Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2022-06-13
Buyer: SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 71241000 | 71620000 | 72000000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72222300: Information technology services
Estimated value: 80000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Helse Sør-Øst RHF [the South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority] hereunder all wholly owned trusts and companies, shall enter into a framework agreement to
The framework agreement will be for 2 years, with an option for an extension for up to 2 years (1+1).
The framework agreement shall cover access to strategic analysis, independent research and surveys within areas where it is important to have insight and competence to provide a qualitatively good services, as well as where current framework agreements for consultancy services do not meet the need.
The agreement includes access to national and international professional and business sector experts, as well as member-based services that provide access to analyses, methodologies, templates and systems, and access to analysts / consultants. The agreement also includes role-based software with an adapted portal for access to relevant content for each role, in addition to software for different levels in an ICT organisation and access to
consultancy services that shall make facts and knowledge available and give advice in further work and participation in relevant national and international trade conferences and seminars. The analysis services must be based on recognised models and methods that ensure compliance and independence.
Any objections to Helse Sør-Øst RHF entering into a framework agreement with Gartner Norge AS must be presented via the communication module in Mercell within 10 days of the publication of this notice.
The exception for direct procurements is in the Public Procurement Regulations § 13-4 (b). The provision states that the contracting authority
only one specific service provider can deliver as 'due to technical reasons competition is impossible'.
On this occasion, technical reasons means that there is only one service provider who can perform the service
service provider is the only one who can cover the contracting authority's needs within the stated service areas for
the delivery of services for vendor independent research, analysis and consultancy services for the ICT field.  It is only by entering into a contract with Gartner Norge that the contracting authority gains access to Gartner's unique knowledge database where information is collected from analysts all over the world. No other provider provides the same combination of independent research, analysis and consulting services than offered by Gartner. Incidentally several similar Voluntary ex ante transparency notices have been announced in Doffin in the last year. We cannot see that any of the other contracting authorities have successfully received tenders or procured this
The estimated value over a 4 year agreement period is NOK 50 million. This estimate is based on the scope in the current agreement.


Winner: Gartner Norge AS
Award value: 80000000