Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-11-13
Buyer: Ålesund Kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48700000 | 48710000: Backup or recovery software package | 48730000: Security software package | 48782000
Estimated value: 5000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2020-12-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The purpose of the procurement is to cover the need for delivery of technical solutions that support the processes for backup, archiving, disposal and restoration of data.
The contracting authority wants a system that secures data in a responsible manner and that gives an optimum solution for storing back-up data. The solution must be able to run in the contracting authority's data centre and operated locally.
The purpose of the procurement is to cover the need for delivery of technical solutions that support the processes for backup, archiving, disposal and restoration of data.
The contracting authority wants a system that secures data in a responsible manner and that gives an optimum solution for storing back-up data. The solution must be able to run in the contracting authority's data centre and operated locally.
The ESPD self-declaration form is a preliminary documentation showing that the tenderer complies with the qualification requirements and that there is no basis for rejection, and possible fulfilment of selection criteria. Tenderers can give a total statement of whether they fulfil all of the qualification requirements. This is done is section a: ‘Total statement for all the qualification requirements’. Completed form must be enclosed with the tender offer.
Norwegian tenderers: in their tender submission, the tenderer must give consent that Tendsign obtains and that the client receives information about the above via Tendsign. Information is collected from Altinn. If a tenderer does not give consent, the tenderer must attach a tax and VAT certificate. The tax certificate(s) shall not be older than 6 months, from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified (Tenderers can obtain the electronic tax and VAT certificate themselves and immediately receive it by email.)
Foreign tenderers: tenderers who are not established in Norway must present equivalent documentation issued by the authorities in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate shall preferably be translated into Norwegian, but it will also be accepted in Swedish, Danish and English.
The contracting authority will carry out an assessment of the tenderer's finances through the company and accounting information system Bisnode AS (www.soliditet.no/creditcontrol) with the service CreditPro. The contracting authority is not accepting credit ratings from other company and accounting information systems than Bisnode AS with the service CreditPro so that the tenderers can be assessed on equal terms. Tenderers can enclose other necessary information with their tender if the tenderer is of the opinion that Bisnode/CreditPro will not provide an accurate picture of the financial situation. Newly established companies: newly established companies who have not worked up a basis for a credit assessment must enclose a declaration from a bank or similar financial institution on the company's financial and And economic position. This also applies to foreign tenderers.
Tenderers must have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order in accordance with the legal provisions.
The financial capacity to carry out the contract is required. A minimum requirement is that the tenderer is credit-worthy with a score of A in accordance with Bisnode AS using the service CreditPro, or that the tenderer has the financial capacity to implement the agreement, based on the contracting authority’s assessment in accordance with the attached documentation from tenderers. Newly established companies must have the financial capacity to implement the agreement.
A brief description of the overall quality management system that service provider will use as a basis for the implementation of the contract (max. One A4 page, table of contents will not be accepted) or a copy of system certificates issued by accredited certification bodies.
The excel spreadsheet ‘leverandørens referanser’ (‘the provider's references’) must be completed. For each reference assignment, information must be provided about the assignment's content, value, dates, the contracting authority, and the contracting authority's contact person with an email address and telephone number.
A good and well-functioning quality assurance system is required for the services that shall be provided.
The tenderer, or the tenderer's employees are required to have experience from at least equivalent deliveries. Equivalent deliveries means backup solutions for other public entities with equivalent complexity and scope.
The procurement will be regulated by the following contract provisions and associated amendments in Annex 8:

Eligibility requirements: The ESPD self-declaration form is a preliminary documentation showing that the tenderer complies with the qualification requirements and that there is no basis for rejection, and possible fulfilment of selection criteria. Tenderers can give a total statement of whether they fulfil all of the qualification requirements. This is done is section a: ‘Total statement for all the qualification requirements’. Completed form must be enclosed with the tender offer.

Award value: 5000000