Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-24
Buyer: Skatteetaten [The Norwegian Tax Administration]
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 32232000 | 48510000 | 48515000 | 64210000 | 64215000
Estimated value: 20000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-12-22

Technical requirements: A framework agreement shall be signed with fixed terms for delivery of further defined services and goods, hereunder Central Infrastructure components and End Point equipment, to the Contracting Authority's Interaction systems (video conference systems and central telephony).
Furthermore, a continuous maintenance agreement which shall include further defined maintenance services related to both the content in the existing Interaction systems (video conference systems and central telephony), as well as the expansions that occur due to call-off contracts established by the framework agreement.
All agreements subject to competitive tendering shall be entered into between the contracting authority and a single legal person. The Contracting Authority currently has not completed the terms of agreement that shall regulate the procurement, but it is anticipated, without obligation, that these will be structured as follows:
— Framework agreement, with a maximum duration of four years, that i.a. Fixes terms for call-off contracts regarding delivery of goods, consultancy services.
— Maintenance agreement, with a maximum duration of four years, that regulates further defined current maintenance services, including user support, error correction as well as communicating respectively patches and functional upgrading of software.
The combine value of the procurement, including the value of contracts The contract's economic extent, including the value of contracts founded under the framework agreement as well as the value of the ongoing maintenance contract, is estimated without any obligation, to be between 20 000 000 NOK and 40 000 000 NOK.
Requirement: The interested party shall have their tax, employer contribution and VAT payments in order.
Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers shall submit a certificate, either from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Authority, which states the extent of any tax, employer contribution and VAT payment arrears.
Foreign tenderers shall submit an equivalent certificate from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian authorities.
The certificate must not be more than six months old calculated from the deadline for receipt of the request for participation. Any arrears and other notes must be explained.
Foreign companies must submit documentation that demonstrates the tenderer is registered in a trade index or professional register or business register as prescribed in legislation in the country where the tenderer is established.
Documentation requirement: Credit rating, not older than one year calculated from the deadline for receipt of request for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures.
If an interested party will use another company to fulfil the this qualification requirement, a credit rating must also be presented for such companies. The above mentioned credit rating shall fulfil the requirements in the above bullet point. Furthermore, interested parties must document to the contracting authority that they can use the relevant and necessary resources at the company, for example, by enclosing a binding statement.
Requirement: Interested parties should have good experience from equivalent assignments and shall during the last three years have delivered goods and services that naturally fall within the Interaction Systems as defined under point 1.2 in the qualification documentation.
Documentation requirement: A detailed account that proves that the interested party fulfils all elements in the qualification requirement. The account shall, at a minimum, include a description of the contractual relationship that the tenderer is or has been a party to, which proves fulfilment of the qualification requirement, including information on

Eligibility requirements: Requirement: The interested party shall have their tax, employer contribution and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers shall submit a certificate, either from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Authority, which states the extent of any tax, employer contribution and VAT payment arrears. Foreign tenderers shall submit an equivalent certificate from authorities equivalent to the Norwegian authorities. The certificate must not be more than six months old calculated from the deadline for receipt of the request for participation. Any arrears and other notes must be explained. Requirement: The interested party must be a legally established company. Documentation Requirement: Norwegian tenderers shall submit a company registration certificate. Foreign companies must submit documentation that demonstrates the tenderer is registered in a trade index or professional register or business register as prescribed in legislation in the country where the tenderer is established. Requirement: Tenderers shall have adequate solidity. Documentation requirement: Credit rating, not older than one year calculated from the deadline for receipt of request for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures. If an interested party will use another company to fulfil the this qualification requirement, a credit rating must also be presented for such companies. The above mentioned credit rating shall fulfil the requirements in the above bullet point. Furthermore, interested parties must document to the contracting authority that they can use the relevant and necessary resources at the company, for example, by enclosing a binding statement. Requirement: Interested parties should have good experience from equivalent assignments and shall during the last three years have delivered goods and services that naturally fall within the Interaction Systems as defined under point 1.2 in the qualification documentation. Documentation requirement: A detailed account that proves that the interested party fulfils all elements in the qualification requirement. The account shall, at a minimum, include a description of the contractual relationship that the tenderer is or has been a party to, which proves fulfilment of the qualification requirement, including information on — the nature, scope and value of the individual agreements, including an indication of to which of the relevant Interaction Systems the contract provisions are related. o the date each individual terms of agreement were established, as well as — the name of public or private co-contractor(s). If the interested party shall rely on sub-contractors for the fulfilment of the current qualification requirement, the interested party must otherwise demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that the interested party can use the sub-contractor's relevant and necessary resources for the current procurement, for example, by submitting a commitment statement.
Requirement: Tenderers shall have adequate solidity. Documentation requirement: Credit rating, not older than one year calculated from the deadline for receipt of request for participation. The rating shall be based on the latest known accounting figures. If an interested party will use another company to fulfil the this qualification requirement, a credit rating must also be presented for such companies. The above mentioned credit rating shall fulfil the requirements in the above bullet point. Furthermore, interested parties must document to the contracting authority that they can use the relevant and necessary resources at the company, for example, by enclosing a binding statement.
Requirement: Interested parties should have good experience from equivalent assignments and shall during the last three years have delivered goods and services that naturally fall within the Interaction Systems as defined under point 1.2 in the qualification documentation. Documentation requirement: A detailed account that proves that the interested party fulfils all elements in the qualification requirement. The account shall, at a minimum, include a description of the contractual relationship that the tenderer is or has been a party to, which proves fulfilment of the qualification requirement, including information on — the nature, scope and value of the individual agreements, including an indication of to which of the relevant Interaction Systems the contract provisions are related. o the date each individual terms of agreement were established, as well as — the name of public or private co-contractor(s). If the interested party shall rely on sub-contractors for the fulfilment of the current qualification requirement, the interested party must otherwise demonstrate to the Contracting Authority that the interested party can use the sub-contractor's relevant and necessary resources for the current procurement, for example, by submitting a commitment statement.