Fruit and vegetables for Troms County - RFI

Troms County (hereafter called the contracting authority) needs to enter into a new framework agreement for the delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables to our canteens. We are currently in a preparatory phase of the procurement process. As part of the preparation for the coming competition, we would like to …

CPV: 03220000 Vegetables, fruits and nuts, 03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products, 03200000 Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts, 03210000 Cereals and potatoes, 03221000 Vegetables, 03221100 Root and tuber vegetables, 03221200 Fruit vegetables, 03221300 Leaf vegetables, 03221400 Cabbage vegetables, 03222000 Fruit and nuts, 03222100 Tropical fruit and nuts, 03222200 Citrus fruit, 03222300 Non-tropical fruit, 03222400 Olives, 15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, 15300000 Fruit, vegetables and related products, 15310000 Potatoes and potato products, 15330000 Processed fruit and vegetables
Place of execution:
Fruit and vegetables for Troms County - RFI
Awarding body:
Troms fylkeskommune
Award number:
25/06154

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

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

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Fruit and vegetables for Troms County - RFI
Description : Troms County (hereafter called the contracting authority) needs to enter into a new framework agreement for the delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables to our canteens. We are currently in a preparatory phase of the procurement process. As part of the preparation for the coming competition, we would like to hold a market dialogue. The contracting authority has formulated a set of questions in the attached document 'Questions to the Market', which we hope relevant suppliers can answer. Tenderers are asked to answer the contracting authority ́s questions directly in the document, under each point. The deadline for submitting feedback is 07.05.25, 12:00 at the expiry of the hearing deadline, the contracting authority will review all inputs. Then we will consider what input it might be appropriate to include in the final documents. The Contracting Authority is not obliged to comply with the input and emphasises that the attached documents are to be seen as provisional drafts. Tenderers who register can be contacted by the contracting authority at a later date in the preparation phase, as needed and further questions. Please note that Troms County does not refund any costs incurred during the hearing participation.
Internal identifier : 25/06154

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 03220000 Vegetables, fruits and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03200000 Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03210000 Cereals and potatoes
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221000 Vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221100 Root and tuber vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221200 Fruit vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221300 Leaf vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221400 Cabbage vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222000 Fruit and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222100 Tropical fruit and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222200 Citrus fruit
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222300 Non-tropical fruit
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222400 Olives
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15300000 Fruit, vegetables and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15310000 Potatoes and potato products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15330000 Processed fruit and vegetables

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Troms og Finnmark ( NO074 )
Country : Norway

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 6 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften -

3. Part

3.1 Part : PAR-0000

Title : Fruit and vegetables for Troms County - RFI
Description : Troms County (hereafter called the contracting authority) needs to enter into a new framework agreement for the delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables to our canteens. We are currently in a preparatory phase of the procurement process. As part of the preparation for the coming competition, we would like to hold a market dialogue. The contracting authority has formulated a set of questions in the attached document 'Questions to the Market', which we hope relevant suppliers can answer. Tenderers are asked to answer the contracting authority ́s questions directly in the document, under each point. The deadline for submitting feedback is 07.05.25, 12:00 at the expiry of the hearing deadline, the contracting authority will review all inputs. Then we will consider what input it might be appropriate to include in the final documents. The Contracting Authority is not obliged to comply with the input and emphasises that the attached documents are to be seen as provisional drafts. Tenderers who register can be contacted by the contracting authority at a later date in the preparation phase, as needed and further questions. Please note that Troms County does not refund any costs incurred during the hearing participation.
Internal identifier : 25/06154

3.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 03220000 Vegetables, fruits and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03000000 Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03200000 Cereals, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03210000 Cereals and potatoes
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221000 Vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221100 Root and tuber vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221200 Fruit vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221300 Leaf vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03221400 Cabbage vegetables
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222000 Fruit and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222100 Tropical fruit and nuts
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222200 Citrus fruit
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222300 Non-tropical fruit
Additional classification ( cpv ): 03222400 Olives
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15000000 Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15300000 Fruit, vegetables and related products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15310000 Potatoes and potato products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 15330000 Processed fruit and vegetables

3.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Troms og Finnmark ( NO074 )
Country : Norway

3.1.4 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 6 000 000 Norwegian krone

3.1.5 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

3.1.6 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/255468566.aspx ,
Deadline for requesting additional information : 07/05/2025 10:00 +00:00
Ad hoc communication channel
Name : Mercell

3.1.7 Terms of procurement

The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No

3.1.9 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Nord-Troms og Senja tingrett
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Troms fylkeskommune

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Troms fylkeskommune
Registration number : 930068128
Postal address : Postboks 6600
Town : Tromsø
Postcode : 9296
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Troms og Finnmark ( NO074 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Frida Hansen
Telephone : +47 77788000
Internet address : https://www.tromsfylke.no/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Nord-Troms og Senja tingrett
Registration number : 926723022
Department : Tromsø
Town : Tromsø
Country : Norway
Telephone : 77603400
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 2beba966-18e1-4cab-8f57-0985be7ec66a - 01
Form type : Planning
Notice type : Prior information notice or a periodic indicative notice used only for information
Notice dispatch date : 25/04/2025 12:15 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 25/04/2025 13:50 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00274233-2025
OJ S issue number : 83/2025
Publication date : 29/04/2025
Estimated date of publication of a contract notice within this procedure : 21/05/2025