Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-10-20
Buyer: ARBEIDS- OG VELFERDSETATEN
Country: NO
Region: NO071
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 79530000 | 79540000
Estimated value: 350000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-11-24
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 are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: * Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the Register of Business Enterprises as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the Tenderer is established.
Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Tenderers are required to have sufficient financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian, see the www.experian.no. If the tenderer feels that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, please send supplementary information together with the tender.
Only for services: In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration.
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Significant experience from similar deliveries is required. Documentation requirement: The tenderer's three most important deliveries in the last three years, including a description of the assignment, its scope/value, date and recipients.
Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Minimum qualification requirements
Qualification requirement: Very good implementation ability 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 shall be given. Persons that will be offered should not be specified, and CVs should not be submitted.
Regarding the exception in the Public Procurement Regulations § 7-9 (5), DFØ particularly mentions the following types of services, which are exempted from being said to involve a climate footprint and an environmental impact that is immaterial:  
• Archive and documentation services  
• User controlled personal assistance (BPA)  
• Legal services and lawyer services.  
• Consultancy and analysis services  
• Media monitoring and analysis.  
• Emergency and security services  
• Text and content services  
• Telephony services and mobile telephony.  
• Services in connection with training and education.  
• Labour market training (AMO) and alternative training arenas.  
• Digital and technological courses  
• Vehicles and transport related courses.  
• Courses for specific target groups (e.g. refugees, youth)
• Security and HSE training  
• Management development and project management.  
• Security and HSE training  
• Language and integration courses  
• Vocational and vocational training  
  
It is clear that several of the types of species listed above are comparable with the contract objects in this procurement, particularly the last bullet point "Services in connection with training and education".  

Nav deems that this service procurement, in accordance with nature, will involve other than an immaterial climate footprint and environmental impact. This is because the primary service element consists of carrying out the interpretation assignments themselves, and there is no direct climate and environmental impact connected to the actual interpretation delivery. It is a fact that in such a procurement, for those assignments that do not carry out electronically via monitor or telephone, the climate and environmental impact of the interpreters' transport to and from the meeting interpretation assignments must be considered. A significant part of these transport journeys must be expected to be made in an environmentally friendly manner, by train, bus, tram or electric vehicle. There will thereby be little need for physical journeys that involve a climate or environmental impact, such as flights.  Nav cannot rule out, however, that during the contract period there can potentially be physical movements in connection with the execution of interpretation assignments, flights etc., which in total could involve an irreversible climate and/or environmental impact. However, this is very difficult to volume into at the time of publication. It is thereby considered difficult to set up the award criteria on such an uncertain basis, connected to a relationship that may never take up at other than an immaterial level. In addition Nav will deem that such an award criterium will potentially lack sufficient connection to the contract object. Nav therefore believes that the exemption rule in the Public Procurement Regulations § 7-9 (5) will apply.
There will be a waiting period of at least 10 days after the award of contract.
The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Directorate (NAV), hereafter called the Contracting Authority, invites tenderers to an open tender contest for a framework agreement for interpretation services. The procurement is intended to ensure the Contracting Authority the necessary access to interpretation services in a cost efficient and quality-wise good way from an interpretation service provider who shall be able to provide interpretation services nationwide. The contract will apply to the governmental part at the Contracting Authority. The procurement shall enter into a framework agreement that ensures that the Contracting Authority complies with statutory requirements for the use of interpreters in contracting authorities ́ meetings with their users regulated through the Public Administration Act, the Nav Act, the Social Security Act, as well as the Interpretation Act. The interpretation services will include oral translation from Norwegian to interpretation language or vice versa.  The procurement is intended to ensure that interpretation assignments at the Contracting Authority are carried out by qualified interpreters, i.e. interpreters with documented interpretation qualifications that qualify for entry in the National Interpreter Register. The Interpreters Act § 7 allows non-qualified interpreters to be used if it is not prudent to wait until qualified interpreters are available, as well as the law being introduced with a transition period through 2026. However, the contracting authority intends to carry out a minimum of 80 percent of the interpretation assignments by qualified interpreters.