Framework agreement for the procurement of servers, storage, network equipment and associated services.

Tenderers shall have their tax and VAT payments in order.

Documentation requirements:

• Tax and VAT certificates shall be obtained from the Altinn.no. The certificate shall be valid and not older than six months from the tender deadline.

• Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities in the country where the business is established.

Tenderers shall be registered in a company register, professional register or trade register in the country where the tenderer is established.

Documentation requirements:

• Norwegian companies: Company Registration Certificate.

• Foreign companies: Documentation that the company is registered in a relevant register in the country where the company is established.

Tenderers shall have sufficient financial strength to fulfil the contract.

Documentation requirements:

• The contracting authority will assess the tenderer ́s financial situation based on available credit information, including through the credit rating tool Creditsafe. The contracting authority reserves the right to request supplementary documentation if necessary to assess the tenderer's economic and financial capacity.

• Tenderers who do not alone fulfil the requirement for economic and financial capacity and who rely on other companies ́ financial capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement, shall submit a completed and signed Annex 6 - Commitment Statement.

The Contracting Authority undertakes an overall assessment of the tenderer's economic and financial capacity, set against the contract ́s extent, length and risk.

Tenderers shall have sufficient technical and professional capacity, competence and experience to fulfil the delivery in a satisfactory manner.

Documentation requirements:

• Tenderers shall give a short account of the technical and professional resources that the tenderer can use for fulfilment of the contract. The account shall as a minimum include relevant competence and experience of personnel who can be used for the execution of the contract, as well as how the tenderer is organised to ensure the delivery throughout the contract period.

• Newly established companies can use relevant competence and experience of personnel that the tenderer has at their disposal, including experience acquired at previous employers. The contracting authority will, based on the submitted documentation, assess whether the tenderer has, in total, sufficient technical and professional capacity to fulfil the qualification requirement.

Tenderers are required to have a management system for information security. The system shall be based on recognised standards such as ISO/IEC 27001, or in another way ensure information security at an equivalent level.

Documentation requirements:

Valid ISO/IEC 27001 certificate or other documentation that shows that the tenderer has a management system for information security at an equivalent level. If a tenderer is not certified, a description shall be enclosed of the management system and how information security is safeguarded. The contracting authority can request supplementary documentation or further information if this is necessary to assess whether the qualification requirement is fulfilled.