Sunnhordland Innkjøpsforum, hereafter called the contracting authority, intends to enter into an agreement for the provision of secretariat services for the control committees on behalf of Bømlo, Stord, Fitjar, Kvinnherad and Tysnes municipalities. Tenderers shall, in a neutral and objective manner, serve the control committees with secretariat services as described in the supervisory board control committee book published by the Ministry of Local Government and District. Each municipality is a separate legal entity and the final contract shall therefore be signed by a responsible person in each municipality.