Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-02-15
Buyer: Bergen kommune - Innkjøp konsern
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 19200000 | 19260000 | 85112100: Inpatient services | 98310000 | 98311000
Estimated value: 72000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-03-18
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: EEA 074-2021 Framework agreement for the hire and laundry of bedding, towelling, etc., for retirement and nursing homes
The contracting authority would like to enter into a framework agreement for the hire and laundry of textiles for Bergen Municipality and the municipality's collaboration partners.
The contract is for the hire and laundry of bedding and towelling, etc., the laundry of some products that are owned by the contracting authority, as well as the collection and delivery of textiles to a number of entities in Bergen Municipality (municipal and private retirement and nursing homes), and to several other municipalities with underlying units/departments that are acting as contracting authorities in this contract.
The contract period is two (2) years from the start of the contract. The expected start-up date is 1 April 2022.
The contracting authority has an option to extend the contract for a further two years, to a total maximum of four years.
The contracting authority can choose to take up the option for 2 years in several stages, e.g. for 1 year at a time.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Description of the requirement/documentation: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Tenderers registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises do not need to enclose documentation. The contracting authority will inspect the registration by using the organisation number provided in the tenderer's Mercell profile. For tenderers that are not registered in the above-mentioned register, the tenderer must provide certificates or confirmation of registration (equivalent to a company registration certificate) in a trade register or company register as described in the legislation in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be issued more than 6 months prior to the tender deadline.
In regards to any other economic and financial requirements stated in the tender notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer must verify:
Description of the requirement/documentation: Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. The required financial capacity will be assessed in relation to the contract's value, services, risk and length. Documentation for Norwegian tenderers: The contracting authority will check tenderers' financial situation from DIFI's eBevis, Proff Forvalt (https://forvalt.no/) and/or via information given by Creditsafe (https://www.creditsafe.com), and can obtain further information from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Note that the tender documentation includes guidelines on how tenderers can supplement available information if wanted. Documentation for foreign tenderers: Tenderers must, upon request, submit a credit rating report from a company that has a licence from the Norwegian Data Protection Authority to operate a credit information company in Norway, possibly from a company with the equivalent certification in a member country of the EU/EEA. The credit rating report must be based on updated accounting information.
Only for services: During the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and can take experience from the period before the last three years into consideration.
Description of the requirement/documentation: Tenderers must have good and relevant experience. The experience must be from assignments of an equivalent complexity as the services requested in this contest. Documentation requirement: Relevant experience must be documented by stating a minimum of one (1) and a maximum of five (5) reference projects from the last three (3) years. The references for this point shall be listed directly in the Mercell system. Only the first five projects will be assessed if more than five reference projects are listed.

Eligibility requirements: Registered in a trade register or company register. Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Minimum requirements for qualification Description of the requirement/documentation: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Tenderers registered in the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises do not need to enclose documentation. The contracting authority will inspect the registration by using the organisation number provided in the tenderer's Mercell profile. For tenderers that are not registered in the above-mentioned register, the tenderer must provide certificates or confirmation of registration (equivalent to a company registration certificate) in a trade register or company register as described in the legislation in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be issued more than 6 months prior to the tender deadline.

Award value: 72000000