2026-04-29+00:00 14:27:16+00:00 16 false false http://www.forskningsradet.no ORG-0001 The Research Council of Norway Drammensveien 288 Teknologi Oslo 0283 NO081 NOR 970141669 Innkjøpsteamet +47 22037000 innkjopsteam@forskningsradet.no ORG-0002 Public Procurement Complaints Board (KOFA) Bergen 5015 NO0A2 NOR 918195548 00303524-202685/20262026-05-04+02:00 2.3 eforms-sdk-1.13 cd4f4907-ef41-4f73-9821-3e025df621e5 ea73cc59-fbdd-4121-8f90-d467f9d79fbd 2026-04-29+00:00 12:52:06+00:00 01 2026-04-30Z 32014L0024 cn-standard ENG pub-undert-cga gen-pub ORG-0001 Anskaffelsesforskriften In accordance with the Public Procurements and Regulations Act. epo-sub-espd This procurement is carried out by the Research Council of Norway (Research Council), hereafter referred to as the Contracting Authority, the Government's commitment to artificial intelligence involves the establishment of national AI-centres as well as significant investments in international cooperation and recruitment. In order to ensure that knowledge, results and competence from the AI research are actually disseminated, taken into use and given social effect, there is a need for a national interaction arena. The Research Council of Norway will establish an arena that is unifying and that contributes to the highlighting of Norwegian AI research that shall strengthen cooperation between AI-research environments, business and public entities. open false 2026/1793 Knowledge sharing and collaboration arena for national AI research and innovation (AI-S&C arena) The Research Council of Norway invites tenderers to a competition for the establishment and operation of a national interaction arena for research based AI activity. The aim of the project is to establish and further develop digital and physical arenas that spread knowledge, results and competence from Norwegian AI-research, -use and become visible nationally and internationally. In particular, the arena shall contribute to bridging the gap between AI research environments and AI user environments in the public and private sectors by: Lowering the threshold for industry and the public sector finding relevant research, and entering into cooperation on research and innovation. Establish and develop a network between research environments and new users. Contribute to a clearer national and international footprint of "the AI billion". The arena shall complement and scale existing initiatives. The project has two main target groups for activities and arenas that are established: AI-research environments (active research actors, including the AI-centres and relevant research initiatives etc.), advanced/ambitious AI-user environments, industry, public entities as well as other relevant social actors and decision makers. services 12000000.00 73200000 NO081 NOR LOT-0000 not-allowed no-eu-funds not-allowed NOR 282873720 non-restricted-document https://permalink.mercell.com/282873720.aspx none epo-sub-espd required no allowed true https://permalink.mercell.com/282873720.aspx 115 30 days after notification of contract award. ORG-0001 ORG-0002 NOR true true required true 2026-06-08+00:00 10:00:00+00:00 2026-05-29+00:00 10:00:00+00:00 2026-06-08+00:00 11:00:00+00:00 false none none 2026/1793 Knowledge sharing and collaboration arena for national AI research and innovation (AI-S&C arena) The Research Council of Norway invites tenderers to a competition for the establishment and operation of a national interaction arena for research based AI activity. The aim of the project is to establish and further develop digital and physical arenas that spread knowledge, results and competence from Norwegian AI-research, -use and become visible nationally and internationally. In particular, the arena shall contribute to bridging the gap between AI research environments and AI user environments in the public and private sectors by: Lowering the threshold for industry and the public sector finding relevant research, and entering into cooperation on research and innovation. Establish and develop a network between research environments and new users. Contribute to a clearer national and international footprint of "the AI billion". The arena shall complement and scale existing initiatives. The project has two main target groups for activities and arenas that are established: AI-research environments (active research actors, including the AI-centres and relevant research initiatives etc.), advanced/ambitious AI-user environments, industry, public entities as well as other relevant social actors and decision makers. services true 12000000.00 73200000 NO081 NOR 2026-08-09Z 2028-08-11Z