Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2025-08-20
Buyer: Norges geologiske undersøkelse
Country: NO
Region: NO060
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 60440000: Aerial work | 71000000 | 71300000 | 71350000 | 71351000
Estimated value: 40000000 NOK
Award criteria: quality, price

Technical requirements: The procurement is carried out in accordance with the Act of 17 June 2016 No. 73 on Public Procurement (LOA) and the Regulations of 12 August 2016 No. 974 on Public Procurement (FOA) Parts I and III. The competition is conducted as an open tender procedure, cf. FOA Section 13-1 (1).

In this competition there is no opportunity to negotiate. Consequently, there is no opportunity to change the offer after the expiry of the offer deadline.

Furthermore, it is noted that offers that contain significant deviations from the procurement documents shall be rejected pursuant to the Regulations on Public Procurement Section 24-8(1) b. The contracting authority may reject offers that contain deviations from the procurement documents, ambiguities or the like that must not be considered insignificant, cf. the Regulations Section 24-8(2) a.

The supplier is strongly encouraged to follow the instructions given in the procurement documents and, if necessary, ask questions to the contact person via Mercell.
The purpose of this process is to obtain competitive bids for the acquisition of a combined magnetic, electromagnetic (EM) and gamma-ray spectrometric data survey in Innlandet County, Norway as specified in the Scope of Services and Technical Specifications (see Appendix 1A). Other areas with similar demographic and topographic challenges may be added if time and budget permit at the end of the survey flying of the current planned areas. No pre-qualification process will be required under this invitation to bid.

The purpose of the procurement is to enter a four (4) years framework agreement for helicopter airborne services for acquisition of aeromagnetic, radiometric and electromagnetic data in Norway. 

For the next four (4) years, the Geological Survey of Norway intends for acquiring combined magnetic, electromagnetic (EM) and gamma-ray spectrometric data, from a helicopter type AS 350 B2 or similar, on an area of approximately 4,000 km2 or ca. 20,000 line-km in Norway.

A complete description of the technical requirements and required deliverables are specified in appendix 1A and 1B.
The supplier must describe in the offer how the supplier will ensure that the environmental footprint is reduced when carrying out the tasks and selecting a helicopter:   

1. Selection of a helicopter with sustainable fuel 

2. Selection of a helicopter with a low noise level 

3. Other measures to reduce the climate and environmental footprint.
The supplier shall describe how to perform the work for the client in Appendix 2A. The description shall include at least all criteria listed below with reference to Appendix 1B:
• Operation and navigation
• Quality control of the field data
• Geophysical data processing

The supplier shall describe the instruments used under the acquisition in Appendix 1B and 2A. The description shall include at least all criteria listed in Appendix 1B. Provided sampled radiometric and HEM data will also be evaluated.
Total price from Appendix 4A.
The supplier shall enter his prices in the price form, Appendix 4A


Winner: Geotech Ltd.
Number of bids: 5