Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2023-02-28
Buyer: Statistisk Sentralbyrå
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32422000 | 32424000 | 48210000 | 48800000 | 48821000: Network servers
Estimated value: 1900000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2023-03-22
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Statistics Norway (SSB) needs to procure servers and equipment for existing computer rooms in Kongsvinger. The rent contract for these premises expires summer 2025, and operations will then be moved to a computer hall that we rent space in. SSB has also started to move the statistics production out to cloud platforms at Google and Azure, so that the need for hardware for the production of statistics will decrease over time.
The aim of the procurement is to enter into a contract for the procurement of complementary equipment for the operation and maintenance of the current server room. This includes HPE support, HPE blade and rack assembled servers, HPE Primera storage system, Dell PowerVault storage system, cables, PDUs, etc.
Statistics Norway (SSB) needs to procure servers and equipment for existing computer rooms in Kongsvinger. The rent contract for these premises expires summer 2025, and operations will then be moved to a computer hall that we rent space in. SSB has also started to move the statistics production out to cloud platforms at Google and Azure, so that the need for hardware for the production of statistics will decrease over time.
The aim of the procurement is to enter into a contract for the procurement of complementary equipment for the operation and maintenance of the current server room. This includes HPE support, HPE blade and rack assembled servers, HPE Primera storage system, Dell PowerVault storage system, cables, PDUs, etc.
Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient to meet the requirement.
Credit assessment based on the most recent accounting figures. The rating must be carried out by a credit rating agency with a licence to provide such service. The rating must be minimum at level A or equivalent if another scale is used.
Description of up to three of the tenderer’s most relevant assignments in the last three years. The assignments must be for different contracting authorities. SSB cannot be included amongst the contracting authorities given as a reference. The description must include a statement of the assignment value, dates and recipients (name, telephone number and e-mail address). It is the tenderer's responsibility to confirm relevance through the description. Tenderers can document experience by referring to the competence of personnel at disposal for this assignment, including experience that has been acquired while personnel performed services for another supplier.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 1900000