Sikt wishes to inform about our intention to enter into a new agreement for the integration tool Mule from Salesforce. Mule is a scalable integration tool that is currently used in the higher education sector, connecting various applications, services, and data sources in our IT ecosystem.
The purpose of this intention announcement is to provide potential suppliers with advance notice of our plans, allowing for any objections or feedback from the market before we proceed with our plans
We will consider any objections and input we receive as a result of this announcement, and make a final decision on whether to proceed with a formal bidding process. If there are no significant objections or input, we will initiate a procurement process with the aim of conducting a formal request for proposal.
Short descpriton:
Sikt wishes to inform about our intention to enter into a new agreement for the integration tool Mule from Salesforce. Mule is a scalable integration tool that is currently being used in the higher education sector and connects various applications, services, and data sources in our IT ecosystem. The purpose of this announcement of intent is to give potential suppliers advance notice of our plans and to allow for any objections or input from the market before we proceed with our plans. We will consider any objections or input we receive as a result of this announcement and make a final decision on whether to proceed with a formal bidding process. If there are no significant objections or input, we will initiate a procurement process with the aim of conducting a formal request for proposal.
Information about options:
The agreement has a duration of 3 (three) years. There are no options related to extension beyond this period.
Contract award without competition:
The tool is heavily integrated with the central services used in the higher education sector and plays an important role in our IT ecosystem. It is our assessment that Mule is a tool that is very well suited for such a service.
Date of contract award:
07.04.2023
Name and address of the selected supplier:
MuleSoft, LLC
50 Fremont Street, Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
Any objections to the decision to award the contract without competition should be sent to
innkjop@sikt.no, marked "Announcement of intent to purchase the software Mule", by 07.04.2023.