Norway – Business development consultancy services – Framework agreement for strategic workplace development and needs analysis.

Eiendoms - og byfornysetaten would like to enter into a framework agreement with consultants on strategic workplace development, need analyses and preparation of requirement specifications when procuring new office premises. The aim of the contract is to ensure that the municipality achieves future orientated, area efficient and user adapted local systems that support the entities ́needs, the municipality's objectives and principles for good land utilisation. Tenderers shall be able to assist throughout the entire early phase up until the new hire contract is signed, or any extension of the existing contract. The framework agreement can be used by the Agency for Real Estate and Urban Renewal and other districts, departments and entities that are included in Oslo municipality as a legal entity. The Agency for Real Estate and Urban Renewal (EBY) is the contract owner and is responsible for overall management and follow-up of the framework agreement. EBY shall contribute to uniform and correct use of the contract across Oslo municipality, follow-up call-off practice, obtain and compile reports and follow-up and manage conditions that can affect the framework agreement as a whole. The ordering company is responsible for defining a separate need, preparing an order, accepting tenders and following-up each assignment. The ordering company is the contract party in the call-off contract and is responsible for approving deliveries, invoice control and follow-up of any deviations or breaches in the assignment. The ordering company will, if needed, inform the Agency for Real Estate and Urban Renewal of significant deviations, breaches or other conditions that may affect the overall management of the framework agreement.