askTender Partners · Norway

Tender work in Norway. Signed by you.

Companies bidding on Norway’s public tenders need registrations, attested documents and filings that only a licensed professional may do. As an askTender Partner, that work comes to you as priced job offers, done under your own name and registration.

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25Steps mapped in Norway

How filing works in Norway

You work on the portal under your own login. In Norway, the client adds you as a named user on its account on Mercell and TendSign: you prepare, upload and, on the client's written go-ahead, submit under your own login.

The client keeps its own login, the administrator role and every signature only it may give. You never use its credentials.

Who we work with in Norway

Finanstilsynet (authorises regnskapsførere and revisorer)

Autorisert regnskapsfører / statsautorisert or registrert revisor

Act for the client company in Altinn via its registered client relationship (regnskapsfører/revisor role) and person-level fullmakter; Obtain skatteattest/tax data, file NUF/VAT/employer reporting incl. RF-1199 for foreign contractors; Confirm financial…

4 services on the DeskAccountants

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Tilsynsrådet for advokatvirksomhet / Den Norske Advokatforening (ethics)

Advokat (anskaffelsesrett)

Review qualification, ESPD and contract terms (NS 8405/8406/8407, seriøsitetskrav); Draft fullmakt/prokura documentation, consortium and support agreements; Bring complaints to KOFA or the courts

1 service on the DeskLawyers

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Bid writers

Tilbudsskriver / anbudsrådgiver (unregulated)

Work in Mercell/TendSign as a named user added by the client's administrator; Draft the tender response, ESPD and climate/environment criteria answers (min. 30% weighting since 1 July 2026)

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HK-dir (Directorate for Higher Education and Skills)

Statsautorisert translatør

Certified translations of foreign registration certificates and accounts into Norwegian where required

1 service on the DeskTranslators

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Finanstilsynet

Bank or guarantee insurer (kontraktsgaranti/sikkerhetsstillelse)

Issue contractor security under NS 8405/8406/8407 and performance/advance-payment guarantees

1 service on the DeskBanks and sureties

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Norsk akkreditering

Accredited certification body (Norsk akkreditering or EA member)

Certify ISO 9001/14001/45001/27001; environmental schemes (e.g. Miljøfyrtårn) are run by their own foundations

1 service on the DeskCertification bodies

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Work the Desk sends Partners

Each service, with the official cost and usual lead time where they’re published (— where none is). Your own fee is set per job, on top.

Autorisert regnskapsfører / statsautorisert or registrert revisor

Skatteattest (certificate for tax and VAT)

Buyers must require the chosen Norwegian supplier to make available information or show a certificate for tax and VAT, max 6 months old (Act § 5l); for construction, Norwegian subcontractors on contracts over NOK…
Accountant-attested financial certificates

Free

Reporting of foreign contractors and employees (RF-1199 / OAR)

The Norwegian client reports assignments given to foreign companies to Skatteetaten, and the foreign contractor reports its employees within 14 days of starting work.
Tax registration

Freewithin 14 days of start

VAT registration (Merverdiavgiftsregisteret)

Registration for Norwegian VAT where taxable turnover in Norway exceeds the registration limit.
Tax registration

Free

EHF / Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 e-invoicing

E-invoicing to public buyers is mandatory in EHF/Peppol format; a buyer can withhold payment until it receives a compliant e-invoice.
Tax registration

—days

Advokat (anskaffelsesrett)

Complaint to KOFA or court action

Remedies for suppliers with rights under the Act (Norway/EEA/GPA/treaty states); third-country suppliers have no rights under the Act since 1 July 2026.
Filing on the portal

—10-day standstill above…

Statsautorisert translatør

Norwegian-language tender

The buyer may require tenders and other documents in Norwegian (FOA § 7-7); many accept attachments in English, Swedish or Danish.
Legal documents

—days

Bank or guarantee insurer (kontraktsgaranti/sikkerhetsstillelse)

Contractor security under NS 8405/8406/8407 (sikkerhetsstillelse)

Securities are contractual (no statutory bid bond); NS 8405 typically uses contractor security of about 10% until handover, then 3% during the warranty period.
Bid security

—1–2 weeks (estimate)

Accredited certification body (Norsk akkreditering or EA member)

ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 or environmental management (e.g. Miljøfyrtårn)

Quality and environmental certificates from independent bodies may be required (FOA § 8-7); climate and environment must weigh at least 30% in award since 1 July 2026, increasing their value.
Quality and management-system certifications

—3–6 months (estimate)

How work reaches you

Offer. A client’s bid needs work only your profession may do. You get the requirement, the tender’s format, the deadline and your fee.
Accept. Accept within 4 hours and confirm you have no conflict. The client sees your firm’s name and shares what you need.
Do the work. Ask the client for anything missing, right on the job. Sign under your own name and registration, and upload.
Checked. askTender checks every deliverable against the tender before the client sees it. If something’s off, you hear exactly what.
Paid. The client approves, it goes into their bid, and your fee is released.

Who does what

Partners8 askTender Desk10 The bidding company itself7

The company keeps only what the law reserves to it: its identity checks, its own digital signature, and signing its declarations and bid. We never use a client’s signature, PIN or portal login.

Portals

Altinn↗Doffin↗Mercell / TendSign↗

Open tenders in Norway

Bidding in Norway?

Every step to bid in Norway↗How askTender bids for you↗

Rules we follow in Norway

Autorisert regnskapsfører / statsautorisert or registrert revisor. Revisor independence rules apply to attestations; the accountant acts under its own ID-porten login with fullmakt delegated in Altinn, never the client's BankID.
Advokat (anskaffelsesrett). Regulator rules on fee-sharing with non-lawyers not re-read for this file.
Tilbudsskriver / anbudsrådgiver (unregulated). Cannot sign the tender: the signer must have the right to sign for the company (signaturrett/prokura) or use the company's enterprise certificate.
Statsautorisert translatør. Not re-verified for this file; Brønnøysund accepts Danish, Swedish and English attachments.
Bank or guarantee insurer (kontraktsgaranti/sikkerhetsstillelse). Issued on the bidder's own credit.

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Sources info.altinn.no · lovdata.no · mercell.atlassian.net · brreg.no · arbeidstilsynet.no · skatteetaten.no · dibk.no · achilles.com · anskaffelser.no