The competition is for monitoring the environmental state of Indre Oslofjord. See point 1.1.1 for a description of the participants in the procurement. The procurement ́s value is estimated to: NOK 3,500,000 excluding VAT per annum. The volume is an estimate and is not binding for the contracting authority. The estimate is an average as the extent of the assignment will vary from year to year. See the price form for details.  See the procurement documents for further information. The contracting authority reserves the right to cancel the competition, i.a. in connection with budgetary coverage. Apprentices: The contracting authority has assessed the procurement against the apprentice regulations, cf. the Procurement Act § 5h, and concluded that apprentices are not required in this procurement, as the main elements of the contract do not include work where it is relevant to use labour with vocational certificates, cf. the Public Procurement Act § 5h 2nd section, letter c.