Public procurement notice: Dynamic Purchasing System
Published: 2018-11-07
Buyer: Ålesund kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 72267100: Maintenance of information technology software
Submission deadline: 2030-12-09
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The Contracting Authority would like to establish a Dynamic Purchase System through this notice in accordance with the PPR §§26-4 to 26-7.
The aim of the Dynamic Purchase System is to meet the need for maintenance of and support for our firewall system from CheckPoint, which in November 2018, consists of:
The Contracting Authority envisages holding a competition between qualified tenderers once a year, and that the signed contracts will normally have a duration of 12 months.
The Dynamic Purchase System will start as soon as possible after the qualification round has been completed, if there are three (3) or more tenderers who are admitted to the system.
The deadline for submitting a qualification application to be invited to the first procurement is set to 3.12.2018, 13.00. All communication must be electronic and applications are to be sent via Tendsign. The first competition is expected to be held during week 49 or 50. Competitions will then be held as required.
All tenderers can submit a qualification application during the entire contract period, and qualified tenderers will be continually admitted.
Dynamic Purchase System — maintenance and support of a firewall system from CheckPoint 18/7503 Page 4/11 calculated from the tender deadline. Any arrears or other irregularities must be justified. (Tenderers can obtain the electronic tax and VAT certificate themselves and immediately receive it by email.)
Foreign tenderers: tenderers who are not established in Norway shall submit equivalent documentation issued by the authorities in the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate shall preferably be translated to Norwegian, but it will also be accepted in Swedish, Danish and English.
The Contracting Authority will carry out their own assessment of the tenderer's finances through the business and account information system Bisnode AS (www.soliditet.no/creditcontrol) with the service CreditPro.
The Contracting Authority will not accept credit ratings from other business and account information systems than bisnode AS with the service CreditPro in order to ensure an equal assessment of all tenderers. The tenderer can enclose other necessary information in the tender if the tenderer believes that
Newly established companies: Newly established companies that have not built up a basis for credit rating must enclose a declaration from a bank or similar financing institution regarding the company's financial and economic position.
Requirement: tenderers must have their tax, employer contributions and VAT payments in order in accordance with the legal provisions.
The financial capacity to carry out the contract is required. Tenderers are required as a minimum to be credit worthy, A in accordance with Bisnode AS with the service CreditPro, or have the economic capacity to fulfil the contract based on the Contracting Authority's discretion in regard to attached documentation from the tenderer.
Newly established companies: Newly established companies must have the economic capacity to execute the contract.
The Contracting Authority will ask Check Point Norge to confirm the partner status on the application date.