Framework agreement for the procurement of workwear and protective equipment for the Sanitation Company for the Drammen Region IKS (RfD).

The waste management company for drammensregionen IKS (RfD), hereafter called the contracting authority or the Customer, invites tenderers to an open tender contest for a framework agreement for the purchase of work wear and protective equipment. The waste management company for the Drammen region (RfD) is an intermunicipal company owned …

CPV: 18110000 Occupational clothing, 18113000 Industrial clothing, 18130000 Special workwear, 18140000 Workwear accessories, 18830000 Protective footwear
Place of execution:
Framework agreement for the procurement of workwear and protective equipment for the Sanitation Company for the Drammen Region IKS (RfD).
Awarding body:
Renovasjonsselskapet for Drammensregionen IKS(RFD)
Award number:
2025/100

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Renovasjonsselskapet for Drammensregionen IKS(RFD)
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking, controlled by a local authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Framework agreement for the procurement of workwear and protective equipment for the Sanitation Company for the Drammen Region IKS (RfD).
Description : The waste management company for drammensregionen IKS (RfD), hereafter called the contracting authority or the Customer, invites tenderers to an open tender contest for a framework agreement for the purchase of work wear and protective equipment. The waste management company for the Drammen region (RfD) is an intermunicipal company owned by five municipalities: Drammen, Lier, Modum, Sigdal and Øvre Eiker. In the five owner municipalities, there are approx. 170,000 inhabitants, 77,000 households and 8,000 holiday homes in the Drammen region. In addition RfD operates six recycling stations and one reloading station. RfD provides a sustainable sanitation service based on source sorting, recycling, waste minimisation and re-use.
Procedure identifier : c1c30292-5119-4a2b-8edf-79e070be253b
Previous notice : 87c93b3e-5e95-40c6-9e36-38beef716685-01
Internal identifier : 2025/100
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : The Contracting Authority needs a framework agreement with one tenderer for the delivery of workwear and protective equipment.  The procurement has an estimated value of NOK 8 million excluding VAT, with a maximum value of NOK 10 million. Tenderers must reckon on an increased instalment on the framework agreement in 2026 for employment in RfD. The framework agreement has a duration of two years, with an option for a further 1+1 year. The options will be automatically triggered so that the Contracting Authority gives written notification that the option will not be triggered at the latest 3 months before the contract expires.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 18110000 Occupational clothing
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18113000 Industrial clothing
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18130000 Special workwear
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18140000 Workwear accessories
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18830000 Protective footwear

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Buskerud ( NO085 )
Country : Norway

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 10 000 000 Norwegian krone
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 10 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Framework agreement for the procurement of workwear and protective equipment for the Sanitation Company for the Drammen Region IKS (RfD).
Description : The waste management company for drammensregionen IKS (RfD), hereafter called the contracting authority or the Customer, invites tenderers to an open tender contest for a framework agreement for the purchase of work wear and protective equipment. The waste management company for the Drammen region (RfD) is an intermunicipal company owned by five municipalities: Drammen, Lier, Modum, Sigdal and Øvre Eiker. In the five owner municipalities, there are approx. 170,000 inhabitants, 77,000 households and 8,000 holiday homes in the Drammen region. In addition RfD operates six recycling stations and one reloading station. RfD provides a sustainable sanitation service based on source sorting, recycling, waste minimisation and re-use.
Internal identifier : 2025/100

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 18110000 Occupational clothing
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18113000 Industrial clothing
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18130000 Special workwear
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18140000 Workwear accessories
Additional classification ( cpv ): 18830000 Protective footwear

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Buskerud ( NO085 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 10 000 000 Norwegian krone
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 10 000 000 Norwegian krone

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : no

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Green Procurement Criteria : National Green Public Procurement criteria

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : The sum of the "offered net price" in the annex price form.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Testing and Buying
Description : The tenderer ́s location for testing and procurement of textiles and equipment is to be stated. The location shall at least be within a distance of 40 km from the contracting authority ́s location. Points will be given as follows (minimum and maximum distance from the contracting authority ́s location to shop/location): 0 to 5 km: 10 points 5 to 15 km: 5 points More than 15 km: 1 point
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 10
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality and suitability
Description : After the tender deadline, the contracting authority will decide which products shall be tested. The product samples shall not be sent with the tender. After the tenders have been signed, all qualified suppliers will be asked to deliver 2x10 predefined product samples. The samples shall be delivered to: Lerpeveien 155, 3036 Drammen. After the evaluation, the product samples can be collected from the supplier. They will not be sent by the contracting authority.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 10
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Environment
Description : Environment 1. The tenderer ́s measures for environmentally friendly transport and the choice of fuel for delivery of goods. 2. The tenderer ́s measures to reduce the consumption of microplastics in products, and measures to prevent products from giving off microplastics. 3. Percentage of products that fulfil the product specific requirements of the Swan Ecolabel, or other equivalent environmental labelling type 1. Equivalent marking schemes are, for example GOTS, Blå Engel, Bra Miljøval or EU Ecolabel. Other labelling schemes will give a lower score, if or the environmental labels are assessed as less relevant or comprehensive. For example Fairtrade, Cotton Made in Africa (CMiA), Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), Økotex 100, Økotex Made in Green, organically labelled goods and Greenguard. Products where parts of the product are marked with the Swan Ecolabel or an equivalent environmental label type 1, will also give a lower score. 1. Describe which fuel the tenderer or sub-suppliers use for delivery to the contracting authority ́s locations. Goods delivery to Mile in Mjøndalen shall be made fossil free, cf. annex 2 point 8. 2. Description of measures, including existing and future, substantiate measures. The description is limited to 4 A4 pages 3. The price form states whether the offered products fulfil the product specific requirements of the Swan Ecolabel or other environmental labelling scheme type 1. Documentation requirement: This is to be documented by a licence from an environmental labelling scheme. If the product does not have a license number, the certificate/licence certificate must be enclosed. Certificates or other documents must be valid and not expired. The contracting authority draws attention to the fact that documentation that is attached to the tender offer is only taken into account at the expiry of the tender deadline. The total sum of environment in the price form will form the basis for the evaluation of the environment criterium. This sub-criteria counts more than the other.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.15 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 : Buskerud tingrett -
Information about review deadlines : Objections to the contract award had to be submitted by the end of 25.04.2025.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : HRP AS -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : HRP AS -
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract : Renovasjonsselskapet for Drammensregionen IKS(RFD)
Organisation executing the payment : Renovasjonsselskapet for Drammensregionen IKS(RFD)
Organisation signing the contract : Renovasjonsselskapet for Drammensregionen IKS(RFD)

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice : 10 000 000 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 : 10 000 000 Norwegian krone
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : TESS Sør AS
Tender :
Tender identifier : Tess Sør AS
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 8 000 000 Norwegian krone
The tender was ranked : yes
Rank in the list of winners : 1
The tender is a variant : yes
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : Tess Sør As
Title : Framework agreement Workwear and protective equipment
Date on which the winner was chosen : 14/04/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 05/05/2025
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Notice that created the framework agreement : 94343-2025
Organisation signing the contract : Renovasjonsselskapet for Drammensregionen IKS(RFD)

6.1.4 Statistical information

Summary of the review requests the buyer received :
Number of complainants : 2
Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 7
Range of tenders :
Value of the lowest admissible tender : 3 242 073 Norwegian krone
Value of the highest admissible tender : 5 275 993 Norwegian krone

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : HRP AS
Registration number : 988889245
Postal address : Dronning Eufemias Gate 16
Town : OSLO
Postcode : 0190
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Christian Rikheim Sundelin
Telephone : 93832104
Fax : 93832104
Internet address : https://www.hrpas.no
Roles of this organisation :
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Renovasjonsselskapet for Drammensregionen IKS(RFD)
Registration number : 984 459 947
Postal address : Grønland 1
Town : Drammen
Postcode : 3001
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Buskerud ( NO085 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Peter Gjefle
Telephone : 32 04 97 00
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract
Organisation whose budget is used to pay for the contract
Organisation executing the payment

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Buskerud tingrett
Registration number : 826726342
Postal address : Gamle Kirkeplass 3
Town : Drammen
Postcode : 3019
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Buskerud ( NO085 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 32 21 16 00
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : TESS Sør AS
Size of the economic operator : Large
Registration number : 916940157
Postal address : Postboks 780
Town : DRAMMEN
Postcode : 3002
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Buskerud ( NO085 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : TESS Sør AS
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 0e0a40eb-7f1a-4921-8d14-5435cc83418b - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 17/06/2025 07:42 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 17/06/2025 07:53 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00394039-2025
OJ S issue number : 115/2025
Publication date : 18/06/2025