Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-04-15
Buyer: Husbanken
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72212218 | 72250000: System and support services | 72260000: Software-related services | 72300000
Estimated value: 12800000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-05-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The purpose of the invitation to tender is to enter into a framework agreement for the management of the Microsoft Enterprise licence agreement and other Microsoft licences and to ensure that the Norwegian State Housing Bank manages licence agreements with Microsoft in an appropriate and financially efficient manner.
The agreement will support the Norwegian State Housing Bank's hire and maintenance of products and licences from Microsoft within an Enterprise licence agreement, as well as offer the purchase of individual licences or CSP licences as well as Azure consumption.
The Norwegian State Housing Bank wants to enter into a framework agreement with a Microsoft LSP distributor. The agreement period is 3 years + an option for 1 year extension. The contracting authority also wants an option for any consulting assistance in connection with products and licences purchased against the agreement.
The purpose of the invitation to tender is to enter into a framework agreement for the management of the Microsoft Enterprise licence agreement and other Microsoft licences and to ensure that the Norwegian State Housing Bank manages licence agreements with Microsoft in an appropriate and financially efficient manner.
The agreement will support the Norwegian State Housing Bank's hire and maintenance of products and licences from Microsoft within an Enterprise licence agreement, as well as offer the purchase of individual licences or CSP licences as well as Azure consumption.
The Norwegian State Housing Bank wants to enter into a framework agreement with a Microsoft LSP distributor. The agreement period is 3 years + an option for 1 year extension. The contracting authority also wants an option for any consulting assistance in connection with products and licences purchased against the agreement.
Extension option for1 year extension. Assistance in connection with products and licences purchased against the agreement. Licence audit. Premier support.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; tenderers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement. Documented by: Credit assessment/rating based on the most recent known financial figures. The rating must be carried out by a credit rating agency with a licence to provide such service.
1) The tenderer must have very good experience from comparable assignments. Documentation: Description of the tenderer's three most relevant assignments in the last three years - use the appendix. The description must include a statement of the customer, contact information, as well as information on the actual delivery. It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description. 2) The tenderer must be a Microsoft licensing solution provider (LSP). Documented by: Documentation thereof must be attached to the tender.


Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be registered in a company register or trade register in the member state where the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; tenderers from certain member countries can be required to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.

Award value: 12800000