Framework agreements for consultancy services for control recruitment.

The contracting authority aims at entering into two non-exclusive framework agreements, with two different tenderers (hereafter called tenderers), for the procurement of consultancy services related to the ministries ́work with board choices in companies where the government owns. The framework agreements are not SSA-R, but an integrated framework and call-off …

CPV: 79600000 Recruitment services
Deadline:
Jan. 16, 2025, 11 a.m.
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Framework agreements for consultancy services for control recruitment.
Awarding body:
Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet
Award number:
24/7776

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Framework agreements for consultancy services for control recruitment.
Description : The contracting authority aims at entering into two non-exclusive framework agreements, with two different tenderers (hereafter called tenderers), for the procurement of consultancy services related to the ministries ́work with board choices in companies where the government owns. The framework agreements are not SSA-R, but an integrated framework and call-off contract for the procurement of recruitment services based on SSA-R and SSA-O. The assignment will mainly consist of identifying and assessing candidates for the boards on the basis of already designed competence descriptions/requirement specifications. In some cases, the work can also assess boards in light of each company's challenges, identifying competence needs and preparing requirement specifications for candidates in cooperation with ministries and interviews of candidates etc. The framework agreements shall be used by all ministries that manage the government ́s direct ownership of companies, which are currently 13 ministries (see Annex 1a). The procurement is divided into two different sub-contracts, hereafter referred to as the framework agreements. These shall be awarded to two different tenderers. The procurement ́s estimated total value is up to NOK 200,000 excluding VAT. NOK 9 million excluding VAT at the maximum contract length. The Contracting Authority is not obliged to purchase under the framework agreements. The framework agreements shall have a duration of one year from signing, from February 2025 (as agreed). The contracting authority has the right to extend the framework agreements for a further one year at a time up to three times (1+1+1+1). See the tender documentation and Annex 1 of framework agreement A and B (Annex 2A and Annex 3A) for further details. The contracting authority will award the contracts under the framework agreements in accordance with the procedures described in the framework agreements, see particular point 2 in each framework agreement.
Procedure identifier : 58b68bab-f85c-4395-9241-4c636bdc1724
Internal identifier : 24/7776
Type of procedure : Other single stage procedure
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79600000 Recruitment services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 9 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Analogous situation like bankruptcy under national law : Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Bankruptcy : Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Corruption : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003, p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Arrangement with creditors : Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Participation in a criminal organisation : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : Is the tenderer aware of breaches of environmental provisions as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents or Article 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Money laundering or terrorist financing : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Fraud : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of child labour and other forms of human trafficking by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Child labour and other forms of human trafficking as defined in Article 2 of the European Parliament and council directive 2011/36/EU of 5. 1 April 2011 on the prevention and control of human trafficking and the protection of its victims and for compensation of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/629/RIA (EUT L 101 of 15.4.2011, p. 1).
Insolvency : Is the tenderer in an insolvency situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : Is the tenderer aware of breaches of provisions on working conditions as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents or Article 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Assets being administered by liquidator : Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Guilty of misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : Have the tenderer:a) given grossly incorrect information when notifying the information required to verify that there is no basis for rejection, or of the qualification requirements being met,b) failed to provide such information,c) subject to immediately submitting the supporting documents requested by the Contracting Authority, ord) improperly affecting the Contracting Authority's decision process to acquire confidential information that could give this an unlawful advantage in connection with competition, or negligently has given misleading information that can have a significant influence on decisions on rejection, selection or award?
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : Are tenderers aware of a conflict of interest as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents?
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : Has the tenderer or an entity associated with the supplier advised the contracting authority or in another way been involved in the planning of the competition?
Guilty of grave professional misconduct : Has the tenderer committed serious errors in professional practice? If relevant, see the definitions in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents.
Early termination, damages or other comparable sanctions : Has the tenderer committed significant breaches of contract in connection with the fulfilment of a previous public contract, a previous contract with a public contracting authority or a previous concession contract, where the breach has led to the cancellation of the contract, compensation or other similar sanctions?
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : Is the tenderer aware of breaches of provisions on social conditions as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents or Article 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Payment of social security contributions : Have tenderers failed to fulfil all their social security obligations in the country where they are established and in their member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?
Business activities are suspended : Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Payment of taxes : Has the tenderer not fulfilled his tax and duty obligations in the country in which he is established, and in the contracting authority's member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Framework agreements for consultancy services for control recruitment.
Description : The contracting authority aims at entering into two non-exclusive framework agreements, with two different tenderers (hereafter called tenderers), for the procurement of consultancy services related to the ministries ́work with board choices in companies where the government owns. The framework agreements are not SSA-R, but an integrated framework and call-off contract for the procurement of recruitment services based on SSA-R and SSA-O. The assignment will mainly consist of identifying and assessing candidates for the boards on the basis of already designed competence descriptions/requirement specifications. In some cases, the work can also assess boards in light of each company's challenges, identifying competence needs and preparing requirement specifications for candidates in cooperation with ministries and interviews of candidates etc. The framework agreements shall be used by all ministries that manage the government ́s direct ownership of companies, which are currently 13 ministries (see Annex 1a). The procurement is divided into two different sub-contracts, hereafter referred to as the framework agreements. These shall be awarded to two different tenderers. The procurement ́s estimated total value is up to NOK 200,000 excluding VAT. NOK 9 million excluding VAT at the maximum contract length. The Contracting Authority is not obliged to purchase under the framework agreements. The framework agreements shall have a duration of one year from signing, from February 2025 (as agreed). The contracting authority has the right to extend the framework agreements for a further one year at a time up to three times (1+1+1+1). See the tender documentation and Annex 1 of framework agreement A and B (Annex 2A and Annex 3A) for further details. The contracting authority will award the contracts under the framework agreements in accordance with the procedures described in the framework agreements, see particular point 2 in each framework agreement.
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79600000 Recruitment services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 4 Year

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 9 000 000 Norwegian krone

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Use of this criterion : Not used

5.1.11 Procurement documents

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : Norwegian
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 16/01/2025 11:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Oslo Tingrett

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet
Registration number : 912660680
Postal address : Postboks 8090 Dep
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0032
Country : Norway
Contact point : Frode Alexander Igesund
Telephone : +47 22249090
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Oslo Tingrett
Registration number : 926725939
Postal address : Postboks 2106 Vika
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0125
Country : Norway
Telephone : +47 22035200
Internet address : http://www.domstol.no/otir
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 23b5ffe6-e6e4-4e10-961f-069693f49eb1 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 02/12/2024 10:53 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 02/12/2024 11:07 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00738249-2024
OJ S issue number : 235/2024
Publication date : 03/12/2024