National reference laboratory for air quality measurements (NRL) 2026 Tender

Original: Nasjonalt referanselaboratorium for luftkvalitetsmålinger (NRL)

About this tender

Miljødirektoratet (the Norwegian Environment Agency) is procuring the services of the national reference laboratory for air quality measurements (NRL, Nasjonalt referanselaboratorium for luftkvalitetsmålinger). The NRL is an independent body whose main purpose is to safeguard and ensure the quality of air quality monitoring data in Norway. Its role is established in Chapter 7 of the Pollution Regulation (Forurensningsforskriften, §§ 7-7 and 7-14), which sets quality requirements for outdoor air and rules on how air quality measurements must be carried out. The procurement is an open procedure under Directive 2014/24/EU and the Norwegian Public Procurement Regulation, classified as laboratory services related to air pollution (CPV hierarchy: Tjenesteytelser i forbindelse med luftforurensning / Laboratorietjenester). It is a single contract with a single lot (LOT-0000). Performance is not tied to a specific place; the place of performance is Norway, anywhere within the country. The contract period runs from 16.12.2026 to 30.11.2031, approximately five years. The estimated value is NOK 24,000,000 excluding VAT. The tender is not EU-funded, and no reserved participation applies. Framework agreements, dynamic purchasing systems and electronic catalogues are not used. The full scope of deliverables and performance conditions is set out in the tender documents (konkurransegrunnlag), which are available only through the buyer's tender portal and were not included in the notice text. Requests for clarification must be submitted by 13.11.2026 at 12:00.

Bidder eligibility

Mandatory exclusion grounds apply under the Procurement Regulation and Directive 2014/24/EU, covering: participation in a criminal organisation, corruption, fraud, terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activity, money laundering or terrorist financing, child labour and other forms of human trafficking (each for convictions within the past five years or for an exclusion period stated in the judgment). Suppliers must also declare any breach of obligations on social security contributions, taxes, environmental, social or labour law, and state whether they are in bankruptcy, insolvency, debt arrangement, liquidator-administered asset management, or suspended business activity. Other grounds include distorting competition through agreements with other operators, grave professional misconduct, conflicts of interest, direct or indirect involvement in preparing the procedure, early termination or damages on a previous public contract, and misrepresentation or withholding of information. Purely national Norwegian exclusion grounds also apply, as described in the tender documents. Specific technical, financial, or experience qualification thresholds are not stated in the notice and are referenced to the Procurement Document (selection criteria source: Procurement Document).

How bids are scored

Not disclosed in the notice text. Selection criteria are referenced to the Procurement Document (konkurransegrunnlag). No price/quality split or scoring weights appear in the notice.

Key requirements

• ✓Ensure and verify quality of national air quality monitoring data per Forurensningsforskriften chapter 7 (§ 7-7, § 7-14)
• ✓Operate as an independent reference body for air quality measurements
• ✓Demonstrate accredited laboratory and air-quality measurement expertise

Procurement contact

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