Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.3)CommunicationAdditional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authorityMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activityOther activity: Audit
Section II: Object
II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:
Assistance with the development of digital internet services for the Office of the Auditor General
Reference number: 2017/01312
II.1.2)Main CPV code72420000 Internet development services
II.1.3)Type of contractServices
II.1.4)Short description:
External communication is one of several areas of priority in the office of the auditor general and part of our ongoing modernisation programme. The office of the auditor general shall adopt a new communication strategy in 2018 and start using social media more actively and develop a new, user friendly website. We would, thus, like to enter into a contract with a tenderer who can assist with the following:
— quality assurance the office of the auditor general's draft for a new communication strategy and our channel strategy for riksrevisjonen.no
— renew the Office of the Auditor General´s design manual (graphical guidelines) and develop a visual digital identity,
— propose an appropriate publication system for the website,
— design and develop a new website for the office of the auditor general,
— develop appropriate digital systems to present the office of the auditor general's audit findings,
— maintain and further develop the website (this includes maintenance, error recovery, support, further development of the system, as well as development of any new products and functionality).
II.1.5)Estimated total valueValue excluding VAT: 5 000 000.00 NOK
II.1.6)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)72400000 Internet services
72413000 World wide web (www) site design services
72415000 World wide web (www) site operation host services
II.2.3)Place of performanceNUTS code: NO011 Oslo
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
External communication is one of several areas of priority in the office of the auditor general and part of our ongoing modernisation programme. The office of the auditor general shall adopt a new communication strategy in 2018 and start using social media more actively and develop a new, user friendly website. We would, thus, like to enter into a contract with a tenderer who can assist with the following:
— quality assurance the Office of the Auditor General´s draft for a new communication strategy and our channel strategy for riksrevisjonen.no
— renew the office of the auditor general's design manual (graphical guidelines) and develop a visual digital identity,
— propose an appropriate publication system for the website,
— design and develop a new website for the office of the auditor general,
— develop appropriate digital systems to present the office of the auditor general's audit findings,
— maintain and further develop the website (this includes maintenance, error recovery, support, further development of the system, as well as development of any new products and functionality).
II.2.5)Award criteriaPrice is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated valueValue excluding VAT: 5 000 000.00 NOK
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing systemDuration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:
The maintenance contract can be extended for 1 + 1 year.
II.2.10)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of options:
1— There is an option for hosting the website.
2— We currenty have a function on riksrevisjonen.no where external suppliers (external printers and external language vetters) can log in, download and upload the office of the auditor general's reports. There is an option for the development of an equivalent function.
3— Several of our previous audit reports are only in pdf format. There is an option for the conversion of a limited number of previous reports to xml format.
II.2.13)Information about European Union fundsThe procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)Additional information
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersList and brief description of conditions:
Tenderers must be registered in a company register, professional register or a trade register in the country where the tenderer is established, documented by:
Norwegian tenderers: company registration certificate.
Foreign tenderers: Verification showing that the tenderer is registered in a company register, professional register or a commerce register in the country where the tenderer is established.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standingList and brief description of selection criteria:
Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Documented by:
— a credit assessment /rating, not older than 3 months, based on the last known accounting figures, carried out by a credit information agency with permissions thereof,
— tax and VAT certificate.
The certificate must not be older than 6 months, calculated from the tender deadline.
If a tenderer has valid reasons for not being able to provide the documentation requested by the contracting authority, the tenderer can prove his economic and financial position with any other document that the contracting authority deems suitable.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
The best or next best credit worthiness is required.
III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contractObligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participateDate: 23/04/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:Norwegian
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderTender must be valid until: 31/08/2018
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 23/04/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflowsElectronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review bodyOfficial name: Klagenemnda for offentlige anskaffelser
Postal address: Zander Kaaes gate 7
Town: Bergen
Postal code: 5015
Country: Norway
E-mail:
post@kofa.noTelephone: +47 55190000
Internet address:
http://www.kofa.no VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation proceduresOfficial name: Klagenemnda for offentlige anskaffelser
Postal address: Zander Kaaes gate 7
Town: Bergen
Postal code: 5015
Country: Norway
E-mail:
post@kofa.noTelephone: +47 55190000
Internet address:
http://www.kofa.no VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtainedOfficial name: Klagenemnda for offentlige anskaffelser
Postal address: Zander Kaaes gate 7
Town: Bergen
Postal code: 5015
Country: Norway
E-mail:
post@kofa.noTelephone: +47 55190000
Internet address:
http://www.kofa.no VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:19/03/2018