The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau (OFG) henceforth referred to as the Awarding Authority, requests a joint venture partner (SP) for development and procurement of various articles with the logo 'Skolefrukt.no' or other logos related to the school fruits system. The articles may include anything from rulers, reflector discs, t-shirts and other relevant materials which may strengthen Skolefrukt.no's reputation.
The Awarding Authority shall enter into a framework agreement starting 1.5.2012 until 31.12.2016. The framework agreement implies that the Joint Venture Partner contributes to development and procurement of various articles with the logo Skolefrukt.no/other relevant logos.
When articles are developed, there are 2 ways to dispose of the articles: 1. In accordance with the agreement between the parties, the Awarding Authority procures articles for storage. 2. The Joint Venture Partner procures articles for storage and sell them to regular consumers.
The price for these articles shall be agreed upon with the Awarding Authority. The Awarding Authority will give information of sales on the home page Skolefrukt.no and orders will then be forwarded directly to the Joint Venture Partner who shall take care of distribution and payment.
The actual procurement of articles will then result in an agreement between the individual consumer and the Joint Venture Partner. The Joint Venture Partner must bear the risk in relation to settlement from consumer and must comply with prevailing laws and regulations related to sales of articles through the Internet, e.g. Act relating to a cooling-off period in connection consumer purchases.
The Awarding Authority will then act as an intermediary of the sale through the Internet page Skolefrukt.no. This shall also be announced on Skolefrukt.no with the following text: 'The purchase of the article is an agreement between you as a buyer and the Joint Venture Partner (name of company). The Joint Venture Partner (name of the company) has a sales agreement with the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Information Bureau'.
Orders and inquiries shall be addressed the Joint Venture Partner (name of company), address and telephone no. The framework agreement does not guarantee any turnover, but the estimated, expected value of the procured, developed materials is minimum 500 000 NOK during a 44 month period. The value may also be considerable higher than this.
The tender must contain the following:
1. Description of the net shop.
2. Percentage of mark-up when selling to consumers.
3. Suggestions for articles in the net shop.
4. Practical arrangement in connection with procurements, where the articles are expected to be stored, orders and distribution to regular consumers.
In addition to this contract, the Awarding Authority requires a separate contract related to creative advertising services, where i.a. printing of materials such as brochures and posters, is included. The Joint Venture Partner is expected to cooperate with the Awarding Authority's partner for creative advertising services, when it comes to design and appearance of the articles included in this agreement.
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