Research-based brokering

Innlandet county shall procure competence broker services. Competence brokering is a central instrument in the governmental scheme FORREGION (research based innovation in the regions) that is administered by the counties. FORREGION is regulated through a government regulation, and the purpose of the scheme is to get more companies to use …

CPV: 73000000 Servicios de investigación y desarrollo y servicios de consultoría conexos, 73200000 Servicios de consultoría en investigación y desarrollo
Plazo:
31 de octubre de 2024 a las 11:00
Tipo de plazo:
Presentación de una oferta
Lugar de ejecución:
Research-based brokering
Organismo adjudicador:
INNLANDET FYLKESKOMMUNE
Número de premio:
2024/8602

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : INNLANDET FYLKESKOMMUNE
Legal type of the buyer : Regional authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Research-based brokering
Description : Innlandet county shall procure competence broker services. Competence brokering is a central instrument in the governmental scheme FORREGION (research based innovation in the regions) that is administered by the counties. FORREGION is regulated through a government regulation, and the purpose of the scheme is to get more companies to use research in their innovation work. Competence brokering is defined in the regulations as discussing project ideas and connecting companies with relevant support scheme and R&D environment. FORREGION Development: Mobilises and assists companies who wish to seek support from other means of research, such as the Research Council of Norway's national programmes or international schemes. This dichotomy is consistent for the competition. The main committee for businesses in Innlandet County approved the announcement of the assignment 7.2.24.
Procedure identifier : bb0931fe-c0a5-4d6d-916b-8a493dd3a418
Internal identifier : 2024/8602
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 27 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften -

2.1.5 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders : 1

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

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.
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)
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).
Purely national exclusion grounds : The contracting authority shall state that in Norway there are national rejection reasons. These shall be described in the procurement documents. Tenderers must respond to whether they are in one or more of the situations described in the national rejection reasons. Will the purely national rejection reasons, as stated in the relevant notice or in the procurement documents, apply?
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?
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-0001

Title : Sub-contract 1 - FORREGION Intro - Valdres
Description : Sub-contract 1-6 - FORREGION Intro: This is about mobilising and helping companies with little or no R&D experience for FORREGION Innlandet ́s own preliminary project scheme. The contracting authority would like geographical dispersion of the competence brokers and good knowledge of local businesses. State in the table below which geographical area the tender covers. There will, thus, be one competition per geographical area. It is possible to offer different employees for different geographical areas.
Internal identifier : 2024/8602

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 31/12/2024
Duration end date : 31/12/2030

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)

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Creditworthiness
Description : Good credit worthiness is required, at least equivalent to Bisnode score A ( www.soliditet.no). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall not enclose any documentation. The contracting authority will obtain credit rating/financial data itself. If a tenderer is not subject to credit appraisal, or if a tenderer wishes to document that the credit rating gives a misleading picture of the economic situation, the economic and financial position can be substantiated with other appropriate documentation. Tenderers shall particularly justify why the credit rating is not available or why it gives a misleading picture. For companies without a score in the Bisnode base, the contracting authority will assess the accounting figures, possibly obtain external help to assess the tenderer's economic and financial position. Tenderers with temporarily reduced credit rating due to notified fission/fusion or equivalent, may be approved. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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.
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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registration
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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. Documentation requirement: • Norwegian companies: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Norwegian companies must document this requirement with a Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Foreign companies must prove that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of 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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Experience and references
Description : Good references from equivalent assignments are required (consultancy services). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall provide a list of the most important relevant deliveries in the last three years, including information on the value, date and recipient (name and email). The references will only be contacted if required. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Suppliers' community
Description : Several tenderers can participate in the competition jointly, cf. § 16-11. The community must then see to the necessary documentation that all the qualification requirements are fulfilled. Tenderers who participate in the group will be assessed collectively for the qualification requirements. The community of suppliers can rely on the capacity of participants in the group and, if necessary, rely on other entities, and if so, the requirements in point 6.5 apply in addition. The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the group against the provisions on rejection, cf. § 24-2 following. This is with the exception of the provision in § 24-2 (1) letter a) (fulfilment of the qualification requirements), which will be applied to the jointly combined set. Documentation requirement: The participating tenderers shall each submit their own versions of the European Self-Declaration Form (ESPD) as a part of the tender (done in Mercell). • An account of the community, including each participant's role • Declaration of joint and several liability to the contracting authority and third parties. • The same documentation that individual suppliers shall be provided for each individual tenderer who participate in the group. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : 6.5 Collaboration - Use of other companies' resources to fulfil the qualification requirements
Description : If a tenderer does not fulfil one or several qualification requirements himself, he can rely on a collaborating partner or sub-supplier to fulfil this. If the tenderer intends to use other companies ́ capacity to fulfil one or more qualification requirements, documentation shall be enclosed that the tenderer can use the necessary resources at the collaborating partner/sub-supplier, e.g. by a written commitment statement or a written cooperation agreement on this between the tenderer and collaborating partner/sub-supplier. For part III procurements this follows from the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10. Part II procurements follow an interpretation of § 16-10. In cases where a tenderer will use another company's capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement for economic and financial position, it is made aware that the tenderer, together with the person he will use, shall be joint and severally liable for the execution of the contract. In cases where a tenderer will use another company ́s qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications, please note that the supporting company must be responsible for the part of the delivery that requires the technical/professional qualification that the main supplier does not possess. Note: The tenderer cannot rely on other companies ́ hrs to fulfil the qualification requirements connected to the quality assurance system and environmental management system. This is in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10 first section. Documentation requirement: • Tenderers must enclose a commitment statement from the companies in question or other proof that documents that the tenderer can use the offered resources as a partner agreement. See the Commitment Statement. • The declaration of obligation shall state the extent of the joint and several liability if it concerns the qualification requirement for economic and financial position. • The commitment statement shall state which work the sub-contractor will be responsible for if this applies to fulfilment of the qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications. • Tenderers shall, when completing ESPD, state the use of sub-suppliers, and an independent ESPD shall also be delivered for sub-supplier(s) Note: This above only applies to collaboration partners/sub-suppliers that the tenderer needs in this way be able to fulfil the competition ́s qualification requirements. This does not apply for ordinary sub-suppliers who shall be used in the contract phase and that are not necessary to fulfil the qualification requirements. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The offered hourly rate excluding VAT shall include all costs, including administration, invoice fees etc. See the point regarding travel time and travel expenses in the contract draft.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence offered to personnel
Description : Tenders shall be submitted for one competence broker per geographical area. The following shall be described for this: • Knowledge of and trust among local businesses. • Knowledge on project development and application writing. • Understanding and experience of how new products, processes or services in business can be strengthened by research. • Knowledge on relevant research environments. • Knowledge of other public instrument apparatuses. • Good collaboration abilities. The competence of the offered competence broker, including the above conditions, is to be described. CVs for the offered competence broker are to be enclosed.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension and solution proposals.
Description : Under this award criteria, the tenderer's overall understanding of the assignment and how it is intended to be solved will be evaluated. This point should be answered with a maximum of 2 A4 pages.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
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

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2024 10:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/238207006.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 31/10/2024 11:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 93 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 31/10/2024 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 : Østre Innlandet tingrett

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0002

Title : Sub-contract 2 - FORREGION Intro - the Gjøvik region (including Gran).
Description : Sub-contract 1-6 - FORREGION Intro: This is about mobilising and helping companies with little or no R&D experience for FORREGION Innlandet ́s own preliminary project scheme. The contracting authority would like geographical dispersion of the competence brokers and good knowledge of local businesses. State in the table below which geographical area the tender covers. There will, thus, be one competition per geographical area. It is possible to offer different employees for different geographical areas.
Internal identifier : 2024/8602

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 31/12/2024
Duration end date : 31/12/2030

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)

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Creditworthiness
Description : Good credit worthiness is required, at least equivalent to Bisnode score A ( www.soliditet.no). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall not enclose any documentation. The contracting authority will obtain credit rating/financial data itself. If a tenderer is not subject to credit appraisal, or if a tenderer wishes to document that the credit rating gives a misleading picture of the economic situation, the economic and financial position can be substantiated with other appropriate documentation. Tenderers shall particularly justify why the credit rating is not available or why it gives a misleading picture. For companies without a score in the Bisnode base, the contracting authority will assess the accounting figures, possibly obtain external help to assess the tenderer's economic and financial position. Tenderers with temporarily reduced credit rating due to notified fission/fusion or equivalent, may be approved. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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.
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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registration
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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. Documentation requirement: • Norwegian companies: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Norwegian companies must document this requirement with a Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Foreign companies must prove that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of 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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Experience and references
Description : Good references from equivalent assignments are required (consultancy services). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall provide a list of the most important relevant deliveries in the last three years, including information on the value, date and recipient (name and email). The references will only be contacted if required. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Suppliers' community
Description : Several tenderers can participate in the competition jointly, cf. § 16-11. The community must then see to the necessary documentation that all the qualification requirements are fulfilled. Tenderers who participate in the group will be assessed collectively for the qualification requirements. The community of suppliers can rely on the capacity of participants in the group and, if necessary, rely on other entities, and if so, the requirements in point 6.5 apply in addition. The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the group against the provisions on rejection, cf. § 24-2 following. This is with the exception of the provision in § 24-2 (1) letter a) (fulfilment of the qualification requirements), which will be applied to the jointly combined set. Documentation requirement: The participating tenderers shall each submit their own versions of the European Self-Declaration Form (ESPD) as a part of the tender (done in Mercell). • An account of the community, including each participant's role • Declaration of joint and several liability to the contracting authority and third parties. • The same documentation that individual suppliers shall be provided for each individual tenderer who participate in the group. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : 6.5 Collaboration - Use of other companies' resources to fulfil the qualification requirements
Description : If a tenderer does not fulfil one or several qualification requirements himself, he can rely on a collaborating partner or sub-supplier to fulfil this. If the tenderer intends to use other companies ́ capacity to fulfil one or more qualification requirements, documentation shall be enclosed that the tenderer can use the necessary resources at the collaborating partner/sub-supplier, e.g. by a written commitment statement or a written cooperation agreement on this between the tenderer and collaborating partner/sub-supplier. For part III procurements this follows from the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10. Part II procurements follow an interpretation of § 16-10. In cases where a tenderer will use another company's capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement for economic and financial position, it is made aware that the tenderer, together with the person he will use, shall be joint and severally liable for the execution of the contract. In cases where a tenderer will use another company ́s qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications, please note that the supporting company must be responsible for the part of the delivery that requires the technical/professional qualification that the main supplier does not possess. Note: The tenderer cannot rely on other companies ́ hrs to fulfil the qualification requirements connected to the quality assurance system and environmental management system. This is in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10 first section. Documentation requirement: • Tenderers must enclose a commitment statement from the companies in question or other proof that documents that the tenderer can use the offered resources as a partner agreement. See the Commitment Statement. • The declaration of obligation shall state the extent of the joint and several liability if it concerns the qualification requirement for economic and financial position. • The commitment statement shall state which work the sub-contractor will be responsible for if this applies to fulfilment of the qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications. • Tenderers shall, when completing ESPD, state the use of sub-suppliers, and an independent ESPD shall also be delivered for sub-supplier(s) Note: This above only applies to collaboration partners/sub-suppliers that the tenderer needs in this way be able to fulfil the competition ́s qualification requirements. This does not apply for ordinary sub-suppliers who shall be used in the contract phase and that are not necessary to fulfil the qualification requirements. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The offered hourly rate excluding VAT shall include all costs, including administration, invoice fees etc. See the point regarding travel time and travel expenses in the contract draft.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence offered to personnel
Description : Tenders shall be submitted for one competence broker per geographical area. The following shall be described for this: • Knowledge of and trust among local businesses. • Knowledge on project development and application writing. • Understanding and experience of how new products, processes or services in business can be strengthened by research. • Knowledge on relevant research environments. • Knowledge of other public instrument apparatuses. • Good collaboration abilities. The competence of the offered competence broker, including the above conditions, is to be described. CVs for the offered competence broker are to be enclosed.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension and solution proposals.
Description : Under this award criteria, the tenderer's overall understanding of the assignment and how it is intended to be solved will be evaluated. This point should be answered with a maximum of 2 A4 pages.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
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

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2024 10:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/238207006.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 31/10/2024 11:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 93 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 31/10/2024 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 : Østre Innlandet tingrett

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0003

Title : Sub-contract 3 - FORREGION Intro - Gudbrandsdalen
Description : Sub-contract 1-6 - FORREGION Intro: This is about mobilising and helping companies with little or no R&D experience for FORREGION Innlandet ́s own preliminary project scheme. The contracting authority would like geographical dispersion of the competence brokers and good knowledge of local businesses. State in the table below which geographical area the tender covers. There will, thus, be one competition per geographical area. It is possible to offer different employees for different geographical areas.
Internal identifier : 2024/8602

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 31/12/2024
Duration end date : 31/12/2030

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)

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Creditworthiness
Description : Good credit worthiness is required, at least equivalent to Bisnode score A ( www.soliditet.no). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall not enclose any documentation. The contracting authority will obtain credit rating/financial data itself. If a tenderer is not subject to credit appraisal, or if a tenderer wishes to document that the credit rating gives a misleading picture of the economic situation, the economic and financial position can be substantiated with other appropriate documentation. Tenderers shall particularly justify why the credit rating is not available or why it gives a misleading picture. For companies without a score in the Bisnode base, the contracting authority will assess the accounting figures, possibly obtain external help to assess the tenderer's economic and financial position. Tenderers with temporarily reduced credit rating due to notified fission/fusion or equivalent, may be approved. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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.
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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registration
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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. Documentation requirement: • Norwegian companies: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Norwegian companies must document this requirement with a Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Foreign companies must prove that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of 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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Experience and references
Description : Good references from equivalent assignments are required (consultancy services). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall provide a list of the most important relevant deliveries in the last three years, including information on the value, date and recipient (name and email). The references will only be contacted if required. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Suppliers' community
Description : Several tenderers can participate in the competition jointly, cf. § 16-11. The community must then see to the necessary documentation that all the qualification requirements are fulfilled. Tenderers who participate in the group will be assessed collectively for the qualification requirements. The community of suppliers can rely on the capacity of participants in the group and, if necessary, rely on other entities, and if so, the requirements in point 6.5 apply in addition. The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the group against the provisions on rejection, cf. § 24-2 following. This is with the exception of the provision in § 24-2 (1) letter a) (fulfilment of the qualification requirements), which will be applied to the jointly combined set. Documentation requirement: The participating tenderers shall each submit their own versions of the European Self-Declaration Form (ESPD) as a part of the tender (done in Mercell). • An account of the community, including each participant's role • Declaration of joint and several liability to the contracting authority and third parties. • The same documentation that individual suppliers shall be provided for each individual tenderer who participate in the group. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : 6.5 Collaboration - Use of other companies' resources to fulfil the qualification requirements
Description : If a tenderer does not fulfil one or several qualification requirements himself, he can rely on a collaborating partner or sub-supplier to fulfil this. If the tenderer intends to use other companies ́ capacity to fulfil one or more qualification requirements, documentation shall be enclosed that the tenderer can use the necessary resources at the collaborating partner/sub-supplier, e.g. by a written commitment statement or a written cooperation agreement on this between the tenderer and collaborating partner/sub-supplier. For part III procurements this follows from the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10. Part II procurements follow an interpretation of § 16-10. In cases where a tenderer will use another company's capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement for economic and financial position, it is made aware that the tenderer, together with the person he will use, shall be joint and severally liable for the execution of the contract. In cases where a tenderer will use another company ́s qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications, please note that the supporting company must be responsible for the part of the delivery that requires the technical/professional qualification that the main supplier does not possess. Note: The tenderer cannot rely on other companies ́ hrs to fulfil the qualification requirements connected to the quality assurance system and environmental management system. This is in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10 first section. Documentation requirement: • Tenderers must enclose a commitment statement from the companies in question or other proof that documents that the tenderer can use the offered resources as a partner agreement. See the Commitment Statement. • The declaration of obligation shall state the extent of the joint and several liability if it concerns the qualification requirement for economic and financial position. • The commitment statement shall state which work the sub-contractor will be responsible for if this applies to fulfilment of the qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications. • Tenderers shall, when completing ESPD, state the use of sub-suppliers, and an independent ESPD shall also be delivered for sub-supplier(s) Note: This above only applies to collaboration partners/sub-suppliers that the tenderer needs in this way be able to fulfil the competition ́s qualification requirements. This does not apply for ordinary sub-suppliers who shall be used in the contract phase and that are not necessary to fulfil the qualification requirements. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The offered hourly rate excluding VAT shall include all costs, including administration, invoice fees etc. See the point regarding travel time and travel expenses in the contract draft.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence offered to personnel
Description : Tenders shall be submitted for one competence broker per geographical area. The following shall be described for this: • Knowledge of and trust among local businesses. • Knowledge on project development and application writing. • Understanding and experience of how new products, processes or services in business can be strengthened by research. • Knowledge on relevant research environments. • Knowledge of other public instrument apparatuses. • Good collaboration abilities. The competence of the offered competence broker, including the above conditions, is to be described. CVs for the offered competence broker are to be enclosed.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension and solution proposals.
Description : Under this award criteria, the tenderer's overall understanding of the assignment and how it is intended to be solved will be evaluated. This point should be answered with a maximum of 2 A4 pages.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
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

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2024 10:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/238207006.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 31/10/2024 11:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 93 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 31/10/2024 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 : Østre Innlandet tingrett

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0004

Title : Sub-contract 4 - FORREGION Intro - Elverum and Østerdalen
Description : Sub-contract 1-6 - FORREGION Intro: This is about mobilising and helping companies with little or no R&D experience for FORREGION Innlandet ́s own preliminary project scheme. The contracting authority would like geographical dispersion of the competence brokers and good knowledge of local businesses. State in the table below which geographical area the tender covers. There will, thus, be one competition per geographical area. It is possible to offer different employees for different geographical areas.
Internal identifier : 2024/8602

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 31/12/2024
Duration end date : 31/12/2030

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)

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Creditworthiness
Description : Good credit worthiness is required, at least equivalent to Bisnode score A ( www.soliditet.no). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall not enclose any documentation. The contracting authority will obtain credit rating/financial data itself. If a tenderer is not subject to credit appraisal, or if a tenderer wishes to document that the credit rating gives a misleading picture of the economic situation, the economic and financial position can be substantiated with other appropriate documentation. Tenderers shall particularly justify why the credit rating is not available or why it gives a misleading picture. For companies without a score in the Bisnode base, the contracting authority will assess the accounting figures, possibly obtain external help to assess the tenderer's economic and financial position. Tenderers with temporarily reduced credit rating due to notified fission/fusion or equivalent, may be approved. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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.
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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registration
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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. Documentation requirement: • Norwegian companies: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Norwegian companies must document this requirement with a Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Foreign companies must prove that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of 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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Experience and references
Description : Good references from equivalent assignments are required (consultancy services). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall provide a list of the most important relevant deliveries in the last three years, including information on the value, date and recipient (name and email). The references will only be contacted if required. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Suppliers' community
Description : Several tenderers can participate in the competition jointly, cf. § 16-11. The community must then see to the necessary documentation that all the qualification requirements are fulfilled. Tenderers who participate in the group will be assessed collectively for the qualification requirements. The community of suppliers can rely on the capacity of participants in the group and, if necessary, rely on other entities, and if so, the requirements in point 6.5 apply in addition. The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the group against the provisions on rejection, cf. § 24-2 following. This is with the exception of the provision in § 24-2 (1) letter a) (fulfilment of the qualification requirements), which will be applied to the jointly combined set. Documentation requirement: The participating tenderers shall each submit their own versions of the European Self-Declaration Form (ESPD) as a part of the tender (done in Mercell). • An account of the community, including each participant's role • Declaration of joint and several liability to the contracting authority and third parties. • The same documentation that individual suppliers shall be provided for each individual tenderer who participate in the group. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : 6.5 Collaboration - Use of other companies' resources to fulfil the qualification requirements
Description : If a tenderer does not fulfil one or several qualification requirements himself, he can rely on a collaborating partner or sub-supplier to fulfil this. If the tenderer intends to use other companies ́ capacity to fulfil one or more qualification requirements, documentation shall be enclosed that the tenderer can use the necessary resources at the collaborating partner/sub-supplier, e.g. by a written commitment statement or a written cooperation agreement on this between the tenderer and collaborating partner/sub-supplier. For part III procurements this follows from the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10. Part II procurements follow an interpretation of § 16-10. In cases where a tenderer will use another company's capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement for economic and financial position, it is made aware that the tenderer, together with the person he will use, shall be joint and severally liable for the execution of the contract. In cases where a tenderer will use another company ́s qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications, please note that the supporting company must be responsible for the part of the delivery that requires the technical/professional qualification that the main supplier does not possess. Note: The tenderer cannot rely on other companies ́ hrs to fulfil the qualification requirements connected to the quality assurance system and environmental management system. This is in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10 first section. Documentation requirement: • Tenderers must enclose a commitment statement from the companies in question or other proof that documents that the tenderer can use the offered resources as a partner agreement. See the Commitment Statement. • The declaration of obligation shall state the extent of the joint and several liability if it concerns the qualification requirement for economic and financial position. • The commitment statement shall state which work the sub-contractor will be responsible for if this applies to fulfilment of the qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications. • Tenderers shall, when completing ESPD, state the use of sub-suppliers, and an independent ESPD shall also be delivered for sub-supplier(s) Note: This above only applies to collaboration partners/sub-suppliers that the tenderer needs in this way be able to fulfil the competition ́s qualification requirements. This does not apply for ordinary sub-suppliers who shall be used in the contract phase and that are not necessary to fulfil the qualification requirements. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The offered hourly rate excluding VAT shall include all costs, including administration, invoice fees etc. See the point regarding travel time and travel expenses in the contract draft.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence offered to personnel
Description : Tenders shall be submitted for one competence broker per geographical area. The following shall be described for this: • Knowledge of and trust among local businesses. • Knowledge on project development and application writing. • Understanding and experience of how new products, processes or services in business can be strengthened by research. • Knowledge on relevant research environments. • Knowledge of other public instrument apparatuses. • Good collaboration abilities. The competence of the offered competence broker, including the above conditions, is to be described. CVs for the offered competence broker are to be enclosed.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension and solution proposals.
Description : Under this award criteria, the tenderer's overall understanding of the assignment and how it is intended to be solved will be evaluated. This point should be answered with a maximum of 2 A4 pages.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
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

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2024 10:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/238207006.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 31/10/2024 11:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 93 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 31/10/2024 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 : Østre Innlandet tingrett

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0005

Title : Sub-contract 5 - FORREGION Intro - Hamar region
Description : Sub-contract 1-6 - FORREGION Intro: This is about mobilising and helping companies with little or no R&D experience for FORREGION Innlandet ́s own preliminary project scheme. The contracting authority would like geographical dispersion of the competence brokers and good knowledge of local businesses. State in the table below which geographical area the tender covers. There will, thus, be one competition per geographical area. It is possible to offer different employees for different geographical areas.
Internal identifier : 2024/8602

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 31/12/2024
Duration end date : 31/12/2030

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)

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Creditworthiness
Description : Good credit worthiness is required, at least equivalent to Bisnode score A ( www.soliditet.no). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall not enclose any documentation. The contracting authority will obtain credit rating/financial data itself. If a tenderer is not subject to credit appraisal, or if a tenderer wishes to document that the credit rating gives a misleading picture of the economic situation, the economic and financial position can be substantiated with other appropriate documentation. Tenderers shall particularly justify why the credit rating is not available or why it gives a misleading picture. For companies without a score in the Bisnode base, the contracting authority will assess the accounting figures, possibly obtain external help to assess the tenderer's economic and financial position. Tenderers with temporarily reduced credit rating due to notified fission/fusion or equivalent, may be approved. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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.
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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registration
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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. Documentation requirement: • Norwegian companies: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Norwegian companies must document this requirement with a Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Foreign companies must prove that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of 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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Experience and references
Description : Good references from equivalent assignments are required (consultancy services). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall provide a list of the most important relevant deliveries in the last three years, including information on the value, date and recipient (name and email). The references will only be contacted if required. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Suppliers' community
Description : Several tenderers can participate in the competition jointly, cf. § 16-11. The community must then see to the necessary documentation that all the qualification requirements are fulfilled. Tenderers who participate in the group will be assessed collectively for the qualification requirements. The community of suppliers can rely on the capacity of participants in the group and, if necessary, rely on other entities, and if so, the requirements in point 6.5 apply in addition. The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the group against the provisions on rejection, cf. § 24-2 following. This is with the exception of the provision in § 24-2 (1) letter a) (fulfilment of the qualification requirements), which will be applied to the jointly combined set. Documentation requirement: The participating tenderers shall each submit their own versions of the European Self-Declaration Form (ESPD) as a part of the tender (done in Mercell). • An account of the community, including each participant's role • Declaration of joint and several liability to the contracting authority and third parties. • The same documentation that individual suppliers shall be provided for each individual tenderer who participate in the group. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : 6.5 Collaboration - Use of other companies' resources to fulfil the qualification requirements
Description : If a tenderer does not fulfil one or several qualification requirements himself, he can rely on a collaborating partner or sub-supplier to fulfil this. If the tenderer intends to use other companies ́ capacity to fulfil one or more qualification requirements, documentation shall be enclosed that the tenderer can use the necessary resources at the collaborating partner/sub-supplier, e.g. by a written commitment statement or a written cooperation agreement on this between the tenderer and collaborating partner/sub-supplier. For part III procurements this follows from the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10. Part II procurements follow an interpretation of § 16-10. In cases where a tenderer will use another company's capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement for economic and financial position, it is made aware that the tenderer, together with the person he will use, shall be joint and severally liable for the execution of the contract. In cases where a tenderer will use another company ́s qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications, please note that the supporting company must be responsible for the part of the delivery that requires the technical/professional qualification that the main supplier does not possess. Note: The tenderer cannot rely on other companies ́ hrs to fulfil the qualification requirements connected to the quality assurance system and environmental management system. This is in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10 first section. Documentation requirement: • Tenderers must enclose a commitment statement from the companies in question or other proof that documents that the tenderer can use the offered resources as a partner agreement. See the Commitment Statement. • The declaration of obligation shall state the extent of the joint and several liability if it concerns the qualification requirement for economic and financial position. • The commitment statement shall state which work the sub-contractor will be responsible for if this applies to fulfilment of the qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications. • Tenderers shall, when completing ESPD, state the use of sub-suppliers, and an independent ESPD shall also be delivered for sub-supplier(s) Note: This above only applies to collaboration partners/sub-suppliers that the tenderer needs in this way be able to fulfil the competition ́s qualification requirements. This does not apply for ordinary sub-suppliers who shall be used in the contract phase and that are not necessary to fulfil the qualification requirements. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The offered hourly rate excluding VAT shall include all costs, including administration, invoice fees etc. See the point regarding travel time and travel expenses in the contract draft.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence offered to personnel
Description : Tenders shall be submitted for one competence broker per geographical area. The following shall be described for this: • Knowledge of and trust among local businesses. • Knowledge on project development and application writing. • Understanding and experience of how new products, processes or services in business can be strengthened by research. • Knowledge on relevant research environments. • Knowledge of other public instrument apparatuses. • Good collaboration abilities. The competence of the offered competence broker, including the above conditions, is to be described. CVs for the offered competence broker are to be enclosed.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension and solution proposals.
Description : Under this award criteria, the tenderer's overall understanding of the assignment and how it is intended to be solved will be evaluated. This point should be answered with a maximum of 2 A4 pages.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
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

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2024 10:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/238207006.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 31/10/2024 11:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 93 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 31/10/2024 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 : Østre Innlandet tingrett

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0006

Title : Sub-contract 6 - FORREGION Intro - Kongsvinger region
Description : Sub-contract 1-6 - FORREGION Intro: This is about mobilising and helping companies with little or no R&D experience for FORREGION Innlandet ́s own preliminary project scheme. The contracting authority would like geographical dispersion of the competence brokers and good knowledge of local businesses. State in the table below which geographical area the tender covers. There will, thus, be one competition per geographical area. It is possible to offer different employees for different geographical areas.
Internal identifier : 2024/8602

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 31/12/2024
Duration end date : 31/12/2030

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)

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Creditworthiness
Description : Good credit worthiness is required, at least equivalent to Bisnode score A ( www.soliditet.no). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall not enclose any documentation. The contracting authority will obtain credit rating/financial data itself. If a tenderer is not subject to credit appraisal, or if a tenderer wishes to document that the credit rating gives a misleading picture of the economic situation, the economic and financial position can be substantiated with other appropriate documentation. Tenderers shall particularly justify why the credit rating is not available or why it gives a misleading picture. For companies without a score in the Bisnode base, the contracting authority will assess the accounting figures, possibly obtain external help to assess the tenderer's economic and financial position. Tenderers with temporarily reduced credit rating due to notified fission/fusion or equivalent, may be approved. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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.
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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registration
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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. Documentation requirement: • Norwegian companies: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Norwegian companies must document this requirement with a Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Foreign companies must prove that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of 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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Experience and references
Description : Good references from equivalent assignments are required (consultancy services). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall provide a list of the most important relevant deliveries in the last three years, including information on the value, date and recipient (name and email). The references will only be contacted if required. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Suppliers' community
Description : Several tenderers can participate in the competition jointly, cf. § 16-11. The community must then see to the necessary documentation that all the qualification requirements are fulfilled. Tenderers who participate in the group will be assessed collectively for the qualification requirements. The community of suppliers can rely on the capacity of participants in the group and, if necessary, rely on other entities, and if so, the requirements in point 6.5 apply in addition. The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the group against the provisions on rejection, cf. § 24-2 following. This is with the exception of the provision in § 24-2 (1) letter a) (fulfilment of the qualification requirements), which will be applied to the jointly combined set. Documentation requirement: The participating tenderers shall each submit their own versions of the European Self-Declaration Form (ESPD) as a part of the tender (done in Mercell). • An account of the community, including each participant's role • Declaration of joint and several liability to the contracting authority and third parties. • The same documentation that individual suppliers shall be provided for each individual tenderer who participate in the group. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : 6.5 Collaboration - Use of other companies' resources to fulfil the qualification requirements
Description : If a tenderer does not fulfil one or several qualification requirements himself, he can rely on a collaborating partner or sub-supplier to fulfil this. If the tenderer intends to use other companies ́ capacity to fulfil one or more qualification requirements, documentation shall be enclosed that the tenderer can use the necessary resources at the collaborating partner/sub-supplier, e.g. by a written commitment statement or a written cooperation agreement on this between the tenderer and collaborating partner/sub-supplier. For part III procurements this follows from the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10. Part II procurements follow an interpretation of § 16-10. In cases where a tenderer will use another company's capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement for economic and financial position, it is made aware that the tenderer, together with the person he will use, shall be joint and severally liable for the execution of the contract. In cases where a tenderer will use another company ́s qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications, please note that the supporting company must be responsible for the part of the delivery that requires the technical/professional qualification that the main supplier does not possess. Note: The tenderer cannot rely on other companies ́ hrs to fulfil the qualification requirements connected to the quality assurance system and environmental management system. This is in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10 first section. Documentation requirement: • Tenderers must enclose a commitment statement from the companies in question or other proof that documents that the tenderer can use the offered resources as a partner agreement. See the Commitment Statement. • The declaration of obligation shall state the extent of the joint and several liability if it concerns the qualification requirement for economic and financial position. • The commitment statement shall state which work the sub-contractor will be responsible for if this applies to fulfilment of the qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications. • Tenderers shall, when completing ESPD, state the use of sub-suppliers, and an independent ESPD shall also be delivered for sub-supplier(s) Note: This above only applies to collaboration partners/sub-suppliers that the tenderer needs in this way be able to fulfil the competition ́s qualification requirements. This does not apply for ordinary sub-suppliers who shall be used in the contract phase and that are not necessary to fulfil the qualification requirements. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The offered hourly rate excluding VAT shall include all costs, including administration, invoice fees etc. See the point regarding travel time and travel expenses in the contract draft.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence offered to personnel
Description : Tenders shall be submitted for one competence broker per geographical area. The following shall be described for this: • Knowledge of and trust among local businesses. • Knowledge on project development and application writing. • Understanding and experience of how new products, processes or services in business can be strengthened by research. • Knowledge on relevant research environments. • Knowledge of other public instrument apparatuses. • Good collaboration abilities. The competence of the offered competence broker, including the above conditions, is to be described. CVs for the offered competence broker are to be enclosed.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension and solution proposals.
Description : Under this award criteria, the tenderer's overall understanding of the assignment and how it is intended to be solved will be evaluated. This point should be answered with a maximum of 2 A4 pages.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
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

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2024 10:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/238207006.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 31/10/2024 11:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 93 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 31/10/2024 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 : Østre Innlandet tingrett

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0007

Title : Sub-contract 7 - FORREGION Development
Description : Sub-contract 7 – FORREGION Development: It is about mobilising and helping more research-experienced companies in Inland to seek support from other means of research, such as the Norwegian Research Council's national programmes or international schemes. The contracting authority would like competence brokers with higher education and experience from major research projects.
Internal identifier : 2024/8602

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 31/12/2024
Duration end date : 31/12/2030

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)

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Creditworthiness
Description : Good credit worthiness is required, at least equivalent to Bisnode score A ( www.soliditet.no). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall not enclose any documentation. The contracting authority will obtain credit rating/financial data itself. If a tenderer is not subject to credit appraisal, or if a tenderer wishes to document that the credit rating gives a misleading picture of the economic situation, the economic and financial position can be substantiated with other appropriate documentation. Tenderers shall particularly justify why the credit rating is not available or why it gives a misleading picture. For companies without a score in the Bisnode base, the contracting authority will assess the accounting figures, possibly obtain external help to assess the tenderer's economic and financial position. Tenderers with temporarily reduced credit rating due to notified fission/fusion or equivalent, may be approved. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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.
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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registration
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional 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. Documentation requirement: • Norwegian companies: The tenderer shall be a legally established company. Norwegian companies must document this requirement with a Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies: Foreign companies must prove that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of 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.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Experience and references
Description : Good references from equivalent assignments are required (consultancy services). Documentation requirement: Tenderers shall provide a list of the most important relevant deliveries in the last three years, including information on the value, date and recipient (name and email). The references will only be contacted if required. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Suppliers' community
Description : Several tenderers can participate in the competition jointly, cf. § 16-11. The community must then see to the necessary documentation that all the qualification requirements are fulfilled. Tenderers who participate in the group will be assessed collectively for the qualification requirements. The community of suppliers can rely on the capacity of participants in the group and, if necessary, rely on other entities, and if so, the requirements in point 6.5 apply in addition. The contracting authority will assess each individual participant in the group against the provisions on rejection, cf. § 24-2 following. This is with the exception of the provision in § 24-2 (1) letter a) (fulfilment of the qualification requirements), which will be applied to the jointly combined set. Documentation requirement: The participating tenderers shall each submit their own versions of the European Self-Declaration Form (ESPD) as a part of the tender (done in Mercell). • An account of the community, including each participant's role • Declaration of joint and several liability to the contracting authority and third parties. • The same documentation that individual suppliers shall be provided for each individual tenderer who participate in the group. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : 6.5 Collaboration - Use of other companies' resources to fulfil the qualification requirements
Description : If a tenderer does not fulfil one or several qualification requirements himself, he can rely on a collaborating partner or sub-supplier to fulfil this. If the tenderer intends to use other companies ́ capacity to fulfil one or more qualification requirements, documentation shall be enclosed that the tenderer can use the necessary resources at the collaborating partner/sub-supplier, e.g. by a written commitment statement or a written cooperation agreement on this between the tenderer and collaborating partner/sub-supplier. For part III procurements this follows from the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10. Part II procurements follow an interpretation of § 16-10. In cases where a tenderer will use another company's capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement for economic and financial position, it is made aware that the tenderer, together with the person he will use, shall be joint and severally liable for the execution of the contract. In cases where a tenderer will use another company ́s qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications, please note that the supporting company must be responsible for the part of the delivery that requires the technical/professional qualification that the main supplier does not possess. Note: The tenderer cannot rely on other companies ́ hrs to fulfil the qualification requirements connected to the quality assurance system and environmental management system. This is in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 16-10 first section. Documentation requirement: • Tenderers must enclose a commitment statement from the companies in question or other proof that documents that the tenderer can use the offered resources as a partner agreement. See the Commitment Statement. • The declaration of obligation shall state the extent of the joint and several liability if it concerns the qualification requirement for economic and financial position. • The commitment statement shall state which work the sub-contractor will be responsible for if this applies to fulfilment of the qualification requirements connected to technical and professional qualifications. • Tenderers shall, when completing ESPD, state the use of sub-suppliers, and an independent ESPD shall also be delivered for sub-supplier(s) Note: This above only applies to collaboration partners/sub-suppliers that the tenderer needs in this way be able to fulfil the competition ́s qualification requirements. This does not apply for ordinary sub-suppliers who shall be used in the contract phase and that are not necessary to fulfil the qualification requirements. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The offered hourly rate excluding VAT shall include all costs, including administration, invoice fees etc. See also the point regarding travel time and travel expenses in the contract draft.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence offered to personnel
Description : Tenders shall be submitted for a competence broker. The following shall be described for this: • Minimum master degree. The phd degree will be positively evaluated. • Knowledge of companies and groups in Inland with the potential for success with national and international research projects. • Knowledge on project development and application writing. • Experience from national and/or international business research projects. • Good knowledge of national and international research environments. • Good collaboration abilities. The competence of the offered competence broker, including the above conditions, is to be described. CVs for the offered competence broker are to be enclosed.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension and solution proposals.
Description : Under this award criteria, the tenderer's overall understanding of the assignment and how it is intended to be solved will be evaluated. This point should be answered with a maximum of 2 A4 pages.
Weight (percentage, exact) : 20
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

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 24/10/2024 10:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/238207006.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 31/10/2024 11:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 93 Day
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 31/10/2024 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 : Østre Innlandet tingrett

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : INNLANDET FYLKESKOMMUNE
Registration number : 920717152
Postal address : Parkgata 64
Town : HAMAR
Postcode : 2317
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Øystein Sætrang
Telephone : 97631372
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Østre Innlandet tingrett
Registration number : 926723669
Department : Hamar
Town : Hamar
Postcode : 2326
Country : Norway
Telephone : 62782700
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 0d1bc4ba-65c2-44fe-b43c-5483fdc5c965 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 12/09/2024 14:41 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 13/09/2024 06:27 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00553342-2024
OJ S issue number : 180/2024
Publication date : 16/09/2024