IK-HS 043-2026 Competitive tendering for Kalfaret nursing home

Eignungskriterien

• Tenderers are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex. Minimum qualification requirements Tenderers shall be a legally registered company. Documentation

  • •Documentation: Documentation must not be enclosed for tenderers registered in the Norwegian Register of Units. The contracting authority will check the registration by using the organisation number stated in the tenderer ́s Mercell profile.
  • •Tenderers who are not registered in the above register must present a certificate or confirmation (equivalent company registration certificate) for registration in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. Such a certificate shall not be issued more than six months before the tender deadline.

• Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that

  • •Minimum qualification requirements
  • •The tenderer has sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract. The required financial capacity will be assessed in relation to the contract ́s value, benefits, risk and duration. All the received and any obtained information will form the basis for an overall assessment of whether the qualification requirement is fulfilled. Documentation requirement: The contracting authority will check a credit rating carried out by the credit company Creditsafe. Tenderers do not need to enclose their credit rating. Newly established tenderers can submit a bank statement as proof of credit worthiness. Foreign companies: The contracting authority will check the tenderer ́s financial situation from Creditsafe (https://www.creditsafe.com). If the tenderer is not registered in Creditsafe ́s registers, the company ́s last two auditor approved annual accounts shall be submitted upon request. If information in the above sources is not correct or supplementary information is needed to highlight the company's economic and financial situation, this can be provided.

• Only for services

  • •In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration.
  • •Minimum qualification requirements
  • •Experience with equivalent assignments.
  • •A minimum of two references are required from welfare services with 24 hour places, of which at least one shall include the operation of a nursing home with a minimum of 35 places. Both references must have been in operation for a minimum of two (2) years.
  • •Documentation requirement:
  • •The requirement is to be documented by stating a minimum of two reference projects from the last three (3) years. The references are to be added directly to Mercell as a response to this point.

• Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements? Minimum qualification requirements The contracting authority requires that all tenderers have implemented a certified quality management system that is satisfactory to ensure the quality of the execution of this contract. Documentation requirement

  • •Certificate issued by an independent body approved for certification. The certificate must confirm that the tenderer's quality management system complies with requirements in a relevant European standard, for example ISO 9001.
  • •If a tenderer does not have such a certificate, the tenderer must provide other documentation for quality assurance measures that are equivalent to a relevant European quality assurance standard. Tenderers must also document that the measures are equivalent to those required in accordance with such quality assurance standard.

• Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards? Minimum qualification requirements The contracting authority requires that all tenderers have implemented procedures and systems, certified by independent third parties, that ensure that the execution of this contract has a low impact on the environment. Documentation requirement

  • •Certificate issued by an independent body approved for certification. The certificate must confirm that the tenderer's environmental management system complies with requirements in a relevant standard. Documentation is required that the tenderer either has an Eco-lighthouse certificate, is EMAS certified, is certified in accordance with ISO 14001, or have a valid certificate from other relevant environmental management schemes or standards.
  • •If a tenderer does not have such a certificate, the tenderer must provide other documentation for environmental management measures that are equivalent to a relevant environmental management scheme or standard. Tenderers must also document that the measures are equivalent to those required in accordance with such an environmental management scheme or standard.
  • •Tenderers who are qualified on the basis of other documentation for environmental management measures than the third-party certification that is awarded the contract, will be obliged to carry out third-party certification of their environmental management system. This is further described in The Contract - operation of Kalfaret nursing home.