Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-09-14
Buyer: OFA - Konkurranseportal
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72100000 | 72110000 | 72130000 | 72150000
Estimated value: 80000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-10-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
For further information on the contents of the procurement, please refer to the sub-areas part II, annex 1.
The contract will cover the contracting authority's need for services within ICT strategic consultancy services. The contracting authority will enter into parallel framework agreements with up to five tenderers, provided that there are a sufficient number of suitable tenders.
The sub-area covers general strategic consultancy services in accordance with orders placed by the contracting authority. This covers giving advice and recommendations on the possibilities that lie in new technologies and innovation, data driven insight, systems, and the digitalisation of services (digital transformation). It will be important to look at the totality of the systems connected to functional, technical, and user conditions.
On a general strategic level, the need will be, for example, connected to the realisation of the government's and KS' joint digitalisation strategy for the public sector, 'A Digital Public Sector', in order to ensure that the municipalities in Agder also contribute to the joint challenge and the goal and areas of priority that are established through the strategy as regards connected services, joint eco-system, joint government/municipal work with life events, national joint components, KS FIKS platform, etc. 'A Digital Public Sector' challenges, amongst others, existing sector and entity strategies, liability connected to the services, steering and delivery models, management models, and sourcing strategies. There will therefore be a need for competence and knowledge of this public eco-system in order to work with the municipal challenges connected to this uniformity. The need can, for example, include:
Likewise how organisation and work processes are seen in relation to technological developments and gains will be important.
There will also be a need for assistance with designing a technical operational architecture that makes systems and services function at optimum cost as regards the expected quality and degree of service. Further development and optimisation of sourcing cloud (Azure) and on-prem (computer room). ). This point does not apply for Kristiansand Municipality.
Assignments within the information security field, GDPR, and ROS analyses; generally in relation to the current framework agreement and legal requirements, assessing and handling risk, and personal protection. Assistance and consultancy services within information security, personal protection, and stand-by.
The framework agreement period for the service will be 2 years with an option for the contracting authority for an extension for one or several times up to a further 2 years, to a total of maximum four (4) years.
Bygland Municipality, Farsund Municipality, Farsund Municipality, Iveland Municipality, Risør Municipality, Valle Municipality, Arendal Municipality, Åmli Municipality, Bykle Municipality, Flekkefjord Municipality, Grimstad Municipality, Lindesnes Municipality, Sirdal Municipality, Vegårshei Municipality, Åseral Municipality, Evje og Hornnes Municipality, Froland Municipality, Hægebostad Municipality, Kvinesdal Municipality, Lyngdal Municipality, Tvedestrand Municipality, Vennesla Municipality, Statsforvalteren i Agder, Aust-Agder revisjon IKS, Agder renovasjon IKS, Agder arbeidsmiljø IKS, Statsforvalterens fellestjenester, hovedkontor (HK) i Arendal, Avfall Sør AS, Vest-Agder museet IKS, Aust-Agder museum og arkiv IKS, Lister og Dalane Avfallsservice AS, Agder kollektivtrafikk AS, Kristiansandsregionen brann og redning IKS.
The following contracting authorities will participate in the contract from when the contract is signed: IKT Agder IKS, DDV (Det Digitale Vestre Agder) IKS, Kristiansand Municipality, Lillesand Municipality, and Birkenes Municipality.
The contract will cover the contracting authority's need for services within ICT architecture. The contracting authority will enter into parallel framework agreements with up to five tenderers, provided that there are a sufficient number of suitable tenders.
Tenderers must have competence within IT architecture, including: entity architecture, information architecture, security architecture, technical architecture, system/application architecture, and system architecture. Tenderers must have in-depth knowledge of national architecture and national joint components, and must also be aware of national visions for general and connected services. Experience from such projects will be seen as an advantage.
The framework agreement period for the service will be 2 years with an option for the contracting authority for an extension for one or several times up to a further 2 years, to a total of maximum four (4) years.


Award value: 80000000