Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-06
Buyer: Utenriksdepartementet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 64200000 | 64210000 | 72720000: Wide area network services
Estimated value: 70000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-11-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hereafter UD or the contracting authority, invites tenderers to participate in a contest with negotiations for global WAN services. WAN services are included in UD's global network and it is business critical for the client.
WAN must ensure that the contracting authority's VPN traffic from UDGC is transported between UD's locations, including between locations and UK's main office (HQ) in Oslo.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hereafter UD, the contracting authority or the customer, invites tenderers to participate in a contest with negotiations for global WAN services. WAN services are included in UD's global network and it is business critical for the client.
UD operates an internal hybrid global network that will function together with WAN from the supplier. This internal network is called UD Global Connect (UDGC). UDGC is establishing an encrypted VPN between the endpoints, and uses WAN as a traffic carrier where this has been ordered. UDGC also uses other traffic carriers, but these are not part of the scope in this contract.
WAN must ensure that the contracting authority's VPN traffic from UDGC is transported between UD's locations, including between locations and UK's main office (HQ) in Oslo.
The service must be fully administered end-to-end, including access line, CPE/equipment, installation and operational services at the contracting authority's locations.
Redundant connections such as access to WAN must be delivered to the contracting authority's HQ, with termination in two physically separate POPs at the tenderer.
The contract must cover the complete life cylce from planning, rolling-out and operation, to phasing out.
The contracting authority reserves the unilateral right to extend the contract one time for a further 2 (two) years. The maximum contract duration, including options, will be 6 (six) years.
Requirement: tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
— foreign tenderers: verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Requirement: tenderers must have a rating of A or equivalent (or equivalent means ‘credit worthy without security’).
Documentation requirement: credit rating from a certified credit rating agency, based on the last accounting data.
Tenderers must have a minimum average annual turnover of NOK 40 million per year for the last 3 years. Tenderers must submit documentation that substantiates the annual turnover of the company.
Requirement: tenderers must have good experience from the delivery of a service for IPVP Wide Area Network (WAN).

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: tenderers must be registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirements: — Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate; — foreign tenderers: verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 70000000