Service contract SOC

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority shall enter into a contract with one tenderer who shall provide a comprehensive and staffed Soc service (Security Operations Center), including incident Response Team, ongoing security assessments and regular reporting. The service shall contribute to reducing the risk of security events, ensuring continuity in the …

CPV: 72000000 Tietotekniset palvelut: neuvonta, ohjelmistojen kehittäminen, Internet ja tuki
Teloituspaikka:
Service contract SOC
Myöntävä elin:
Mattilsynet
Myöntämisnumero:
2025/133627

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Mattilsynet
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Service contract SOC
Description : The Norwegian Food Safety Authority shall enter into a contract with one tenderer who shall provide a comprehensive and staffed Soc service (Security Operations Center), including incident Response Team, ongoing security assessments and regular reporting. The service shall contribute to reducing the risk of security events, ensuring continuity in the Norwegian Food Safety Authority ́s social critical activities and strengthening the digital stand-by. A detailed description of the contracting authority ́s needs is in Annex 1: The contracting authority ́s requirement specifications.
Procedure identifier : d1d17ecb-e3d1-465c-93b1-ebdec67ec902
Internal identifier : 2025/133627
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : The contract will be valid for 3 years from 01.11.2025. The contract will then be renewed automatically for 1 (one) year at a time, unless 3 (three) months notice is given by the Customer, or by the Tenderer with 6 (six) months notice before the renewal date. The contract has an estimated extent of NOK 16 million over an 8 year period. This is only an estimate based on previous consumption and is not binding for the contracting authority.

2.1.1 Purpose

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

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 16 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften - negotiated procedure § 13-1 (2). rules according to chapter 8 "Conducting negotiations"

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Notice
Corruption : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003, p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Fraud : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Money laundering or terrorist financing : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Participation in a criminal organisation : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.
Child labour and including other forms of trafficking in human beings : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of child labour and other forms of human trafficking by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Child labour and other forms of human trafficking as defined in Article 2 of the European Parliament and council directive 2011/36/EU of 5. 1 April 2011 on the prevention and control of human trafficking and the protection of its victims and for compensation of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/629/RIA (EUT L 101 of 15.4.2011, p. 1).
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions : Have tenderers failed to fulfil all their social security obligations in the country where they are established and in their member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?
Breaching obligation relating to payment of taxes : Has the tenderer not fulfilled his tax and duty obligations in the country in which he is established, and in the contracting authority's member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Service contract SOC
Description : The Norwegian Food Safety Authority shall enter into a contract with one tenderer who shall provide a comprehensive and staffed Soc service (Security Operations Center), including incident Response Team, ongoing security assessments and regular reporting. The service shall contribute to reducing the risk of security events, ensuring continuity in the Norwegian Food Safety Authority ́s social critical activities and strengthening the digital stand-by. A detailed description of the contracting authority ́s needs is in Annex 1: The contracting authority ́s requirement specifications.
Internal identifier : 2025/133627

5.1.1 Purpose

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

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 96 Month

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 16 000 000 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) : no

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Notice
Criterion : References on specified works
Description : referances on relevant work
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Weight (percentage, exact) : 90
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : Economic and financial according to the documentation
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Weight (percentage, exact) : 10
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 : 4
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : Norwegian
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/258333137.aspx

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
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 01/07/2025 10:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : no
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 : Ten Days

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Mattilsynet
Registration number : 985399077
Postal address : Postboks 454
Town : SORTLAND
Postcode : 8401
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Nordland/Nordlánnda ( NO071 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Gitte Østhus
Telephone : +47 23216800
Fax : +47 23217001
Internet address : http://www.mattilsynet.no/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : KOFA
Registration number : KOFA
Department : KOFA
Town : Bergen
Postcode : 5805
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ( NOZZZ )
Country : Norway
Contact point : KOFA
Telephone : 55193000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : c5762ff1-ce8e-4e6c-b30d-e8d227516658 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 30/05/2025 10:28 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 30/05/2025 10:51 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00354907-2025
OJ S issue number : 104/2025
Publication date : 02/06/2025