Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-24
Buyer: Norsk Polarinstitutt
Country: NO
Region: Troms
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34711300: Unmanned aerial vehicles | 34711500: Military aeroplanes | 60424120
Estimated value:  NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-08-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Norsk Polarinstitutt (NP) shall, in the spring, summer and autumn seasons in the period 2017-2020, use a helicopter for NP's expeditions (the Svalbard expedition) on the island group of Svalbard and in the surrounding sea areas. The helicopter will mainly be used for transporting personnel and material, as well as for immobilising and marking polar bears and flights with instruments for research.
The contract will be valid for the period March-September in each of the years (Further details are in the requirement specifications).
The helicopter will operate in the entire Svalbard area, both over land and the sea areas in ice covered areas.
A contract shall be signed that shall apply from 1.1.207 for 3 years, with an option for a further extension for 1+1 year.
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The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Documented by a company registration certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country.
Finance. The tenderer's annual financial statement including notes with the Board's and the auditor's reports from the last 2 years. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require/obtain further information in order to verify whether the Tender has sufficient financial strength.
Safety. It is a prerequisite that tenderers have their own systems and routines for risk assessing assignments, such routines as well as the level of experience for the pilots and technicians shall be documented.
The technical requirement specifications for the helicopter. The requirements listed in annex 1 must be fulfilled and documented.
Good experience from similar deliveries. Overview of a minimum of 5 relevant customers, dates and execution name/telephone No of the reference person at the Contracting Authority (NP will be able to contact the reference person(s).

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Documented by a company registration certificate or equivalent from the tenderer's home country. Finance. The tenderer's annual financial statement including notes with the Board's and the auditor's reports from the last 2 years. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require/obtain further information in order to verify whether the Tender has sufficient financial strength. Safety. It is a prerequisite that tenderers have their own systems and routines for risk assessing assignments, such routines as well as the level of experience for the pilots and technicians shall be documented. The technical requirement specifications for the helicopter. The requirements listed in annex 1 must be fulfilled and documented. Good experience from similar deliveries. Overview of a minimum of 5 relevant customers, dates and execution name/telephone No of the reference person at the Contracting Authority (NP will be able to contact the reference person(s).
Finance. The tenderer's annual financial statement including notes with the Board's and the auditor's reports from the last 2 years. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require/obtain further information in order to verify whether the Tender has sufficient financial strength.
Safety. It is a prerequisite that tenderers have their own systems and routines for risk assessing assignments, such routines as well as the level of experience for the pilots and technicians shall be documented. The technical requirement specifications for the helicopter. The requirements listed in annex 1 must be fulfilled and documented. Good experience from similar deliveries. Overview of a minimum of 5 relevant customers, dates and execution name/telephone No of the reference person at the Contracting Authority (NP will be able to contact the reference person(s).