Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-03-28
Buyer: Skyss
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34000000 | 60100000 | 60130000 | 60170000 | 72000000
Submission deadline: 2022-04-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Skyss would like tenders for the operation of a pilot scheme for booked transport in the Tertnes area. The aim is that the pilot scheme will run for two years. The pilot scheme includes the operation of a vehicle with a driver and complete system for transport bookings and automatic planning of transport. Skyss would like to award a contract that includes the entire service (system, material, and driver), and will only enter into a contract with one tenderer.
Skyss is Vestland County's mobility unit that develops, plans, procures, and markets the public transport services that Vestland County is responsible for.
Skyss awards contracts for driving buses, light rail, fast boats and ferries in Vestland after tender contests.
Skyss would like tenders for the operation of a pilot scheme for booked transport in the Tertnes area. The pilot scheme includes the operation of a vehicle with a driver and complete system for transport bookings and automatic planning of transport. Skyss would like to award a contract that includes the entire service (system, material, and driver), and will only enter into a contract with one tenderer. Sub-tenders with a separate evaluation and ranking for the system and operation are not allowed.
The main aim of the booked transport in Tertnes is to have an offer that is suitable for the elderly and other persons who require facilitated transport. We would like the target group to use this offer to make it easier for them to access service functions/activities in the area where the service is in operation. The execution of the assignment must facilitate this. The offer must be executed as a supplement to the ordinary bus routes in the area.
The contract will be valid from 5 October 2022 for driving for 2 - two - years. The contracting authority will have an option to extend the framework agreement for a further 1+1 year.
The start-up date for the contract is from 05.10.2022. The contract period is 2 years from the start-up date.
The contracting authority has an option to extend the contract for a further 1+1 year, to a maximum total of 4 years (48 months). The duration in point II 2.7 therefore includes the options.
The contracting authority will evaluate the received requests for participation in the contest against the qualification requirements set in point III.1 below. NB! The contract document is not final and will be updated with requirements on pay and working conditions, human rights, and employee rights.
Proof that the company is registered in the trade register or company register as mandated in the legislation of the country where the tenderer is established.
If a group of tenderers is considering to submit a tender together, a legal company with joint and several liability must be established before the contract is signed.
Requirement: Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial strength to fulfil the contract. Documentation: Annual accounts
The tenderer´s annual accounts including notes with the board´s and auditor´s report for the last three accounting years.
If the auditor approved accounts for 2021 are not available, the provision accounts for 2021 will be sufficient.
The contracting authority reserves the right to carry out a credit check with the help of an independent credit rating company. Financial strength will be evaluated in relation to turnover, operating profit margin, equity share and liquidity.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre* http://altinn.no Foreign tenderers: Proof that the company is registered in the trade register or company register as mandated in the legislation of the country where the tenderer is established. Groups of tenderers: If a group of tenderers is considering to submit a tender together, a legal company with joint and several liability must be established before the contract is signed.