Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-28
Buyer: Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet, Økonomi- og styringsavdelingen, Anskaffelsesseksjonen (The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration, Economy and Management Division, The Procurement Section)
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 30200000 | 48000000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 32000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-11-28
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of the procurement is to ensure ICT Operation access to products and services in the area of ‘Security Solutions’. This comprises i.a., but is not limited to, products for zone division and zone control (firewalls), products for load balancing of traffic, as well as consulting services.
The procurement shall further ensure ICT Operations maintenance of new and existing machinery and software in the area.
The procurement will consist of two main parts, a ‘framework agreement part’ and a ‘maintenance part’.
1. ‘The framework agreement part’ shall include the purchase of software and machinery for the agency's security solutions. It will also include the purchase of services in the form of consultancy assistance in the areas of advising and design, operation, administration and maintenance.
2. ‘The maintenance part’ shall include the existing software and machinery, i.e. Software and machinery owned by NAV at the time the new agreement is signed, as well as software and machinery that is procured during the agreement period.
— Purchase of consultancy assistances connected to advising, design and operation of security solutions.
There will also be a requirement that the services are initially executed at the Service Provider's premises in Oslo.
The total scope is somewhat uncertain. NAV's modernisation program for ICT systems is being carried out in the period 2012 — 2018. The program will primarily effect the agency's professional systems, but can also have affect on the agreement for security solutions, since the Modernisation Program will be able to make call-offs on the agreement.
The contract period is 2 years from contract signing. The contracting authority (Purchaser) has the option of an extension of the agreement for an additional 1+ 1 year.
— Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established.
— Norwegian tenderers: A Tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities. The certificate shall not be older than six months from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest.
— The Contracting Authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian; see www.Experian.no.
If the tenderer feels that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, please send supplementary information together with the qualification application.
— Number of relevant resources in accordance with the nature and scope of the procurement with the following competence
The template in annex 2 applies for other line points. The personnel proposed to the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs not submitted.

Eligibility requirements: Qualification Requirement: — The tenderer is required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: — Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate from the Brønnøysund Register Centre — Foreign tenderers: Certificate for registration in the company register as prescribed in the legislation of the country in which the tenderer is established. Qualification Requirement: Norwegian tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation requirement: — Norwegian tenderers: A Tax and VAT certificate from the tax authorities. The certificate shall not be older than six months from the deadline for requests to participate in the tender contest. Qualification Requirement: — The tenderer is required to have good financial solidity. Documentation requirement: — The Contracting Authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian; see www.Experian.no. If the tenderer feels that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, please send supplementary information together with the qualification application. Qualification Requirement: Good implementation ability is required. Documentation requirement: A description of the supplier's implementation ability that includes — A description of relevant units at the Tenderer's disposal. — Number of relevant resources in accordance with the nature and scope of the procurement with the following competence - Technical product expertise - Functional expertise within security - Employees connected to the tenderer's support apparatus. - Project management - Employees connected to research/further development within security. The template in annex 2 applies for other line points. The personnel proposed to the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs not submitted. Regarding the above named description, the Tenderer must take into account the contents of point 1.3 and 1.4 in the qualification documentation. Qualification Requirement: — Experience from similar assignments is required. Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's (up to) three most important contracts in the last three years. Description on each delivery shall include — recipient/contracting authority — duration — specialist area, ref. point 1.4. — Value (if the value cannot be specified due to confidentiality requirements, the tenderer is asked to specify the number of man-labour years for the Tenderer's input) — The tenderer's role/area of responsibility — brief description of the assignment. — system/technology used The template in annex 3 shall be used for this point Name and contact details for the reference client's contact person who can confirm this information must be provided on request. Qualification Requirement: A good, efficient quality assurance system is required. Documentation requirement: — A brief description of the service provider's general methods and processes that are relevant in ensuring the quality of the service. There should be no sales text, product descriptions or descriptions of experience. — An account of the company's quality assurance system and any certificates issued by independent bodies.
Qualification Requirement: — The tenderer is required to have good financial solidity. Documentation requirement: — The Contracting Authority will obtain a credit rating carried out by Experian; see www.Experian.no. If the tenderer feels that the credit rating will not provide an accurate picture, please send supplementary information together with the qualification application.
Qualification Requirement: Good implementation ability is required. Documentation requirement: A description of the supplier's implementation ability that includes — A description of relevant units at the Tenderer's disposal. — Number of relevant resources in accordance with the nature and scope of the procurement with the following competence - Technical product expertise - Functional expertise within security - Employees connected to the tenderer's support apparatus. - Project management - Employees connected to research/further development within security. The template in annex 2 applies for other line points. The personnel proposed to the assignment shall not be specified, and CVs not submitted. Regarding the above named description, the Tenderer must take into account the contents of point 1.3 and 1.4 in the qualification documentation. Qualification Requirement: — Experience from similar assignments is required. Documentation requirement: Description of the tenderer's (up to) three most important contracts in the last three years. Description on each delivery shall include — recipient/contracting authority — duration — specialist area, ref. point 1.4. — Value (if the value cannot be specified due to confidentiality requirements, the tenderer is asked to specify the number of man-labour years for the Tenderer's input) — The tenderer's role/area of responsibility — brief description of the assignment. — system/technology used The template in annex 3 shall be used for this point Name and contact details for the reference client's contact person who can confirm this information must be provided on request. Qualification Requirement: A good, efficient quality assurance system is required. Documentation requirement: — A brief description of the service provider's general methods and processes that are relevant in ensuring the quality of the service. There should be no sales text, product descriptions or descriptions of experience. — An account of the company's quality assurance system and any certificates issued by independent bodies.