Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2022-05-04
Buyer: Sandnes kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 72000000 | 72100000 | 72220000: Systems and technical consultancy services | 72250000: System and support services | 72320000
Estimated value: 24000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2022-06-02
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
The contracting authority would like to modernise its IT platform. The aim is to facilitate an IT platform that is flexible, scaleable, and suitable for increased pace of innovation and changes. As part of this, the contracting authority would like to procure a system for capacity for the operation of the contracting authority's IT systems in the cloud (Infrastructure as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PssS)). The procurement also includes consultancy services, support, project management, and project implementation for the migration of the existing IT systems to Iaas and PaaS.
Projects will be ongoing parallel to the migration to SaaS and SaaS  for the transition to Software as a Service (SaaS) for several of the contracting authority's trade systems that are not included in this procurement, but which can be significant for changes to the scope and need for consultancy services and project management in order to coordinate a total transition to cloud based service deliveries.
See annex 1 - Requirements Specification, and the attached contracts for further details on the requirement.
The contracting authority would like to modernise its IT platform. The aim is to facilitate an IT platform that is flexible, scaleable, and suitable for increased pace of innovation and changes. As part of this, the contracting authority would like to procure a system for capacity for the operation of the contracting authority's IT systems in the cloud (Infrastructure as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PssS)). The procurement also includes consultancy services, support, project management, and project implementation for the migration of the existing IT systems to Iaas and PaaS.
Projects will be ongoing parallel to the migration to SaaS and SaaS  for the transition to Software as a Service (SaaS) for several of the contracting authority's trade systems that are not included in this procurement, but which can be significant for changes to the scope and need for consultancy services and project management in order to coordinate a total transition to cloud based service deliveries.
The framework agreement will be valid for 2 years, with an option for an extension for 1+1 year. The options will be automatically taken up if the contracting authority does not give written notification to the tenderer that the option will not be taken up at the latest 3 months before the contract expires.
The contract contains an option for an extension of the contract for 1+1 year. The options will be automatically taken up if the contracting authority does not give written notification to the tenderer that the option will not be taken up at the latest 3 months before the contract expires.
Sandnes Kommunale Pensjonskasse, Sandnes Tomteselskap, Rogaland Brann og Redning IKS, and Sandnes Havn will have a right to take up an option to join the contracts. The option for each contract can be taken up with a written notification to the tenderer for as long as the contract is valid.
The estimated scope given in point II.2.6) of the notice is based on the maximum value for the framework agreement, and the estimated value for the service contract. As stated in point 1.2 of the tender documentation, there is a lot of uncertainty around the contracts' actual scope due to the fact that the scope depends on many factors that are difficult to estimate before the work is carried out. See the tender documents.
Tenderers must not have considerable tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented.
Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificates can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration.
A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Eligibility requirements: Requirement 1 - Tax certificate. Tenderers must not have considerable tax and VAT arrears, unless an approved repayment schedule is presented. Documentation requirement 1: Norwegian tenderers: Tax and VAT certificate, not older than 6 months. The certificates can be ordered and downloaded from Altinn. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. Foreign tenderers A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's home country certifying that the tenderer has fulfilled his obligations regarding taxes and fees in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate must not be more than 6 months old. Requirement 2 - the tenderer's organisational and legal position: Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement 2: Norwegian tenderers: Company registration certificate Foreign tenderers Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 24000000