OPERATION OF NOKUT'S ICT SYSTEMS

NOKUT - The national body for quality education - currently has an agreement with Advania as its IT operations provider. NOKUT has entered into this agreement after the competitive tendering in 2021. This agreement shall now be re-announced. NOKUT shall enter into a new operational agreement that safeguards and improves …

CPV: 72514300 Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance, 72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services, 72315200 Data network management services, 72514000 Computer facilities management services, 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services
Place of execution:
OPERATION OF NOKUT'S ICT SYSTEMS
Awarding body:
Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (NOKUT)
Award number:
25/00830

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (NOKUT)
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : OPERATION OF NOKUT'S ICT SYSTEMS
Description : NOKUT - The national body for quality education - currently has an agreement with Advania as its IT operations provider. NOKUT has entered into this agreement after the competitive tendering in 2021. This agreement shall now be re-announced. NOKUT shall enter into a new operational agreement that safeguards and improves the current operational situation. The new IT operational agreement shall be flexible and scaleable in terms of service content and prices.
Procedure identifier : 696573d9-1255-40a1-b403-703562ec0bfb
Internal identifier : 25/00830
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72514300 Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72315200 Data network management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72514000 Computer facilities management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 18 000 000 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)

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : OPERATION OF NOKUT'S ICT SYSTEMS
Description : NOKUT - The national body for quality education - currently has an agreement with Advania as its IT operations provider. NOKUT has entered into this agreement after the competitive tendering in 2021. This agreement shall now be re-announced. NOKUT shall enter into a new operational agreement that safeguards and improves the current operational situation. The new IT operational agreement shall be flexible and scaleable in terms of service content and prices.
Internal identifier : 25/00830

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72514300 Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72220000 Systems and technical consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72315200 Data network management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72514000 Computer facilities management services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72600000 Computer support and consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 4 Year

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 1

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 18 000 000 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) : yes

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
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
Maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 5
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated

5.1.11 Procurement documents

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : Norwegian
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 11/11/2025 11:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
A non-disclosure agreement is required : yes
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

Review organisation : KOFA
Information about review deadlines : 10 calendar days, calculated from the first calendar day after the actual date for notification about chosen tenderer.

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (NOKUT)
Registration number : 985042667
Postal address : Drammensveien 288
Town : OSLO
Postcode : 0283
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Hans Henrik Bakkerud
Telephone : +47 91511667
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : KOFA
Registration number : 918195548
Town : Bergen
Postcode : 5805
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestland ( NO0A2 )
Country : Norway
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 6105d558-4074-40b0-8159-35fb5837f84a - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 08/10/2025 09:11 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 08/10/2025 11:25 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00667641-2025
OJ S issue number : 195/2025
Publication date : 10/10/2025