Norway – Telecommunications services – Telephony subscriptions and accompanying services

About the Contracting Authority Vestfold public procurement cooperation (VOIS) was established 1 January 1996 and it has all the municipalities in Vestfold county as members (Færder, Holmestrand, Horten, Larvik, Sandefjord and Tønsberg), as well as Vestfold county and the University of Southeast Norway. VOIS is organised as a host municipality cooperation, in accordance with the Municipal Act chapter 20. Sandefjord kommune is the host municipality for the cooperation and contracts will be signed by the municipal director in Sandefjord. Other participants shall sign separate agreements. About the procurement VOIS, Vestfold county, Telemark county and the municipalities in Telemark (hereafter called the contracting authority) intend to enter into one contract for the delivery of telephony subscriptions and accompanying services. The contracting authority needs a future orientated and cost efficient system. The contracting authority needs stable and flexible services that cover ordinary telephony, data traffic and the accompanying functions for different entities and user groups. The needs vary between the participants, and the solution must therefore be adaptable to each municipality and county, both as regards scope and practical management. The procurement shall facilitate good national mobile coverage, secure communication, appropriate administration and effective handling of subscriptions and accompanying services. It is important that any transition to the new supplier can be carried out in a safe and flexible manner with as least possible operational disruption. The delivery shall include mobile subscriptions, data services and other services that are naturally related to this type of delivery. Flexible and scaleable services that can be adapted to each participant ́s needs shall be offered. This includes i.a. mobile subscriptions, an administration portal, self-service systems as well as services for overview, administration and administration of subscriptions.