25023 - Procurement of Media servers

The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (DNO&B) intends to enter into a contract for the purchase of four (4) media servers, Disguise EX3+. Disguise is a specialised platform for production and control of video content in performing arts productions. The servers shall be used as a part of our existing …

CPV: 32322000 Multimedia equipment
áit fhorghníomhaithe:
25023 - Procurement of Media servers
clárlann:
Den Norske Opera & Ballett
uimhir dámhachtana:
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1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Den Norske Opera & Ballett
Legal type of the buyer : Regional authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Recreation, culture and religion

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : 25023 - Procurement of Media servers
Description : The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (DNO&B) intends to enter into a contract for the purchase of four (4) media servers, Disguise EX3+. Disguise is a specialised platform for production and control of video content in performing arts productions. The servers shall be used as a part of our existing video infrastructure and are necessary to ensure continuity and compatibility of our productions on the Main Stage.
Procedure identifier : eb8217aa-023f-4f0f-9c0e-a2e07e647eb1
Internal identifier : 592
Type of procedure : Negotiated without prior call for competition

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 32322000 Multimedia equipment

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : 25023 - Procurement of Media servers
Description : The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet (DNO&B) intends to enter into a contract for the purchase of four (4) media servers, Disguise EX3+. Disguise is a specialised platform for production and control of video content in performing arts productions. The servers shall be used as a part of our existing video infrastructure and are necessary to ensure continuity and compatibility of our productions on the Main Stage.
Internal identifier : 730

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Supplies
Main classification ( cpv ): 32322000 Multimedia equipment

5.1.6 General information

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

5.1.15 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 -
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Den Norske Opera & Ballett -

6. Results

Value of all contracts awarded in this notice : 250 000 US dollar
Direct award :
Justification for direct award : Specific exclusions for service contracts
Other justification : Justification for awarding of contract without competition notice (intention notice §8-18 LOA) The procurement will be carried out without a prior competition, pursuant to the Public Procurement Regulations § 13-4 letter b, due to technical reasons. DNO&B has used media servers from Disguise (previously D3) since 2011. Our video engineers have developed extensive and specialised expertise on the platform during these years. The media servers in this class are very complex systems, and the transition to another system will result in considerable training costs and reduced efficiency in a critical part of our production chain. All of our performances with video are programmed in Disguise, and many of these productions are regularly resumed. Transferring these to another platform would involve comprehensive technical and artistic rework, with a high risk of loss of expression and quality. In addition DNO&Bs Scene 2 shall continue to use the existing Disguise servers. Several productions have their starting point on Scene 2 and will later be further developed for the Main Stage. Having to change the system during this process is both impractical and resource demanding. It is therefore inappropriate to operate with two different systems on the two stages - both as regards technical operation, flexibility and efficient use of resources. Based on the above, we consider that disguise only fulfils our requirements. The procurement is therefore covered by the exclusionary provision in PPR § 13-4 letter b, as technical conditions mean that the competition is not appropriate.

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0001

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Disguise Technologies Limited
Tender :
Tender identifier : bf2f42fd-a0a2-41d0-8b8e-fb2faa5b4281
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0001
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 608300ed-f558-49ba-ac94-d99c11cded31

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Den Norske Opera & Ballett
Registration number : 920201598
Postal address : Kirsten Flagstads Plass 1
Town : oslo
Postcode : 0150
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Nicoleta Toma
Telephone : +47 21422121
Internet address : https://www.operaen.no
Buyer profile : https://www.operaen.no
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure

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
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Artifik AS
Registration number : 925364967
Postal address : Stortingsgata 12
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0161
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : +47 46630107
Internet address : https://artifik.no
Roles of this organisation :
Procurement service provider

8.1 ORG-0004

Official name : Disguise Technologies Limited
Registration number : 07937973
Postal address : DX 33050 Cardiff
Town : Cardiff
Postcode : 33050
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan ( UKL22 )
Country : United Kingdom
Telephone : +44 03031234500
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0001
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 68d1f72e-3c04-4170-9daa-39e28f86951a - 01
Form type : Direct award preannouncement
Notice type : Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice
Notice dispatch date : 30/05/2025 14:00 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00357026-2025
OJ S issue number : 105/2025
Publication date : 03/06/2025