Liquid nitrogen for the MST laboratory at campus Vestfold

USN shall enter into a contract for the procurement of liquid nitrogen in bulk for delivery at campus Vestfold, including hire, operation and maintenance of a gas tank (owned by a supplier). USN shall enter into a contract for the procurement of liquid nitrogen in bulk for delivery at campus …

CPV: 24000000 Produits chimiques, 24100000 Gaz, 24110000 Gaz industriels, 24111000 Hydrogène, argon, gaz rares, azote et oxygène, 24111800 Azote liquide
Lieu d'exécution:
Liquid nitrogen for the MST laboratory at campus Vestfold
Service d'adjudication:
Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge (USN)
Numéro d'adjudication:
25/00521

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge (USN)
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : Education

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Liquid nitrogen for the MST laboratory at campus Vestfold
Description : USN shall enter into a contract for the procurement of liquid nitrogen in bulk for delivery at campus Vestfold, including hire, operation and maintenance of a gas tank (owned by a supplier).
Procedure identifier : 013265c5-7175-453f-86de-d5feef4a032f
Previous notice : 4498d18b-4c1e-48d4-a9fc-a5a039949074-01
Internal identifier : 25/00521
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 : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 24111800 Liquid nitrogen
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24000000 Chemical products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24100000 Gases
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24110000 Industrial gases
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24111000 Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestfold ( NO093 )
Country : Norway

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 2 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Call for competition is terminated
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Liquid nitrogen for the MST laboratory at campus Vestfold
Description : USN shall enter into a contract for the procurement of liquid nitrogen in bulk for delivery at campus Vestfold, including hire, operation and maintenance of a gas tank (owned by a supplier).
Internal identifier : 25/00521

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 24111800 Liquid nitrogen
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24000000 Chemical products
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24100000 Gases
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24110000 Industrial gases
Additional classification ( cpv ): 24111000 Hydrogen, argon, rare gases, nitrogen and oxygen

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestfold ( NO093 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Start date : 19/05/2025
Duration end date : 18/05/2029

5.1.4 Renewal

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

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 2 000 000 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 : Quality Under this criteria: - The tenderer ́s solution proposal regarding maintenance of the tank facility. - The tenderer's ordering and delivery routines. Documentation requirement: - Completed requirement specification, document 3. Requirement Specifications
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 20
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Environment
Description : Emissions connected to the transport of liquid nitrogen are assessed under this criteria. Documentation requirement: - Completed vehicle form, annex 1. Vehicle Form
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Criterion :
Type : Price
Name : Price
Description : Under this criteria: The offered price Documentation requirement: - Completed price matrix. Point 3.6 in document 3. Requirement Specifications
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 50
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 :
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 : The Contracting Authority informs all tenderers in writing and at the same time who the Contracting Authority intends to award the contract to as soon as the supplier is chosen. The notification will include a justification for the selection and indicate a waiting period from when the award is announced until the contract is signed (the contract is signed). If the Contracting Authority finds that the award decision is not in accordance with the criteria for selection of tenderer, the decision can be cancelled until the contract is signed.
Organisation signing the contract : Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge (USN)

6. Results

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

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Nippon Gases Norge AS
Tender :
Tender identifier : 55467 Flytende nitrogen til MST-lab på campus Vestfold
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Value of the tender : 1 900 000 Norwegian krone
The tender was ranked : no
The tender is a variant : no
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 25/00521
Title : Liquid nitrogen for the MST laboratory at vestfold-nippon gases Norway AS
Date on which the winner was chosen : 23/04/2025
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 15/05/2025
Organisation signing the contract : Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge (USN)

6.1.3 Non-winning tenderers :

Tenderer :
Official name : LINDE GAS AS

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 : Universitetet i Sørøst-Norge (USN)
Registration number : 911770709
Department : Innkjøp
Postal address : Postboks 4
Town : BORRE
Postcode : 3199
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestfold ( NO093 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Svein Hetland
Telephone : +47 31 00 80 00
Internet address : https://www.usn.no/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Oslo tingrett
Registration number : 926 725 939
Postal address : Postboks 2106 Vika
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 22 03 52 00
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : LINDE GAS AS
Registration number : 934863909
Department : Salg
Postal address : Gjerdrumsvei 8
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0809
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Roger Lambrechts
Telephone : 23177200
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Nippon Gases Norge AS
Size of the economic operator : Medium
Registration number : 945772042
Department : Salg
Postal address : PB23 Haugenstua
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0915
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Ann-Kristin Lodgaard
Telephone : 04277
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : f0ee8e86-4193-42d8-8908-d66d9c970f6a - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 20/05/2025 11:48 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 20/05/2025 11:59 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00327753-2025
OJ S issue number : 97/2025
Publication date : 21/05/2025