OSPAR litter monitoring – beaches and rivers 2027-2030

Original: OSPAR forsøplingsovervåking – strender og elver 2027-2030

About this tender

The Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet) is procuring a service to monitor the amount, composition and trend of marine litter on OSPAR-designated beaches and in three large rivers. The results are meant to assess environmental status, identify sources, and evaluate the effect of measures against litter. The procurement is an open procedure under the Norwegian Public Procurement Regulation and Directive 2014/24/EU, classified under environmental monitoring services (CPV hierarchy: environmental monitoring, excluding construction works). Performance is in Norway, anywhere within the country. The contract runs from 07.01.2027 to 09.12.2030, about four years. The estimated value is NOK 7,000,000 to 9,000,000 excluding VAT, and the procedure is not financed with EU funds. The contract includes three optional additional purchases that the buyer may call off: Option 1 is registration of mesoplastics and pellets at Akerøya, Nakholmen and Norde Langåra. Option 2 is participation in, or expert advice to, forums such as OSPAR or AMAP. Option 3 is an additional beach, Bolærne in Færder, Vestfold. The full scope is set out in the buyer's 'Kundens beskrivelse av oppdraget' (customer's description of the assignment) in the tender documents, which are available on the buyer's tender portal. The notice does not disclose deliverables in more detail. Currency note: the notice states NOK. The USD figures below use an approximate rate of 1 NOK ≈ 0.095 USD, so they are indicative only and should be checked against a current rate.

Bidder eligibility

Exclusion grounds (Procurement Document, section 2.1.6) cover a conviction within the last five years, or a standing exclusion period, for: participation in a criminal organisation; corruption; fraud; terrorist offences or terrorist-linked offences; money laundering or terrorist financing; child labour and human trafficking. Further grounds cover: unpaid social security contributions or taxes in the supplier's country of establishment or in Norway; known breaches of environmental, social or labour law obligations; bankruptcy, insolvency, creditor arrangements, liquidator-administered assets or suspended business; agreements to distort competition; grave professional misconduct; conflict of interest; direct or indirect involvement in preparing the procurement; significant breach of an earlier public contract resulting in termination, damages or similar sanctions; misrepresentation or withheld information. Purely national exclusion grounds also apply in Norway and are described in the procurement documents. No reserved participation applies. Technical and financial selection criteria are referenced in the Procurement Document (section 5.1.9) and are not shown on this notice page.

How bids are scored

Not disclosed on the notice page. Award criteria and any price/quality weighting are in the tender documents on the buyer's tender portal. The notice only refers to 'Utvelgelseskriterier' (selection criteria) in the Procurement Document.

Key requirements

• ✓Monitor litter quantity and composition on OSPAR-designated beaches
• ✓Sample three large rivers to assess litter sources and trends
• ✓Support evaluation of effectiveness of anti-litter measures over 2027-2030

Procurement contact

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About this sector

Environmental justice funding supports communities most exposed to pollution and climate harm, with an emphasis on local leadership. It is offered by public programmes and foundations, often as grants to community organisations and partnerships. Calls typically ask how residents are involved in decisions and how benefits stay in the community.