Procurement of consultancy services within digitalisation

The aim is to establish a framework agreement for consultant communication services within the following fields:

• Field 1: Architecture and consulting services

• Field 2: Programme, project, and change managemnet

• Field 3: Service and system development, management and operation

• Field 4: ICT operation and infrastructure (on-prem and cloud)

• Field 5: ICT security and personal protection

The objective of the procurement is to establish a framework agreement for consultant communication services. The contract will give flexible and relevant access to competence and capacity to support the digitalisation work at OsloMet. The contract will be managed and used by the ICT department, but it can also help needs in other parts of OsloMet within each of the following fields:

• Field 1: Architecture and consulting services

• Field 2: Programme, project, and change managemnet

• Field 3: Service and system development, management and operation

• Field 4: ICT operation and infrastructure (on-prem and cloud)

• Field 5: ICT security and personal protection

The contracting authority estimates that the framework agreement will amount to NOK 90 million to NOK 130 million excluding VAT over a

four year period. The value is set on the basis of historical consumption and assessments of future

needs. Call-offs within fields 1 and 2 will only come into force from September 2023. Annual call-offs under

the framework agreement are expected to increase as and when relevant framework agreements expire.

A contract will be signed with one tenderer for the assignment. The framework agreement duration will be 2 years.

The contracting authority will have an option to extend the framework agreement for a further 1+1 year, altogether a

maximum of four years.

Legal position/qualification requirement: Tenderers must be a legally established company.

Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign tenderers: Confirmation that the tenderer is registered in a trade register or company register in accordance with the law in the country where

the tenderer is established.

Tax certificates/qualificaiton requirement: Tenderers must have met their obligations regarding the payment of taxes and employer contributions.

Documentation requirement: A certificate from the tax collector (RF-1316). The certificate must not be more than 6 months from the tender deadline. Any arrears and other notes must be explained. Foreign companies must submit equivalent certificates demonstrating that they have their tax a duty payments in order.

Obligatory requirement/qualification requirement: Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial strength to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for guarantees will be sufficient.

Documentation requirement: A credit rating from a publicly certified credit rating institution. The assessment must contain information regarding creditworthiness. The credit rating must not be older than six months calculated from

the tender deadline. The result must be given in the documentation as a graded value (letters or numbers) on a defined scale. Newly started companies that cannot obtain a relevant credit assessment

and/or the annual accounts, can present alternative suitable documentation. If a tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can prove his economic and financial capacity with any other document that the contracting authority deems suitable.

Qualification requirement #1: Tenderers must have good experience from similar deliveries, demonstrating that they can

fulfil the contract. Document experience from similar contracts.

Documentation requirement # 1: Overview of relevant deliveries in the last 3 years. Relevant assignments mean framework agreement deliveries that, in content and scope, are comparable with what is requested in this contest. The overview must, as a minimum, contain: • A brief description of the delivery.

Date of implementation. Scope of the contract in monetary amount. Name and telephone number of the reference person at the contracting authority. The contracting authority must have the possibility of contacting the stated contact persons. Attach the completed annex 4 reference form.

Qualification requirement #2: Tenderers must have good routines and methods for quality assurance.

Documentation requirement # 2: Documentation that includes a short description of the tenderer's methods and routines for quality assurance. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent, it is sufficient to attach a copy of the valid certificate.

Qualification requirement #3: Tenderers must have an environmental management system that describes how the company

carries out and continually limits its impact on the environment in order to ensure that the tenderer is suitable to fulfil the contract.

Documentation requirement #3: A description of the company's environmental management system, or certification from a relevant and recognised third party can also be submitted.

Mercell notice: https://opic.com/id/afxijqmgrs.