Procurement of testing and development facilities and consultancy services.

DSB shall procure a new emergency network, based on service procurements in commercial mobile networks. In order to be best prepared for the procurement, DSB needs a test and development platform that consists of both ICT infrastructure and mobile network. Relevant MCX system tenderers will be invited to connect to …

CPV: 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, 72266000 Software consultancy services
Place of execution:
Procurement of testing and development facilities and consultancy services.
Awarding body:
Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB)
Award number:
2025/2576

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB)
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Public order and safety

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Procurement of testing and development facilities and consultancy services.
Description : DSB shall procure a new emergency network, based on service procurements in commercial mobile networks. In order to be best prepared for the procurement, DSB needs a test and development platform that consists of both ICT infrastructure and mobile network. Relevant MCX system tenderers will be invited to connect to their services on this platform, so that DSB can test practical systems, check configurations etc. and thus be best prepared for the upcoming procurement of a new emergency network. A framework agreement shall be signed with 1 tenderer.
Procedure identifier : 2de99159-0bc6-4d14-aa13-6338d90b9e0d
Previous notice : 80f1138b-9480-467b-8764-4fa10fd706ac-01
Internal identifier : 2025/2576
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72266000 Software consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway

2.1.3 Value

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 90 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Procurement of testing and development facilities and consultancy services.
Description : DSB shall procure a new emergency network, based on service procurements in commercial mobile networks. In order to be best prepared for the procurement, DSB needs a test and development platform that consists of both ICT infrastructure and mobile network. Relevant MCX system tenderers will be invited to connect to their services on this platform, so that DSB can test practical systems, check configurations etc. and thus be best prepared for the upcoming procurement of a new emergency network. A framework agreement shall be signed with 1 tenderer.
Internal identifier : 2025/2576

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72266000 Software consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 12/05/2025
Duration end date : 31/12/2031

5.1.4 Renewal

Maximum renewals : 2
Other information about renewals : Renewal lenght is 12 months

5.1.5 Value

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 90 000 000 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

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality
Description : Solution proposal, cf. the tenderer ́s tender letter. CV formal competence and experience of the offered key resources for 3-7 years experience or 7 years or more, respectively. A minimum of two CVs are requested per experience category.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 60
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : 40 % Access to infrastructure per month 60 % Hourly rates for consultancy services: 3-7 years experience 7 years or more experience
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 40
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 : Vestfold tingrett -
Information about review deadlines : FOA § 25-1 (1), cf. § 25-2 (1)
Organisation signing the contract : Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB)

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 70 000 000 Norwegian krone
Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice : 70 000 000 Norwegian krone
Approximate value of the framework agreements : 70 000 000 Norwegian krone

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 70 000 000 Norwegian krone
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement : 70 000 000 Norwegian krone

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Simula Research Laboratory AS
Tender :
Tender identifier : Nytt Nødnett
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 7 000 000 Norwegian krone
The tender was ranked : no
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : -
Title : Tender documentation - Simula Research Laboratory AS
Date on which the winner was chosen : 20/05/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 06/06/2025
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : yes
Notice that created the framework agreement : 79d015e3-dfe7-465f-8f02-d9fa99075c49-01
Organisation signing the contract : Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB)

6.1.3 Non-winning tenderers :

Tenderer :
Official name : Firstlink IT

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 : 2

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB)
Registration number : 974760983
Department : JSI-JUR
Postal address : Rambergveien 9
Town : TØNSBERG
Postcode : 3115
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Lise Landsverk Mo
Telephone : +47 33 41 25 00
Internet address : http://www.dsb.no/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Vestfold tingrett
Registration number : 926 723 618
Postal address : Postboks 2013
Town : Tønsberg
Postcode : 3103
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestfold ( NO093 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 33 20 67 00
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Simula Research Laboratory AS
Size of the economic operator : Small
Registration number : 984648855
Department : Administration
Postal address : Postboks 134
Town : Lysaker
Postcode : 1325
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Haakon Bryhni
Telephone : 67 82 82 00
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000
The winner is listed on a regulated market

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Firstlink IT
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 123456789
Department : Management
Postal address : Garden House, 57-59 Long Acre, London
Town : London
Postcode : WC2E 9JL
Country : United Kingdom
Contact point : Rajinder Bhupal
Telephone : +447776250070
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 79d015e3-dfe7-465f-8f02-d9fa99075c49 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 16/06/2025 10:41 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 16/06/2025 10:43 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00389450-2025
OJ S issue number : 114/2025
Publication date : 17/06/2025