Konkurranseformen

Konkurranseformen, in Norwegian usage, refers to the form or procedure by which a competition is organized. The term is used across several fields, most notably in public procurement, but also in sports, arts, and academic contests. It denotes the framework that governs how participants enter, how information is shared, how bids or entries are evaluated, and how a winner is chosen.

In public procurement, konkurranseformen designates the procedural category chosen to solicit and award contracts for goods, services, or works. The main forms recognized under Norwegian and broader EU rules include open procedure (åpen konkurranse), restricted procedure (begrenset konkurranse), competitive dialogue, and negotiated procedures. The selected form affects who may participate, how tenders are invited, how information is exchanged, and how submissions are evaluated. The overarching aims are to ensure fairness, transparency, and equal treatment of bidders.

The process typically includes a public notice, possible prequalification, submission of bids, verification of eligibility, evaluation against published criteria (such as price, quality, technical merit, and sustainability), and an award decision. Remedies or appeals may be available if a participant believes the procedure was flawed.

Konkurranseformen also describes the structure of a competition itself outside procurement—how rounds are organized, how participants advance, scoring methods, and time limits. Examples include open versus knockout formats in sports or programming contests, which may use single-elimination, double-elimination, or round-robin stages.

Overall, the term emphasizes fairness, competitiveness, and procedural clarity in both procurement and competitive events, aligning with national laws and applicable directives.