Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-12-08
Buyer: Lånekassen
Country: NO
Region: NO081
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 72260000: Software-related services | 72261000: Software support services | 72268000: Software supply services
Estimated value: 150000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-12-15
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003,  p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on combating organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42).
Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers shall be registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established. 
                Documentation requirements:
                Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate 

Foreign companies: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to be able to fulfil the contract. 
                Documentation requirements:
                Credit rating based on the most recent financial figures. The rating shall be carried out by a credit rating company with licence to conduct this service.  

Note that the credit report shall be carried out by a certified credit rating company (Bisnode, Experian, etc.).   
Note that the requested credit report is different from, for example, general financial information.
The tenderer must be able to deliver/continue the Customer's existing Enterprise Agreement (EA) with Microsoft. 
                Documentation requirements:
                Confirmation, certificate of approval, certificate etc. that substantiates that the tenderer is a Microsoft Licensing Solution Partner (LSP).
Tenderers shall have their tax and duty payments in order.
                Documentation requirements:
                Tax certificate for VAT and tax certificate for tax. The tax certificate must not be older than six months calculated from the deadline for submitting a request for participation in the competition or a tender.
Software procurements generally have a limited climate footprint, as the delivery consists of resale of digital licences without physical production or transport. The Norwegian State Education Fund's assessment is that even if the procurement includes licences from several manufacturers, the environmental impact will in practice be the same regardless of which tenderer communicates the licences.  

Based on this, the procurement is being assessed to have a climate footprint and an immaterial environmental impact and, thus, it will be disproportionate to set special climate and environmental requirements in the competition.
The objective of the procurement is to enter into a framework agreement with a licence partner for the procurement, hire and maintenance of the Norwegian State Education Fund ́s existing licences and associated services. The contract shall also cover the Norwegian State Education Fund ́s existing services in the form of Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service; SaaS, PaaS and IaaS. 

New versions, possibly new product names, upgrades, replacement products and additional products that are closely related to existing licences, are included in the contract.
1 + 1 year.
            Extension of the framework agreement for 1+1 year.