Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-07-10
Buyer: Sykehusinnkjøp HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 71241000 | 71620000 | 71621000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72600000
Estimated value: 30000000 NOK
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Consultancy services, research services and analysis services to Helse Sør-Øst RHF [the South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority], and others
Helse Sør-Øst RHF [the South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority] hereunder all wholly owned enterprises and companies, shall enter into a framework agreement to
Cover the need for supplier independent consultancy services, research services and analysis services.
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 include access to strategic analysis, independent research and investigation within areas where it is important to have sufficient insight and competence to be able to perform a good, qualitative services, and where prevailing framework agreements for consultancy services do not cover this need. The primary areas that shall be covered are: ICT, Medicine and Health Sciences — logistics, work flow and process support. The contract shall also provide access to professional and branch experts.
The contract shall i.a. include fixed price member based services that provide free access to analysis, methodology, templates and tools, and access to analysts/consultants. The contract shall also include role based programmes with an adapted portal for access to relevant content for the individual role, in addition to programmes for different levels in an ICT organisation, access to
Consultancy services that shall make facts and knowledge available and provide advice for further work as well as relevant professional conferences and seminars both in Norway and internationally. The analysis services shall be based on recognised models and methods that ensure compliance and independence.
The framework agreement will be for Helse Sør-Øst, including all 100 % owned enterprises and companies. In addition, the following enterprises have the option to join the framework agreement: Helse Vest RHF [the Western Norway Regional Health Authority], Helse Nord RHF [the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority] and Helse Midt-Norge RHF [the Central Norway Regional Health Authority] with all wholly owned enterprises and companies, Luftambulansetjenesten HF [the Air Ambulance Service], Sykehusinnkjøp HF [Hospital Procurement, Nasjonal IKT HF, Pasientreiser HF and Lovisenberg diakonale sykehus [Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital].
The exception for direct procurements is in the Public Procurement Regulations § 13-4 (b). The provision states that the contracting authority can implement a procurement without a competition if the procurement concerns services that 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 or produce the product. Based on the contracting authority's knowledge of the market, the selected 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. During the last year, a number of equivalent prior information notices have been published in Doffin. We cannot see that any of the other contracting authorities have successfully received tender offers or procured this specific service from anyone other than Gartner. Therefore, it appears that Gartner is the only service provider.
Consultancy services, research services and analysis services to Helse Sør-Øst RHF [the South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority], and others


Winner: Gartner Norge AS
Award value: 30000000
Number of bids: 1