Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2022-07-20
Buyer: DRAMMEN KOMMUNE
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 34100000 | 34114400: Vans | 34120000: Motor vehicles for transport of persons | 34121000: Buses | 34121200: Articulated buses
Estimated value: 8000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Drammen Municipality will hold a tender contest for bus services and requests input from potential tenderers on the maturity of electric, hydrogen and biogas busses. The input will be used to formulate the final climate and environmental requirements and/or criteria.
Due to the constantly evolving market for bus services, as well as climate and environmental conditions, it is necessary that we have the most up-to-date information possible when formulating the tender documentation. We have previously conducted a market dialogue regarding bus services. As the marker is constantly evolving, we find it necessary to hold a new dialogue regarding the upcoming bus contract.
The contest is divided into two lots, wherein tenderers can choose to bid on one or both lots. Each lot will be evaluated separately.
- Transport outside of Drammen Municipality (longer routes with tour buses). Transport will mainly be for primary and secondary school children. The majority of transport within the municipality will be between schools, swimming pools and libraries. The majority of transport outside of the municipality will be to school camps, staff trips, excursions and the like. See annexes 2 and 3 for the anticipated scope. Each lot has an estimated value of approx. NOK 4 million.
It is important to the municipality that the bus transport services are reliable and that all assignments are carried out at the agreed upon times. The busses may be used by other customers when the municipality is not in need of transport services.
Drammen Municipality has ambitious climate goals and wants as much of the transport as possible to take place via electric, hydrogen or biogas busses. Meanwhile, the municipal economy is also under pressure. Therefore, the municipality would like to set concrete, ambitious but also realistic requirements for the use of busses along these routes. In order to achieve this, we would like input from potential tenderers.
Different levels of ambition are being considered for the two lots in regards to the minimum requirements and/or award criteria for vehicle fuel types.
1) What types of vehicles will you be able to offer for this assignment (minibuses, type I, type II, etc.)?
2) Will the vehicles be able to comply with recommendations on child safety prepared by Trygg Trafikk?
3) To what extent are you able to use electric, hydrogen or biogas busses for this contract? Can such vehicles be used for all or part of the trips?
4) How will costs be affected by a requirement that, for example, 50% of trips are to be carried out using electric, hydrogen or biogas vehicles?
5) Do you have plans to change over to electric, hydrogen or biogas busses that can be used for this contract in the coming years? If so, to what extent?
1) To what extent can you use electric, hydrogen or biogas vehicles for this contract? Can such vehicles be used for some of the trips? To what extent?
2) How will costs be affected by a requirement that, for example, 50% of trips that take place from and including 2 years after the contract enters into force are to be carried out using electric, hydrogen or biogas vehicles?
3) Do you have plans to change over to electric, hydrogen or biogas busses that can be used for this contract in the coming years? If so, to what extent?


Award value: 8000000