Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-07-08
Buyer: FORSVARSMATERIELL
Country: NO
Region: NO081
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 64200000 | 64210000 | 64211000 | 64212000
Submission deadline: 2025-08-21

Technical requirements: Defence materiel invites tenderers to prequalification for tactical 5G capabilities for the defence sector. The procurement includes the following areas: Mobile data for tactical use Nationwide Military Network Disc (mil. Slice) Military Coverage Extension (5G-MDF) delivered as a service Administration and Self-Service Infrastructure and Technical OperationsThe services shall support digitalisation of work processes and be technically and operatively robust in stand-by, crisis and war. Tenderers shall be able to adapt the services to changes in volume and needs, including an increased number of users and geographical expansion as a result of the Norwegian Armed Forces long-term plan. The framework agreement period is two (2) years from when the contract is signed. The contracting authority has the right to extend the contract for up to five (5) years, so that the total length can be up to seven (7) years including options. The option can be taken up as: Five (5) extensions of one (1) year, or A total extension of five (5) years The option can be triggered unilaterally by the Contracting Authority. The option is free of charge in itself. The contracting authority shall give notification of exercising the option at the latest one (1) month before the contract period expires. A written amendment contract shall be signed when exercising the option.
The contracting authority has set a deadline ("voluntary waiting period") for when a petition for a temporary injunction against the contracting authority ́s decision to reject or reject a request to participate in the competition must be submitted before the district court, cf. FOSA § 10-6. The deadline is 15 days calculated from the contracting authority ́s notification in accordance with FOSA § 11-16 second paragraph letter a or b, has been sent.
Sub-contract 2: Framework agreement for Tactical 5G capabilities, complementary supplier for Slice.
The contract includes:

Tactical mobile data
Nationwide military network slice (mil. Slice)
Administration and self-service
Infrastructure and technical operations

The estimated value of lot 2 is NOK 120 million - NOK 380,000,000, the maximum contract value, including all options, is set at NOK 450 million. This value represents an upper financial framework that cannot be exceeded.
The framework agreement period is two (2) years from when the contract is signed. The contracting authority has the right to extend the contract for up to five (5) years, so that the total length can be up to seven (7) years including options.

The option can be taken up as:
- Five (5) extensions for one (1) year, or
- A total extension of five (5) years.

Exercise of options
- The option can be triggered unilaterally by the Contracting Authority.
- The tenderer is obliged to accept an extension on the same terms that apply at the time of the option.
- The option is free of charge in itself.
- The contracting authority shall give notification of exercising options at the latest one (1) month before the contract period expires.
If the option is taken up, a written amendment contract shall be signed.
The framework agreement period is two (2) years from when the contract is signed. The contracting authority has the right to extend 
the contract for up to five (5) years, so that the total length can be up to seven (7) years including options.
The option can be taken up as:
- Five (5) extensions for one (1) year, or
- A total extension of five (5) years.