R&D assignment on school closures

The contracting authority would like tenders for a survey on what intentional and unintended consequences the closures of primary and secondary schools have, both for communities and for pupils. The assignment shall highlight both the advantages and disadvantages of changes to the school structure. The assignment should also highlight what …

CPV: 73000000 Servicios de investigación y desarrollo y servicios de consultoría conexos, 73200000 Servicios de consultoría en investigación y desarrollo, 73210000 Servicios de consultoría en investigación
Lugar de ejecución:
R&D assignment on school closures
Organismo adjudicador:
Kunnskapsdepartementet
Número de premio:
25/2733

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Kunnskapsdepartementet
Legal type of the buyer : Central government authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : R&D assignment on school closures
Description : The contracting authority would like tenders for a survey on what intentional and unintended consequences the closures of primary and secondary schools have, both for communities and for pupils. The assignment shall highlight both the advantages and disadvantages of changes to the school structure. The assignment should also highlight what justifications have been given for proposals for school closures, give insight into the democratic processes that have led to decisions on maintaining or shutting down public schools, and provide examples of local adaptations as a result of decisions on closures afterwards. The assignment shall provide knowledge of consequences both in the shorter and longer term. The assignment must be submitted in time for the findings to be incorporated into a NOU for the future of the joint school, which shall be delivered in spring 2026. Delivery deadline: By Monday 16 February 2026. The assignment has a financial framework of NOK 200,000 excluding VAT. NOK 2.5 million excluding VAT. The estimated value is not binding for the contracting authority.
Procedure identifier : 9b7a7600-ebee-4b07-8ca0-ac713a121135
Previous notice : 8bf67f51-1c82-4988-8de7-4f980535e370-01
Internal identifier : 25/2733
Type of procedure : Other single stage procedure

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73210000 Research consultancy services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 2 500 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : R&D assignment on school closures
Description : The contracting authority would like tenders for a survey on what intentional and unintended consequences the closures of primary and secondary schools have, both for communities and for pupils. The assignment shall highlight both the advantages and disadvantages of changes to the school structure. The assignment should also highlight what justifications have been given for proposals for school closures, give insight into the democratic processes that have led to decisions on maintaining or shutting down public schools, and provide examples of local adaptations as a result of decisions on closures afterwards. The assignment shall provide knowledge of consequences both in the shorter and longer term. The assignment must be submitted in time for the findings to be incorporated into a NOU for the future of the joint school, which shall be delivered in spring 2026. Delivery deadline: By Monday 16 February 2026. The assignment has a financial framework of NOK 200,000 excluding VAT. NOK 2.5 million excluding VAT. The estimated value is not binding for the contracting authority.
Internal identifier : 25/2733

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73200000 Research and development consultancy services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 73210000 Research consultancy services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Anywhere
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 01/07/2025
Duration end date : 16/02/2026

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 2 500 000 Norwegian krone

5.1.6 General information

Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : .
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 10
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence of offered personnel
Description : .
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 35
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Solution proposal
Description : .
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 55

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 : Oslo Tingrett
Information about review deadlines : .
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : Oslo Tingrett

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 2 500 000 Norwegian krone

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Stiftelsen Telemarksforsking
Tender :
Tender identifier : FoU-oppdrag om skolenedleggelser - Stiftelsen Telemarksforsking
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 2 500 000 Norwegian krone
Subcontracting : Yes
Subcontracting value is known : no
Subcontracting percentage is known : no
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : FoU-oppdrag om skolenedleggelser - Stiftelsen Telemarksforsking
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 19/08/2025

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 7

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Kunnskapsdepartementet
Registration number : 872417842
Postal address : Kirkegata 18
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0153
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Håkon Kavli
Telephone : +47 22249090
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Oslo Tingrett
Registration number : 926725939
Postal address : Postboks 2106 Vika
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : +47 22035200
Internet address : http://www.domstol.no/otir
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Stiftelsen Telemarksforsking
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 948 639 238
Postal address : Kyrkjevegen 6
Town : Bø
Postcode : 3800
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : +47 95706121
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 345c5d43-1dc0-42f1-900e-630bc69cd827 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 09/09/2025 12:10 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 09/09/2025 18:30 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00593935-2025
OJ S issue number : 174/2025
Publication date : 11/09/2025