Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2021-02-24
Buyer: Oslo Universitetssykehus HF (hovedenhet)
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33172100
Estimated value: 3150000 NOK

Technical requirements: Oslo universitetssykehus HF (OUS HF) (Oslo University Hospital Trust) intends to procure 13 advanced anaesthesia apparatuses for use in select laboratories, pre-surgery rooms and operating theatres, with limited space. It is also of significant importance that Oslo University Hospital Trust in the procurement meets absolutely crucial requirements related to patient safety.
Oslo University Hospital Trust is carrying out fleet replacement of anaesthesia apparatuses on a valid framework agreement with Dräger Norge AS. The procurement in the fleet replacement includes a large number of anaesthesia apparatuses with conventional vaporises divided into three phases.
At select laboratories, pre-surgery rooms and operating theatres with little space and high operation has at the same time led to a need for space-consuming equipment, a minimal area remains for an anaesthesia apparatus. It is necessary to have an anaesthesia apparatus that has both smaller footprint, can be mounted on a wall, be mobile on wheels and can hang from a pillar. At the same time, the users must be very familiar with the equipment in relation to safe and secure use.
Patients with complex illnesses, small children and often emergency situations with little or no time for preparation are treated. The anaesthesia apparatuses must therefore be very familiar to users.
Oslo University Hospital Trust will procure 13 Atlan 350s from Dräger Norge AS in connection with fleet replacement in phase 2, as this is a small anaesthesia apparatus and has the necessary flexibility to cover our needs. The apparatus has conventional vaporiser, uses the same consumables as other anaesthesia apparatuses in the fleet replacement, has identical user interface and cleaning procedure, and at the same time is familiar to our engineers.
We have investigated the market and believe there is not other equipment that can fulfil our need for anaesthesia apparatus in consideration of safe and secure use and familiarity for safeguarding significant patient safety at select small laboratories, pre-surgery rooms and operating theatres. The contract will be entered into via this prior information notice pursuant to the Public Procurements Act and regulations § 21-5.
The procurement is a part III procurement in accordance with the Public Procurements Act and regulations, (PPR), Section 5-1 (3). A contract will be signed without a contest via this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice, pursuant to the PPR, Section 21-5. The reason for this is that we believe there is no other anaesthesia apparatus small enough, flexible to hang on the wall, mobile on wheels or that can hang on pillars and at the same time be advanced enough to use on patients from newborns to large adults. It is crucial for the procurement that the equipment is very familiar for users in relation to user-interface and also emergency use. The selected equipment has identical user-interface, consumables and cleaning procedure, is also very familiar to our engineers and that the anaesthesia apparatus has conventional vaporisers that are a deliberate choice.


Winner: Dräger Norge AS
Award value: 3150000