Evaluation of the Municipal Act of 2018

This procurement opportunity seeks a supplier to evaluate the effectiveness of the Municipal Act of 2018, specifically to assess whether the key changes made by the law are functioning as intended and achieving the desired outcomes. The evaluation will utilize existing knowledge sources, reports, and evaluations, including insights from a preliminary project conducted in 2020. Key areas of focus will include the elected organization, participation councils, remote meetings, access to elected officials, inter-municipal cooperation, the role of the municipal director, financial management, and internal controls. The project consists of two main deliverables: a sub-report due by December 1, 2025, which will evaluate specific collaboration models and other agreed topics, and a final report due by December 1, 2026, which will cover the remaining evaluation topics. The estimated value of this procurement is up to NOK 4,000,000 excluding VAT. For more details, please refer to annex 1 of the contract.