Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addressesOfficial name: Skatteetaten
National registration number: 974 761 076
Postal address: Postboks 9200 Grønland
Town: OSLO
NUTS code: NO081 Oslo
Postal code: 0134
Country: Norway
Contact person: Finn Bjarne Østby
E-mail: finn.ostby@skatteetaten.no
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.skatteetaten.no
I.3)CommunicationThe procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://tendsign.no/doc.aspx?UniqueId=afiroddbfa&GoTo=Docs
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://tendsign.no/doc.aspx?UniqueId=afiroddbfa&GoTo=Tender
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activityGeneral public services
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
20220031 Framework agreement for internal auditing assistance
Reference number: 2022/911
II.1.2)Main CPV code79212200 Internal audit services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
The Internal Audit in the Norwegian Tax Administration needs assistance with audits of:
- Audits of selected individual areas related to the Norwegian Tax Administration's activities
- IT audits
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00 NOK
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: NO081 Oslo
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
The Internal Audit requires assistance either for implementation of complete audits or assistance in the form of specialised competence for the professional areas that the Internal Audit does not cover through own employees’ competence. There is a need for assistance with the following areas:
- Audits of selected individual areas related to the Norwegian Tax Administration's activities
- IT audits
For a more detailed description of the procurement see the requirement specification in Annex 1.
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 10 000 000.00 NOK
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemStart: 01/06/2022
End: 31/05/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
2 extensions, each for 12 months
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingList and brief description of selection criteria:
Tenderers must have sufficient financial capacity to implement the contractual obligations. A minimum credit rating of 'credit worthy' or equivalent is required.
III.1.3)Technical and professional abilityList and brief description of selection criteria:
Tenderers must have good experience from comparable assignments. Tenderers must be able to refer to at least one framework agreement for internal auditing assistance.
Tenderers must have good implementation ability, including sufficient capacity.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing systemThe procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 02/05/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:Norwegian
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderTender must be valid until: 30/06/2022
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 02/05/2022
Local time: 12:01
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.3)Additional information:
Mercell notice: https://opic.com/id/afiroddbfa.
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Oslo tingrett
Town: Oslo
Country: Norway
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:31/03/2022
http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:178726-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0&tabId=2