Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-07
Buyer: Sør-Trøndelag Fylkeskommune [Sør-Trøndelag County]
Country: NO
Region: Trøndelag
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32412110 | 64214400 | 72411000: Internet service providers (ISP) | 72720000: Wide area network services
Submission deadline: 2017-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Trøndelag County shall procure a new broadband network which includes all county locations and 2 computer rooms in Steinkjer and Trondheim county buildings. The 2 computer rooms shall as a starting point be equal, and 1 computer room shall be able to operate the entire activity if the other room is not out of operation. Both computer rooms shall have inlets from all WAN locations and the internet, and powerful and redundant communication lines shall be created between the 2 rooms.
The agreement period is 3 years with option for 2 + 2 years prolongation. The establishment costs shall be included in the monthly rate for the 36 first months and prices and terms shall be renegotiated in connection with any prolongation.
The current agreements for Nord- and Sør-Trøndelag county expire 31.1.2018 and 18.11.2017, respectively. A new agreement, based on this tender notice will be valid from 19.11.2017 for both main locations as well as locations included in the former Sør-Trøndelag County. An agreement for locations included in the former Nord-Trøndelag County be valid from 1.2.2018.
The broadband system shall be flexible in regards to changes in the client's activities, by relocating or terminating activities. Locations that are relocated or terminated shall be given 1 month notice. An early redemption fee will not be included as long as the total number of locations subject to termination during the agreement period does not exceeds 20 %.
The contracting authority uses Mercell Sourcing Service. To express your interest and gain access to any documents, please click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser [http://permalink.mercell.com/62897249.aspx ]. Then follow the instructions on the website.
The value of the entire delivery is difficult to predict, due to large differences in the existing infrastructure.
Tax and VAT certificate — Requirement: tenderers shall have their tax payments in order. Documented by: Tax and VAT certificate. The certificate must not be older than 6 months from the deadline for submitting the application. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to engage sub-suppliers, certificates for them must also be submitted. In Norway the certificates are issued by the tax collection office and the tax office. Tenderers from other countries shall enclose equivalent certificates from the country where the tenderer is established.
Company Registration Certificate — Requirement: the tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Certificate verifying that the company is registered in a trade index or a Register of Business Enterprises, as required by the country where the tenderer is established.
Annual accounts — Requirement: the tenderer must have the financial capacity to implement the assignment. Documentation: Annual accounts, including the board's annual report and auditor's report.
Credit appraisal — Requirement: the tenderer must have the sufficient financial capacity to implement the assignment. Documentation: Credit appraisal/rating, not older than six months, which is based on the last known accounting figures. The rating must be carried out by a publicly approved credit rating institution.
Experience — Requirement: the tenderer shall have experience from 3 similar assignments for contracting authorities of corresponding size, during the last 3 years. Documentation: Description of the tenderer's three most relevant assignments during the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract's value, date and recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address). The tenderers must substantiate the assignments' relevance through the description.
Manpower and equipment — Requirement: The tenderer shall have sufficient implementation ability and capacity. Documentation: A statement of the tenderer's average workforce during the last 3 years and the equipment, machinery, tools, material or technical equipment that are available to the tenderer in connection with implementation of the agreement/assignment.
Quality assurance system/management system — Requirement: the services that are to be provided must have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system. Documentation: A statement regarding the tenderer's quality assurance system/quality management system or a copy of the system certificate issued by accredited certification bodies, or similar documentation.

Eligibility requirements: Tax and VAT certificate — Requirement: tenderers shall have their tax payments in order. Documented by: Tax and VAT certificate. The certificate must not be older than 6 months from the deadline for submitting the application. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. If the tenderer is planning to engage sub-suppliers, certificates for them must also be submitted. In Norway the certificates are issued by the tax collection office and the tax office. Tenderers from other countries shall enclose equivalent certificates from the country where the tenderer is established. Company Registration Certificate — Requirement: the tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Certificate verifying that the company is registered in a trade index or a Register of Business Enterprises, as required by the country where the tenderer is established. Annual accounts — Requirement: the tenderer must have the financial capacity to implement the assignment. Documentation: Annual accounts, including the board's annual report and auditor's report. Credit appraisal — Requirement: the tenderer must have the sufficient financial capacity to implement the assignment. Documentation: Credit appraisal/rating, not older than six months, which is based on the last known accounting figures. The rating must be carried out by a publicly approved credit rating institution. Experience — Requirement: the tenderer shall have experience from 3 similar assignments for contracting authorities of corresponding size, during the last 3 years. Documentation: Description of the tenderer's three most relevant assignments during the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract's value, date and recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address). The tenderers must substantiate the assignments' relevance through the description. Manpower and equipment — Requirement: The tenderer shall have sufficient implementation ability and capacity. Documentation: A statement of the tenderer's average workforce during the last 3 years and the equipment, machinery, tools, material or technical equipment that are available to the tenderer in connection with implementation of the agreement/assignment. Quality assurance system/management system — Requirement: the services that are to be provided must have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system. Documentation: A statement regarding the tenderer's quality assurance system/quality management system or a copy of the system certificate issued by accredited certification bodies, or similar documentation.
Annual accounts — Requirement: the tenderer must have the financial capacity to implement the assignment. Documentation: Annual accounts, including the board's annual report and auditor's report. Credit appraisal — Requirement: the tenderer must have the sufficient financial capacity to implement the assignment. Documentation: Credit appraisal/rating, not older than six months, which is based on the last known accounting figures. The rating must be carried out by a publicly approved credit rating institution.
Experience — Requirement: the tenderer shall have experience from 3 similar assignments for contracting authorities of corresponding size, during the last 3 years. Documentation: Description of the tenderer's three most relevant assignments during the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract's value, date and recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address). The tenderers must substantiate the assignments' relevance through the description. Manpower and equipment — Requirement: The tenderer shall have sufficient implementation ability and capacity. Documentation: A statement of the tenderer's average workforce during the last 3 years and the equipment, machinery, tools, material or technical equipment that are available to the tenderer in connection with implementation of the agreement/assignment. Quality assurance system/management system — Requirement: the services that are to be provided must have a good and well-functioning quality assurance system. Documentation: A statement regarding the tenderer's quality assurance system/quality management system or a copy of the system certificate issued by accredited certification bodies, or similar documentation.