Purchase of Print as a Service (PaaS) for Klepp municipality

Description

Klepp municipality (the Contracting Authority), has decided that the current operating concept for the service areas print, scan and copy machines including SafeQ, shall be replaced with print, scan and copy including SafeQ as a service, henceforth referred to as PaaS. The contract includes the purchase of PaaS with placement / hire of relevant machines as well as associated service, support, and accessories. The tenderer shall, in collaboration with the Contracting Authority, establish the new service and all that are naturally associated with it. The Contracting Authority shall ensure the operation of the print server. The Supplier shall provide a secure printing solution, in this case SafeQ, located in the Contracting Authority's premises. Equipment that is naturally associated with multifunction printers must also be included in the agreement, even if this is not specifically mentioned. The Contracting Authority is currently using Apple Airprint and this functionality must be safeguarded by a new agreement. See www.klepp.kommune.no for further information on Klepp municipality Lot 1: The main objective of this call for tenders is to establish a service contract with a tenderer that can cover our need for Print as a Service (PaaS). The contract with the current Supplier of printing, scanning and copying machines will be phased out, and the objective of the new contract is to procure printing, scanning and copying as a service (PaaS) for all entities and buildings under the Contracting Authority's responsibility. The out phasing of the current machine fleet includes the placement of new equipment at all locations. The process shall be coordinated by existing supplier KonicaMinolta. At the end of the agreement period, all the machines must be collected by the supplier free of charge, regardless of what is stated in the individual service agreement for the machines. The contract will be for 2 years, with an option for an extension for 2 + 2 years. The contract period can be a total of six years if the full option is triggered.