The government shall decide on the conceptual solution for the future DNS. The review basis for such a decision is a KS 1-process with a concept study (KVU) and the accompanying external quality assurance.

The aim of the KS 1-process is to highlight all the necessary sides of DNS'social role and the framework terms in a 50 year perspective. The announced assignment is to prepare a complete concept study (KVU) for future building solutions for DNS.

The KVU shall be prepared as a total delivery from tenderers in accordance with the Ministry of Finance's scheme for quality assurance of major governmental investments. The KVU shall include the following chapters:

1. Needs analysis;

2. Strategy chapter;

3. General requirements;

4. Feasibility study;

5. Alternative analysis;

6. Guidelines for the preliminary project phase.

The KVU shall be designed with a view to the requirements in the framework agreement dated 4th March 2011 on external quality assurance, cf. annex 7. In addition to what is in the framework agreement, the Ministry of Finance's circular letter and guidelines in social economic anayses ought to be used as a starting point, see http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/fin/tema/statlig_okonomistyring.html?id=1440

See the KS scheme's description and guidelines for more detailed information on the basic documents: http://www.concept.ntnu.no/ks-ordningen/beskrivelse og til http://www.concept.ntnu.no/ks-ordningen/veiledere

Otherwise see the tender documentation.