Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-22
Buyer: Kristiansund Kommune — and NII
Country: NO
Region: Møre og Romsdal
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141621 | 33700000
Estimated value: 32000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-09-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Nordmøre Inter-municipal Procurement Co-operation (NII) shall enter into a framework agreement for the purchase of medical consumables, including incontinence products. The delivery shall cover the municipalities' requirements for medical consumables and incontinence products, and shall ensure that the municipalities have access to such products of the correct quality, price and delivery time during the agreement period. NII consists of the municipalities of: Aure, Averøy, Eide, Fræna Gjemnes, Halsa, Kristiansund, Rindal, Smøla, Sunndal, Surnadal and Tingvoll.
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—Tax Certificate—VAT Certificate. A certificate for tax and a certificate for paid fees issued either by the local tax office or the tax collection office where the supplier has their main office.
See: (http://www.skatteetaten.no/no/Om-skatteetaten/Kontakt-oss/E-post/Send-ny-epost/Annet/Bestill-attester-eller-utskrifter/Attest-for-skatt-og-merverdiavgift/).
— Foreign tenderers shall submit certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian ones. The certificates must not be older than 6 months.
—Foreign companies: Proof that the company is registered in a trade register or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
Requirement: Tenderers must have good economic and financial strength in relation to the operations in general and in relation to the nature of this procurement. A minimum overall credit rating character of A (credit worthy) or better is required to be outlined in the RavnInfo.no rating.
Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will collect the above information via the credit information company RavnInfo.no. It is therefore unnecessary to submit these details. (RavnInfo.no contains key information on all enterprises in Norway). The tenderer is requested to check if such information is available at RavnInfo.no. If the tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer can prove his financial position with any other document that the Contracting Authority deems suitable.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient experience from equivalent assignments during the last 3 years. Documentation: Description of the supplier's most relevant contracts during the last 3 years. Tenderers who have many assignments shall describe the 3 most relevant. The description must include the contract value/extent, date and recipient (name, telephone No and e-mail address). References must be contactable if necessary, to clarify the relevance of the contract. However, it is the tenderer's responsibility to provide a description substantiating relevance.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient implementation ability and the capacity for this assignment. Documentation: Overview of total manpower that the tenderer has at disposition for this assignment is to be enclosed.
Requirement: A good and well-functioning quality assurance system is required for the services that shall be provided. 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 equivalent documentation.
Requirement: To ensure compliance with environmentally relevant requirements in the contract, the supplier must possess sufficient relevant environmental expertise, management systems and routines for quality assurance of the services that are covered. Documentation: Statement of the tenderer's environmental competence and routines. If this is described in the organisation's quality or environmental management system in accordance with ISO 9001, and ISO 14001, or other third party verified systems, it is sufficient to submit a copy of the current certificate.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: The tenderer shall have tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: —Tax Certificate—VAT Certificate. A certificate for tax and a certificate for paid fees issued either by the local tax office or the tax collection office where the supplier has their main office. See: (http://www.skatteetaten.no/no/Om-skatteetaten/Kontakt-oss/E-post/Send-ny-epost/Annet/Bestill-attester-eller-utskrifter/Attest-for-skatt-og-merverdiavgift/). — Foreign tenderers shall submit certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian ones. The certificates must not be older than 6 months. Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: —Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. —Foreign companies: Proof that the company is registered in a trade register or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. Requirement: Tenderers must have good economic and financial strength in relation to the operations in general and in relation to the nature of this procurement. A minimum overall credit rating character of A (credit worthy) or better is required to be outlined in the RavnInfo.no rating. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will collect the above information via the credit information company RavnInfo.no. It is therefore unnecessary to submit these details. (RavnInfo.no contains key information on all enterprises in Norway). The tenderer is requested to check if such information is available at RavnInfo.no. If the tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer can prove his financial position with any other document that the Contracting Authority deems suitable. Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient experience from equivalent assignments during the last 3 years. Documentation: Description of the supplier's most relevant contracts during the last 3 years. Tenderers who have many assignments shall describe the 3 most relevant. The description must include the contract value/extent, date and recipient (name, telephone No and e-mail address). References must be contactable if necessary, to clarify the relevance of the contract. However, it is the tenderer's responsibility to provide a description substantiating relevance. Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient implementation ability and the capacity for this assignment. Documentation: Overview of total manpower that the tenderer has at disposition for this assignment is to be enclosed. Requirement: A good and well-functioning quality assurance system is required for the services that shall be provided. 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 equivalent documentation. Requirement: To ensure compliance with environmentally relevant requirements in the contract, the supplier must possess sufficient relevant environmental expertise, management systems and routines for quality assurance of the services that are covered. Documentation: Statement of the tenderer's environmental competence and routines. If this is described in the organisation's quality or environmental management system in accordance with ISO 9001, and ISO 14001, or other third party verified systems, it is sufficient to submit a copy of the current certificate.
Requirement: Tenderers must have good economic and financial strength in relation to the operations in general and in relation to the nature of this procurement. A minimum overall credit rating character of A (credit worthy) or better is required to be outlined in the RavnInfo.no rating. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will collect the above information via the credit information company RavnInfo.no. It is therefore unnecessary to submit these details. (RavnInfo.no contains key information on all enterprises in Norway). The tenderer is requested to check if such information is available at RavnInfo.no. If the tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the Contracting Authority, the tenderer can prove his financial position with any other document that the Contracting Authority deems suitable.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient experience from equivalent assignments during the last 3 years. Documentation: Description of the supplier's most relevant contracts during the last 3 years. Tenderers who have many assignments shall describe the 3 most relevant. The description must include the contract value/extent, date and recipient (name, telephone No and e-mail address). References must be contactable if necessary, to clarify the relevance of the contract. However, it is the tenderer's responsibility to provide a description substantiating relevance. Requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient implementation ability and the capacity for this assignment. Documentation: Overview of total manpower that the tenderer has at disposition for this assignment is to be enclosed. Requirement: A good and well-functioning quality assurance system is required for the services that shall be provided. 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 equivalent documentation. Requirement: To ensure compliance with environmentally relevant requirements in the contract, the supplier must possess sufficient relevant environmental expertise, management systems and routines for quality assurance of the services that are covered. Documentation: Statement of the tenderer's environmental competence and routines. If this is described in the organisation's quality or environmental management system in accordance with ISO 9001, and ISO 14001, or other third party verified systems, it is sufficient to submit a copy of the current certificate.