Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2023-01-04
Buyer: SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48441000 | 48490000 | 72000000
Estimated value: 7000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Sykehusinnkjøp HF [the Norwegian Hospital Procurement Trust] is dependent on good purchasing and consumption analyses based on the contracts that the enterprise has entered into on behalf of the entire specialist health service. In line with guidance from central authorities, it is desirable to carry out data collection using the PEPPOL infrastructure - specifically messages in EHF format. The platform for purchasing and consumption analysis must therefore have robust support for the transfer of data from the PEPPOL infrastructure, filtering of personal data before transfer from the access point, and have a dynamic and configurable user interface for carrying out various purchasing and consumption analyses.
Sykehusinnkjøp HF intends to enter into a contract with Ignite Procurement AS for the delivery of a platform for purchasing and consumption analysis wherein data collection is carried out using the PEPPOL infrastructure and messages in EHF format.
Sykehusinnkjøp HF needs a dedicated platform for purchasing and consumption analysis that is built around a modern solution design as well as robust, open APIs. It is a requirement that data collected through the access point supports integration and is able to be enriched using data from other sources. The operating model must be SaaS and the price model must include an unlimited number of users.
The procurement will be made without a contest as there is decidedly only one tenderer who can delivery the services in accordance with the description and requirements of the procurement, cf. the Public Procurement Regulations from 12 August 2016, no. 974, § 13-4, letter b, second point. The combined value of the procurement is estimated at approx. NOK 7 million over 4 years.
Data security and privacy are strictly regulated and there are therefore strict requirements for tenderers and technology platforms. Data collected through an access point may contain personal data, and it is an absolute requirement that such information is filtered out before data is transferred from the access point. The market dialogue revealed that there is only one tenderer that fulfils this requirement.
According to the Public Procurement Regulations, section 21-5, the contracting authority can, after a supplier has been chosen, announce that the contract will be signed by publishing a voluntary ex-ante transparency notice. This can be done if the contracting authority believes they have the legal basis to enter into a contract without announcing a contest in accordance with the PPR § 21-2.
Sykehusinnkjøp HF believes that there is a legal basis to enter into a contract with Ignite Procurement AS without announcing a contest, cf. the PPR § 13-4 letter b as Ignite Procurement AS is the only tenderer that can fulfil the requirements for the procurement regarding the use of PEPPOL infrastructure for the collection of data and concurrent filtering of personal data.


Winner: Ignite Procurement AS
Award value: 7000000