Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-01-13
Buyer: FORSVARSMATERIELL
Country: NO
Region: NO081
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 34512000 | 34513000 | 34513100 | 35511400 | 60600000
Estimated value: 50000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-02-13
Award criteria: quality

Technical requirements: As stated in PART I Rules for the procurement point 2.1 (procurement procedure).
The Norwegian Armed Forces needs to enter into a framework agreement for the hire of civil vessels, also called Ship-Taken-Up-From-Trade (STUFT), which shall, among other things, support the Navy in exercises and operations. The vessels shall function as support for the Navy's vessels, including as a platform for supply and maintenance of The Navy's units. The need will be covered through the establishment of parallel framework agreements with several tenderers for the hire of STUFT capacities. The framework agreement will be valid for 4 years from when it is signed. The contracting authority shall have the option to extend the framework agreement once or several times for a further 3 years. The maximum contract period, including options, will be 7 years. The estimated value of the procurement is NOK 50 million excluding VAT, including options. The maximum value of the procurement is NOK 75 million excluding VAT, including options. See PART I Procurement Rules for further information.
The contracting authority shall, through call-offs in accordance with this framework agreement, hire STUFT vessels to support the Navy in exercises and operations, including:
- as a platform for supply and maintenance of The Norwegian Navy's units in Norway and abroad. 

The majority of the needs will arise in, and between, Norway, the Baltics and Northern Europe. However, other geographical exercise and operation areas are relevant.
The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
REQUIREMENT 3.6.1) Tenderers shall have the necessary economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract.
 It is sufficient to fulfil the requirement that the tenderer has achieved the credit rating of "credit worthy" or equivalent.

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT:
A credit score from a certified credit rating company based on the most recent accounting figures. The assessment must not be more than three months old.
Minimum qualification requirements