Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2020-02-03
Buyer: Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 71620000 | 71621000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72316000: Data analysis services | 73000000
Estimated value: 6000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Departementenes Sikkerhets- og serviceorgansiasjon (DSS) intends to enter into a framework agreement with Gartner Group Norge AS for the provision of services for supplier independent access to strategic ICT advice, research and analysis services.
DSS intends to enter into a framework agreement for 2 years, with an option for a further 1 year + 1 year, to a maximum length of 4 years.
The aim of this procurement is to cover DSS' need for access to strategic ICT advice, research and analysis services from a collaboration partner that is supplier-independent.
The procurement includes member-based services, independent and objective analyses of technology, patented research process, local language advisors and customer contacts, global and local presence and a selection of Norwegian and foreign trade conferences. The sum of these services is unique and can only be provided by Gartner Group Norge AS.
(a) consultancy services for end-user organisations based on interviews, analyses and daily contact with other equivalent organisations, to work out, amongst other things, best practice within different areas in the application of technology in the organisations;
(b) monitoring of the participants (the suppliers) in different technology markets, for example by ranking suppliers within a given market, assessing the suppliers' own development based on recognised 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 includes statistics on market shares, forecasts and market trends. The analyses must be both qualitative and quantitative in nature.
(a) proven analytical models for ranking and positioning of suppliers in various markets and technology areas;
(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.
The contract period will be 2 years, with an option for the contracting authority to extend the contract for a further up to 1 + 1 year, to a maximum length of 4 years.
Based on the contracting authority's investigations and knowledge of the market, Gartner Group Norge AS is the only tenderer that can coverDSS' need and that offers a combination of subscriptions, consulting and trade conferences within strategic ICT advice, analysis and research services on this level in Norway. It is only by entering into a contract with Gartner Group Norge AS that DSS gains access to Gartner's unique knowledge database where information is collected from analysts in more than 25 countries. The ability to control access to different information in strategic ICT through such subscriptions, which can provide information, both in disciplines and at different levels in a discipline is also unique to Gartner Group Norge AS.


Winner: Gartner Norge AS
Award value: 6000000