Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

TransQ Qualification System |notification of qualification system - Supplies

TRANSQ is a joint qualification system for suppliers and contractors to leading Scandinavian transport and postal utilities. It's operated by Achilles under Article 77 of Directive 2014/25/EU. The subscribing utilities will use TRANSQ for tenderer selection for contracts and framework agreements subject to EU procurement rules but reserve the right …

CPV: 34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, 03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products, 09000000 Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy, 14000000 Mining, basic metals and related products, 15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, 16000000 Agricultural machinery, 18000000 Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories, 19000000 Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials, 22000000 Printed matter and related products, 24000000 Chemical products, 30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages, 31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting, 32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment, 33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, 35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment, 37000000 Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories, 38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), 39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, 41000000 Collected and purified water, 42000000 Industrial machinery, 43000000 Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment, 44000000 Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), 48000000 Software package and information systems
Place of execution:
TransQ Qualification System |notification of qualification system - Supplies
Awarding body:
Achilles Information AS on behalf of the Transport and Post utilities listed in Section VI.3)
Award number:
T2023/001-1

Norway-Arendal: Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

2023/S 131-418668

Qualification system – utilities

This notice is a call for competition

Supplies

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Achilles Information AS on behalf of the Transport and Post utilities listed in Section VI.3)
National registration number: 980 430 596
Postal address: P.O. Box 1817
Town: Arendal
NUTS code: NO Norge
Postal code: 4858
Country: Norway
E-mail: transq@achilles.com
Telephone: +47 37063540
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.achilles.com/community/transq-nordics/
Address of the buyer profile: https://kgv.doffin.no/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/3614
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.achilles.com/community/transq-nordics/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Railway services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title:

TransQ Qualification System |notification of qualification system - Supplies

Reference number: T2023/001-1
II.1.2) Main CPV code
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
09000000 Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
14000000 Mining, basic metals and related products
15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
16000000 Agricultural machinery
18000000 Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
19000000 Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
22000000 Printed matter and related products
24000000 Chemical products
30000000 Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
32000000 Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
33000000 Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34000000 Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
37000000 Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
38000000 Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
39000000 Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
41000000 Collected and purified water
42000000 Industrial machinery
43000000 Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
44000000 Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
48000000 Software package and information systems
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code: SE Sverige
NUTS code: NO Norge
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:

TRANSQ is a joint qualification system for suppliers and contractors to leading Scandinavian transport and postal utilities. It's operated by Achilles under Article 77 of Directive 2014/25/EU. The subscribing utilities will use TRANSQ for tenderer selection for contracts and framework agreements subject to EU procurement rules but reserve the right to publish individual notices for specific requirements where they deem it necessary, even though they relate to the product and service categories covered by TRANSQ. The qualification system may be used for contracts not subject to EU procurement rules at each subscriber's discretion. An overview of products and services acquired through TRANSQ is available here https://www.achilles.com/app/uploads/2018/04/Achilles-TransQ-Nordics-Codes-En.pdf

II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.8) Duration of the qualification system
Indefinite duration
Renewal of the qualification system
Formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

TRANQ is of indefinite duration, but supplier information must be updated annually. Suppliers already qualified on TRANSQ will be reminded to renew before the qualification period expires. The annual qualification fee is ranging from SEK 5,680 to 11,220 payable in advance. Suppliers can update their information during the qualification period.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.9) Qualification for the system
Conditions to be fulfilled by economic operators in view of their qualification:

Suppliers may apply for qualification at any time. To apply the suppliers must complete an Order Form and pay in advance an annual qualification fee ranging from SEK 5,680 to 11,220. The Order Form with qualification requirements can be obtained here https://my.achilles.com/join-community?communitycode=TRQ&lang=en-GB . To qualify the suppliers must complete an online questionnaire covering detailed information about their company. Basic commercial requirements must be satisfied. TRANSQ is open to manufacturers or distributors doing business directly with the buyer. The bidders lists will be based on suppliers that have passed the initial qualification.

Methods according to which each of those conditions will be verified:

Please find more information about the qualification requirements and required documentation here https://www.achilles.com/community/transq-nordics/

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
English, Norwegian, Swedish

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information:

Participating utilities (see https://www.achilles.no/Notices/TransQ/Annual-Notice-Jul2023.pdf for details):

Avinor AS (Norway),

Bane NOR SF (Norway),

Oslo kommune Fornebubanen (Norway),

Posten Norge (Norway),

Sporveien AS (Norway),

Vygruppen AS (Norway) including subsidiaries and associated companies,

Agilia AS (Norway),

Vy Gjøvikbanen (Norway),

Vy Buss AS (Norway),

Flåm Utvikling AS (Norway),

Region Stockholm, Trafiknämnden, Förvaltning för utbyggd tunnelbana (Sweden),

Region Stockholm, Trafiknämnden, Inköp och Upphandling (Sweden),

SJ (Sweden),

Swedavia AB (Sweden),

Trafikverket (Sweden).

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Kofa (note: for Norwegian utilities)
Postal address: Postboks 511 Sentrum
Town: Bergen
Postal code: 5805
Country: Norway
E-mail: post@knse.no
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
06/07/2023