Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-10-06
Buyer: Statens vegvesen
Country: NO
Region: NO083
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 45310000 | 55000000 | 63712000 | 65300000: Electricity distribution and related services | 65320000: Operation of electrical installations
Estimated value: 3500000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-11-06
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: 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 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 of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
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 legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
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 control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
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 legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must have sufficient financial capacity to fulfil the contract. 
Creditworthiness will be sufficient to meet the requirement.

Documentation requirement:
The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating from Experian. 

If there is doubt, the Contracting Authority can obtain further information from the tenderer.
The tenderer must have a reason. 

Documentation requirement:
Tenderers shall present the following documentation: 
1. Basic book/home information, or 
2. If the tenderer is not the landowner, he shall submit documentation confirming the right to use property. 

In addition to either 1st or 2nd years, the tenderer shall deliver a map showing the area that is planned to be used for a 24 hour resting place.
In the attached contract terms point 2.18, there are requirements that ensure that employees at the tenderer and any sub-suppliers who carry out work on the contract do not have lower wages and working conditions than that in the current regulations on general tariff agreements or national collective agreements for the relevant industries. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration will also check that the provisions are complied with and impose sanctions on suppliers in case of compliance with the provisions.
Tenderers shall state the price for the hire per annum per parking area. The price shall include all costs in accordance with the requirement specifications points 3.2 and 3.3 and it shall cover the establishment, operation and maintenance of the 24 hour resting place. 

Documentation requirement:
Tenderers shall enclose a completed price form, cf. annex 1.
The evaluation of quality is based on an assessment of the responses that the contracting authority wants (ought-requirements), cf. the requirement specifications point 3.3. 

The sub-criteria in the award criterion quality are 
1. service offer for the users of the 24 hour resting place (point 3.3 letter a). The service offers must be available in a walking distance, a maximum of 500 metres walking, so that a pay-off shall be given.   
2. earlier opening of the 24 hour resting place (point 3.3 letter b). The earlier the start-up, the better the pay-off. The counting will be given up to 6 months.

Documentation requirement: 
Tenderers shall fill in the "Response form for shall-requirements and ought-requirements", cf. annex 2. 
1. Tenderers shall describe each service offer, i.a. availability, distances and opening hours must be described. 
2. Tenderers shall give an account of their progress plan and the planned opening hours of the 24 hour resting place.
There is no requirement for 30% weighting of climate and environmental considerations. The contracting authority can replace climate and environmental considerations in the award criteria with climate and environmental requirements in the requirement specification, if it is clear that this gives better climate and environmental effect. 

Several different requirements are made in the requirement specification, including: 
- All areas that must be developed shall have an asphalt-EDP that is lower than 45 kg/tonne in accordance with NS-EN 15804+A2:2019. 
- Charging stations shall be established for electric lorries. 
- Cleaning shall be carried out with environmentally friendly products. 

It has been considered that the effect of setting these requirements (especially the first two hyphenated points) gives a better effect than a possible achievement, if they were used as the award criteria. The requirements and effectiveness of the above requirements are, in our opinion, sufficient to use the exception in PPR § 7-9 (4).
The waiting period deadlines are in the PPR. § 25-2.
The contracting authority invites tenderers to a competition for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a 24 hour resting place E39 Knarvik – Oppedal. The driving distance from the E39 to the entrance for the actual 24 hour resting place shall be a maximum of 1 km

The 24 hour resting place shall have 15-20 parking places and it shall include a service facility with toilets, showers, living rooms and charging stations. Otherwise, the 24 hour resting place shall fulfil the shall-requirements listed in point 3.2.

The 24 hour resting place shall be ready for opening by 01.04.2027 at the latest and the contract will be valid for ten years from the opening hours. The contracting authority has the option to extend the contract for 1+1 year, so that the total possible lease period is 12 years.
The contract is for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a 24 hour resting place on the E39 stretch Oppedal - Knarvik. The driving distance from the E39 to the entrance for the actual 24 hour resting place shall be a maximum of 1 km.