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Supplies - 607349-2021

Submission deadline has been amended by:  654974-2021
26/11/2021    S230

Norway-Oslo: Floral arrangements

2021/S 230-607349

Contract notice

Supplies

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Skatteetaten
National registration number: 974 761 076
Postal address: Postboks 9200 Grønland
Town: OSLO
NUTS code: NO081 Oslo
Postal code: 0134
Country: Norway
Contact person: Alexander Bakk
E-mail: Alexander.Bakk@skatteetaten.no
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.skatteetaten.no
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://tendsign.no/doc.aspx?UniqueId=afsviocgkf&GoTo=Docs
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://tendsign.no/doc.aspx?UniqueId=afsviocgkf&GoTo=Tender
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5)Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

20210014 Framework agreement for flowers

Reference number: 2021/512
II.1.2)Main CPV code
03121210 Floral arrangements
II.1.3)Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)Short description:

Objective:

The procurement is for a new framework agreement for the delivery of flowers.

The Norwegian Tax Administration refers to the requirements specification for details on what we would like from the supplier market.

II.1.5)Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 3 200 000.00 NOK
II.1.6)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
03121200 Cut flowers
77330000 Floral-display services
II.2.3)Place of performance
NUTS code: NO081 Oslo
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

Objective:

The procurement is for a new framework agreement for the delivery of flowers.

The Norwegian Tax Administration refers to the requirements specification for details on what we would like from the supplier market.

II.2.5)Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 3 200 000.00 NOK
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 01/02/2022
End: 31/01/2024
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:

2 extensions, each for 12 months

II.2.10)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options:

See the renewals*

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The 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 registers
List and brief description of conditions:

Tax certificate and company registration certificate.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:

Requirement:

Sufficient financial and economic capacity.

Documentation requirement:

Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency confirming that the tenderer is credit worthy or better.

See the tender documentation for further information.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Credit rating from a certified credit rating agency confirming that the tenderer is credit worthy or better.

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:

Requirement:

Tenderers must have experience from at least two (2) comparable deliveries.

Documentation requirement:

Overview of the most important goods deliveries in the last three years, with information on the contract's value, date, and name of the recipient.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Tenderers must have experience from at least two (2) comparable deliveries.

III.2)Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

Seriousness provisions and wages and working terms, see the tender documentation and the contract.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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 participate
Date: 06/01/2022
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 tender
Tender must be valid until: 02/05/2022
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 06/01/2022
Local time: 12:01
Place:

Oslo

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)Additional information:

Mercell notice: https://opic.com/id/afsviocgkf.

VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: Oslo tingrett
Town: Oslo
Country: Norway
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Oslo Tingrett
Town: Oslo
Country: Norway
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
22/11/2021