Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-02-25
Buyer: Norad – Direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 90711100
Estimated value: 1600000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-03-27

Technical requirements: 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 made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
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 made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
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 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 control of 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: The tenderer must have a legally established business. A certificate of registration or register transcript (sole proprietorships) from the Central Coordinating Register of Legal Entities.
The tenderer must have sufficient technical and professional ability to execute the contract. • The most significant supply contracts performed by the enterprise over the last three (3) years, including their value, time, and recipient - up to three (3) similar assignments.
Norad's employees travel to various countries around the world in connection with field visits to developing countries, international conferences, and various partnership projects.
Norad's need is to mitigate risks in security for employees abroad by obtaining access to information and assessments that can support Norad to take informed decisions concerning security in connection with the travels. The aim is also to enhance employees' ability to assess travel security, as well as to have a tool which can assist in evaluating and addressing important safety aspects related to their travels. The goal is for employees to better reflect on their personal safety while travelling to their destination, thanks in part to the use of the tool.

The objective of the procurement is to have a continuous, user friendly (low threshold) and web-based access to a broad range of reliable information on risk assessments in order to make informed decisions regarding travels to different countries/regions.