Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2016-01-22
Buyer: Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon, DSS [The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation]
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 71621000 | 72100000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services
Estimated value: 6000000 NOK

Technical requirements: In order to design good solutions, DSS wants to collaborate with an independent partner in research, analysis and consulting. The tenderer shall provide consultancy services and quality assurance on deliveries. Services and qualities included in the services that the service provider shall offer listed below.
i.a. Consultancy services for final user organisations based on interviews, analyses and daily contact with other, equivalent organisations for, amongst other things, develop best practices in various areas in the application of technology in the organisations.
b. Monitoring of all participants (the suppliers) in various technology markets by, amongst other things, ranking providers in a given market, assessment of the providers' own development based on proven methodologies.
c. Monitoring technology trends for use, analyses of the impact technology can have in various parts of society, analyses of the various phases a technology undergoes from conception to commercial availability in the market and in daily use in organisations.
d. Monitoring the market with market analyses that include statistics on market shares, forecasts and market trends. The analyses must be both qualitative and quantitative in nature.
i.a. Proven analytical models on ranking and positioning of providers in various markets and technology areas.
i.a. A portal with relevant content based on research and analyses. It should be possible to configure the portal as needed.
f. Consultancy services in close connection to and based on access to the same research and analysis material that is offered through the member services.
g. A broad selection of trade conferences, seminars and symposia both in Norway and internationally with the possibility for networking with other members.
h. A contact person in Norway who helps us use the contract optimally by having regular meetings with us and other necessary activity so that we get value for money.
Based on the Contracting Authority's investigations and knowledge of the market, the chosen tenderer is the only tenderer who can cover the Contracting Authority's need and who offers a combination of subscriptions, consulting and professional conferences in ICT strategic consulting on this level. It is only be entering into agreement with Gartner that DSS gains access to Gartner's unique knowledge database where information is collected from analysts in over 25 countries. The ability to control access to different information in strategic ICT through such subscription, which can be granulated both in disciplines and different levels in a discipline is also unique to Gartner. In previous years, DSS has sought to execute a procurement/announcement in the market based on DSS' need, but only 1 tender offer was received. This was from Gartner. There is no basis for any change to have occurred in the market since this competition was announced. The conditions in § 14-4 letter c are therefore considered met.
Complaints are requested to be sent directly to the Contracting Authority's point of contact, cf. point 1 of the announcement, in good time before the waiting period of 10 days expires. Note that it is only a petition for a provisional injunction to the court within the deadline that suspends the Contracting Authority's right to enter into a contract.


Number of bids: 1