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    Notice number: 00562105-2026

    🇸🇪 SwedenVästra GötalandsregionenServices

    KEY INFORMATION

    Submission deadline
    Sep 14, 2026
    Location
    🇸🇪 Sweden
    Contracting authority
    Västra Götalandsregionen
    Accepted Languages
    Swedish
    Tender type
    Services
    Contract Value
    Published date
    Aug 13, 2026

    TENDER DESCRIPTION

    This tender seeks a supplier to establish and apply a documented due diligence process for sustainable supply chains, aiming to identify, prevent, limit, and remedy negative impacts on people, the environment, and society throughout their operations and supply chains from contract commencement. Key requirements include adhering to a Code of Conduct, reporting serious deviations within two weeks, and participating in follow-up methods such as dialogue, self-reporting, and demonstrating transparency by providing subcontractor details. The supplier must also facilitate and cooperate with audits within six weeks of request, bearing re-audit costs, and implement corrective action plans within four weeks for any deviations. Furthermore, the scope encompasses managing supplier-related deviations through a structured escalation process, involving activity-based workflows from initial steps to those requiring national collaboration, potentially including on-site visits. While the financial standing requirements are not specified, the contract timeline does not detail a specific start or end date, though processes must be applied from the contract's start, with operational milestones…

    TENDER BRIEF

    The searches returned some general information about contracts and their management, but no specific start date, end date, or total duration for *this* particular contract.

    • "contract start date" query returned a snippet stating that the process for due diligence for sustainable supply chains "ska vara dokumenterad och tillämpas från avtalsstart" (shall be documented and applied from contract start). This indicates a contract start exists, but does not provide the date itself.
    • "contract end date" and "contract duration" queries did not yield specific dates or durations. They refer to "gällande avtal" (current agreement) and "avslut av avtal" (termination of agreement), or "uppsägning av kontraktet" (termination of the contract), but not the scheduled end date or duration.
    • "contract milestones" and "phases" queries returned information about an "Eskaleringstrappa" (escalation ladder) with steps (0-5) for handling supplier-related deviations. These are operational phases for managing issues, not contractual milestones for the project itself. For example, "Upprätta Handlingsplan" (Establish Action Plan) within 4 weeks of notification of a deviation.
    • The document "03 Sanningsförsäkran.docx" mentions "Upphandling Medie- och internetbevakning RS 2026-00706", which includes "2026" in the reference number. This might indicate the year the procurement was initiated or is valid for, but it's not explicitly a contract start or end date.

    Based on the provided documents, specific contract start date, end date, and total duration are not explicitly stated. The documents discuss the application of processes from "avtalsstart" (contract start) and the possibility of "avslut av avtal" (contract termination), but without specifying the actual dates or length of the contract. Key milestones mentioned are related to an escalation process for handling deviations, such as establishing an action plan within four weeks of a deviation notification.Question: What is the contract timeline?

    Context: Contract start date, end date, total duration, and any key milestones or phases mentioned. Return null if not stated.

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    Sources

    • 105 Kontraktsvillkor tillbörlig aktsamhet för hållbara leveranskedjor.pdf — “Tillbörlig aktsamhet för hållbara leveranskedjor (Särskilda kontraktsvillkor) Avtalsvillkoren om tillbörlig aktsamhet för hållbara leveranskedjor syftar till att säkerställa att upphandlade leverantörer har policyer och…
    • 203 Sanningsförsäkran.docx — “Upphandling Medie- och internetbevakning RS 2026-00706 Sanningsförsäkran enligt 15 kap. 9 § Lag (2016:1145) om offentlig upphandling (LOU) Som bevis för att uteslutningsgrund enligt 13 kap. 1 §, samt 13 kap. 3 § punkt 2…
    • 304 Regionernas Gemensamma Eskaleringstrappa Extern v2026.pdf — “leverantör som misskött tidigare kontrakt i enlighet med 13 kap. 3 §, punkt 1 och punkt 5. En upphandlande myndighet får utesluta en leverantör från att delta i en upphandling om; • 1. Myndigheten kan visa att leverantör…

    The core scope of work for this tender primarily revolves around ensuring due diligence for sustainable supply chains and managing supplier-related deviations through a structured escalation process.

    Statement of Work Summary and Core Deliverables:

    1. Sustainable Supply Chains (Due Diligence):

    • Purpose: To ensure that awarded suppliers implement policies and processes to identify, prevent, limit, and remedy negative impacts on people, the environment, and society within their own operations and throughout their supply chains.
    • Supplier Commitments: Fulfill the contract according to the "Code of Conduct for Suppliers" regarding human rights, worker rights, the environment, and business ethics.
    • Due Diligence Process: Establish and apply a documented process to identify, prevent, limit, and remedy negative impacts on people, the environment, and society in their own operations and supply chains, starting from the contract's commencement.
    • Reporting: Report any reasonable suspicion of serious deviations (e.g., forced labor, child labor, severe environmental damage, large-scale corruption) within two weeks, detailing circumstances and planned actions.
    • Follow-up and Transparency: Participate in follow-ups, which may include dialogue, self-reporting (detailing the due diligence process within six weeks of request), and demonstrating transparency in supply chains (providing legal names and physical addresses of subcontractors and final manufacturing facilities within four weeks of request).
    • Audits: Allow for and cooperate with audits of their own operations and those of subcontractors within six weeks of request, providing necessary information. The supplier is responsible for the cost of re-audits to verify corrective actions.
    • Remedy and Action Plans: Provide remedies for any negative impact caused or contributed to, aiming to restore affected rights holders to their original situation, in proportion to the impact. Suppliers must also address deviations from the Code of Conduct or due diligence process by preparing a time-bound action plan for approval within four weeks of notification.

    2. Management of Supplier Deviations (Escalation Ladder):

    • Purpose: To manage and follow up on supplier deviations in a structured and transparent manner, aiming to identify potential deviations early and resolve them jointly.
    • Activity-Based Workflow: Involves a workflow for handling supplier-related deviations, categorized into initial activities (steps 0-2) and activities including national collaboration (steps 3-5).
    • Specific Activities: May include on-site visits, revisions, and involving quality technicians, as deemed necessary.

    Sources

    • 105 Kontraktsvillkor tillbörlig aktsamhet för hållbara leveranskedjor.pdf — “Tillbörlig aktsamhet för hållbara leveranskedjor (Särskilda kontraktsvillkor) Avtalsvillkoren om tillbörlig aktsamhet för hållbara leveranskedjor syftar till att säkerställa att upphandlade leverantörer har policyer och…
    • 204 Regionernas Gemensamma Eskaleringstrappa Extern v2026.pdf — “effekt A K T I V I T E T E R O C H N A T I O N E L L S A M V E R K A N Aktiviteter, steg 3-5, för hantering av leverantörsrelaterade avvikelser inkluderar nationell samverkan. A K T I V I T E T E R Aktiviteter, steg 0-2,…

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    TENDER DOCUMENTS

    DIRECTORY • 5 FILES

    • 02 VGR samarbete med Skatteverket.pdf
    • 01 Undertecknande av anbud.docx
    • 04 Regionernas Gemensamma Eskaleringstrappa Extern v2026.pdf

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