Award of contract for a 1-year membership in Gartner, with an option for a 1 year extension. The membership will, amongst other things, provide access to research based consultancy services for Husbanken’s modernisation programme and digital vision. Gartner shall be a supplier independent collaborating partner in research, analyses and consulting.

There are 3 members in the contract.

The services' name is:

Executive programs leadership team with industry.

Access level:

Leader: banking and investment.

Cross function member: banking and investment.

Role member: banking and investment.

Concrete requirements for the service in the membership are:

1) Tenderer’s analyses should be based on:

— reputable analytical models for technology development, maturity and circulation,

— reputable analytical models for ranking and positioning of providers in various markets and technology areas,

— well defined and recognised research processes

The tenderer´s methods shall be based on:

Proven and well defined methods based on best practices for classic challenges within IT and the organisation of IT:

— IT Strategy

— sourcing

— management of IT (IS Governance)

— portfolio management

— enterprise architecture

— organisation of IT

— application modernisation

— IT cost optimisation

2) Member-based services

Tenderers should be able to offer membership-based contracts with a fixed price for the various services and with well defined deliveries such as:

— role-based portals;

— free access to analysts within the programme;

— free access to analyses, methodologies, templates and tools included in the various programmes and available on the Internet.

Through dedicated portals.

— analyses both at the strategic level, including reference architecture, as well as specific, tactical advice on implementation;

3) Role-based programmes:

Tenderer should be able to offer:

— dedicated portal with relevant content for each individual role;

— analyses, methods and tools that address problems encountered in the different roles;

— easy to configure the portal for one's own needs (e.g. My suppliers, my library, my analysts, my key initiatives);

— networking possibility with other members who have similar services or role;

4) Programme for IT managers and the IT unit:

— at least one of the programmes offered must address the senior management within IT (CIO);

— at least one of the programmes offered must address the IT unit's managers in general;

— coaching of both a strategic and a tactical nature according to fixed patterns and the need for an IT senior manager and for selected IT management roles;

— at least two network meetings annually with other IT managers from the public sector, both in Norway, Scandinavia and internationally in general;

— possibility for team-based delivery of IT management and the IT unit in general;

— support the IT unit in achieving business goals through effective use of technology;

5) Tenderers shall be able to cover all aspects of the IT industry including:

— consulting to end-user organisations;

— monitoring of the participants in different technology markets;

— monitoring of technology with trends;

— monitoring of the market with market analysis;

— broad offering of professional conferences, seminars and Symposiums both in Norway and internationally;

6) Consultancy services

Tenderers must provide consultancy services in close conjunction with and based on access to the same research and analysis materials

Offered through the subscription services:

— IT Strategy;

— sourcing;

— management of IT (IS Governance);

— portfolio management;

— enterprise architecture;

— organisation of IT;

— application modernisation;

— IT cost optimisation.