Systems and technical consultancy services

Tender description

The procurement shall provide BarentsWatch access to resources for the development, management and operation of closed services. The procurement will be based on the operative departments´ needs that are currently met through the services. — Tracing — Collaboration — Shared resource register The procurement shall provide BarentsWatch access to resources for the development, management and operation of closed services. The procurement will be based on the operative departments´ needs that are currently met through the services. — Tracing — Collaboration — Shared resource register Presentation of the contracting authority The Norwegian Coastal Administration, hereafter called the contracting authority, invites tenderers to a negotiated procedure for the procurement of The Norwegian Coastal Administration is the Ministry of Transport´s department for sea transport, sea safety, ports and stand-by for acute pollution. The Norwegian Coastal Administration is actively working for efficient and safe sea transport by taking care of the transport business´ need for accessibility and efficient ports. The Norwegian Coastal Administration prevents and limits the damaging effects of acute pollution and contributes to sustainable development of the coastal zone. The Norwegian Coastal Administration is appointed as the host agency for the interdisciplinary project BarentsWatch, which shall be the source of information on the coastal and maritime areas. BarentsWatch will collect and communicate information and net services from approx. 30 governmental entities and 10 ministries. The project shall also look into possible synergies and new services with partners and users. Further information on the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s organisation and activities is given on our web sites: www.kystverket.no. Further information on the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s organisation and activities is given on our web sites: www.barentswatch.no. Description of the procurement The delivery will be based on agile development methodology that requires that solutions be taken collaboratively by BarentsWatch, Suppliers and Users. The tenderer will have a central role in the development of services and infrastructure. It is therefore desirable to have a permanent team tied to the development process over time. The tenderer will be central to the development process from concept, planning and development to management and option of the systems. Resources for the operation and infrastructure can be asked to assist in other development projects managed by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. The contract will also allow services that accompany the main assignment, both those managed by BarentsWatch and the Norwegian Coastal Administration otherwise. At first the contract will comprise the selection of: — a permanent team to develop and manage the Tracing and Interaction systems, — a permanent team to develop and manage the Shared Resource Register system, — a permanent team who will be responsible for the infrastructure and management of the above systems, in addition to the management of BarentsWatch open part. Hire of infrastructure to operate the services mentioned above, in addition to BarentsWatch open part. The contract will initially comprise the selection of 13 resources for permanent full-time, divided between 6 resources in the team 'Tracing and Interaction', 4 resources in the team 'Shared Resource Register', as well as 3 resources in the team 'Infrastructure'. There can be changes to the selection in the contract period, this will be dealt with through the standard contract as stated. The contract period will be 7 years (2+5x1). This competition will result in a framework agreement (SSA-R) where the tenderer responds to the tender documentation via the annex to SSA-R. Call-offs on the framework agreement will be made in the form of SSA-B for personnel, as well as SSA-L for infrastructure resources.