Bus services in Moss 2027

The procurement is for scheduled bus traffic in and to/from Moss and Våler municipalities for the period from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2039. The procurement is for scheduled bus traffic in and to/from Moss and Våler municipalities for the period from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2039.

CPV: 60112000 Public road transport services, 34121000 Buses and coaches, 34121100 Public-service buses
Place of execution:
Bus services in Moss 2027
Awarding body:
Østfold fylkeskommune
Award number:
2025/7967

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Østfold fylkeskommune
Legal type of the buyer : Regional authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Bus services in Moss 2027
Description : The procurement is for scheduled bus traffic in and to/from Moss and Våler municipalities for the period from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2039.
Procedure identifier : e471145a-781c-40ca-9a5e-f2cf36665805
Internal identifier : 2025/7967
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no
Main features of the procedure : The competition will be held in accordance with the Public Procurement Act from 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements and supply regulations (FOR) dated 12 August 2016 no. 975. This procurement follows the procedure competition with negotiations, cf. FOR § 9-1.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 34121000 Buses and coaches
Additional classification ( cpv ): 34121100 Public-service buses

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Østfold ( NO083 )
Country : Norway
Additional information : The procurement concerns scheduled bus services in and to/from Moss and Våler municipalities.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 080 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : European Single Procurement Document (ESPD), Procurement Document

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Bus services in Moss 2027
Description : The procurement is for scheduled bus traffic in and to/from Moss and Våler municipalities for the period from 1 July 2027 to 30 June 2039.
Internal identifier : 2025/7967

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60112000 Public road transport services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 34121000 Buses and coaches
Additional classification ( cpv ): 34121100 Public-service buses
Options :
Description of the options : Two options are included with expanded tender offers in Moss town.

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Østfold ( NO083 )
Country : Norway
Additional information : The procurement concerns scheduled bus services in and to/from Moss and Våler municipalities.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/07/2027
Duration end date : 30/06/2039

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 1 080 000 000 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) : no
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Approach to reducing environmental impacts : Climate change mitigation
Green Procurement Criteria : National Green Public Procurement criteria
Social objective promoted : Human rights due diligence in global supply chains, Accessibility for all
The procurement falls within the scope of the European Parliament and Council 2009/33/EC (Clean Vehicles Directive – CVD)
The CVD legal basis to establish which category of procurement procedure applies Passenger road transport services

5.1.8 Accessibility criteria

Accessibility criteria for persons with disabilities are included

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : European Single Procurement Document (ESPD), Procurement Document
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 3
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Includes remuneration, alteration rates for capital costs and profit mark-up.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality of the execution of the assignment
Description : Includes competence work, planning and operation of the service offer, measures to improve drivers' day-to-day work and start-up preparations.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality and functionality of bus materials
Description : Includes functionality and customer experience, security measures and measures to improve drivers' everyday work.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Deadline for requesting additional information : 04/11/2025 23:00 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://tendsign.com/doc.aspx?MeFormsNoticeId=72323

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of the procedure :
Estimated date of dispatch of the invitations to submit tenders : 20/11/2025
Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : Norwegian
Electronic catalogue : Allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 17/11/2025 11:00 +00:00
Information that can be supplemented after the submission deadline :
At the discretion of the buyer, some missing tenderer-related documents may be submitted later.
Additional information : As this is a two stage competition where only qualified applicants are invited to submit a tender, all applicants, in addition to completing the ESPD form, shall present the documentation stated in the procedure description point 3.1 to document that the qualification requirements are fulfilled. In order to be invited to submit a tender for the competition, interested tenderers must fill in the electronic self-declaration form (ESPD) and submit documentation to fulfil the stated qualification requirements. The contracting authority has the right, but not an obligation, to request any missing documentation.
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : Not yet known
A non-disclosure agreement is required : no
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

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

Mediation organisation : Søndre Østfold tingrett
Review organisation : Søndre Østfold tingrett
Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed : Søndre Østfold tingrett
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Østfold fylkeskommune
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Østfold fylkeskommune
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Østfold fylkeskommune
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Østfold fylkeskommune
Organisation processing tenders : Østfold fylkeskommune

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Østfold fylkeskommune
Registration number : 930580694
Department : Samferdsel
Postal address : Oscar Pedersens vei 39
Town : Sarpsborg
Postcode : 1706
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Østfold ( NO083 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Kjetil Gaulen
Telephone : 69 11 70 00
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
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Søndre Østfold tingrett
Registration number : 926 722 808
Postal address : Postboks 113
Town : Fredrikstad
Postcode : 1601
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Østfold ( NO083 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 69 79 77 00
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Mediation organisation
Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 6b4a12de-b5b2-4bef-a9c3-a1fe2109eb43 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 15/10/2025 12:52 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 15/10/2025 12:58 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00682127-2025
OJ S issue number : 199/2025
Publication date : 16/10/2025