Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-04-27
Buyer: Finansdepartementet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72224000: Project management consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2020-05-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contractor shall assist the Ministry of Finance with the follow-up of the Treff initiative, so that the project is carried out as best as possible in accordance with time, cost and quality.
The Treff initiative consists of two projects — the Treff project (development of new and improved system for supporting for the Norwegian Customs control area) and the express clearance project (new solution for declaration and automatic customs clearance at the border). The background for the project is further described in the Parliamentary bill No 1 S (2018-2019). The total value of the Treff initiative is NOK 530 million.
For a more detailed description of the assignment, see Annex 1 of the contract (the Contracting Authority’s description of the assignment).
The contractor shall assist the Ministry of Finance with the follow-up of the Treff initiative, so that the project is carried out as best as possible in accordance with time, cost and quality.
The Treff initiative consists of two projects — the Treff project (development of new and improved system for supporting for the Norwegian Customs control area) and the express clearance project (new solution for declaration and automatic customs clearance at the border). The background for the project is further described in the Parliamentary bill No 1 S (2018-2019). The total value of the Treff initiative is NOK 530 million.
For a more detailed description of the assignment, see Annex 1 of the contract (the Contracting Authority’s description of the assignment).
The assistance is valid until 31 December 2023. The contracting authority has the option for continuing the assistance on equal terms if TREFF or other mentioned and related projects require follow-up that goes beyond the estimated time-frame. The assignment can be extended twice, 1 year at a time. The maximum contract period is until 31 December 2025.
Foreign tenderers: verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.
Norwegian tenderers: a certificate, not older than 6 months, verifying that the tenderer has fulfilled the tax, employer contribution and VAT payment obligations.
Requirement: tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the delivery, in which, amongst other things, being creditworthy without any requirement for collateral will be adequate.
Documentation: a credit rating with key figures from a recognised credit assessment company or other form of documentation to verify that the requirement has been met.
The Norwegian Government's standard terms and conditions for consultancy assignments (Norwegian abbreviation: SSA-B) with Annexes.

Eligibility requirements: Requirements: tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate Foreign tenderers: verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.