1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune
Legal type of the buyer: Regional authority
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Competition - Operation of the county road ferry route Utasundsruta (2029-2040) - Prekval.
Description: The Contracting Authority for this procurement is Møre og Romsdal County, for transport, department FRAM. The procurement concerns transport services for the operation of the county road connection Småge-Orta-Finnøya-Sandøy-Ona (utasundsruta). The contract period is from when the contract is signed until 12.02.2040.The operation period is 01.01.2029 - 12.02.2040.The competition will be held as a competition with negotiations.
Procedure identifier: 2118edb4-3632-4e0b-9707-ae0fe1292b1b
Internal identifier: 2026/15523
Type of procedure: Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated: no
Main features of the procedure: The Contracting Authority for this procurement is Møre og Romsdal County, for transport, department FRAM. The procurement concerns transport services for the operation of the county road connection Småge-Orta-Finnøya-Sandøy-Ona (utasundsruta). The contract period is from when the contract is signed until 12.02.2040.The operation period is 01.01.2029 - 12.02.2040.The competition will be held as a competition with negotiations.
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 60600000 Water transport services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Møre og Romsdal (NO0A3)
Country: Norway
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften - The competition will be held in accordance with the Act from 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements and regulations 12 August 2016 no. 974 on public procurements parts I and III. The competition will be held as a competition with negotiations.
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Competition - Operation of the county road ferry route Utasundsruta (2029-2040) - Prekval.
Description: The Contracting Authority for this procurement is Møre og Romsdal County, for transport, department FRAM. The procurement concerns transport services for the operation of the county road connection Småge-Orta-Finnøya-Sandøy-Ona (utasundsruta). The contract period is from when the contract is signed until 12.02.2040.The operation period is 01.01.2029 - 12.02.2040.The competition will be held as a competition with negotiations.
Internal identifier: 2026/15523
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 60600000 Water transport services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Møre og Romsdal (NO0A3)
Country: Norway
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Start date: 31/12/2028
Duration end date: 12/02/2040
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
5.1.9.
Selection criteria
Sources of selection criteria: European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
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
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: Norwegian
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: Allowed
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
Variants: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 11/08/2026 12:00:00 (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
Mediation organisation: Møre og Romsdal tingrett
Review organisation: Møre og Romsdal tingrett
Information about review deadlines: Minimum 10 days after the award date.
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Møre og Romsdal tingrett
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Møre og Romsdal Fylkeskommune
Registration number: 944183779
Postal address: Postboks 2500
Town: MOLDE
Postcode: 6404
Country subdivision (NUTS): Møre og Romsdal (NO0A3)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Anne Høystakli (FRAM)
Telephone: +47 71258000
Fax: +47 71258721
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Møre og Romsdal tingrett
Registration number: 974747529
Postal address: Postboks 1354, Sentrum
Town: Ålesund
Postcode: 6001
Country subdivision (NUTS): Møre og Romsdal (NO0A3)
Country: Norway
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
Mediation organisation
Notice identifier/version: 5dbff0cb-bd20-4691-9ec5-95090d7721ef - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 03/07/2026 08:00:45 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 03/07/2026 08:27:05 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 461561-2026
OJ S issue number: 127/2026
Publication date: 06/07/2026