Troms County, c/o the Education Agency, henceforth also referred to as the Contracting Authority, invites to an open tender contest for a framework agreement involving the procurement of laptops to sixth form colleges in Troms County. Including students at Nordborg Sixth Form College at Finnsnes and the Norwegian sixth form college for top-level athletics (NTG) in Tromsø.

The objective of the contract is to ensure an efficient and financial advantageous supply of students' PCs in accordance with the requirement specification.

Troms County has, for the school year 2016/2017, approx. 2 500 students enrolled in the sixth form college, level 1. Based on this student basis, the contracting authority is estimating an annual procurement of approx. 2,500 students' laptops. The laptops must be ready for use by the start of each school year.

The estimated annual budget frame for the purchase of students' laptops is 12 000 000 NOK excluding VAT.

The volume will depend on the contracting authority's budget situation, student basis and other framework factors. Note that the estimated scope is without obligations and is to be considered as an informative estimate for the contract period. The contracting authority is not bound to procure a fixed amount of services or goods.

The framework agreement shall as a starting point, apply for a period of one (1) year, with an option for the Contracting Authority to trigger the option for three (3) years, one (1) year at a time. Total period for delivery can be up to four (4) years.

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