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NO-Oslo: feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

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309822-2012 published in OJEU S 188, 29.09.2012

deadline for submission of tenders Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Contract notice (Original) of Service contract in Norway

The contractor belongs to Ministry or any other national or federal authority (European Economic Area (EEA))

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Norad (Direktoratet for utviklingssamarbeid)

Department for Global Health, Education and Research

Bente Nilson

Ruseløkkvn. 26, Pb 8034

Oslo

0030

NORWAY

+47 23980000

fax+47 23980099

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.norad.no

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.doffin.no//search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA9703

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3) Main activity

General public services

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Thematic study on education and gender equality in developing countries.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 27: Other services

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Oslo.

NUTS code

II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Gender equality is identified as a priority for Norway’s development assistance to education. In light of the emerging need to further address gender equality in the “post 2015 agenda” for education, the main purpose of this study is to analyze and assess the evidence base that exists on achievements, best practices and emerging issues related to education and gender equality in order to better establish the way forward with regards to gender equality in education.

The main method to be applied for the work is to conduct a desk review of documents. A list of key documents has been included in this TOR, but the consultant should also identify other documents especially research related to education and gender equality that could be used in this study. A brief inception report which includes a list of key documents to be analyzed shall be presented to Norad for approval within the first 5 days of work.

The time frame of this consultancy is set to a total of 25 working days.

The procurement will be carried out as an open competitive tender in accordance with Part I of the regulations of 7.4.2006 No 402 relating to public procurements. There will be no negotiations between the parties and the providers must therefore present their final tender within the deadline. The estimated value of the assignment is less than NOK 500 000, and Norad is therefore not obliged to publish the competition in Doffin or TED. We have nevertheless chosen to publish the competition in Doffin and TED, to reach as many candidates as possible.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Doffin web site at http://www.english.doffin.no/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=269028.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis (CPV: 71241000)

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

25 working days

II.2.2) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3) Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

See tender document.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2) Conditions for participation

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) Company registration certificate;

(2) Value added tax certificate (national requirement);

(3) Company tax certificate (national requirement);

(4) Self-declaration in compliance with Appendix 2 (HSE) of the Norwegian procurement regulations (national requirement).

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) Other documentation required (please state below).

Self-declaration of good conduct.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

(1) Manpower proposed for this contract (organisation chart) with names and CV's of the key personnel who will be responsible for its execution (for service and works contracts);

(2) Other documentation required (please state below).

Documentation on experience from minimum two other assignments over the last 10 years.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open

IV.2) Award criteria

IV.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

12/01153

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

16.10.2012 - 12:00

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

until: 16.11.2012

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

(NT Ref:269053).

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

27.9.2012