The contracting authority wants to enter into a framework agreement with a design/production agency that can provide continuing design services of various nature during a year. Express assignments are a considerable part of the assignment.

The last 4 years GIEK has spent approx. 4 000 000 NOK in total on design services, a level that is expected to be continued in the next contract period. The estimated value is not binding, nor does it represent an absolute limit or any obligations for assignments included in the contract.

See the procurement documents for further information.

Lots/groups:

Tenders cannot be submitted for parts of the assignment.

Tax and VAT certificates:

Tenderers must have their tax and VAT payments in order (ESPD: Part II A.e).

Documentation requirement: requirement for certificate of paid VAT, tax and social security contribution. A certificate issued by the competent authority in the tenderer's country, confirming that the tenderer has met their obligations in regard to payment of VAT, tax and social security contributions in the country where the tenderer/contractor has their headquarters the (Norwegian certificate for Tax and VAT is combined and ordered from altinn.no, previously RF-1244) in accordance with the legislation in the country. The certificate must not be more than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders.

This also applies to any sub-suppliers that are needed to fulfil the contract.

This requirement only applies to Norwegian tenderers, cf. PPR §7-2.

The contracting authority is not allowed to request the certificate if he has already received it, in accordance with the Regulations § 17-1(4). If you have submitted a tax certificate to the contracting authority and it is still valid at the time of the tender submission for this contract the tender submission deadline, for this contest, you are not obliged to submit a certificate now. If this is the case, state when and to whom the certificate was previously submitted. You can, however, enclose the certificate voluntarily if you want.