Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-09
Buyer: Norges Bank [The Central Bank of Norway]
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72150000 | 72254000: Software testing | 72254100: Systems testing services | 72800000
Estimated value:  NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-02-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Parallel framework agreements for consultancy services for strategic ICT security and security testing.
Norges Bank shall enter into parallel framework agreements for consultancy services within ICT security and security testing.
The contract is estimated to have an annual value of approximately  0 NOK to 20 000 000 NOK per annum excluding VAT.
The volume can, however, vary due to changes to grants and other framework terms. The volume must therefore be considered an estimate that is not binding for the contracting authority.
Norges Bank draws attention to the fact that the framework agreements are not exclusive with the chosen tenderer and that the framework agreement in itself does not involve any purchasing obligation. Norges Bank is free to announce competitions independent of this framework agreement for major individual procurements.
Certificate for paid VAT issued by the tax authority (shall not be more than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders) These requirements also apply for sub-providers.
Company Registration Certificate (Norwegian tenderers). The Company Registration Certificate shall show the board's composition at the time of the tender offer.
Registration certificates from professional registers as determined by legislation in the country in which the tenderer is established (other tenderers).
The company's most recent Annual Report, with annual financial statements and auditor's report, including new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures.
(If the parent company shall guarantee fulfilment of the contract, the equivalent documentation and a parent company guarantee shall be submitted.)
Credit rating from a certified credit rating institution (shall not be more than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders).
The tenderer shall have an overall quality assurance system that will be used for the fulfilment of this contract.
If the tenderer wishes to rely on the capacity of other companies, the tenderer must demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that it will have the necessary resources available, by presenting a commitment statement from these companies.
Overview of the most important deliveries with equivalent competence areas in the last 3 years, with the following information:
The tenderer must have sufficient professional qualifications to be able to carry out the assignments.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall have his tax and VAT payments in order. Certificate for paid VAT issued by the tax authority (shall not be more than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders) These requirements also apply for sub-providers. The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Company Registration Certificate (Norwegian tenderers). The Company Registration Certificate shall show the board's composition at the time of the tender offer. Registration certificates from professional registers as determined by legislation in the country in which the tenderer is established (other tenderers). The tenderer must have the financial capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. The company's most recent Annual Report, with annual financial statements and auditor's report, including new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures. (If the parent company shall guarantee fulfilment of the contract, the equivalent documentation and a parent company guarantee shall be submitted.) Credit rating from a certified credit rating institution (shall not be more than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders). The tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to be able to carry out the assignment. Tenderers are required to have a minimum of 10 resources within the competition's 2 service areas. — Competence area — ICT security; — Competence area — security testing. The tenderer shall have an overall quality assurance system that will be used for the fulfilment of this contract. Description and documentation of a quality assurance system. Requirement for a binding statement: If the tenderer wishes to rely on the capacity of other companies, the tenderer must demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that it will have the necessary resources available, by presenting a commitment statement from these companies. The Central Bank of Norway accepts only 1 chain of sub-providers. The supplier shall have the ability to fulfil the contract. Overview of the most important deliveries with equivalent competence areas in the last 3 years, with the following information: — Name of customer; — Date; — Services provided; — Scope of the services provided. The tenderer must have sufficient professional qualifications to be able to carry out the assignments. A description and documentation of the company's professional qualifications and competence within consultancy and assistance within ICT security and security testing.
The tenderer must have the financial capacity to carry out the assignment/contract. The company's most recent Annual Report, with annual financial statements and auditor's report, including new information of relevance to the company's fiscal figures. (If the parent company shall guarantee fulfilment of the contract, the equivalent documentation and a parent company guarantee shall be submitted.) Credit rating from a certified credit rating institution (shall not be more than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders).
The tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to be able to carry out the assignment. Tenderers are required to have a minimum of 10 resources within the competition's 2 service areas. — Competence area — ICT security; — Competence area — security testing. The tenderer shall have an overall quality assurance system that will be used for the fulfilment of this contract. Description and documentation of a quality assurance system. Requirement for a binding statement: If the tenderer wishes to rely on the capacity of other companies, the tenderer must demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that it will have the necessary resources available, by presenting a commitment statement from these companies. The Central Bank of Norway accepts only 1 chain of sub-providers. The supplier shall have the ability to fulfil the contract. Overview of the most important deliveries with equivalent competence areas in the last 3 years, with the following information: — Name of customer; — Date; — Services provided; — Scope of the services provided. The tenderer must have sufficient professional qualifications to be able to carry out the assignments. A description and documentation of the company's professional qualifications and competence within consultancy and assistance within ICT security and security testing.