Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-12-10
Buyer: The Norwegian Armed Forces c/o the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 35400000: Military vehicles and associated parts | 35411100 | 35412000: Armoured fighting vehicles | 35412300 | 50000000
Estimated value: 500000000 SEK
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Forsvarets Logistikkorganisasjon, Strategiske Anskaffelser (‘FLO SA’) [The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation, Strategic Procurements], hereby announces their intention to aware the framework agreement ‘Framework Agreement Governing the Logistics Services for Combat Vehicle CV90’ and associated sub-contracts, ‘Material Purchasing Agreement’ and ‘R&D Services Agreement’, for procurement of maintenance and spare parts for the CV90 tank family, including support (‘Contractor Logistics Support (CLS)’) of the CV90 tank family to BAE Systems Hägglunds AB (hereafter ‘BSH’) in-line with the Norwegian Defence and Security Procurement Regulations set by royal decree, 4 October 2013 no. 1185 (hereafter ‘FOSA’) § 9-4, cf. FOSA [the Norwegian Defence and Security Procurement Regulations] § 5-3 letter c.
The framework agreement will have a seven (7) year duration including options. The framework agreement has an estimated value of SEK 500 million during the framework agreement period. The stated size of the framework agreement is only an estimate made according to the Norwegian Armed Forces’ best knowledge, based on previous figures and future prognosis. The estimate does not involve an economic obligations for the Norwegian Armed Forces.
The CLS contract is entered into with the purpose of continuing, as well as giving increased support and capacities to support the CV90 tank system in operation. The contract supports FLO, FMA and Hæren with operation of the CV90 system through deliveries of materiel and services. In 2012, the then FLO Landkapasiteter enter into a framework agreement with BSH concerning delivery of armoured Cv90s, as well as reconstruction and upgrading of the existing tanks. At the same time, a framework agreement was entered into for delivery of logistics services (CLS contract).
The purpose of the new CLS contract is to continue, as well as ensure delivery of logistic services connected to the delivered tanks, as well as secure the supplier’ continued system responsibility, with the intention of further establishment and maintenance of a service and support system for the tanks. This applies from when the tanks are received and in operation, and relevant certification of the tanks from the supplier is in place, and throughout the entire lifetime of the materiel.
The logistics services includes administration of support services, user-support, information administration, maintenance support, training of technicians, as well as other service that do not involve physical deliveries from suppliers, i.e. pure services. The physical deliveries made during the CLS contract are modifications, repair services, improvements, spare parts, support equipment, documentation and delivery of software and software updates.
The above-named logistic services are again divided into ‘Core CLS- services’ and ‘Non Core CLS- services’. Through ‘Core CLS- services’ the Armed Forces commits to purchase specific services.
In addition, the framework agreement provides the opportunity to make call-offs for further services and deliveries - ‘Non Core CLS-services’. For ‘Non-Core CLS- services’, remuneration will either be as set in price lists, or can be calculated based on determined price formats sets in the framework agreement.
- The supplier must have an established environmental system which fulfils the terms in ISO 140001, EMAS or other equivalent environmental standard systems
- The supplier must have an implemented quality management system which fulfils the requirements in AQAP 2110 Edition D Version 1 - ‘NATO Quality Assurance Requirements for Design, Development and Production’. This also applies for any of the service provider’s sub-contractors.
- The supplier must have established and implemented a configuration management system and software-configuration management system for control of configuration documentation based on the principles in international industry standards or guidelines, for example EIA-649, IEEE 828 1990, ISO 10007 or equivalent.
- The supplier must have a configuration control process in accordance with the principles in ISO 10007 or equivalent
- The supplier must carry out ordered system engineering in accordance with the principles in ISO 15288 ‘Systems and Software engineering - System Life Cycle Processes’ or equivalent
- The supplier must have met STANAG 3150 and 3151 in connection with NATO- codification of materiel delivered under this framework agreement
- The supplier must have a project organisation with dedicated personnel equal to at least 3,200 hours annually
- The supplier is required to meet necessary and elementary rights based on the UN convention connected to work conditions, ILO’s guidelines, as well as national rules connected to working conditions in the country where the products are manufactured


Award value: 500000000
Number of bids: 1