Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-02-10
Buyer: Stortinget
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32420000 | 32422000 | 50312310 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72315100: Data network support services
Estimated value: 17000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-03-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Norwegian Parliament, c/o administration, would like to enter into a framework agreement with an accompanying maintenance agreement with a turnkey contractor within networks, including:
The Norwegian Parliament, c/o administration, currently operates its own network infrastructure on both cabled and wireless networks. The Norwegian Parliament's buildings include approx. 70,000 m2 divided between 9 buildings that are in close proximity to each other. Within this area, the Norwegian Parliament has a switched network based on Ethernet and TCP/IP, with equipment from Cisco. The network is used for transporting data, audio, pictures and telephony. The Norwegian Parliament is connected to the Internet as an ordinary internet service provider (ISP), with 2 transit connections. Dynamic routing and multi-cast are used for parts of the network. In addition, the Norwegian Parliament has established an internal PKI system based on Microsoft as well as a system for one-time passwords via SMS.
The Norwegian Parliament currently has a framework agreement that will soon expire. Additionally, we have a maintenance agreement that is valid until and including March 2024. The aim of the procurement is to establish a new framework agreement and a new maintenance agreement that can take over seamlessly when the current agreement expires.
The existing contracts shall be gathered in this competition to a new general contract with an extended scope. We have identified a need to enter into a contract with a tenderer who will be a total collaboration partner in the network area, who can assist with the following:
- Procurement of equipment that supplements or replaces discarded equipment that is currently in use and expansion of the guarantee/support, as well as the procurement of new systems. We therefore need a tenderer who has good competence in and can deliver on Cisco, Check Point and F5, but who, to the greatest possible degree, is independent of manufacturers and who can also offer equipment from a broad range of manufacturers in order to meet future needs. The tenderer must offer procurement assistance, including assistance in choosing future orientated and environmentally friendly systems.
- Assist with administrative contract simplification; including communicating and maintaining an overview of third-partly licences/maintenance contracts and keeping these updated in the contract period. As a part of this, the tenderer must take over and continue the current support/licence contracts after the start-up of the contract.
- Be a gathering point for our support enquiries for third-party manufacturers, e.g. support/guarantee for Cisco, Check Point and F5, etc.
- Access to a support organisation that can offer troubleshooting on an hourly basis (both on and off site) with own personnel, as well as necessary escalation to a third party on our behalf.
- Offer consultancy services of expert quality, both with a core team dedicated to us for major assignments, as well as for minor assignments that can be solved by other personnel.
- Assist with daily operations if needed, e.g., long-term absence in the contracting authority´s personnel.
Note that the maintenance agreement that is entered into will initially only cover maintenance on products that are purchased under a new framework agreement. The current ongoing maintenance agreement has been extended until March 2024 and covers products purchased in the last 4 years. After March 2024, the new maintenance agreement will also cover previously purchased products.
It is required that tenderers be registered in a company register or trade register in the member country where the tenderer is established. Documented by Company Registration Certificate.
Tenderers must have the economic and financial capacity to execute the contract. The credit rating must show that the tenderer is credit worthy without security. Documentation requirement: Credit assessment carried out by an approved credit institution (Bisnode) will be carried out by the Contracting Authority before contract commencement. Tenderers do NOT need to enclose a separate credit assessment.
Description of the requirement: Tenderers must have good experience with similar (see the announcement part II, section 2.4 and the tender documentation section 3.1) deliveries. Tenderers must document experience with having been a turnkey partner within the scope of the agreement, including the purchase and maintenance of network equipment, delivery of consultancy services and administrative agreement assistance. Documentation requirement: An overview of the most important deliveries of goods or services that the tenderer has carried out in the last three years, together with information on the contract´s value, delivery or execution date and the name of the recipient.

Eligibility requirements: It is required that tenderers be registered in a company register or trade register in the member country where the tenderer is established. Documented by Company Registration Certificate.

Award value: 17000000