Norway – Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security – Framework agreement for cyber security and privacy consultants.

The contract's point 1.1 Purpose and extent. The contracting authority needs a framework agreement for external capacity within the interfaces cyber security and privacy. The objective of the framework agreement is to enter into a contract with a tenderer who can cover the Contracting Authority ́s need for consultancy services with good competence within the contract area and associated services in an efficient manner. A framework agreement shall be signed with one tenderer. The framework agreement shall be based on partnership principles, with the aim of ensuring competence sharing, continual improvement and effective use of resources. The framework agreement is not exclusive There can be a need for resources at different resource levels, including junior consultants, consultants, senior consultants. Most of the need will be consultants and senior consultants, but the distribution between the resource levels will last throughout the framework agreement period based on the contracting authority ́s needs. The framework agreement will include the procurement of consultants at the Contracting Authority ́s premises in Oslo, primarily in the Department for Legal and Compliance. The Legal and Compliance Department currently consists of 12 persons who work with legal advice, compliance and performance management and security, risk and stand-by. Legal and compliance is, at the time of the notice, organised as follows: The Legal and Compliance Department has ongoing recruitment processes that can affect the extent and use of the framework agreement. The need is expected to be higher in the start-up of the agreement, and that the need will gradually be adapted to the strategic target picture for staffing. The need can also be affected by a number of other conditions, such as on-boarding and emerging needs as new owners step in.