Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-16
Buyer: Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon, DSS [The Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation]
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48781000 | 72000000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72226000: System software acceptance testing services | 72227000: Software integration consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2016-10-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A contract is wanted for the further development, support and maintenance of a budget tool for the ministries (Budmod). Budmod supports the process with preparing specialised propositions for the national budget and exchanging budget data between the specialised ministries and the Ministry of Finance (FIN). Budmod is a self-development application. DSS is the system owner and operator. Budmod is delivered on two platforms, graded and ungraded, depending on the ministries' service requirements.
The contract period is 2 years from when the contract is signed. In addition DSS shall have an option to extend the contract for 1 year at a time for up to 8 years. The maximum length is therefore 10 years.
The call-offs on the contract (the contract's value) are difficult to estimate at the current time. They will depend, amongst other things, on the extent of grants. The total extent is estimated to be between 500 000 NOK  and 6 000 000 NOK  per annum, excluding VAT during the entire contract period. The estimated value is not binding for DSS. The call-offs on the framework agreement can be both for more or less than the estimate due this uncertainty.
DSS has an option to extend the contract for 1 year at a time for up to 8 years (maximum 10 years in total). See the qualification documentation for further information.
Foreign companies: Verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the assignment, in which, amongst other things, being creditworthy without any requirement for collateral will be adequate.
A credit rating with key figures from a certified credit assessment company, or another form of documentation that demonstrates that the requirement has been met.
Tenderers shall have relevant experience from equivalent deliveries, including further development, support and maintenance etc. See point 2 Description of the Delivery.
Tenderers shall document their experience as specified in Annex B of the qualification documentation. Equivalent deliveries mean the delivery of application development projects with stated additional services for entities of comparable complexity and size. In value terms the tenderer ought to be able to refer to references that as a minimum have given a turnover of 300 000 NOK  excluding VAT per annum. References older than the last 3 years can also be submitted if they document relevant experience with equivalent deliveries.
—- the name and telephone number of a contact person at DSS, who can be contacted to verify the information.

Eligibility requirements: Legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Verification that the company is registered in a trade index or a register of business enterprises as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the assignment, in which, amongst other things, being creditworthy without any requirement for collateral will be adequate. Documentation requirement: A credit rating with key figures from a certified credit assessment company, or another form of documentation that demonstrates that the requirement has been met. Tenderers shall have relevant experience from equivalent deliveries, including further development, support and maintenance etc. See point 2 Description of the Delivery. Documentation requirement: A list of relevant deliveries in the last 3 years. Tenderers shall document their experience as specified in Annex B of the qualification documentation. Equivalent deliveries mean the delivery of application development projects with stated additional services for entities of comparable complexity and size. In value terms the tenderer ought to be able to refer to references that as a minimum have given a turnover of 300 000 NOK  excluding VAT per annum. References older than the last 3 years can also be submitted if they document relevant experience with equivalent deliveries. Each reference case shall include the contracting authority's name. Description must clearly state: —- a description of the delivery (e.g. whether it included maintenance and further development); — the tenderer's role/responsibility; — the duration of the contract/assignment; —- the value of the contract/assignment, if possible; —- the name and telephone number of a contact person at DSS, who can be contacted to verify the information.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to carry out the assignment, in which, amongst other things, being creditworthy without any requirement for collateral will be adequate. Documentation requirement: A credit rating with key figures from a certified credit assessment company, or another form of documentation that demonstrates that the requirement has been met.
Tenderers shall have relevant experience from equivalent deliveries, including further development, support and maintenance etc. See point 2 Description of the Delivery. Documentation requirement: A list of relevant deliveries in the last 3 years. Tenderers shall document their experience as specified in Annex B of the qualification documentation. Equivalent deliveries mean the delivery of application development projects with stated additional services for entities of comparable complexity and size. In value terms the tenderer ought to be able to refer to references that as a minimum have given a turnover of 300 000 NOK  excluding VAT per annum. References older than the last 3 years can also be submitted if they document relevant experience with equivalent deliveries. Each reference case shall include the contracting authority's name. Description must clearly state: —- a description of the delivery (e.g. whether it included maintenance and further development); — the tenderer's role/responsibility; — the duration of the contract/assignment; —- the value of the contract/assignment, if possible; —- the name and telephone number of a contact person at DSS, who can be contacted to verify the information.