Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-24
Buyer: Oslo kommune c/o Utviklings- og kompetanseetaten (Oslo municipality, c/o the Agency for Improvement and Development)
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 64210000 | 72400000 | 72410000: Provider services | 72500000 | 72700000
Submission deadline: 2016-05-03
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The contracting authority estimates that the need will be approx. 1 fibre connection a month. This is neither a guaranteed volume nor a limitation as it is the municipality's entities that have the needs and they are not centrally managed.
Oslo municipality c/o the Agency for Development and Competence (UKE), invites tenderers to an open tender contest for parallel framework agreements for a ‘temporary hire contract for dark fibre’.
The contracting authority has established a group network for data and telecommunication — OK MAN, which is made up of approx. 1 200 connections. Approx. 800 are DSL-based, whilst the rest are dark fibre connections.
The contracting authority has a project to enter into a new contract for the network area. The contracting authority announced, in spring 2014, a competition for the delivery of the network capacity as a IPVPN service to the municipality's service places, an award letter for this competition was sent out in November 2015. A preliminary injunction was taken out on a tenderer regarding the award and this was upheld by Oslo magistrates court, the decision has been appealed. Due to the court case, which could last a long time and the uncertainty around the outcome, temporary contracts are now wanted that can cover the need.
The temporary framework agreement for the hire of dark fibre shall last for 6 months with an option for an extension.
The contracting authority shall have the right to end the contract with 1 months notice during the entire contract period.
The contract that shall be signed is a short term contract with the intention of ensuring supplies for a period before a new long term contract can be signed for the network area.
The contract shall be valid for six months, with an option for an extension for 6 months + 6 months + 6 months. As this contract is only for the short term and the intention is to ensure deliveries in the period where the contracting authority does not have a contract, the tenderer cannot expect large volumes. The contracting authority estimates that the need will be approx. 1 connection a month. This is neither a guaranteed volume nor a limitation.
All fibre that is hired in accordance with this contract shall be delivered with welded fibre (point-to-point) and terminated in a patch panel in one of the contracting authority's tele houses. All deliveries will be within Oslo municipality.
1. The tenderer shall have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documented by a tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificate can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration
Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
1. The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documented by: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
The tenderer must have the financial capacity to implement the contract. Documented by the last annual accounts with the auditor's comments. The contracting authority will, on its own initiative, obtain a credit rating via Experian for all tenderers who apply for qualification.
1. The tenderer shall have experience from similar contracts. Similar means fibre deliveries. Documented by a description of the tenderer's up to 3 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, including information on the assignment's nature, value, date, as well as the name of the public or private recipient. Maximum a total of 3 A4 pages.

Eligibility requirements: Obligatory and mandatory requirements: 1. The tenderer shall have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documented by a tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificate can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities. Requirements linked to the tenderer's organisational and legal position: 1. The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documented by: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The tenderer must have the financial capacity to implement the contract. Documented by the last annual accounts with the auditor's comments. The contracting authority will, on its own initiative, obtain a credit rating via Experian for all tenderers who apply for qualification. 1. The tenderer shall have experience from similar contracts. Similar means fibre deliveries. Documented by a description of the tenderer's up to 3 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, including information on the assignment's nature, value, date, as well as the name of the public or private recipient. Maximum a total of 3 A4 pages.
The tenderer must have the financial capacity to implement the contract. Documented by the last annual accounts with the auditor's comments. The contracting authority will, on its own initiative, obtain a credit rating via Experian for all tenderers who apply for qualification.
1. The tenderer shall have experience from similar contracts. Similar means fibre deliveries. Documented by a description of the tenderer's up to 3 most relevant deliveries in the last 3 years, including information on the assignment's nature, value, date, as well as the name of the public or private recipient. Maximum a total of 3 A4 pages.