suppliers bound to each of NBIO's locations. Nationwide full-range suppliers are requested, but smaller local suppliers or chains may also be awarded the contract.
The procurement is above the national threshold value and digital signing is required when submitting tenders. The tender has the full responsibility to make sure that the tender is signed and submitted within the tender deadline. It is recommended to test the system against Mercell well before the tender deadline.
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The tenderer shall have the tax, employer contributions and VAT payments in order. Tax Certificate must not be older than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Documentation requirement: Tax certificate. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian.
The tenderer shall document that the enterprise is legally established. Documentation requirement: Company registration for Norwegian tenderers, or documentation showing that the company is legally registered in the homeland for the foreign tenderers.
Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit assessment/rating, not older than 6 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating should be carried out by a government approved credit rating institution. If for valid reasons the tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer may prove the economic and financial standing with any other document that the Contracting Authority is able to accept.
Tenderers shall have sufficient implementation ability and capacity. Documentation requirement: the tenderer shall present a good and clear description of the compay's capacity. If sub-suppliers are involved in the contract, their capacity shall also be described in the document.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall have the tax, employer contributions and VAT payments in order. Tax Certificate must not be older than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Documentation requirement: Tax certificate. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian. The tenderer shall document that the enterprise is legally established. Documentation requirement: Company registration for Norwegian tenderers, or documentation showing that the company is legally registered in the homeland for the foreign tenderers. Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit assessment/rating, not older than 6 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating should be carried out by a government approved credit rating institution. If for valid reasons the tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer may prove the economic and financial standing with any other document that the Contracting Authority is able to accept. Tenderers shall have sufficient implementation ability and capacity. Documentation requirement: the tenderer shall present a good and clear description of the compay's capacity. If sub-suppliers are involved in the contract, their capacity shall also be described in the document.
Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to comply with the contractual obligations. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documentation requirement: Credit assessment/rating, not older than 6 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating should be carried out by a government approved credit rating institution. If for valid reasons the tenderer is unable to submit the documentation as requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer may prove the economic and financial standing with any other document that the Contracting Authority is able to accept.
Tenderers shall have sufficient implementation ability and capacity. Documentation requirement: the tenderer shall present a good and clear description of the compay's capacity. If sub-suppliers are involved in the contract, their capacity shall also be described in the document.