Digital Learning Platform

The aim of the procurement is to enter into a contract for the procurement of a learning and administration platform (LMS), which shall support the Norwegian Environment Directorate's work with internal training and competence development. The Norwegian Environment Agency shall launch the Environment Directorate School to strengthen and co-ordinate the …

CPV: 48000000 Paquetes de software y sistemas de información, 48190000 Paquetes de software educativo, 80000000 Servicios de enseñanza y formación, 80400000 Servicios de enseñanza para adultos y otros servicios de enseñanza, 80420000 Servicios de aprendizaje electrónico
Lugar de ejecución:
Digital Learning Platform
Organismo adjudicador:
Miljødirektoratet
Número de premio:
2024/5309

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Miljødirektoratet
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Environmental protection

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Digital Learning Platform
Description : The aim of the procurement is to enter into a contract for the procurement of a learning and administration platform (LMS), which shall support the Norwegian Environment Directorate's work with internal training and competence development. The Norwegian Environment Agency shall launch the Environment Directorate School to strengthen and co-ordinate the competence offer to approx. 700 permanent employees, 100 part-time employees and 300 employees at the Government Administrator. A new, digital LMS shall gather all courses and learning programmes, both internet based and physical, on one platform. The platform shall offer functions for course administration, development of learning content and flexible access management adapted to different user groups. This will ensure efficiency, user friendliness and a total overview of the competence development in the organisation.
Procedure identifier : 59c9df46-4f9d-4dea-934c-b779cefcd084
Internal identifier : 2024/5309
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80420000 E-learning services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48000000 Software package and information systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48190000 Educational software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80400000 Adult and other education services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 600 000 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 : Digital Learning Platform
Description : The aim of the procurement is to enter into a contract for the procurement of a learning and administration platform (LMS), which shall support the Norwegian Environment Directorate's work with internal training and competence development. The Norwegian Environment Agency shall launch the Environment Directorate School to strengthen and co-ordinate the competence offer to approx. 700 permanent employees, 100 part-time employees and 300 employees at the Government Administrator. A new, digital LMS shall gather all courses and learning programmes, both internet based and physical, on one platform. The platform shall offer functions for course administration, development of learning content and flexible access management adapted to different user groups. This will ensure efficiency, user friendliness and a total overview of the competence development in the organisation.
Internal identifier : 1

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 80420000 E-learning services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48000000 Software package and information systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48190000 Educational software package
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80000000 Education and training services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 80400000 Adult and other education services
Options :
Description of the options : The contract is in accordance with the terms in SSA-L point 5.1 Duration and applies for three years calculated from the delivery day. The agreement will then be renewed automatically for one year at a time, unless terminated by one of the parties.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere in the European Economic Area
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 3 Year

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 600 000 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) : no
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 108068-2024

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
Name : Registered in a trade register or company register.
Description : Tenderers are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Requirement: Tenderers shall be registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Verification that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Services only
Description : Only for services: In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration. Requirement: Tenderers shall have experience from comparable contracts. Comparable assignments means the delivery of a learning platform as a SaaS service to a minimum of one contracting authority of an equivalent size to the Norwegian Environment Agency. Documentation requirement: List of up to three of the tenderer's most relevant deliveries in the course of the last three years. The list must include information on the nature of the assignment including why the deliveries are relevant for this procurement, the contract value, date of delivery and duration of the contract and the name of the recipient.
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers shall have environmental management measures adapted to the delivery ́s environmental objectives, environmental properties, complexity and risk. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's environmental management measures. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 14001, EMAS, Miljøfyrtårn or equivalent, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of a valid certificate provided that the environmental management measures are covered by the certification scheme.
Use of this criterion : Used
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality
Description : Quality and functionality of the offered system.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 70
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The total price for four years will form the basis for the evaluation of tenders.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Ad hoc communication channel :
Name : EU Supply

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
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 06/01/2025 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 :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Trøndelag tingrett

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Miljødirektoratet
Registration number : 999601391
Postal address : Brattørkaia 15B
Town : Trondheim
Postcode : 7010
Country : Norway
Contact point : Marianne Stålaker
Telephone : +47 40827554
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Trøndelag tingrett
Registration number : 926722794
Town : Trondheim
Country : Norway
Telephone : 73542400
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 17011a8f-8d89-4416-b7f3-531e9e95196c - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 02/12/2024 21:17 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 02/12/2024 22:00 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00741671-2024
OJ S issue number : 236/2024
Publication date : 04/12/2024