Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-12-10
Buyer: Søndre Land Kommune
Country: NO
Region: NO020
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32424000 | 48000000 | 48200000 | 72000000 | 72315000: Data network management and support services
Estimated value: 3200000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2026-01-09
Award criteria: price, quality

Technical requirements: Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
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 supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers in such a situation is obligatory in accordance with the current national law with no exceptions, when the tenderer is still able to carry out the contract.
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 combating organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42).
Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers shall be registered in a company register, professional register or registered in a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
                Documentation requirements:
                 * Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate
 * Foreign companies: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to be able to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
                Documentation requirements:
                 * A credit rating based on the most recent financial figures. The rating shall be carried out by a credit rating company with licence to conduct this service.

* The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain further credit ratings or other financial information that, but not limited to, Annual Financial Statements including notes, the Board's Annual Reports and Audit Reports.
Tenderers shall have experience from comparable contracts.
                Documentation requirements:
                Description of up to 3 of the tenderer's most relevant contracts in the course of the last 3 years. The description must include a statement of the contract ́s value, date and recipient (name, telephone number and e-mail address). It is the tenderer ́s responsibility to document relevance through the description. Tenderers can document their experience by referring to competence of the personnel he has at his disposal and can use this assignment, even if the experience has been worked up while the personnel have served another service provider.
Total costs
Quality- Document requirements and point 12 in the requirement specifications, of which 40% of the documentation requirements are 30% and point 12.
The contracting authority has assessed the relevance of the environment as the award criterion in accordance with PPR § 7-9 and the objective of the Procurement Act on promoting environmentally sustainable procurements. After a concrete assessment of the nature, scope and character of the procurement, it is concluded that the environment is not a relevant award criteria in this competition.
Søndre Land municipality shall procure a new firewall to ensure stable, secure and future orientated network operation. The system shall support the municipality ́s need for network security, monitoring and segmentation in accordance with the current information and ICT security requirements. This requirement specification describes the hardware, software licences and support services that shall be procured, as well as options for installation and training.