Translation services between Bokmål and Nynorsk.

The aim of the procurement is to cover the Ministry Fellowship ́s need for translation of texts from Bokmål to Nynorsk, as well as language vetting and proofreading of Nynorsk texts. The aim of the procurement is to cover the Ministry Fellowship ́s need for translation of texts from Bokmål …

CPV: 79821100 Korektorské služby, 79530000 Překladatelské služby
Termín:
27. června 2025 13:00
Typ lhůty:
Podání nabídky
Místo provedení:
Translation services between Bokmål and Nynorsk.
Misto zadání:
Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon
Číslo zakázky:
25/424

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Translation services between Bokmål and Nynorsk.
Description : The aim of the procurement is to cover the Ministry Fellowship ́s need for translation of texts from Bokmål to Nynorsk, as well as language vetting and proofreading of Nynorsk texts.
Procedure identifier : b3e6fb19-82c6-4513-9167-fcc55a0f4731
Internal identifier : 25/424
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : The procurement will be made in accordance with the Act from 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements (the Procurement Act) and regulations 12 August 2016 no. 974 on public procurements (the procurement regulations), part I and part III after the procurement procedure open tender contest, c.f. the procurement regulations § 13-1(1).

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79530000 Translation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79821100 Proofreading services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 15 000 000 Norwegian krone
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 15 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Notice
Corruption : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003, p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Fraud : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Money laundering or terrorist financing : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Participation in a criminal organisation : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of child labour and other forms of human trafficking by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Child labour and other forms of human trafficking as defined in Article 2 of the European Parliament and council directive 2011/36/EU of 5. 1 April 2011 on the prevention and control of human trafficking and the protection of its victims and for compensation of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/629/RIA (EUT L 101 of 15.4.2011, p. 1).
Breaching of obligations in the fields of environmental law : Is the tenderer aware of breaches of environmental provisions as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents or Article 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of labour law : Is the tenderer aware of breaches of provisions on working conditions as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents or Article 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Breaching of obligations in the fields of social law : Is the tenderer aware of breaches of provisions on social conditions as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents or Article 18 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
Agreements with other economic operators aimed at distorting competition : Has the tenderer entered into agreement(s) with other tenderers with the intention of turning the competition?
Grave professional misconduct : Has the tenderer committed serious errors in professional practice? If relevant, see the definitions in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents.
Misrepresentation, withheld information, unable to provide required documents and obtained confidential information of this procedure : Have the tenderer:a) given grossly incorrect information when notifying the information required to verify that there is no basis for rejection, or of the qualification requirements being met,b) failed to provide such information,c) subject to immediately submitting the supporting documents requested by the Contracting Authority, ord) improperly affecting the Contracting Authority's decision process to acquire confidential information that could give this an unlawful advantage in connection with competition, or negligently has given misleading information that can have a significant influence on decisions on rejection, selection or award?
Conflict of interest due to its participation in the procurement procedure : Are tenderers aware of a conflict of interest as stated in national law, the relevant notice or procurement documents?
Direct or indirect involvement in the preparation of this procurement procedure : Has the tenderer or an entity associated with the supplier advised the contracting authority or in another way been involved in the planning of the competition?
Early termination, damages, or other comparable sanctions : Has the tenderer committed significant breaches of contract in connection with the fulfilment of a previous public contract, a previous contract with a public contracting authority or a previous concession contract, where the breach has led to the cancellation of the contract, compensation or other similar sanctions?
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions : Have tenderers failed to fulfil all their social security obligations in the country where they are established and in their member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?
Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes : Has the tenderer not fulfilled his tax and duty obligations in the country in which he is established, and in the contracting authority's member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?
Business activities are suspended : Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Bankruptcy : Is the tenderer in a bankruptcy situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Arrangement with creditors : Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Insolvency : Is the tenderer in an insolvency situation? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Assets being administered by liquidator : Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.
Analogous situation like bankruptcy, insolvency or arrangement with creditors under national law : Is the supplier in a situation where he has been forced debt arrangement? Specify why, under the mentioned circumstances, one is able to carry out the contract, considering the current national provisions and measures for continuing the business activities? It is not necessary to provide this information if rejection of tenderers made mandatory in accordance with the current national law without the possibility for exceptions.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Translation services between Bokmål and Nynorsk.
Description : The aim of the procurement is to cover the Ministry Fellowship ́s need for translation of texts from Bokmål to Nynorsk, as well as language vetting and proofreading of Nynorsk texts.
Internal identifier : 25/424

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 79530000 Translation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79821100 Proofreading services
Options :
Description of the options : The framework agreement will be valid for 2 years, with an option for an extension for 1+1 year, total 4 years.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 2 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 15 000 000 Norwegian krone
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 15 000 000 Norwegian krone

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Notice
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : Qualification requirement: Payment of taxes and duties. Documentation requirement: Norwegian tenderers: Tax certificate, not older than six months, confirming that the tenderer has fulfilled his tax, social security and VAT payments, can be ordered and obtained from Altinn by using a separate link on the skatteetaten.no. If this is not possible, it can be ordered from the tax collector or the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificate is electronically certified and is therefore not signed. See the skatteetaten.no for further information.
Criterion : Enrolment in a trade register
Description : Qualification requirement: Tenderers shall be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate or printout from the Register of Business Units for non-registration obliged individual companies. Foreign companies: Confirmation that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the company is established. The confirmation can be submitted in writing or with reference to BRIS.
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : Qualification requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Creditworthiness with no requirement for collateral will be adequate. Documentation requirement: Credit rating with key figures from a certified credit rating company, or other form of documentation to demonstrate that the requirement has been met. The credit rating shall include the credit rating degree (rating) of the tenderer - typically indicated by a rating code or brief text. The assessment shall include, or be attached, an explanation on the rating code/scale of possible rating codes. The assessment should be based on the last annual accounts.
Criterion : References on specified works
Description : Qualification requirement: Tenderers shall have sufficient ability and experience to fulfil a contract of a relevant nature and scope. Documentation requirement: A description of the tenderer's up to three most relevant assignments in the last three years, together with information on the contract ́s value, date of delivery or execution and the name of the recipient (if possible).
Criterion : Certificates by quality control institutes
Description : Qualification requirement: Tenderers shall have a system for quality assurance adapted to the requested services in the competition. Documentation requirement: A brief description shall be given of the tenderer ́s quality assurance system and procedures for language services. If a tenderer is certified in accordance with ISO 9001 or equivalent standard, it is sufficient to enclose a copy of a valid certificate.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Points will be given after comparing the tenders ́ prices cf. Annex 5 to the contract.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality
Description : Points will be awarded based on a comparison of the competence and quality of the offered personnel.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 80
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Deadline for requesting additional information : 20/06/2025 10:00 +00:00

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Allowed
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : Norwegian
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 27/06/2025 13:00 +00:00
Deadline until which the tender must remain valid : 11 Month
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
A non-disclosure agreement is required : yes
Additional information about the non-disclosure agreement : The tenderer who shall carry out the translation service shall sign a confidentiality statement.
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
Maximum number of participants : 15
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Oslo Tingrett -
Information about review deadlines : Oslo District Court
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon -
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon -
Organisation processing tenders : Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Departementenes sikkerhets- og serviceorganisasjon
Registration number : 974 761 424
Postal address : Postboks 8129 Dep
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0032
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Magnus Syversen
Telephone : +47 22249090
Internet address : https://www.dss.dep.no
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Oslo Tingrett
Registration number : 974714647
Postal address : Postboks 2106 Vika
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : +47 22035200
Internet address : http://www.domstol.no/otir
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 03e60a72-a67b-43ea-9062-6571e21d58a7 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 15/05/2025 12:00 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 16/05/2025 09:00 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00321616-2025
OJ S issue number : 95/2025
Publication date : 19/05/2025