Service concession for providing user controlled personal assistance (BPA) in Kvinesdal municipality.

The contracting authority invites tenderers to apply for a service concession for the practical assistance service, organised as user-controlled personal assistance (BPA). The user controlled personal assistance (BPA) service is provided in accordance with: - The Health and Care Services Act § 3-8 User controlled personal assistance: The municipalities shall …

CPV: 85000000 Usluge u području zdravstva i socijalne skrbi, 85100000 Usluge u području zdravstva, 85140000 Razne zdravstvene usluge, 85300000 Usluge socijalne skrbi i srodne usluge, 85310000 Usluge socijalne skrbi, 85320000 Usluge socijalnih službi
rok:
10. lipnja 2025. 10:00
vrsta roka:
nadmetanje
mjesto izvršenja:
Service concession for providing user controlled personal assistance (BPA) in Kvinesdal municipality.
registar:
OFA IKS
nagradni broj:
25/00297

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : OFA IKS
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law, controlled by a local authority
Activity of the contracting authority : Public order and safety

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Service concession for providing user controlled personal assistance (BPA) in Kvinesdal municipality.
Description : The contracting authority invites tenderers to apply for a service concession for the practical assistance service, organised as user-controlled personal assistance (BPA). The user controlled personal assistance (BPA) service is provided in accordance with: - The Health and Care Services Act § 3-8 User controlled personal assistance: The municipalities shall have offers of personal assistance in accordance with § 3-2 first section no. 6 letter b, in the form of practical assistance and training, organised as user-controlled personal assistance. - The Patient and User Rights Act § 2-1 d. Right to user controlled personal assistance. The contracting authority is obliged to procure BPA services with the service providers that have been awarded a service concession contract with. Each BPA user ́s choice will decide which supplier(s) the contracting authority will order BPA services from. Tenderers are obliged, according to orders, to provide the services within the limits of applicable laws and rules, the municipalities ́ individual decisions on BPA and the attached contract. As of April 2025, a decision has been made on services of a total of 666.5 hours weekly divided between 9 users. The procurement will be made in accordance with the Act from 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements (the Procurement Act) and regulations 12 August 2016 no. 976 on concession contracts parts I and III. The contracting authority plans to award service concession contracts without having a dialogue with tenderers beyond any clarifications/corrections.
Procedure identifier : cd5e1fbc-ab9e-4f64-ae40-b0561e112472
Internal identifier : 25/00297
Type of procedure : Other single stage procedure
Main features of the procedure : The procurement will be made in accordance with the Act from 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements (the Procurement Act) and regulations 12 August 2016 no. 976 on concession contracts parts I and III. The contracting authority plans to award service concession contracts without having a dialogue with tenderers beyond any clarifications/corrections.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 85000000 Health and social work services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85100000 Health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85140000 Miscellaneous health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85300000 Social work and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85310000 Social work services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85320000 Social services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Kvinesdal
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Agder ( NO092 )
Country : Norway
Additional information : The licence is for users in Kvinesdal municipality.

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 105 000 000 Norwegian krone

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : Notice
Breaching obligation relating to payment of social security contributions : Tenderers shall have their tax, payroll tax and VAT payments in order. Documentation: The certificate must not be more than six months old. The certificate must not be more than six months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. The certificate can be obtained electronically from Altinn. See the Skatteetaten.no for further information.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Service concession for providing user controlled personal assistance (BPA) in Kvinesdal municipality.
Description : The contracting authority invites tenderers to apply for a service concession for the practical assistance service, organised as user-controlled personal assistance (BPA). The user controlled personal assistance (BPA) service is provided in accordance with: - The Health and Care Services Act § 3-8 User controlled personal assistance: The municipalities shall have offers of personal assistance in accordance with § 3-2 first section no. 6 letter b, in the form of practical assistance and training, organised as user-controlled personal assistance. - The Patient and User Rights Act § 2-1 d. Right to user controlled personal assistance. The contracting authority is obliged to procure BPA services with the service providers that have been awarded a service concession contract with. Each BPA user ́s choice will decide which supplier(s) the contracting authority will order BPA services from. Tenderers are obliged, according to orders, to provide the services within the limits of applicable laws and rules, the municipalities ́ individual decisions on BPA and the attached contract. As of April 2025, a decision has been made on services of a total of 666.5 hours weekly divided between 9 users. The procurement will be made in accordance with the Act from 17 June 2016 no. 73 on public procurements (the Procurement Act) and regulations 12 August 2016 no. 976 on concession contracts parts I and III. The contracting authority plans to award service concession contracts without having a dialogue with tenderers beyond any clarifications/corrections.
Internal identifier : 25/00297

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 85000000 Health and social work services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85100000 Health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85140000 Miscellaneous health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85300000 Social work and related services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85310000 Social work services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85320000 Social services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Town : Kvinesdal
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Agder ( NO092 )
Country : Norway
Additional information : The licence is for users in Kvinesdal municipality.

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 5 Year

5.1.5 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 105 000 000 Norwegian krone

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) : yes

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Notice
Criterion : Authorisation or membership of a particular organisation needed for service contracts
Description : Tenderers shall be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate
Criterion : Authorisation or membership of a particular organisation needed for service contracts
Description : Tenderers shall have good conduct. The applicant must not be pleaded guilty to criminal offences related to professional conduct, or in his profession, plead guilty to serious misconduct against professional and ethical requirements in the branch. The applicant must not have carried out systematic violations of the Working Environment Act. Documentation: The applicant shall present a self-declaration confirming that the requirement is fulfilled, see annex 2.
Criterion : Other economic or financial requirements
Description : Tenderers must have sufficient financial capacity to fulfil the contract. Documentation: A solidity assessment from a certified credit rating company based on the last known accounting figures. If the figures for the last year have not been finalised at the time of the application deadline, tenderers are requested to enclose provisional accounting figures for the same year. The contracting authority can free of charge undertake an assessment of the tenderer's economic and financial position. Recently established companies can enclose a bank guarantee, or equivalent documentation from a bank. If a tenderer, due to valid reasons, cannot submit the documentation requested by the Contracting Authority, he can prove his economic and financial position with another document accepted by the Contracting Authority.
Criterion : References on specified services
Description : Experience: Tenderers shall have experience from equivalent contracts/assignments. Equivalent assignments mean the operation and management of BPA schemes. Documentation: Overview of services performed in the last three years, see Annex 3 Reference Form. The overview shall as a minimum contain: - Name of the customer - Contract value and scope - Date of the delivery. - Brief description of the delivery. The description may include information on the tenderer ́s individual contracts with users of the BPA scheme. Newly established companies must document the employees' experience in the same way. The contracting authority reserves the right to contact the stated references.
Criterion : Number of managerial staff
Description : Implementation ability: Tenderers shall have sufficient capacity to take on assignments under this qualification scheme. Sokumentasjon: Description of the company's total number of manlabellies with stated competence in special/important disciplines, e.g. within the use of coercion and power (the Health and Welfare Services Act chapter 9), therapeutic conflict management, rota planning, training, HSE.
Criterion : Study, technical and research facilities
Description : Equipment: Tenderers shall have sufficient and good work tools for use by the work manager (e.g. rota system, if the scope of the service requires it). Documentation: Confirmation that the tenderer will cover all the necessary equipment, in the form of a self-declaration.
Criterion : Technicians or technical bodies for quality control
Description : Internal control: The applicant shall have an internal control system that complies with the requirements in the regulations on management and quality improvement in the health and care sector (FOR-2016-10-28-1250) cf. The Health Inspectorate Act (LOV-1984-03-30-15) § 3. Documentation: The application shall include the following documentation: • List of contents of the internal control system in the entity. • A description of how the internal control system is implemented in the organisation.

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : User Choice
Description : User choice is the only award criteria, among the tenderers who are awarded a licence.
Category of award threshold criterion : Weight (percentage, exact)
Award criterion number : 100
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Deadline for requesting additional information : 30/05/2025 10:00 +00:00

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
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 10/06/2025 10:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
A non-disclosure agreement is required : no
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Agder Tingrett -
Information about review deadlines : After the choice of tenderer(s) has been made, all involved tenderers will be informed in writing of this. Tenderers who have submitted an application by the deadline and who fulfil the conditions for obtaining a service concession for the BPA and the minimum requirements in this basis, will be granted a licence to offer the service to Kvinesdals municipality ́s inhabitants. Applicants who are not granted a licence will receive written feedback on the basis of the rejection of the application with a deadline for appealing the decision.
Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed : Agder Tingrett -
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : OFA IKS -
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : OFA IKS -
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures : OFA IKS -

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : OFA IKS
Registration number : 964 964 076
Postal address : Nesgata 11
Town : Kvinesdal
Postcode : 4480
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Agder ( NO092 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Gry Loftesnes
Telephone : +47 47396115
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation providing more information on the review procedures

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Agder Tingrett
Registration number : 926 723 480
Postal address : Postboks 63
Town : Kristiansand
Postcode : 4661
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Agder ( NO092 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 38 17 63 00
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation
Organisation providing information concerning the general regulatory framework for taxes applicable in the place where the contract is to be performed
Notice information
Notice identifier/version : 6761d2cb-e752-4f36-bb6a-89231f9d3e48 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract notice – light regime
Notice dispatch date : 05/05/2025 12:56 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 05/05/2025 13:31 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00291784-2025
OJ S issue number : 88/2025
Publication date : 07/05/2025