Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-09-01
Buyer: Bybanen Utbygging
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 79417000 | 79710000: Security services
Estimated value: 30000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-09-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A framework agreement will be signed with one tenderer in the field of safety consultancy. The chosen tenderer will act as safety manager and assist Bybanen Utbygging with the execution and management of railway safety work in connection with the construction of Bybanen.
Vestland County, c/o Light Rail Development, is in charge of the development of the Light Rail in Bergen. In connection with this, a framework agreement will be signed with one tenderer in the field of safety consultancy, so that Bybanen Utbygging strengthens its expertise and capacity in this field.
The chosen tenderer will act as safety manager and assist Bybanen Utbygging with the execution and management of railway safety work in connection with the construction of Bybanen. The tenderer will be responsible for Bybanen Utbygging's overall safety work for all infrastructure, with a particular focus on handling interfaces between contracts and vehicles. This includes responsibility for the authorisation process with the Norwegian Railway Authority, among other things.
The selection will be based on which tenderers best fulfil the following criteria, given in order of priority:
The framework agreement will run for 4 years from signing (approx. 1 December 2023), with an option to extend for 2+2+2+1.5 years. The total maximum contract period is 11.5 years.
Requirement: Tenderers must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT.
Documentation requirement: The tenderer's annual accounts including notes with the boards and auditor's reports for 2021 and 2022. If there are reasons as to why the provision annual accounts cannot be attached, the tenderer can document finances in another way. Financial strength is evaluated in relation to turnover, operating profit margin, solidity and liquidity. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to obtain a credit assessment from Experian or a similar company. The contracting authority will obtain the revised annual accounts from the Brønnøysund Register Centre for Norwegian tenderers. Norwegian tenderers do not, therefore, need to submit their revised annual accounts.
Documentation requirement: An overview of up to 3 relevant deliveries that the tenderer has carried out in the last 5 years.
If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent quality assurance certificate, it is sufficient to attach a copy of the valid certificate.
The duration of the framework agreement has been extended in order to ensure continuous and uniform deliveries of land acquisition services with accompanying processes, including appraisal and legal proceedings, for the entire construction stage 5.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Tenderers must have orderly conditions with regard to payment of tax, employer's national insurance contributions and VAT. Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company.

Award value: 30000000