Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-08
Buyer: VAF, DDV og DDØ v/Vest-Agder fylkeskommune
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48190000 | 48210000 | 48211000 | 48213000
Estimated value: 40000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-04-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Contracting Authority (VAF, DDV Drift and DDØ ) have a need to maintain software licenses connected to clients (personal computers) for operative systems and applications. It is desirable to have a simple and effective administration and software licenses for the Contracting Authority's employees and students.
The agreement period is 2 years with an unilateral option for the contracting authority to prolong the agreement 1 year at a time, for up to 2 years, in accordance with further clarifications. The maximum agreement period is 4 years.
Tenderers shall be registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Foreign companies: Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Norwegian tenderers must have their affairs in order regarding the payment of tax, employer contribution and value added tax (VAT).
Collaboration agreements and joint delivery of tender offers and any financial guarantees in this regard, shall be documented in the tender offer, where the main tenderer is stated, and commitment statements between the parties must be submitted, clarifying the distribution of responsibility. In circumstances where two or more entities submit tender offers in collaboration and financial guarantees are given on behalf of others, one of these must be the main tenderer, and the other must be the joint/sub-tenderer. In these circumstances, separate self-declaration forms must also be submitted for these businesses, as well as in accordance with the entire part 4 for both/all tenderers and joint-venture partners.
The tenderer must have sufficient economic and financial capacity for the execution of the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for security, will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
The tenderer shall enclose the last three Annual Financial Statements. Accounts for the group or the controlling company, only, are not accepted. An auditor's report shall be included. The contracting authority can carry out a credit assessment/analysis of tenderers, also of any co-tenderers/guarantors. A low score on the credit assessment/analysis may lead to disqualification of the tenderer.
The tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to execute the assignment for the entire delivery period, including any extensions.
Tenderers shall describe their organisation in relation to the number of employees, number of years the company has been in operation in relation to the delivery included in the contract, as well as other relevant information that describes the company's general competence and resources, including any collaboration partners relevant to the delivery. The tenderer must substantiate a service organisation that is available for the contracting authority within normal working hours.
The tenderer shall have sufficient technical competence and equipment for the execution of the assignment.
Tenderers shall describe the available technical resources (competence and equipment) of relevance to this delivery. CVs for involved personnel shall be enclosed.
Tenderers shall have experience in the last 3 years with the delivery of equivalent products and services as those included in this delivery, and shall have carried out this work in a satisfactory manner.
Tenderers shall state their experience with, and references from equivalent contracts/deliveries/assignments during the last 3 years, and describe relevance to this assignment. The 3 most relevant references for this competition shall be substantiated by written references, also for previous assignments for the contracting authority.

Eligibility requirements: Requirements Tenderers shall be registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation Norwegian tenderers: Company Registration Certificate; Foreign companies: Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established. Requirements Norwegian tenderers must have their affairs in order regarding the payment of tax, employer contribution and value added tax (VAT). Documentation Tax Certificate not more than 6 months old.

Award value: 40000000