1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: HOVEDREDNINGSSENTRALEN
Legal type of the buyer: Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Procurement of a virtualisation and storage system.
Description: The Main Rescue Centre shall replace the current 3 layers virtualisation and storage system. The offered system shall be based on HPE Simlivity 325 Gen11. Six Simplivity nodes shall be delivered in total. Three shall be delivered to the Main Rescue Centre in North Norway (Bodø) and three shall be delivered to the Main Rescue Centre, Department South Norway (Sola). A more detailed description of the procurement is in the tender documentation ́s draft of the contract, annex 1, the contracting authority ́s requirement specifications.
Procedure identifier: 68e4f311-05bc-42bb-b079-fc3657552861
Internal identifier: 26/01323
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 48800000 Information systems and servers
Additional classification (cpv): 30233100 Computer storage units, 48210000 Networking software package, 72222300 Information technology services, 72263000 Software implementation services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Nordland/Nordlánnda (NO071)
Country: Norway
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Rogaland (NO0A1)
Country: Norway
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 000 000,00 NOK
2.1.4.
General information
Legal basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
2.1.6.
Grounds for exclusion
Sources of grounds for exclusion: European Single Procurement Document Request
5. Lot
5.1.
Lot: LOT-0000
Title: Procurement of a virtualisation and storage system.
Description: The Main Rescue Centre shall replace the current 3 layers virtualisation and storage system. The offered system shall be based on HPE Simlivity 325 Gen11. Six Simplivity nodes shall be delivered in total. Three shall be delivered to the Main Rescue Centre in North Norway (Bodø) and three shall be delivered to the Main Rescue Centre, Department South Norway (Sola). A more detailed description of the procurement is in the tender documentation ́s draft of the contract, annex 1, the contracting authority ́s requirement specifications.
Internal identifier: 26/01323
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Supplies
Main classification (cpv): 48800000 Information systems and servers
Additional classification (cpv): 30233100 Computer storage units, 48210000 Networking software package, 72222300 Information technology services, 72263000 Software implementation services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Nordland/Nordlánnda (NO071)
Country: Norway
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country subdivision (NUTS): Rogaland (NO0A1)
Country: Norway
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Other duration: Unknown
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 000 000,00 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
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
5.1.12.
Terms of procurement
Terms of submission:
Electronic submission: Allowed
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: Norwegian
Electronic catalogue: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 15/10/2026 10:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 1 Month
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline:
No documents can be submitted later.
Terms of contract:
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
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: Kofa
Information about review deadlines: 10.11.2026
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: HOVEDREDNINGSSENTRALEN
Organisation receiving requests to participate: HOVEDREDNINGSSENTRALEN
Organisation processing tenders: HOVEDREDNINGSSENTRALEN
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: HOVEDREDNINGSSENTRALEN
Registration number: 971390425
Postal address: Postboks 1016
Town: Bodø
Postcode: 8001
Country subdivision (NUTS): Nordland/Nordlánnda (NO071)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Cathrine Lindanger
Telephone: +47 48169262
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Kofa
Registration number: 918195548
Town: Bergen
Postcode: 5805
Country subdivision (NUTS): Vestland (NO0A2)
Country: Norway
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Notice identifier/version: ddba9900-0770-4176-a97a-da607171eb0c - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 15/09/2026 09:02:26 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 15/09/2026 10:01:25 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 637959-2026
OJ S issue number: 179/2026
Publication date: 16/09/2026