The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training hereby invites suppliers of test and examination systems to apply to take part in a competitive dialogue on a new system for development and administration of tests and examinations in Norway. The competitive dialogue is in accordance with section 13-2 of the Public Procurement Regulations.

The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is to carry out a competitive dialogue in order to procure a new system for development and administration of tests and examinations in Norway.

The system must meet functional requirements for developing, administering, assessing and analysis of tests and examinations. The purpose of introducing a new system is to provide a fairer assessment of the pupils because everyone will have equal opportunities to participate, digitalized tests and examinations, greater security in the system and greater security relating to the administration of examinations and tests.

The new system is to be integrated with the Directorates management systems.

On an annual basis the Directorate has a throughput of around 1 000 000 tests and examinations. Approximately 300 000 of these are examinations. It is expected that this number will increase to at least 1 500 000 after all tests and examinations have been fully digitalized.