Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2024-02-02
Buyer: Politiets fellestjenester
Country: NO
Region: NO020
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated with prior call for competition
CPV classification: 64000000 | 64200000
Estimated value: 360000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2024-03-06
Award criteria: cost, quality

Technical requirements: All rejection reasons are in the ESPD enquiry that tenderers must respond to in the CTM in connection with qualification for participation in the competition.
A Communications Solution shall be procured to replace the existing solution (ICCS).  The new Communication Solution shall replace the current ICCS in an integrated user interface for Nødnett (Tetra and NGN) and communication with citizens with the technology available in the market. The procurement covers e.g the procurement, adaptation, implementation, maintenance and further development of the communication system in the system ́s lifetime. A detailed description of the scope and needs is given in the tender documentation.
Qualification requirement:
The Tenderer shall have adequate economic and financial standing to ensure the execution of the contract. The Tenderer shall meet the following requirements:
• Annual turnover requirement last financial year: minimum NOK 150 million.
• Creditworthiness without a requirement for security will be enough to meet the requirement.

Documentation requirement:
Last posted annual accounts with notes including auditor's report. If more than six months have elapsed since the last annual financial statement, the Tenderer shall attach the income statement and balance sheet for the last half-year.

A credit rating, no older than six months, which is based upon the last known accounting figures. The rating must be performed by a credit information agency with a licence for such activities. 

The Contracting Authority will, if necessary, obtain a credit assessment from a credit agency with a licence to conduct such activities, as a supplement to the documentation provided in the offer.

If the Tenderer has a justifiable basis not to produce the documentation requested by the Contracting Authority, it may document its economic and financial standing by presenting any other document that the Contracting Authority deem fit. 

If the Tenderer is a group of economic operators (e.g. a Joint Venture), the information required in this section shall be provided for each individual group member. The qualification requirement shall be met by at least one individual economic operator.

If the Tenderer wishes to rely on the parent company for fulfilling the economic and financial capacity requirement, a parent company guarantee should be attached.
Qualification requirement:
The Tenderer must have a good and well-functioning quality assurance and management system for the performance that shall be delivered.

Documentation requirement:
The Tenderer shall provide documentation of its quality assurance and management system. The following documentation will be accepted:
• Certificate for the company's quality assurance and management system issued by an independent body that verifies that the Tenderer fulfils quality assurance standards as stated in ISO 9001 or equivalent, or
• A description that as a minimum includes the company's procedures/routines for:
Deviation and complaint processing
- Approval of subcontractors
Procedures for development, testing and handover.
Qualification requirement:
The Tenderer must have a good and well-functioning Information Security Management System (ISMS).

Documentation requirement:
The Tenderer shall provide documentation of its Information Security Management System. The following documentation will be accepted:
• Documentation of compliance with a recognised framework for information security such as ISO, NIST, CIS, ISF, ISA etc.
• A description of the Tenderer's own Information Security Management System. The description shall as a minimum include the controls, mapped against ISO27001, NIST or CIS controls.

Eligibility requirements: other