Quality standard wild reindeer - data basis for Delnorm 1 Population performance

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The Norwegian Environment Agency (the contracting authority) intends to enter into a one year individual agreement with Stiftelsen NINA for the collection of data basis for the quality standard for wild reindeer. The contract amount is estimated to NOK 3.0 million. The contract shall cover data collection on Lot 1 Population performance a-c for 2026, i.e. calf counts, structure counts and slaughter scales, in all wild reindeer areas. In 2026 data shall be collected, and this data shall be quality assured and processed to the degree necessary, in order to easily be used for the next classification, which we expect will be carried out in 2027. The division of responsibility for data collection was determined in connection with the first classification of wild reindeer areas in 2020. Work is being done in 2026 to put in place a more permanent organisation of the work on the quality norm where a secretariat is established, which can follow the data collection over time. The decision from 2020 means that the task will be solved by NINA, in cooperation with a number of actors. Consideration to the implementation with a consistent methodology is the reason why the contract will be concluded directly with NINA for 2026. The agreement shall include written documentation of the method. The aim is transparency about methodology, and to ensure relatively consistent methodology for counts over time. There will also be an important basic document for assessments and any testing of new methods for counting and for a future announcement of the secretariat function. The Norwegian Environment Agency plans to announce a procurement for a more long-term agreement for the secretariat function for quality norms for wild reindeer, which can also include following the data acquisition over time. This is an intention notice in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 21-5 with a 10 day deadline calculated from the day after this notice has been published. The contracting authority will not enter into a contract until 11 days after publication at the earliest.

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