Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-11-12
Buyer: ARBEIDS- OG VELFERDSETATEN (NAV)
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 48000000 | 72000000 | 72100000 | 72260000: Software-related services | 72266000: Software consultancy services
Estimated value: 200000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-12-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The aim of the procurement is to establish a framework agreement with a tenderer that will cover NAV's need for products (standard software, hardware, and cloud services) with associated services for security products.
Tenderers must have broad competence and a broad product assortment, and must be capable of putting together good systems based on the contracting authority’s requirements, including coordination, administration and interaction with the contracting authority and sub-suppliers/manufacturers.
The framework agreement will cover the main areas mentioned in the description of the procurement (and the qualification documentation, point 1.4). The area details are to be seen as examples and not exhaustive. NAV needs a tenderer that can offer experience and competence as regards choices, implementation, operation, and support.
Procurement of security products for standard software and cloud services within the following product areas:
- strategic consultancy services from the tenderer, who must keep themselves orientated on existing and future projects and technological developments in the market, as well as consultancy services from the tenderer to establish the use of new products, possibly also assistance from specialists at the manufacturer/3rd party.
NAV has procured products (the entrance portfolio, which is documented in Annex 1), for which the tenderer - himself or via third party suppliers - must provide licences, subscriptions, support, and consultancy services.
Over time, and within the limits of this contract, the Contracting Authority will use call-off processes to renew or replace products (standard software and cloud services) in the current portfolio with alternative products and services.
The procurement's total scope in the contract period is estimated to be approx. NOK 150-200 million including VAT, and will be maximum NOK 250 million including VAT. The estimates are uncertain, which are mainly connected to the SIEM tool and the size of the log volumes that are covered by this system.
The contracting authority will invite at least 3 and a maximum of 5 of the qualified tenderers to submit a tender, provided that there are a sufficient number of tenderers who are qualified. The selection of tenderers will be based on the degree of fulfilment of the qualification requirements for good experience from similar deliveries (weighted 60%) a good implementation ability (weighted 30%), and a well-functioning quality assurance system (weighted 10%) as stated in the Mercell portal.
Qualification requirements: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in a business register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established. For Norwegian tenderers: a company registration certificate from Brønnøysundregisteret [the Brønnøysund Register] will be collected through the eBevis service.
Qualification requirement: The supplier is required to have good financial solidity. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian; see www.Experian.no If a tenderer believes that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, supplementary information is to be attached to the request for qualification.
Qualification requirement: Norwegian tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement for Norwegian tenderers: - A tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities, not older than 6 months from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest.
Qualification requirement: Good implementation capability is required. Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's technical capacity and professional qualifications.
With regard to the capacity, a description of the tenderer's relevant units shall be given. With regard to qualifications, a short overview of the tenderer's general relevant expertise must be given. The personnel proposed for the assignment must not be specified, and CVs must not be submitted.
Qualification requirement: Good experience is required from equivalent deliveries. Documentation requirement: The tenderer's 3 most important deliveries over the last 3 years, including a description of the assignment, their scope/area of responsibility, scope, date and recipients. Responses are to be given in annex 2 of the qualification documentation.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirements: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in a business register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established. For Norwegian tenderers: a company registration certificate from Brønnøysundregisteret [the Brønnøysund Register] will be collected through the eBevis service.

Award value: 200000000