1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Norske Arkitekters Landsforbund
Legal type of the buyer: Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority: Recreation, culture and religion
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: FOSSE-STIFTINGA
Legal type of the buyer: Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority: Recreation, culture and religion
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Centre for Jon Fosse, Strandebarm in Hardanger
Description: The planning and design competition concerns a new mediation building for Jon Fosse, and the competition starts with an open prequalification, where the participants shall submit a "Concept sketch for the Fosse Centre" (up to three A3 pages, anonymously). The jury will choose up to three proposals that go on to the actual planning and design competition. The competition will be open for architects and landscape architects with certified exams equivalent to masters, or persons and companies who can document equivalent competence. All information about this design contest is in the tender documentation. Jon Fosse is a world-renowned writer who is translated into more than seventy languages. In 2023 he was awarded the Parliamentary Literature Prize for "innovation drama and prose as a voice for the non-fiction doctor" (from the Swedish Academy ́s justification). Now the plan is to build a centre for dissemination of Jon Fosse's writings, at Tangerås in Strandebarm, where he grew up. The landscape here is what he refers to as his "innermost" landscape, and it plays an important role in the understanding of the artistry. The centre shall take care of and strengthen the connection between Fosse's art, New Norwegian language and the landscape in Strandebarm and facilitate new cultural expression with national and international relevance. The public shall be able to experience performing arts, music and exhibitions, at the same time as there is room for reflection with view to the fjord. The new building shall maintain high architectural quality and, in collaboration with the landscape, mirror Fosse's artistry, while contributing to a rich and diverse cultural life. Fossestiftinga is behind the development of the Jon Fosse Centre, and the Norwegian Architects' National Association has been chosen as an adviser throughout the entire competition process.
Procedure identifier: fb7bbc50-9f8e-4cbe-8b42-b461bea8c66c
Internal identifier: 3271
Type of procedure: Restricted
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Additional nature of the contract: Works
Main classification (cpv): 71220000 Architectural design services
Additional classification (cpv): 45112700 Landscaping work, 45212350 Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest, 71200000 Architectural and related services, 71210000 Advisory architectural services, 71221000 Architectural services for buildings, 71222000 Architectural services for outdoor areas, 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services, 71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services, 71420000 Landscape architectural services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften - The procurement is subject to the Public Procurement Act and is implemented in accordance with the public procurement regulations Part V regarding planning and design competitions.
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Centre for Jon Fosse, Strandebarm in Hardanger
Description: The planning and design competition concerns a new mediation building for Jon Fosse, and the competition starts with an open prequalification, where the participants shall submit a "Concept sketch for the Fosse Centre" (up to three A3 pages, anonymously). The jury will choose up to three proposals that go on to the actual planning and design competition. The competition will be open for architects and landscape architects with certified exams equivalent to masters, or persons and companies who can document equivalent competence. All information about this design contest is in the tender documentation. Jon Fosse is a world-renowned writer who is translated into more than seventy languages. In 2023 he was awarded the Parliamentary Literature Prize for "innovation drama and prose as a voice for the non-fiction doctor" (from the Swedish Academy ́s justification). Now the plan is to build a centre for dissemination of Jon Fosse's writings, at Tangerås in Strandebarm, where he grew up. The landscape here is what he refers to as his "innermost" landscape, and it plays an important role in the understanding of the artistry. The centre shall take care of and strengthen the connection between Fosse's art, New Norwegian language and the landscape in Strandebarm and facilitate new cultural expression with national and international relevance. The public shall be able to experience performing arts, music and exhibitions, at the same time as there is room for reflection with view to the fjord. The new building shall maintain high architectural quality and, in collaboration with the landscape, mirror Fosse's artistry, while contributing to a rich and diverse cultural life. Fossestiftinga is behind the development of the Jon Fosse Centre, and the Norwegian Architects' National Association has been chosen as an adviser throughout the entire competition process.
Internal identifier: 3271
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Additional nature of the contract: Works
Main classification (cpv): 71220000 Architectural design services
Additional classification (cpv): 45112700 Landscaping work, 45212350 Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest, 71200000 Architectural and related services, 71210000 Advisory architectural services, 71221000 Architectural services for buildings, 71222000 Architectural services for outdoor areas, 71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services, 71400000 Urban planning and landscape architectural services, 71420000 Landscape architectural services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
5.1.6.
General information
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: Procurement Document
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure:
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 3
Maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure: 3
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Stage 1: Architectonic concept: The volume and shape of the work in the landscape, both local and remote work, co-operating with Fosse ́s landscape.
Description: All information about this design contest is in the tender documentation.
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Step 1: Overordna grip and principle for levelling
Description: All information about this design contest is in the tender documentation.
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Stage 1: Concept for outdoor areas and landscapes: Area disposal, access and logistics, and outdoor haulage.
Description: All information about this design contest is in the tender documentation.
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Stage 2: Architectural concept
Description: ● Architectural expression, volume build-up, material concept, floodlights and qualities in public spaces. ● Area disposal, public flow, logistics and flexible co-use mould lifts. ● Overordna grip, good functional and flexible solutions. ● Reduced climate emissions, area and material efficiency permits. ● Energy efficient systems ● Circularity and re-use
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Stage 2: Relation to the alterations and to the village.
Description: ● The building shall be adapted to the city. ● Available all-time ● Social resilience ● Local climate and natural asphalt
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Stage 2: Outdoor area
Description: ● Qualities in outdoor areas as meeting places and places for activities (sun, wind, shadow) ● Available ● Handling surface water - blue-green permits
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Stage 2: Feasible heath
Description: ● Feasible for financial defence doctor, realistic and sober frames.
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria: All information about this design contest is in the tender documentation.
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: Norwegian
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of the design contest regime:
The decision of the jury is binding on the buyer: no
Any service contract following the contest will be awarded to one of the winners of the contest
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Norwegian
Variants: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 03/07/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Hordaland tingrett
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Norske Arkitekters Landsforbund
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Norske Arkitekters Landsforbund
Registration number: 844146302
Postal address: Josefines gate 34
Town: OSLO
Postcode: 0351
Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Gisle Nataas
Telephone: +47 23332500
Fax: +47 23332501
Roles of this organisation:
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: FOSSE-STIFTINGA
Registration number: 913006232
Town: STRANDEBARM
Postcode: 5630
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestfold (NO093)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Valgerd Svarstad Haugland
Telephone: 90915419
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
8.1.
ORG-0003
Official name: Hordaland tingrett
Registration number: 935 364 906
Town: Bergen
Postcode: 5020
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Notice identifier/version: 1c2a5143-66ea-472a-bd86-a0254bda3f7b - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Design contest notice
Notice subtype: 23
Notice dispatch date: 29/04/2026 22:23:44 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 30/04/2026 07:03:32 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 301599-2026
OJ S issue number: 85/2026
Publication date: 04/05/2026