Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-01-22
Buyer: Skatteetaten
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 30200000 | 32424000 | 48000000 | 48200000 | 48210000
Estimated value: 80000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-02-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting authority uses a combination of specific hardware and software systems to maintain network security. The contracts covered by the procurement will cover the contracting authority's need related to maintenance, administration, and supplementary purchases for this. Further information is given in the tender documentation.
The contracts covered by the procurement will be valid for a first period that will last until 31 March 2022, after which the contracting authority will have an option for a one year extension at a time to a total of three extensions.
— foreign companies must submit documentation confirming that the tenderer is registered in a trade index or company register as prescribed in legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.
— Credit rating, not older than one year from the tender deadline. The rating must be based on the latest known accounting figures.
— If a tenderer will use another company to fulfil the current qualification requirements, a credit rating must also be presented for such companies. The above-mentioned credit rating shall fulfil the requirements in the above section. Furthermore, tenderers must provide the contracting authority with documentation proving that the tenderer has the right to use the company's relevant and necessary resources, for example, by presenting a commitment statement. See also the last section in point 3.4.4 in the tender documentation's main document regarding ESPD.
Note that the contracting authority also requires that tenderers have their tax, employer contribution tax and VAT payments in order, c.f. point 2.1 in the tender documentation's main document. The last named requirement concerns the following documentation requirement:
— Norwegian tenderers must submit a certificate, either from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration, highlighting the extent of (if any) the tenderer's outstanding payments regarding tax, employer contribution and VAT;
— foreign tenderers must submit an equivalent certificate from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian authorities.
Certificates not older than 6 months from the tender deadline. Any arrears and other notes must be explained.
(a) have in the last 3 years delivered web proxy systems based on Check Point and/or F5 to at least two external customers;
(b) have in the last 3 years delivered a proxy system for mail traffic from Trend Micro to at least two external customers;
(c) have in the last 3 years delivered a system for access control and/or load balance from F5 to at least two external customers;
(d) have in the last 3 years delivered a system for network centre security barriers from Check Point to at least two external customers; and
(e) have in the last 3 years delivered a sandbox system from Check Point to at least two external customers.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement: — tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: — Norwegian tenderers must submit a company registration certificate; — foreign companies must submit documentation confirming that the tenderer is registered in a trade index or company register as prescribed in legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 80000000