1.1 Buyer
Official name
:
DRAMMEN KOMMUNE
Communication lines to Drammen municipality
Drammen municipality intends to enter into a contract with GlobalConnect AS for approx. 40 communication lines that are critical for the municipality ́s current service offer. There is a change of ownership between Sopra Steria and Drammen municipalities. The contract has a contract period of 36 months. Drammen municipality terminated …
CPV: 64200000 Servicios de telecomunicaciones, 32400000 Redes, 32412000 Red de comunicaciones, 32412100 Red de telecomunicaciones, 32560000 Materiales de fibra óptica, 48210000 Paquetes de software de conexión en red
1. Buyer
2. Procedure
2.1 Procedure
Title
:
Communication lines to Drammen municipality
Description
:
Drammen municipality intends to enter into a contract with GlobalConnect AS for approx. 40 communication lines that are critical for the municipality ́s current service offer. There is a change of ownership between Sopra Steria and Drammen municipalities. The contract has a contract period of 36 months. Drammen municipality terminated the agreement 20 December 2024 with Sopra Steria AS for the operation of the municipality's clients, networks and Azure installation. In this connection, control must be ensured of communication lines that Sopra Steria owns, and which are procured as a service from GlobalConnect AS. The municipality owns a separate landline network with more than 200 locations. These form the tribe in one fixed line communication network, which in addition to the municipality ́s own lines consists of leased lines from the GlobalConnect. The rented lines typically go to municipal service residences and a number of other smaller services. Among the lines that the municipality takes back ownership of, are also two main lines into the municipality's computer room. It is the municipality ́s understanding that switching line providers for the lines is not a realistic alternative, taking into account the current time perspective of the operation takeover and the extensive work it would involve changing critical lines taken into account routing, network and firewall settings in other parts of the network. The change of a main line alone with the consequences that would have had on other settings in the fixed line network is considered to be such a comprehensive project, that it alone could well take up to one year. At the same time, the municipality can, in case of any cancellation of the services that GlobalConnect currently delivers to Sopra Steria, be exposed to requirements to compensate Sopra Steria for the expenses they would be inflicted as a function of the cancellation of lines procured with a long contract period. Consequently, it is not possible to hold a competition for technical reasons, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations § 13-4, first section, letter b no. 2. It would not have given a real competition to provide services with the time perspective that is available here and the scope of work this would cause when changing the line supplier. There are, thus, no other reasonable alternatives than using the lines from GlobalConnect to ensure stable and good network operation during this transition period.
Procedure identifier
:
23a6b7cf-11c1-49bc-b0e1-0eb9774ee421
Internal identifier
:
25/11385
Type of procedure
:
Negotiated without prior call for competition
2.1.1 Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
64200000
Telecommunications services
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32400000
Networks
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32412000
Communications network
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32412100
Telecommunications network
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32560000
Fibre-optic materials
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
48210000
Networking software package
2.1.2 Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Viken
(
NO082
)
Country
:
Norway
2.1.4 General information
Legal basis
:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften
-
5. Lot
5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000
Title
:
Communication lines to Drammen municipality
Description
:
Drammen municipality intends to enter into a contract with GlobalConnect AS for approx. 40 communication lines that are critical for the municipality ́s current service offer. There is a change of ownership between Sopra Steria and Drammen municipalities. The contract has a contract period of 36 months. Drammen municipality terminated the agreement 20 December 2024 with Sopra Steria AS for the operation of the municipality's clients, networks and Azure installation. In this connection, control must be ensured of communication lines that Sopra Steria owns, and which are procured as a service from GlobalConnect AS. The municipality owns a separate landline network with more than 200 locations. These form the tribe in one fixed line communication network, which in addition to the municipality ́s own lines consists of leased lines from the GlobalConnect. The rented lines typically go to municipal service residences and a number of other smaller services. Among the lines that the municipality takes back ownership of, are also two main lines into the municipality's computer room. It is the municipality ́s understanding that switching line providers for the lines is not a realistic alternative, taking into account the current time perspective of the operation takeover and the extensive work it would involve changing critical lines taken into account routing, network and firewall settings in other parts of the network. The change of a main line alone with the consequences that would have had on other settings in the fixed line network is considered to be such a comprehensive project, that it alone could well take up to one year. At the same time, the municipality can, in case of any cancellation of the services that GlobalConnect currently delivers to Sopra Steria, be exposed to requirements to compensate Sopra Steria for the expenses they would be inflicted as a function of the cancellation of lines procured with a long contract period. Consequently, it is not possible to hold a competition for technical reasons, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations § 13-4, first section, letter b no. 2. It would not have given a real competition to provide services with the time perspective that is available here and the scope of work this would cause when changing the line supplier. There are, thus, no other reasonable alternatives than using the lines from GlobalConnect to ensure stable and good network operation during this transition period.
Internal identifier
:
25/11385
5.1.1 Purpose
Main nature of the contract
:
Services
Main classification
(
cpv
):
64200000
Telecommunications services
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32400000
Networks
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32412000
Communications network
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32412100
Telecommunications network
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
32560000
Fibre-optic materials
Additional classification
(
cpv
):
48210000
Networking software package
5.1.2 Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Viken
(
NO082
)
Country
:
Norway
Additional information
:
5.1.6 General information
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
:
no
5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation
:
Buskerud Tingrett
6. Results
6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000
6.1.2 Information about winners
Winner
:
Official name
:
GlobalConnect AS
Tender
:
Tender identifier
:
Tilbud av kommunikasjonslinjer til Drammen kommune
Identifier of lot or group of lots
:
LOT-0000
Subcontracting value is known
:
no
Subcontracting percentage is known
:
no
Contract information
:
Identifier of the contract
:
Kommunikasjonslinjer til Drammen kommune
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement
:
no
8. Organisations
8.1 ORG-0001
Official name
:
DRAMMEN KOMMUNE
Registration number
:
921234554
Postal address
:
Engene 1
Town
:
DRAMMEN
Postcode
:
3008
Country subdivision (NUTS)
:
Viken
(
NO082
)
Country
:
Norway
Contact point
:
Rune Haver
Telephone
:
32040000
Roles of this organisation
:
Buyer
8.1 ORG-0002
Official name
:
Buskerud Tingrett
Town
:
Drammen
Country
:
Norway
Telephone
:
32211600
Roles of this organisation
:
Review organisation
8.1 ORG-0003
Official name
:
GlobalConnect AS
Town
:
Oslo
Country
:
Norway
Telephone
:
99160773
Roles of this organisation
:
Tenderer
Winner of these lots
:
LOT-0000
11. Notice information
11.1 Notice information
Notice identifier/version
:
2db2dbdc-6d52-4402-bc9a-0eeb72cae8ca
-
01
Form type
:
Direct award preannouncement
Notice type
:
Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Notice dispatch date
:
19/03/2025
14:48 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender)
:
19/03/2025
15:17 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available
:
English
11.2 Publication information
Notice publication number
:
00183245-2025
OJ S issue number
:
57/2025
Publication date
:
21/03/2025