Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2023-09-13
Buyer: SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 48100000 | 48814000: Medical information systems | 75100000 | 85100000: Health services | 85112000: Hospital support services
Estimated value: 30000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Voluntary ex-ante transparency notice: Analysis and reporting service to calculate cost per patient (CPP) for the health trusts in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
The health trusts are required to give the authorities periodic reports on Cost Per Patient (CPP). The Norwegian Directorate of Health is the recipient of this report, which is used for public statistics and analyses, among other things. The Norwegian Directorate of Health has a model that it updates regularly, which forms the template for reporting from the hospitals. Existing solutions are end-of-life, and the health trusts need a new contract to meet the requirements of the Norwegian Directorate of Health.
The Norwegian Hospital Partnership [Sykehuspartner HF] intends to enter into an ongoing service purchase agreement (SSA-L) with Logex AS for the migration of the existing Cost Per Patient (CPP) service and ongoing online purchases of CPP services.
The Norwegian Hospital Partnership [Sykehuspartner HF] is publishing this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice on behalf of Sykehuspartner HF.
Three health trusts (Østfold Hospital Trust, Sunnaas Hospital Trust and Vestfold Hospital Trust) have an option to join the agreement.
The estimated value of the agreement of NOK 30,000,000 is the estimated use of the agreement over four years.
In the opinion of the contracting authority, Logex AS is the sole supplier of the services that fulfil the contracting authority's requirements.
The health trusts in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority with specialist health services are required to report periodically to the Directorate of Health on Cost Per Patient (CPP) data, which is also used for statistics and analyses. Of the 9 health trusts in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, Oslo University Hospital and Sunnaas Hospital report CPP data themselves via proprietary solutions, and the other 7 health trusts purchase this as a service from a supplier wherein each health trust currently has its own agreement.
Vestfold Hospital, Østfold Hospital, Vestre Viken, Akershus University Hospital and Telemark Hospital use a system called KOSPA, and Sørlandet Hospital and Innlandet Hospital use a system called ProDacapo. Both KOSPA and ProDacapo have been purchased by Logex, and both systems are end-of-life with contractual relationships that terminate at the end of the year. Logex's "new" cloud-based service is, in principle, a further development of the ProDacapo solution.
CPP is a well-regulated delivery based on the Norwegian Directorate of Health's model, but it is also complicated because it requires detailed expertise in the operations, organisation and accounting of hospitals in the health trusts. Expertise in the accounting rules for hospitals in Norway is not easily transferable from other European countries. This, together with the time factor for end-of-life, means that it is absolutely crucial for the health trusts to enter into an agreement with a tenderer that delivers system services, knowledge and tools that have been tested in Norway with documented Norwegian CPP deliveries.
Based on the information obtained, we are not aware of any competitors that can deliver a proven CPP solution to the health trusts in the region. The Norwegian Hospital Partnership [Sykehuspartner HF] believes that there is a legal basis to enter into a contract without contest in accordance with the public procurement regulations §13-4, letter b) no. 2. Any questions are to be sent via the communications module in Mercell.


Winner: Logex AS
Award value: 30000000