1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: BIR AS
Legal type of the buyer: Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Purchase of canteen services
Description: The assignment shall be carried out in BIR ́s administration building at Lungegårdskaien 42. The canteen was first used in March 2023. The canteen is equipped with necessary kitchen machines, fixtures and detachments. Electricity, public fees, internet, cutlery, porcelain, new kitchen machines/detachments as well as daily cleaning of customer areas will be taken care of and costly by BIR AS. The canteen can cover a day need of approx. 80 employees + any guests that are on the building. The number of visitors to the canteen is subject to varying. It is estimated that there will be an average of approx. 35-40 users/visitors per workday. (See annex 4 for further information on visits per week in the canteen in the period from 1 January 2026 to 19 April 2026). This is mainly justified by the home office scheme for BIR ́s employees. As regards the later requirements and price set up, the Tenderer shall use 35 users on average per workday (Monday - Friday).
Procedure identifier: 034f5081-6fcb-44b3-bc68-3d105eb9d66d
Internal identifier: KT09-2026
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 55512000 Canteen management services
Additional classification (cpv): 55500000 Canteen and catering services, 55510000 Canteen services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Postal address: Lungegårdskaien 42
Town: Bergen
Postcode: 5015
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000,00 NOK
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: Procurement Document
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Purchase of canteen services
Description: The assignment shall be carried out in BIR ́s administration building at Lungegårdskaien 42. The canteen was first used in March 2023. The canteen is equipped with necessary kitchen machines, fixtures and detachments. Electricity, public fees, internet, cutlery, porcelain, new kitchen machines/detachments as well as daily cleaning of customer areas will be taken care of and costly by BIR AS. The canteen can cover a day need of approx. 80 employees + any guests that are on the building. The number of visitors to the canteen is subject to varying. It is estimated that there will be an average of approx. 35-40 users/visitors per workday. (See annex 4 for further information on visits per week in the canteen in the period from 1 January 2026 to 19 April 2026). This is mainly justified by the home office scheme for BIR ́s employees. As regards the later requirements and price set up, the Tenderer shall use 35 users on average per workday (Monday - Friday).
Internal identifier: KT09-2026
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 55512000 Canteen management services
Additional classification (cpv): 55500000 Canteen and catering services, 55510000 Canteen services
Options:
Description of the options: No options
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Postal address: Lungegårdskaien 42
Town: Bergen
Postcode: 5015
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Duration: 60 Months
5.1.4.
Renewal
Maximum renewals: 0
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000,00 NOK
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: Procurement Document
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Cost
Name: Total cost
Description: The contracting authority will evaluate which tender has the lowest total cost excluding VAT, based on the stated prices in the price form as well as price notes attached to this competition. The sum of the costs is the tenderer ́s total cost that will be evaluated further as described below.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Quality and environment
Description: The offered 4 week menu: Assessed qualitatively based on the offered food concept. Beyond this, the Contracting Authority will consider the menu and food concept as regards what steps the Tenderer will make in this agreement to reduce climate and environmental impact without compromise with popularity and seasonality.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number: 50
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Deadline for requesting additional information: 28/10/2026 13:00:00 (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
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 04/11/2026 11:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 2 Months
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: Hordaland Tingrett
Information about review deadlines: The waiting period is 11 days from the date the award of contract is sent.
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: BIR AS
Organisation receiving requests to participate: BIR AS
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: BIR AS
Registration number: 983495400
Postal address: Pb 6004
Town: Bergen
Postcode: 5892
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Atle Hitland
Telephone: +47 55277728
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Hordaland Tingrett
Registration number: 974737418
Postal address: Tårnplassen 2
Town: Bergen
Postcode: 5012
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Notice identifier/version: 7ef787c2-ac3b-4eeb-bc23-ea51f1f503b9 - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 11/09/2026 13:04:51 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 11/09/2026 13:31:05 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 632950-2026
OJ S issue number: 178/2026
Publication date: 15/09/2026