Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-08-12
Buyer: Sandnes kommune
Country: NO
Region: NO0A1
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45220000 | 71000000 | 71240000 | 71250000 | 71300000
Estimated value: 45000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-09-19
Award criteria: quality, price

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: The tenderer shall be a legally established company.
Documentation: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre.

Foreign companies: Registration certificate in a professional register as determined by legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.
Requirement: Tenderers must not have significant tax and VAT arrears, or an approved repayment plan must be in existence.

Documentation: Norwegian companies: Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months calculated from the tender deadline (Altinn - Certificate order).

Foreign companies: Certificate issued by the relevant authority in the tenderer's home country confirming that the company has fulfilled its tax and VAT payments. The certificate shall not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to be able to fulfil the contract for the disciplines included in the tender. Tenderers must achieve a minimum rating of creditworthy the last available financial year.  

Documentation: Norwegian companies: As documentation, the Contracting Authority will obtain the credit assessment Commercial Delphi Score from Experian. Tenderers must achieve a minimum rating of "Credit worthy", i.e. tenderers must be in risk class 5 or higher on Experians scale.

Foreign companies: Credit rating from a credit rating company that shows that the tenderer fulfils the requirement. The credit rating shall show the current financial situation of the company, be based on the last available accounts and be carried out by a company that has permission to carry out credit information activities.

For all companies: If the tenderer has a justifiable reason for not submitting the documentation that the contracting authority has required, he can document his economic and financial capacity by presenting any other document that the contracting authority deems suitable.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have experience from three relevant assignments for providing consultancy services in each of the disciplines included in the tender, as regards the extent and degree of difficulty described in the tender documentation.
The assignments shall be carried out in the construction project that has been completed in the last 5 years.

Documentation: The contracting authority has prepared a form that the tenderer shall use to respond to this qualification requirement, see point 7 Annex to the competition description, annexes A, B, C, D, E and F (depending on the disciplines included in the tender). The forms state what information the tenderer shall provide for the three most relevant reference assignments within each discipline that the tender is for. 

In addition tenderers shall enclose a list of other relevant assignments for each discipline that the tender applies to.
Requirement: The tenderer shall have sufficient capability and implementation ability within each of the disciplines that the tender applies to, as described in the tender documentation.

Documentation: A description of the personnel and units that the tenderer has at its disposal for fulfilment of the contract, i.e. personnel and units in their own company, and if relevant, personnel and units to other companies that the tenderer will use to fulfil technical and professional qualifications, see point 5.1, first section.

The description shall state the number of employees with the necessary competence and experience in carrying out assignments for each of the disciplines included in the tender.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have a quality assurance system adapted to the delivery ́s complexity, risk and aims.

Documentation: A description of the tenderer's quality assurance measures.

As a minimum, a general description of the system ́s content, including an overview of inspection plans and check-lists that are relevant for the assignment, must be submitted.

If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent quality assurance certifications, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of a valid certificate.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have an environmental management system suited to the delivery's environmental objectives, environmental properties, complexity and risk.

Documentation: A description of the tenderer's environmental management measures. 

Tenderers shall provide a short account that states the tenderer's stated environmental objectives, the status of environmental work in their own business and planned measures of relevance for this contract.

If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001, EMAS, Miljøfyrtårn or equivalent, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of a valid certificate provided that the environmental management measures are covered by the certification scheme.
The contracting authority ́s confidentiality statement for consultants/consultants shall be signed before signing the contract.
Competence of key personnel
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