The Contracting Authority invites tenderers to an open tender contest, in accordance with the public procurement regulations, for the delivery of special gases in bottles and in bulk for Campus Ås and Adamstuen and possibly subject stations localised other places in the country. Through the framework agreements the Contracting Authority shall ensure deliveries of gases and accompanying products for use in education and research, in accordance with the attached product list. In addition, the framework agreement will include the necessary maintenance services and options for inspections. The Contracting Authority would like to enter into framework agreements for the delivery of this service, amongst other things in accordance with the at any time valid version of the ‘Public Procurement Act and associated regulations’, ‘Environment and regulations for public procurements’ and the ‘Action plan for environmental and social responsibility in public procurements’. The contract shall be entered into based on the information provided by the Contracting Authority in the tender documentation and annex.