Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-09-25
Buyer: Ringsaker kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141000: Disposable medical supplies
Estimated value: 68000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2019-10-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The framework agreement, henceforth referred to as the agreement, must meet the contracting authority's requirement for consumables for the product area medical consumables.
The contracting authorities for this contest are Elverum, Løten, Stange, Hamar and Ringsaker municipalities. Further information is given in annex 7; ‘Oppdragsgivere omfattet av denne konkurransen’ (‘Contracting authorities included in this tender contest’). The competition is being held by Ringsaker municipality on behalf of other contracting authorities.
Each contracting authority shall sign an individual contract with the provider(s) and is responsible for own compliance of the contract.
The follow up of the agreement on a paramount level, including conversations with the providers, for all contracting authorities shall be carried out by the authority responsible for the contract. Responsible for the contract is Ringsaker municipality.
The contract is valid from 15.1.2020 until and including 14.1.2022. The contracting authority has the option for 1+1 year extension. This means that the total framework agreement period is up to 4 years.
The contracting authority has an exclusive right to extend the contract for 1+1 year, so that the maximum contract period can be up to 4 years.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the country 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.
Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. foreign companies: proof that the company is registered in a trade index or register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
1) Sufficient economic and financial capacity to be able to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
Documentation: the customer (Contracting Authority) shall conduct an independent credit rating via Bisnode. A credit rating equivalent to score 3 (worthy of credit) or a higher score in accordance with the standard. Recently established companies will be assessed separately.
2) Tenderers must have their tax, employer's National Insurance contributions and value-added tax payments in order. The tenderer must substantiate compliance with the requirement specification by enclosing a copy of the tax certificate to the tender. The tax certificate must not be older than 6 months old at the deadline for submitting a request for participation in the competition or tender. The requirement only applies to Norwegian providers.
Documentation requirement: a description of the tenderer's 3 most relevant contracts in the course of the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract value, date recipient and contact person (name, telephone number and e-mail address). It is the tenderer's responsibility to document relevance through the description.
Documentation requirement: a description of the tenderer´s methods for quality assurance. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or an equivalent quality assurance certification, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the valid certificate ISO 9001 or equivalent quality assurance certificates cf. PPR § 16-7 (1), cf. (3).
Documentation requirement: a description of the tenderer's environment management system or environment management standards. If a tenderer has a certificate issued by independent bodies, e.g. ISO 14001 or EMAS, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of the valid certificate, cf. PPR § 16-7 (2), cf. (3).

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the country 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. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. foreign companies: proof that the company is registered in a trade index or register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 68000000