Norway – Water-treatment chemicals – Market dialogue: Framework agreement for chemicals for water and sewage installations.

OFA IKS shall establish a framework agreement for the delivery of chemicals for water and sewage installations throughout Agder. The objective of the procurement is to ensure stable, safe and predictable access to chemicals that are necessary for the production of drinking water and treatment of sewage water. The procurement shall contribute to an efficient, robust and regulatory operation of the water and sewage installations, with high security of delivery and reduced risk of interruption to operations in socially critical functions. Tenderers shall deliver documented suitable products and assist with the necessary professional competence and advice throughout the entire contract period. The framework agreement includes chemicals for i.a.: Precipitants and post-precipitation for sewage purification. Sludge treatment, including packing, thickening and dewatering. Drinking water treatment, including removal of colour, turbidity and particles. The agreement includes i.a. chemicals, polymers and other chemicals used in water and sewage treatment. Tenderers shall be able to ensure safe, flexible and reliable delivery to systems with different technical systems, capacity needs and operational prerequisites. Delivery security, product quality and professional follow-up will be key elements in the agreement. Based on previous market surveys and further work on the procurement, OFA has revised the requirement specifications, the award criteria, the price and product form as well as the price and payment terms. Prior to the competition being announced, we would like input on the revised documents and any problems that ought to be assessed further. We therefore invite relevant tenderers to an oral market dialogue. The aim of the dialogue is to obtain updated knowledge on the market ́s systems, products and delivery models, so that the competition can be designed in an appropriate way and facilitates good competition. We particularly want input on: qualification requirements...