Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-01-24
Buyer: Rakkestad kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 09310000
Submission deadline: 2023-02-23
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The estimated scope of the contract is approx. 7,0 GWh per annum. The consumption is expected to decline in the future years as a result of investments in renewable energy sources. The value is an estimate and is not binding for the contracting authority.
Tenders cannot be submitted for parts of the assignment, and alternative tenders are not allowed. The contracting authority considered dividing the assignment but has decided that it is not suitable for this type of procurement.
The assignment will be governed by the attached agreement with the accompanying standard agreement terms.
The agreement is valid from and including 2023-04-01 to and including 2025-03-31, with an option for the contracting authority for a further extension for up to 1 year at a time after this period.
The contracting authority expects that the tenderer studies the contractual terms and makes the required internal clarifications in such a way that a contract can be signed if awarded.
Documentation requirement: Requirement for certificate of paid VAT, tax and social security contribution. A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's country, confirming that the tenderer has met the obligations in regard to payment of VAT, tax and social security contributions in the country where the tenderer/contractor has its headquarters the (Norwegian certificate for Tax and VAT is combined and ordered from altinn.no, RF-1507, previously RF-1244) in accordance with the legislation in the country where the tenderer is registered. The certificate must not be more than six months old.
The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if he has already received it, in accordance with the regulations § 17-1(4). If you have submitted a tax certificate to the contracting authority and it is still valid at the time of the tender submission for this contract the tender submission deadline, for this contest, you are not obliged to submit a certificate now. If this is the case, state when and to whom the certificate was previously submitted. You can, however, attach the certificate voluntarily if you want.
Requirements regarding the tenderer´s economic and financial standing: The financial capacity to fulfil the contract is required (ESPD: Part IV B.58-3).
Documentation: The contracting authority will assess finances through the company and accounting information system Proff Forvalt (www.forvalt.no). The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain supplementary information about the tenderer's finances.
Any other support from other companies for compliance with the qualification requirement. If a tenderer is dependent on other companies to meet this qualification requirement, an explanation thereof must be given below. In such cases the contracting authority will assess the finances of the supporting company in the same way. The contracting authority retains the right to collect supplementary information, bank guarantees or similar.