Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-19
Buyer: Skatteetaten
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 32400000 | 48200000 | 50300000 | 50312300 | 72000000
Estimated value: 120000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-03-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
20200006 Purchase Agreement, Framework Agreement and Maintenance Agreement — Network Infrastructure for Access Networks
The Norwegian Tax Authority needs to procure supplies and services for the network infrastructure for the computer centre network.
— purchase agreement: purchase agreement between the customer and the supplier, entered into simultaneously with the framework agreement and the maintenance agreement, which determines terms for the delivery,
— framework agreement: framework agreement between the customer and the supplier, entered into entered into simultaneously with the purchase agreement and the maintenance agreement, which determines the conditions for the call-off of specified goods and services to the customer's network infrastructure,
— maintenance agreement: service agreement between the customer and the supplier, entered into simultaneously with the purchase agreement and the framework agreement, regarding more defined, ongoing maintenance services related to the customer's existing network infrastructure for access networks and the extensions that are added to it by virtue of call-off contracts.
The purchase agreement, the framework agreement and the maintenance agreement must be entered into between the contracting authority and one legal person.
The contract period of the framework agreement is 2 years, with an option for 2 extensions, one year at a time. The maximum contract period is therefore 4 years.
The contract period of the maintenance agreement is 2 years, with an option for 4 extensions, one year at a time. The maximum contract period is therefore 6 years.
The estimated agreement values are between 25 000 000 — 75 000 000 NOK investment needs. The total value should not exceed 120 000 000 NOK during the agreement period. It is difficult to anticipate future call-offs on the contract and the value can therefore be higher or lower than estimated.
The tenderer's experience with equivalent agreements, cf. the competition rules chapter 2.4. The following will be emphasised in the assessment:
The contract period of the framework agreement is 2 years, with an option for 2 extensions, one year at a time. The maximum duration of the contract is therefore 4 years.
The contract period of the maintenance agreement is 2 years, with an option for 4 extensions, one year at a time. The maximum contract period is therefore 6 years.
— The tenderer must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established.
During the last 3 years, the tenderer must have experience from deliveries of an equivalent nature, complexity and scope as requested in the tender documentation.

Eligibility requirements: — tenderers must have complied with their obligations with regard to the payment of tax and VAT, — The tenderer must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the state where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 120000000