1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Patentstyret
Legal type of the buyer: Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Agreement on licences and licence management.
Description: Patentstyret, hereafter called the Contracting Authority, would like tenders for a contract for licences and licence management. The scope includes entering into a multi-year contract for the hire of software licences and licence subscriptions, as well as Software Asset Management (SAM) services. The SAM services include ongoing management and monitoring of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office ́s licence portfolio, including periodical reporting. The contract shall cover the Norwegian Industrial Property Office ́s ongoing need for licences from suppliers such as Microsoft, Adobe, Citrix and VMware. A contract shall be signed with one tenderer. See annex 1 for further details on the need.
Procedure identifier: 843bb5a0-0ef6-4116-85c9-feafa3bee8d7
Internal identifier: 2026/26
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
Main features of the procedure: The procurement shall be made in accordance with the Public Procurement Act of 17 June 2016 (LOA) and the Public Procurement Regulations (FOA) FOR 2016-08-12-974 parts I and part III (above the EEA threshold value). The contract will be awarded in accordance with the open tender contest procedure, cf. FOA § 13-1(1). This means that all interested tenderers can submit tender offers. Negotiations are not allowed, and tenders cannot be amended after the tender deadline. The contracting authority will design all documents in the procurement in Norwegian, and the tenderer shall design the tender and other documents in Norwegian, cf. the Procurement Regulations § 7-7. Where the tenderer has particular reasons for not submitting the requested documentation in the requested language, the Contracting Authority can, before the tender deadline expires, be contacted to clarify whether documentation in another language can be accepted.
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 72212218 License management software development services
Additional classification (cpv): 48000000 Software package and information systems, 48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package, 48210000 Networking software package, 48218000 License management software package, 48600000 Database and operating software package, 48810000 Information systems, 72266000 Software consultancy services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Norway
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Country: Norway
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften - The procurement shall be made in accordance with the Public Procurement Act of 17 June 2016 (LOA) and the Public Procurement Regulations (FOA) FOR 2016-08-12-974 parts I and part III (above the EEA threshold value). The contract will be awarded in accordance with the open tender contest procedure, cf. FOA § 13-1(1). This means that all interested tenderers can submit tender offers.
Anskaffelsesforskriften - Postponed tender deadline.
Anskaffelsesforskriften - The tender deadline has been postponed to 22 May.
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Agreement on licences and licence management.
Description: Patentstyret, hereafter called the Contracting Authority, would like tenders for a contract for licences and licence management. The scope includes entering into a multi-year contract for the hire of software licences and licence subscriptions, as well as Software Asset Management (SAM) services. The SAM services include ongoing management and monitoring of the Norwegian Industrial Property Office ́s licence portfolio, including periodical reporting. The contract shall cover the Norwegian Industrial Property Office ́s ongoing need for licences from suppliers such as Microsoft, Adobe, Citrix and VMware. A contract shall be signed with one tenderer. See annex 1 for further details on the need.
Internal identifier: 2026/26
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 72212218 License management software development services
Additional classification (cpv): 48000000 Software package and information systems, 48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package, 48210000 Networking software package, 48218000 License management software package, 48600000 Database and operating software package, 48810000 Information systems, 72266000 Software consultancy services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Norway
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Country: Norway
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Start date: 30/06/2026
Duration end date: 01/07/2034
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): yes
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD), Procurement Document
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Price
Name: Price
Description: Total price in accordance with the price form.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Quality - competence and experience
Description: The qualifications of personnel who shall carry out the assignment. Tenderers shall offer 2 resources, a more detailed description of the criteria and what will be emphasised is given below.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 20
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Quality - user experience and functionality
Description: Quality - user experience and functionality To what degree the SAM system and CSP portal appear as user friendly and functional. A more detailed description of the criteria and what is emphasised is given below.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 30
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information: 30/04/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
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
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 22/05/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 3 Months
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 22/05/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
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: yes
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
5.1.16.
Further information, mediation and review
Review organisation: Oslo Tingrett
Information about review deadlines: Any appeals are to be sent in writing to the contracting authority. The waiting period is 10 days calculated from the day after the award of contract notification has been sent and a contract will be signed at the earliest after the waiting period has expired. Tenderers can also appeal to KOFA (see KOFA.no for the deadlines and terms).
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Patentstyret
Registration number: 971526157
Postal address: Pb. 4863 Nydalen
Town: OSLO
Postcode: 0422
Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Kristine Isobel Bateman
Telephone: +47 22387300
Fax: +47 22387301
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Oslo Tingrett
Registration number: 926725939
Town: Oslo
Postcode: 0301
Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Country: Norway
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
10. Change
10.1.
Change
Section identifier: PROCEDURE
10.1.
Change
Section identifier: LOT-0000
Notice identifier/version: 958bc1cc-c7da-4364-b305-914268f76140 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 05/05/2026 14:36:11 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 05/05/2026 14:50:30 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 312066-2026
OJ S issue number: 88/2026
Publication date: 07/05/2026