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Norway – Sewer cleaning services – Framework agreement for flushing services

Issued by Arendal kommune · via TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (EU)

Published
5 Sept 2026
Closes
8 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC
Value
NOK 1,00,00,000
Reference
607582-2026
Location
Norway
Sector
Water & Environment
Type
services

Details

Background Arendal municipality shall establish a joint framework agreement for flushing services in order to cover ongoing and acute needs across the organisation. The need particularly applies within water and sewage, but also the Arendal Harbour and Arendal Eiendom have a real and recurring need for equivalent services. The objective of the procurement is to ensure access to necessary services through a more structured, predictable and efficient contract. The framework agreement shall assist the municipality in handling acute events quickly and responsibly, while also covering planned assignments connected to operation and maintenance. The procurement shall also provide better management of the procurements, more uniform terms and simple contract follow-up. It is important for tenderers to be aware that the assignments can vary in scope and urgency, and that the contract can be used by several units with partially different operational needs. Description of the assignment The procurement is for the establishment of a framework agreement for flushing services for Arendal municipality. The framework agreement shall cover both planned assignments and acute events within the municipality ́s areas of activity, with an emphasis on water and sewage, as well as needs within the port and property. The delivery mainly includes flushing, suction, dry suction, emptying and other closely connected services that are naturally included in such assignments. The assignments can i.a. be connected to operation, maintenance, cleaning, troubleshooting and handling events that require a quick response. Delivery is requested that gives the municipality access to the necessary capacity, resources and relevant equipment for different types of assignments. The framework agreement shall be suitable for use across multiple units and facilitate effective implementation, accessibility as needed and satisfactory documentation of completed work. Value calculation The estimated contract value is NOK 10 million excluding VAT. The contract value is calculated from the experience basis from the last four years and is encumbered with uncertainty. The estimated scope is not to be considered as binding for the contracting authority. The contracting authority reserves the right to hold a new competition if this framework agreement exceeds NOK 25 million excluding VAT before the contract period expires. Reservations All conditions that the tenderer has for the tender shall be stated under the reservations point in the KGV system. Alternative tenders Alternative tenders cannot be submitted.

Lots Lot 1 — Framework agreement for flushing services (estimated 10000000): Background Arendal municipality shall establish a joint framework agreement for flushing services in order to cover ongoing and acute needs across the organisation. The need particularly applies within water and sewage, but also the Arendal Harbour and Arendal Eiendom have a real and recurring need for equivalent services. The objective of the procurement is to ensure access to necessary services through a more structured, predictable and efficient contract. The framework agreement shall assist the municipality in handling acute events quickly and responsibly, while also covering planned assignments connected to operation and maintenance. The procurement shall also provide better management of the procurements, more uniform terms and simple contract follow-up. It is important for tenderers to be aware that the assignments can vary in scope and urgency, and that the contract can be used by several units with partially different operational needs. Description of the assignment The procurement is for the establishment of a framework agreement for flushing services for Arendal municipality. The framework agreement shall cover both planned assignments and acute events within the municipality ́s areas of activity, with an emphasis on water and sewage, as well as needs within the port and property. The delivery mainly includes flushing, suction, dry suction, emptying and other closely connected services that are naturally included in such assignments. The assignments can i.a. be connected to operation, maintenance, cleaning, troubleshooting and handling events that require a quick response. Delivery is requested that gives the municipality access to the necessary capacity, resources and relevant equipment for different types of assignments. The framework agreement shall be suitable for use across multiple units and facilitate effective implementation, accessibility as needed and satisfactory documentation of completed work. Value calculation The estimated contract value is NOK 10 million excluding VAT. The contract value is calculated from the experience basis from the last four years and is encumbered with uncertainty. The estimated scope is not to be considered as binding for the contracting authority. The contracting authority reserves the right to hold a new competition if this framework agreement exceeds NOK 25 million excluding VAT before the contract period expires. Reservations All conditions that the tenderer has for the tender shall be stated under the reservations point in the KGV system. Alternative tenders Alternative tenders cannot be submitted.

Buyer: Arendal kommune

Buyer country: NOR

Procedure: open

CPV code: 90470000

Full notice, tender documents and how to bid are on the official TED page (link above).

Context for bidders

We hold 9 notices from Arendal kommune, going back to August 20269 of them still open. They buy mostly in Water & Environment, Construction & Infrastructure and Transport & Logistics. There are 56 open Water & Environment tenders in Norway. This one closes in 34 days.

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