Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-03-25
Buyer: Samferdselsdepartementet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 60410000: Scheduled air transport services | 73000000
Estimated value: 2000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-04-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Ministry of Transport would like to carry out an external transport review for the next contract period for the procurement of regional flights in South and North Norway, starting 1 April 2024, as well as for the helicopter route Værøy-Bodø, starting 1 August 2024.
The intention is to strengthen the professional basis for the ministry's assessments, so that the announced procurement set-up sees to important considerations in the best possible way, as the best possible transport standard at the lowest possible cost, routes that suit the expected market development, facilitation for competition, an assessment of the FOT scheme and socio-economy.
The consultant is to assess the current route network and recommend how the route network should be in Norway from the 1 April 2024.
The Ministry of Transport would like to carry out an external transport review for the next contract period for the procurement of regional flights in South and North Norway, starting 1 April 2024, as well as for the helicopter route Værøy-Bodø, starting 1 August 2024.
The intention is to strengthen the professional basis for the ministry's assessments, so that the announced procurement set-up sees to important considerations in the best possible way, as the best possible transport standard at the lowest possible cost, routes that suit the expected market development, facilitation for competition, an assessment of the FOT scheme and socio-economy.
The consultant is to assess the current route network and recommend how the route network should be in Norway from the 1 April 2024.
The contracting authority cannot exclude there being a need to obtain assessments after the review has been completed for the above-mentioned areas for autumn 2022 and in 2023. The contracting authority will therefore have an option for any after or additional work no the report. Attention is drawn to the fact that the need for and the scope of such work is not known, but the ministry estimates the value of this to be approx. NOK 100,000 excluding VAT. The financial limit of up to NOK 2 million excluding VAT includes the option. The estimated value is not binding for the contracting authority.
Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate or a printout from the Unit Register for sole proprietorships not required to register.
Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The verification can be submitted in writing or by referring to BRIS.
A certificate, not older than 6 months, which verifies that the tenderer has fulfilled the obligations of payment of taxes, social security contributions and VAT. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn by using a separate link on skatteetaten.no. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.
A description of the tenderer´s three most relevant assignments in the last three years, together with information about the contracts values, dates of deliveries or executions and names of recipients. Here, relevant assignments means assignments where scheduling of passenger transport suitable to the need/demand, accounts for a significant part of the assignment, or similar transport analyses. Tenderers are responsible for ensuring that the description is of such a nature that it verifies compliance with the requirement.

Eligibility requirements: Requirements: Tenderers must be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian companies: Company registration certificate or a printout from the Unit Register for sole proprietorships not required to register. Foreign tenderers: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The verification can be submitted in writing or by referring to BRIS.

Award value: 2000000