Audit of the National Offices for Erasmus+

The Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs are the national authorities (NAU) for Erasmus+ in Norway, and shall oversee and ensure that the national offices ́ systems and practices are in accordance with the EU's national office guidelines. The Ministry of Education and …

CPV: 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services, 73200000 Research and development consultancy services, 73210000 Research consultancy services
Place of execution:
Audit of the National Offices for Erasmus+
Awarding body:
Kunnskapsdepartementet
Award number:
24/6837

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Kunnskapsdepartementet
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Audit of the National Offices for Erasmus+
Description : The Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs are the national authorities (NAU) for Erasmus+ in Norway, and shall oversee and ensure that the national offices ́ systems and practices are in accordance with the EU's national office guidelines. The Ministry of Education and Research would like auditing of the programme Erasmus+, carried out by an Independent Audit Body. The programme will Norway be administered by the HC dir and Bufdir. The revision of the programme Erasmus+ includes five areas: youth, sports school, vocational training, higher education and adult education. The administration of the youth area in Erasmus+ in Norway has been added to Bufdir which is the National Office (NA) for this part of the programme. The HC-dir manages and is the national office for the remaining areas. The sport is moved from the HC dir to Bufdir from 2026. The audit assignment consists of auditing the National Offices' annual Management Declaration of Assurance to the European Commission for the implementation of their respective parts of the programme. See the attached guidelines for the national authorities that describe the audit assignment. The National Offices' management statements and auditor's reports shall form the basis for the ministries ́ follow-up and management of program administration at the national offices. The final delivery deadline for the contract is 15.03.2028.
Procedure identifier : ae7616ea-699f-478c-bc81-9f228a3b8c6d
Previous notice : 8749dd2a-5ee5-467b-8326-6c0cd1c94d96-01
Internal identifier : 24/6837
Type of procedure : Other single stage procedure

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73210000 Research consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 700 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Audit of the National Offices for Erasmus+
Description : The Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs are the national authorities (NAU) for Erasmus+ in Norway, and shall oversee and ensure that the national offices ́ systems and practices are in accordance with the EU's national office guidelines. The Ministry of Education and Research would like auditing of the programme Erasmus+, carried out by an Independent Audit Body. The programme will Norway be administered by the HC dir and Bufdir. The revision of the programme Erasmus+ includes five areas: youth, sports school, vocational training, higher education and adult education. The administration of the youth area in Erasmus+ in Norway has been added to Bufdir which is the National Office (NA) for this part of the programme. The HC-dir manages and is the national office for the remaining areas. The sport is moved from the HC dir to Bufdir from 2026. The audit assignment consists of auditing the National Offices' annual Management Declaration of Assurance to the European Commission for the implementation of their respective parts of the programme. See the attached guidelines for the national authorities that describe the audit assignment. The National Offices' management statements and auditor's reports shall form the basis for the ministries ́ follow-up and management of program administration at the national offices. The final delivery deadline for the contract is 15.03.2028.
Internal identifier : 24/6837

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73210000 Research consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/08/2025
Duration end date : 15/03/2028

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 700 000 Norwegian krone

5.1.6 General information

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

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : .
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence of offered personnel
Description : .
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 40
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Assignment comprehension
Description : .
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 40

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
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 : .
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Oslo Tingrett

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 1 700 000 Norwegian krone

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : BDO AS
Tender :
Tender identifier : Revisjon av nasjonalkontorene for Erasmus+ - BDO AS
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 1 700 000 Norwegian krone
The tender is a variant : yes
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Revisjon av nasjonalkontorene for Erasmus+ - BDO AS
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 27/06/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Summary of the review requests the buyer received :
Number of complainants : 0
Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 1

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Kunnskapsdepartementet
Registration number : 872417842
Postal address : Kirkegata 18
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0153
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Pia Solli Sellereite
Telephone : +47 22249090
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Oslo Tingrett
Registration number : 926725939
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
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : BDO AS
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 993606650
Postal address : Postboks 1704 Vika
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0121
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : +47 91647115
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 1efbe5d7-d142-4de5-a6f0-cff419f17f05 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 02/07/2025 05:00 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 02/07/2025 05:00 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00431750-2025
OJ S issue number : 125/2025
Publication date : 03/07/2025