1. Buyer
1.1.
Buyer
Official name: Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet
Legal type of the buyer: Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority: General public services
2. Procedure
2.1.
Procedure
Title: Minority meetings with the municipality: diversity and universalism
Description: The Directorate of Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) shall announce a research assignment (R&D) on ethnic minorities' meetings with the municipality, with a particular spotlight on residents with a legal background or affiliation, cf. action no. 11 in the Action Plan on Muslim hostility.
Procedure identifier: ac95453e-d60c-4e49-bcad-df1dd8050d84
Internal identifier: 2026/60255
Type of procedure: Open
The procedure is accelerated: no
2.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73110000 Research services
2.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Norway
Anywhere in the given country
2.1.3.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000,00 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: Minority meetings with the municipality: diversity and universalism
Description: The Directorate of Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir) shall announce a research assignment (R&D) on ethnic minorities' meetings with the municipality, with a particular spotlight on residents with a legal background or affiliation, cf. action no. 11 in the Action Plan on Muslim hostility.
Internal identifier: 2026/60255
5.1.1.
Purpose
Main nature of the contract: Services
Main classification (cpv): 73110000 Research services
5.1.2.
Place of performance
Country: Norway
Anywhere in the given country
5.1.3.
Estimated duration
Start date: 27/11/2026
Duration end date: 30/11/2028
5.1.5.
Value
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 500 000,00 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: Notice
Criterion: Enrolment in a relevant professional register
Description of selection criterion: Listed on NFR's list of certified research organisations.
Criterion: Other economic or financial requirements
Description of selection criterion: No tax arrears. Tax certificate.
Criterion: Subcontracting proportion
Description of selection criterion: If a tenderer will use other organisations for the execution of the assignment, this shall be documented.
5.1.10.
Award criteria
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Assignment comprehension and organisation of the assignment (40%)
Description: Assignment comprehension and organisation of the assignment (40%) - Assignment comprehension: theoretical approach and research based contextualisation of problems. - Project organisation, cooperation and quality assurance routines. - Progress plan, facilitation plan (deliveries) and the distribution of resources, including distribution of assignments/roles and time.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 1
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Methodical research design (30%)
Description: Methodical research design (30%) - Description of research design. - Justification for choosing method(s) and feasibility, connected to data acquisition (e.g. recruitment of informants, choice/collection of data) and data analysis. Ethical implications and considerations that will be taken connected to the project implementation.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 2
Criterion:
Type: Quality
Name: Competence (30%)
Description: Competence (30%) - CVs, which include a list of publications, for the participants in the offered project team. Competence will be assessed based on the relevance of the assignment.
Category of award weight criterion: Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number: 3
5.1.11.
Procurement documents
Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available: Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information: 22/10/2026 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
Advanced or qualified electronic signature or seal (as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014) is required
Variants: Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender: Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders: 27/10/2026 11:00:00 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Duration during which the tender must remain valid: 25 Days
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline:
At the discretion of the buyer, some missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.
Additional information: Taxes
Information about public opening:
Opening date: 27/10/2026 11:00:00 (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: Ten working days.
Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed: Oslo tingrett
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure: Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents: Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures: Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet
Organisation receiving requests to participate: Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet
Organisation processing tenders: Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet
8. Organisations
8.1.
ORG-0001
Official name: Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet
Registration number: 986128433
Postal address: Postboks 2233
Town: Tønsberg
Postcode: 3103
Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Anders Næss
Telephone: +47 48027532
Roles of this organisation:
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures
8.1.
ORG-0002
Official name: Oslo tingrett
Registration number: 926 725 939
Postal address: C.J. Hambros plass 4
Town: Oslo
Postcode: 0164
Country subdivision (NUTS): Oslo (NO081)
Country: Norway
Contact point: Oslo tingrett
Telephone: 22 03 52 00
Roles of this organisation:
Review organisation
Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed
Notice identifier/version: bc89d91a-5904-4929-a76f-cbb515c88b7e - 01
Form type: Competition
Notice type: Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice subtype: 16
Notice dispatch date: 23/09/2026 11:38:51 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Notice dispatch date (eSender): 23/09/2026 11:39:34 (UTC+00:00) Western European Time, GMT
Languages in which this notice is officially available: English
Notice publication number: 657589-2026
OJ S issue number: 185/2026
Publication date: 24/09/2026