Procurement of consultancy services with expertise within capital strategy for early phase start-ups

The objective of the procurement is to obtain consultancy services to prepare early phase companies for a possible step in capital acquisition. The objective of the procurement is to obtain consultancy services to prepare early phase companies for a possible step in capital acquisition.

CPV: 72221000 Beratung im Bereich Unternehmensanalyse, 72224000 Beratung im Bereich Projektleitung, 73000000 Forschungs- und Entwicklungsdienste und zugehörige Beratung
Ausführungsort:
Procurement of consultancy services with expertise within capital strategy for early phase start-ups
Vergabestelle:
INNOVASJON NORGE
Vergabenummer:
2025/105102

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : INNOVASJON NORGE
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : Economic affairs

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Procurement of consultancy services with expertise within capital strategy for early phase start-ups
Description : The objective of the procurement is to obtain consultancy services to prepare early phase companies for a possible step in capital acquisition.
Procedure identifier : 07162a56-5e08-40fe-89db-8b41139c6bce
Previous notice : 00146b6f-e83e-4710-9b78-09e041b7fa9f-01
Internal identifier : 2025/105102
Type of procedure : Restricted
The procedure is accelerated : no
Main features of the procedure : Through training, tools and workshops, the companies shall develop a good knowledge of possibilities and challenges with capital acquisition in different phases of the company's development journey. The sum sum of this shall enable the companies and its management to be better able to obtain the right capital at the right time.  Many Norwegian early phase companies have problems in obtaining capital because the shareholder finance is inconclusive, with many different preferences and rights. This makes it difficult for companies to obtain fresh equity in the later race. Innovation Norway has therefore developed a digital competence programme on capital strategy. The digital course is open to everyone, it is free, and it is desired that as many entrepreneurs as possible see the useful things in this program and start to use it. In order to achieve the desired spread of competence, there is a need to train own Innovation Norway employees, ecosystem actors such as incubators and accelerators that, in turn, can spar and provide training for key employees in the start-up companies. The latter can be referred to as Teach the Teacher.It is an expectation that the consultant delivers both the content of the programme, physical training of personnel, both internally and in the ecosystem, production of documentation that can be used in training and dissemination of the program. In order to solve the assignment with the wanted quality, the Consultant must be able to demonstrate special competence and deep understanding of Good knowledge and knowledge of methodology and tools within capital strategy for the target groupGodd network with access to early phase investors and entrepreneursDough knowledge and experience from capital acquisition, particularly in the early phase Venture Capital Educational competence in the execution of training processes, digital courses and Train-the-TrainerTricable Competence and experience through. the offered resources and the team ́s compositionSee the tender documentation for several questions.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72224000 Project management consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften - Restricted tender competition

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Procurement of consultancy services with expertise within capital strategy for early phase start-ups
Description : The objective of the procurement is to obtain consultancy services to prepare early phase companies for a possible step in capital acquisition.
Internal identifier : 2025/105102

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72221000 Business analysis consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72224000 Project management consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Description : Price
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : Assignment System
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 40
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Description : Competence and experience
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (points, exact)
Award criterion number : 40

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
Framework agreement, without reopening of competition
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 : Nobody

6. Results

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone
Approximate value of the framework agreements : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Engage Innovate AS
Tender :
Tender identifier : Anskaffelse av konsulentbistand med spisskompetanse innen kapitalstrategi for tidligfase oppstartsbedrifter
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Anskaffelse av konsulentbistand med spisskompetanse innen kapitalstrategi for tidligfase oppstartsbedrifter
Date on which the winner was chosen : 04/07/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 18/08/2025
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Requests to participate
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 6

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : INNOVASJON NORGE
Registration number : 986399445
Postal address : Grev Wedels Plass 9
Town : OSLO
Postcode : 0158
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Simon Kaute
Telephone : 22002500
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Oslo Tingrett
Registration number : 926 725 939
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 22035200
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Engage Innovate AS
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 914399637
Postal address : Ulsbergleitet 27
Town : STAVANGER
Postcode : 4034
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Rogaland ( NO0A1 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Engage Innovate AS
Telephone : 92415949
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 0c88f061-d963-4b9b-8d52-405a3e450640 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 22/09/2025 08:50 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 22/09/2025 10:41 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00620783-2025
OJ S issue number : 182/2025
Publication date : 23/09/2025