The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH) shall enter into nine framework agreements, via this procurement, for the delivery of equipment for gyms at NIH, with the accompanying service contracts for several of the framework agreements. As the extent of the equipment is large and varied, several framework agreements will be awarded to cover NIH's need.

NIH would like to enter into a framework agreement with one supplier for each framework agreement. One tenderer can be qualified to submit tenders for several framework agreements. Tenderers must be able to deliver all the equipment within the framework agreement in question in order to be qualified. The total value of all the framework agreements is estimated to between 12 500 000 NOK and 17 500 000 NOK excluding VAT.

All of the framework agreements will last for two years. The contracting authority has an option to extend the length of the frameworks for 1 year at a time, up to twice, so that the framework agreement's total, maximum length will be 4 years (2+1+1 year). The equivalent will apply for the accompanying service and maintenance contracts for the framework agreements where this is included. The service and maintenance contract will be awarded to the same tenderer who is awarded the framework agreement for the procurement and delivery of the relevant equipment.

The most important part of the framework agreements' value is planned as one call-off with delivery by 1.9.2017. The intention of entering into framework agreements is, amongst other things, that there shall be room for deviations based on the amounts stated in the tender documentation, further procurements after the first main delivery and room to procure from all of the chosen tenderer's assortment within the contract's extent. Even if it is NIH's clear wish to make one large and total call-off as described above, tenderers must be prepared for deviations from the described extent and for changed progress, due to, amongst other reasons, budget reasons and changed progress in the renovation project.

See the qualification documentation for further details.