Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2025-03-24
Buyer: Norges geologiske undersøkelse
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34710000: Helicopters and aeroplanes | 60000000 | 60400000: Air transport services | 60424000 | 60424120
Estimated value: 40000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2025-04-25
Award criteria: price, quality

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: Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Tenderers must, as a minimum, have credit rating A, credit worthy without a requirement for security. Tenderers must have positive equity. Documentation: • Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known accounting figures. The rating shall be carried out by an officially certified credit rating institution. • The contracting authority reserves the right to obtain further credit ratings or other financial information that, but not limited to, annual accounts including notes, the board's annual reports and auditor's reports. • If a tenderer has a justifiable reason for not submitting the documentation required by the contracting authority, he can document his economic and financial capacity by presenting any other document that the Contracting Authority deems appropriate.
The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Certificate from the Register of Business Enterprises or an equivalent certificate of statutory registration in a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. An account that shows the tenderer's ownership and ownership structure.
Tenderers shall have sufficient experience and competence from assignments of a comparable nature. Tenderers shall refer to experience from previous assignments, which include transport of personnel as well as transport of equipment internally in helicopters and dependent/under-assembled equipment. Documentation: A list of the three most important deliveries in the last 5 years, including information on the - value, date, name of the public or private recipient - description of the tenderer's role and responsibility - description of the contract's relevance for this procurement. Use Annex 2 - Reference Form.
Tenderers must have certification/licences in order to fly personnel, dependent cargo as well as external fixed equipment. Documentation: Tenderers must document certification from the Civil Aviation Authority or certification from an equivalent inspection authority in an EU/EEA country. Valid documentation can be an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) or equivalent certifications/licences. If a tenderer has a justifiable reason for not submitting the documentation that the contracting authority has required, he can document his certifications/competence by presenting any other document that the contracting authority deems appropriate.
Tenderers are required to have a well-functioning quality assurance system, or are certified for quality assurance. Documentation: If the tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent quality assurance standards, and the certification covers the delivery, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of a valid certificate. If the tenderer is not certified, a description shall be given of the tenderer ́s system (routines and measures) for quality assurance and any further documentation/certificates that concretely show what system the tenderer has and be able to document the following: a) Documented method/procedure for planning and execution of assignments covered by the framework agreement. b) Description of routines for self-control when carrying out the work c) Description of the company's system for following-up deviations and unwanted events, as well as other improvement work including revisions of the system d) Description of the company's risk management system, including HSE e) Description of the company's system for handling changes f) Description of the company's system for following up any sub-suppliers.
Tenderers are required to have a well-functioning environmental management system, or are certified for environmental management. Documentation: Tenderers shall document an environmental management system that as a minimum consists of routines for safeguarding the following elements: a) The company's environmental goal and environmental policy b) Strategy on environment area c) Provision of services in an environmentally responsible manner, e.g. waste sorting and transport A self-declaration can be presented describing how the routines are carried out and functioning. If routines are described in the company's quality or environmental management system in accordance with Miljøfyrtårn, ISO 14001, EMAS or equivalent third party verified system, it is sufficient to enclose a valid certificate.
See SSA-R and SSA-B simple - Requirements for wages and working conditions, cf. the tender documentation point 2.7, SSA-B simple and part I Annex 3 Self-declaration, wages and working conditions.