SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Gassnova SF
Dokkvegen 10
Attn: Per Gunnar Johansen
3920 Porsgrunn
NORWAY
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority www.gassnova.no
Address of the buyer profile http://www.doffin.no/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA6786
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Other Gassnova SF - Government company for handling CO2
Other Government company for CO2 handling
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
IT operations service provider for Gassnova SF.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 7
Main place of performance Porsgrunn, Norway.
II.1.3)The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Gassnova needs a service provider who can function as Gassnova's own IT-department. The service provider must therefore offer a large degree of availability and organisation adapted to Gassnova's needs. A high degree of service is expected is the operation service provider ought to be organised so that Gassnova is naturally a high prioritised customer. The service provider is expected to take a proactive role both in solving problems and in consultancy services within all aspects that the operation contract covers so that Gassnova's operation environment is continually improved for users throughout the contract period and that the service provider's operation efficiency increases and the accompanying operation costs is reduced if possible.
Gassnova is looking for a flexible operation service provider who must be prepared to support Gassnova by carrying out planned strategic changes in the IT support. Gassnova will prepare their IT management principles for the IT strategy process. The service provider is expected to follow these principles and establish clear routines for taking care of the principles operatively. Furthermore it is expected that a joint service level contract is established which will make expectations clear and follow up the service provider's services to Gassnova.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Doffin Web Site at http://www.doffin.no/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=213100.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
30200000, 72315000, 72514300, 72322000, 72900000, 72000000
II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)Division into lots
No
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
No
III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Company registration certificate.
Value added tax certificate (National requirement).
Company tax certificate (National requirement).
Self-declaration in compliance with Appendix 2 (HSE) of the Norwegian procurement regulations (National requirement).
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Other documentation required (please state below).
Solidity statement from a recognised credit rating company (see the qualification documents).
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Overview of the company's total manpower.
A list of the principal deliveries effected, or main services provided, by the company, in the past 3 years, with the values, dates and recipients (for supply and service contracts).
See the qualification documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
See the qualification documents.
III.2.4)Reserved contracts
III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service
Yes
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Accelerated restricted
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: On 14.1.2010 EFTA's monitoring body (ESA) released a press statement which opened for extended use of the accelerated procedure in restricted tender competitions as a result of the financial crisis in 2009 and 2010. The statement was in accordance with a similar statement from the EU commission 19.12.2008 which was a follow up of the European Council's crisis resolution earlier in December. The accelerated procedure is a part of the set of rules for procurements over the EEA thresholds (e.g. procurements in works over 41 000 000 NOK). Use of this procedure means the following:
- public awarding authorities must announce procurements in the DOFFIN database and give interested suppliers a minimum of 10 days to register their interest,
- the suppliers that the awarding authority would like to go further with must then have a further 10 days to give a tender,
- after the awarding authority has decided which supplier a contract will be signed with, the competitors must be given reasonable time to forward any objections to the process.
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators 5
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used
No
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13.9.2010 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
17.9.2010
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Other: Norwegian.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(NT Ref:213128)
VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
1.9.2010