R0003EBE - Framework agreement, Lawyer services within property rights and commercial legal assistance.

Bergen municipality, c/o the Agency for Buildings and Property (EBE) needs to enter into a framework agreement for lawyer services within property rights and commercial legal assistance. The aim of the contract is to ensure the property department continuous access to special competence as needed, e.g. in more complex cases. …

CPV: 75231000 Judicial services, 79100000 Legal services
áit fhorghníomhaithe:
R0003EBE - Framework agreement, Lawyer services within property rights and commercial legal assistance.
clárlann:
Bergen kommune - Etat for bygg og eiendom
uimhir dámhachtana:
2024/189765

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Bergen kommune - Etat for bygg og eiendom
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a local authority
Activity of the contracting authority : General public services

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : R0003EBE - Framework agreement, Lawyer services within property rights and commercial legal assistance.
Description : Bergen municipality, c/o the Agency for Buildings and Property (EBE) needs to enter into a framework agreement for lawyer services within property rights and commercial legal assistance. The aim of the contract is to ensure the property department continuous access to special competence as needed, e.g. in more complex cases.
Procedure identifier : 92f75550-b574-4d77-91f2-20cdb939a8da
Previous notice : 46cf60fe-4f5d-4b31-a997-1151b2a147f4-01
Internal identifier : 2025/237984
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Main features of the procedure : The Property Department has 15 employees, of which the main part is lawyers. The department represents the municipality as the landowner and property owner, with work assignments of primarily a private law character. The scope of cases at the Property Department is complex and includes, among other things, cases concerning the hire of administration premises, rent, land lease, land acquisition, sale of property, contract negotiations, contract law, property development and property rights problems. The contracting authority has good internal competence in the mentioned areas, but there is a need for special competence in periods that shall be covered by this framework agreement. The framework agreement shall cover the Property Department's need for assistance/special competence in the following areas: Assistance and consultancy for major/complex property cases and the property development project Procurement and sale of properties and real estate companies, including due diligence Tax and VAT related to real estate and real estate companiesIt is emphasised that the list is not exhaustive and that assistance can also be required within other legal areas. The amount and type of assignment will depend on the Property Department's case supply at all times. The framework agreement does not include process assignments. The contracting authority reserves the right to choose not to use the framework agreement for the execution of large and/or complex projects. In these cases the Contracting Authority will make special notices in the ordinary way in accordance with the relevant law and regulations. The need for assistance with this contract can vary a lot from year to year, depending on which cases/project EBE is responsible for.  EBE has been responsible for a couple of major and complex real estate projects over the past two years, where there has been a need for more assistance than expected. New known needs are not available when this competition is published. The estimated annual value is NOK 600,000 – 800,000, excluding VAT.  The upper limit for withdrawals over 4 years is nok 4 million excluding VAT.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75231000 Judicial services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79100000 Legal services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestland ( NO0A2 )
Country : Norway

2.1.4 General information

Call for competition is terminated
Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften - The procurement will be carried out in accordance with the provision in the Procurement Act and the procurement regulations, parts I and part III. The contract will be awarded in accordance with the open tender contest procedure, which means that all interested tenderers can submit a tender. Tenders cannot be negotiated or amended after the tender deadline has expired in this competition.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : R0003EBE - Framework agreement, Lawyer services within property rights and commercial legal assistance.
Description : Bergen municipality, c/o the Agency for Buildings and Property (EBE) needs to enter into a framework agreement for lawyer services within property rights and commercial legal assistance. The aim of the contract is to ensure the property department continuous access to special competence as needed, e.g. in more complex cases.
Internal identifier : 2025/237984

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 75231000 Judicial services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 79100000 Legal services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestland ( NO0A2 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.5 Value

Maximum value of the framework agreement : 4 000 000 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 : Price
Name : Price
Description : The price consisted of the following price elements, which in Annex 4A was summed up to an evaluation sum: • Hourly rate for lawyer/partner multiplied by annual estimated amount. • Meet price multiplied by an annual estimated number of meetings
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 30
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Competence and experience of offered resources.
Description : Three named resources shall be offered, which, if needed, shall be available for assignments under this framework agreement. An evaluation will be given on to what degree the tenderer demonstrates that the offered resources ́ total experience and competence can cover the contracting authority ́s need for assistance/special competence, cf. the list with bullet points in Annex 1 the Contracting Authority ́s specification, point 2 Further description of the procurement. It is an advantage if experience is built up from major relevant projects, e.g. if offered resources have assisted other municipalities/public owned real estate companies with larger/complex cases. Documentation requirement: One CV shall be submitted per offered resource. Each CV shall have a maximum of three A-4 pages, a minimum of 10 font size. Each CV shall include a maximum of five relevant reference projects. The work extent and the resource ́s role in the reference projects must be stated in the description. NB! If a CV is longer than three pages, only the first three pages will be assessed. The contracting authority encourages tenderers not to use a front page when submitting CVs. Referrals/any descriptions in other annexes will not be taken into account
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 70

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 : Hordaland tingrett
Information about review deadlines : Stated in the Contracting Authority's Contract Award Notice.
Organisation signing the contract : Bergen kommune - Etat for bygg og eiendom

6. Results

Maximum value of the framework agreements in this notice : 4 000 000 Norwegian krone
Approximate value of the framework agreements : 4 000 000 Norwegian krone

6.1 Result lot ldentifier : LOT-0000

At least one winner was chosen.
Framework agreement :
Maximum value of the framework agreement : 4 000 000 Norwegian krone
Re-estimated value of the framework agreement : 4 000 000 Norwegian krone

6.1.2 Information about winners

Winner :
Official name : Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS
Tender :
Tender identifier : 1
Identifier of lot or group of lots : LOT-0000
Subcontracting : No
Contract information :
Identifier of the contract : 1
Date of the conclusion of the contract : 11/09/2025
The contract is awarded within a framework agreement : no
Organisation signing the contract : Bergen kommune - Etat for bygg og eiendom

6.1.4 Statistical information

Received tenders or requests to participate :
Type of received submissions : Tenders
Number of tenders or requests to participate received : 4

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Bergen kommune - Etat for bygg og eiendom
Registration number : 964338531
Department : Etat for bygg og eiendom
Postal address : Postboks 7700
Town : BERGEN
Postcode : 5020
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestland ( NO0A2 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Torjan Haaland
Telephone : +47 90063037
Internet address : https://odinprosjekt.no/
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation signing the contract

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Hordaland tingrett
Registration number : 926 723 367
Town : Bergen
Postcode : 5012
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestland ( NO0A2 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 55 69 97 00
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS
Size of the economic operator : Micro, small, or medium
Registration number : 898783812
Postal address : Postboks 2043 Vika
Town : OSLO
Postcode : 0125
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig AS
Email : ant@svw.no
Telephone : 21955500
Fax : 21955501
Roles of this organisation :
Tenderer
Winner of these lots : LOT-0000

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 5d799a5d-014d-432d-84d2-a09bc0406089 - 01
Form type : Result
Notice type : Contract or concession award notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 17/09/2025 09:10 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 17/09/2025 09:14 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00609515-2025
OJ S issue number : 179/2025
Publication date : 18/09/2025