Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2023-01-11
Buyer: Sandnes kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48330000 | 48400000 | 48440000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 10300000 NOK

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Sandnes municipality (hereinafter referred to as the contracting authority) intends to enter into a contract with Framsikt AS for the delivery of an SaaS system for financial planning and business management. The contracting authority has been investigating the market for a long time and has found only one tenderer that can deliver a system that meets the needs of the contracting authority. In connection with this, a due diligence assessment has been carried out and is attached to this notice. Tenderers that would like to submit an appeal against the voluntary ex-ante transparency notice must do so within ten days from the day after this notice is published.
Sandnes municipality (hereinafter referred to as the contracting authority) intends to enter into an ongoing service contract with Framsikt AS for the delivery of an SaaS system for financial planning and business management. The contracting authority has been investigating the market for a long time and has found only one tenderer that can deliver a system that meets the needs of the contracting authority. In connection with this, a due diligence assessment has been carried out and is attached to this notice. Tenderers that would like to submit an appeal against the voluntary ex-ante transparency notice must do so within ten days from the day after this notice is published. The contracting authority will enter into a contract after this deadline at the earliest.
The contract will ensure that the contracting authority can use all of the modules in the system. It is also intended that the contracting authority's municipal enterprise be able to use the system. The contract shall cover the following processes, among others:
SSA Continuing service contract is used as the contract template. Contract commencement and startup are planned to take place in January 2023.
The tenderer's system consists of several modules: The contracting authority will use some of the modules at contract startup, but will have the option to be able to use the other modules individually during the contract period.
This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice about the contracting authority's intention to enter into an ongoing service contract with Framsikt AS for the delivery of their SaaS system for financial planning and business management. The contract has not yet commenced and will not commence until ten days calculated from the day after the date of this announcement at the earliest.
The contracting authority has thoroughly investigated the market  and concluded that there is only one tenderer in the market that can deliver a system that meets the contracting authority's needs for financial planning and business management. An assessment has been carried out regarding the exemption of the contracting authority from holding a contest in the Public Procurement Regulations §13-4, where the contracting authority's exemption is assessed under §13-4, b), 2).
The conclusion is that the exemption is proportionate to reasonable alternatives and that it is appropriate to split up the procurement, and that there is no system that will be able to create competition in the market within a reasonable time. The conclusion is the therefore that the terms for using the exemption have been met.
Documentation of the assessment is attached to the voluntary ex-ante transparency notice, along with the requirements specifications that are fulfilled by Fremsikt AS.
This is a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice about the contracting authority's intention to enter into an ongoing service contract with Framsikt AS for the delivery of their SaaS system for financial planning and business management. The contract has not yet commenced and will not commence until ten days calculated from the day after the date of this announcement at the earliest.
Any appeals are to be sent to the contracting authority via the tender management system (KGV) for processing by the contracting authority's procurement unit.


Winner: Framsikt AS
Award value: 10300000