Legal services (Норвегия - Тендер #47066381)

1. Section I
   1. Name and addresses
      Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet
      Postboks 8090 Dep
      Oslo
      0032
      Norway
      Telephone: +47 22249090
      E-mail: Frode-Alexander.Igesund@dss.dep.no
      
   2. Joint procurement
      
   3. Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
      http://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=381155&B=DFO
      Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned addresselectronically via: http://eu.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=381155&B=DFO
      to the abovementioned address
      
   4. Type of the contracting authority:
      Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
      
   5. Main activity:
      General public services
      
2. Section II
   1. Scope of the procurement:
      1. Title:
         

         Framework agreement for legal services

         Reference number: 23/5239
         
      2. Main CPV code:
         79100000
         
      3. Type of contract:
         Services
         
      4. Short description:
         

         The procurement will be implemented in accordance with an open tender contest, in accordance with the Public Procurement Act dated 17 June 2016 (PPA) and the Public Procurement Regulations (PPR) FOR 2016-08-12-974, part I and part II, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations § 5-1 (2) letter b.

         The aim is to enter into non-exclusive, parallel framework agreements with up to three different tenderers for the procurement of legal services related to the contracting authority"s execution of direct ownership in companies. The contracting authority has its own lawyers that give advice and assist within most legal areas of importance for the contracting authority"s execution of ownership. There is a need for external assistance on occasions where the contracting authority"s own lawyers are lacking the capacity to provide the necessary legal assistance, and/or where expertise in fields of law is not covered internally and/or for more than what is covered internally.

      5. Estimated total value:
         Value excluding VAT: 40 000 000.00 NOK
         
      6. Information about lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: no
   2. Description
      1. Title:
         
      2. Additional CPV code(s):
         75231000, 79111000, 79140000
         
      3. Place of performance:
         
      4. Description of the procurement:
         

         The aim is to enter into non-exclusive, parallel framework agreements with up to three different tenderers for the procurement of legal services related to the contracting authority"s execution of direct ownership in companies. The contracting authority has its own lawyers that give advice and assist within most legal areas of importance for the contracting authority"s execution of ownership. There is a need for external assistance on occasions where the contracting authority"s own lawyers are lacking the capacity to provide the necessary legal assistance, and/or where expertise in fields of law is not covered internally and/or for more than what is covered internally. Tenderers must be able to offer expertise within general Norwegian company law, stock exchange and capital market law, transactions, financing, and general contract and contract law. Tenderers must also have very good competence within other relevant Norwegian business law and general legal areas that affect the contracting authority"s execution of ownership, including climate and environment law, ESG and compliance, tax law, and competition and state support law. The estimated value of the procurement is NOK 5 million - NOK 10 million excluding VAT a year. I.e., an estimated total value of up to NOK 40 million excluding VAT for the maximum contract length. The contracting authority would like to enter into parallel framework agreements with up to 3 tenderers. See Annex 1 of the draft of the framework agreement, (which is Annex B of the tender documentation) for further details on the delivery.

      5. Award criteria:
         Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
      6. Estimated value:
         Value excluding VAT: 40 000 000.00 NOK
         
      7. Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
         Duration in months: 48
         This contract is subject to renewal: no
         
      8. Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
         
      9. Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: no
         
      10. Information about options:
          Options: yesDescription of options:

          The framework agreement will be valid for two years from the contract date. Option for the contracting authority to extend the framework agreement for a further one year at a time up to twice.

      11. Information about electronic catalogues:
          
          
      12. Information about European Union funds:
          The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
      13. Additional information:
          

          NB: POINT IV.1.1) in this form IS NOT CORRECT. The wrong procedure must be stated in the form due to technical restrictions. The contest will be held as an OPEN TENDER CONTEST.

3. Section III
   1. Conditions for participation:
      1. Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
         
      2. Economic and financial standing:
         List and brief description of selection criteria:

         Requirement: Paid taxes and duties.

         Documentation:

         A certificate, not older than 6 months, which verifies that the tenderer has fulfilled the obligations of payment of taxes, social security contributions and VAT. The certificate can be ordered and obtained from Altinn by using a separate link on skatteetaten.no. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian authorities.

      3. Technical and professional ability:
         List and brief description of selection criteria:

         Requirement:

         Tenderers must have sufficient ability and experience to carry out the assignments that are awarded under the framework agreement.

         Documentation:

         • A description of the tenderer"s up to five most relevant assignments in the last three years, together with information (to the degree that it is permitted/possible) on the assignments" values, (for the client), dates of execution, and the names of the client.

         • Relevant assignments means transactions, financing assignments, or other major assignments covered by the relevant legal areas, preferably the primary legal areas, see Annex 1 of the framework agreement - (the contracting authority"s description of the legal services). Tenderers are responsible for ensuring that the description is of such a nature that it verifies that the requirement has been met.

         Requirement:

         Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to take on the assignments included in the framework agreement.

         Documentation:

         • A description of the tenderer"s average annual workforce in the last three years (2021-2023), as well as an estimate of the number of partners that currently work within the relevant legal areas (see Annex 1 of the framework agreement - the contracting authority"s description of the legal services).

      4. Information about reserved contracts:
         
   2. Conditions related to the contract:
      1. Information about a particular profession:
         
      2. Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract:
         
4. Section IV
5. Description:
   1. Type of procedure:
      Open procedure
   2. Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system:
      Framework agreement with several operatorsEnvisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
      
   3. Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue:
      
   4. Information about negotiation:
      
   5. Information about electronic auction:
      
   6. Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
6. Administrative information:
   1. Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      
   2. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
      Date: 2023-11-10
      Local time: 12:00
      
   3. Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
      
   4. Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
      NO
   5. Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
      Tender must be valid until: 2024-03-06
      (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
      
   6. Conditions for opening of tenders:
      Date: 2023-11-10
      Local time: 12:00
      

Источник закупки

Импорт - Экспорт по стране Норвегия