Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-02-14
Buyer: Øvre Eiker Kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141000: Disposable medical supplies | 33141110 | 33191000 | 33700000
Submission deadline: 2020-03-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of the tender contest is to enter into a framework agreement for the delivery of medical consumables for the participants (joint procurement parties) listed in point I.1.1).
The procurement of medical equipment and user equipment for substance abusers is not included in the framework agreement.
The annual value of the procurement is estimated to 26 000 000 NOK, excluding VAT. The volume is estimated based on statistics and the accounting figures for the procurement of equivalent products for the same buyer group for previous years. The volume must be considered an estimate and non binding for the contracting authority. The volume will be dependent on i.a. the contracting authority's requirements, activities, budget and other framework factors.
The contracting authority shall enter into a contract with 1 tenderer. See the tender documentation for further information.
Tenders cannot be submitted for parts of the assignment and alternative tenders are not allowed. The contracting authority has considered dividing the contract in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations §19-4, but has decided that this is not suitable for this contract.
The contract has a duration of 2 years with an option for the contracting authority to further extend for up to 2 years, 1 year at a time. The option is a right for the contracting authority, not an obligation. The tenderer has no equivalent right. The options are triggered automatically, as long as the contracting authority has not given notice to the tenderer that the contract will not be extended. The individual collaborating purchasing parties cannot trigger the option. ‘Termination’ will occur in writing from the contracting authority, at the latest 1 month before the contract expires or 1 month before any extension years expire. Any reduction of the tenderer's scope will not incur liability.
The contracting authority expects that the tenderer studies the contractual terms and makes the required internal clarifications in such a way that a contract can be signed if awarded.
The contracting authority uses activity-based financing to cover the costs of managing the procurement cooperation's framework agreement portfolio (Norwegian: samkjøpsproveny). As a result, the supplier must pay 1 % of the turnover (excluding VAT) of the framework agreement to the contracting authority in accordance with the framework agreement's point regarding the framework agreement portfolio.
The framework agreement portfolio applies to all call-offs that are made against the framework agreement. Also when the call-off involves deliveries after the framework agreement period.
Documentation requirement: requirement for certificate of paid VAT, tax and social security contribution. A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's country, confirming that the tenderer has met their obligations in regard to payment of VAT, tax and social security contributions in the country where the tenderer/contractor has their headquarters the (Norwegian certificate for Tax and VAT is combined and ordered from altinn.no previously RF-1244) in accordance with the legislation in the country. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old.
The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if he has already received it, in accordance with the regulations § 17-1(4). If you have submitted a tax certificate to the contracting authority and it is still valid at the time of the tender submission for this contract the tender submission deadline, for this contest, you are not obliged to submit a certificate now. If this is the case, state when and to whom the certificate was previously submitted. You can, however, enclose the certificate voluntarily if you want.
Requirements regarding the tenderer's economic and financial standing: the financial capacity to fulfil the contract is required (ESPD: Part IV B.58-3).
Documentation: the contracting authority will assess finances through the company and accounting information system Proff Forvalt (www.forvalt.no). The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain supplementary information about the tenderer's finances.
The tenderer must have a satisfactory quality assurance system to ensure a good delivery (ESPD: Part IV B.58-4).
Documentation requirement: attestation or certificates of the company's quality system/management system issued by independent bodies confirming that the tenderer complies with specific quality assurance standards, for example ISO certification. The contracting authority accept other documentation demonstrating that the tenderer has equivalent quality assurance measures that are certified by accredited bodies.