Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2019-06-28
Buyer: OsloMet — storbyuniversitetet
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 71620000 | 73000000 | 73100000 | 73110000 | 73300000
Estimated value: 1913000 NOK

Technical requirements: Prior Information Notice Concerning Artificial Intelligence — a New Tool in Assisted Reproduction Technology
“Artificial Intelligence — a new tool in assisted reproduction technology” is a research project where artificial intelligence methods will be developed for analysis of videos of embryo development and of videos and images of sperm movement and appearance. The results can provide new knowledge about characteristics of embryo and sperm that are important for fertilisation and pregnancy and provide a basis to develop a better tool to select embryos and sperm during fertility treatment. The objective is to improve the methods and thereby increase the chance of pregnancy and for live births. The fertility centre has participated in the project since commencement in 2016.
The project has been awarded research funding in FRIMEDBIO grant from Forskningsrådet [The Research Council of Norway].
“Artificial Intelligence – a new tool in assisted reproduction technology” is a research project where artificial intelligence methods will be developed for analysis of videos of embryo development and of videos and images of sperm movement and appearance. The results can provide new knowledge about characteristics of embryo and sperm that are important for fertilisation and provide a basis to develop a better tool to select embryos and sperm during fertility treatment. The objective is to improve the methods and thereby increase the chance of pregnancy and for the end result — a live-born child. The fertility centre has participated in the project since commencement in 2016. The project has been awarded research funding in FRIMEDBIO grant from Forskningsrådet [The Research Council of Norway].
The contract concerns a research project where artificial intelligence methods will be developed to analyse videos of embryo development and of videos and images of sperm movement and appearance. The results can provide new knowledge about characteristics of embryo and sperm that are important for fertilisation and provide a basis to develop a better tool to select embryos and sperm during fertility treatment. The objective is to improve the methods and thereby increase the chance of pregnancy and for the end result — a live-born child. The fertility centre has participated in the project since commencement in 2016. The project has been awarded research funding in FRIMEDBIO grant from Forskningsrådet [The Research Council of Norway]. The fertility centre will also contribute with lab equipment and competence. In addition, the samples must be analysed within an hour of being presented. The walking distance between OsloMet and the Centre makes this possible.
The contracting authority believes there is a basis to enter into a contract for the services without announcing a competition in accordance with public procurement regulations (ppr) § 21-2.
The contracting authority therefore announces their intention to sign a contract by publishing this prior information notice, cf. ppr § 21-5. A waiting period of 10 days applies from the the publication of the prior information notice. At the earliest, the contract will be awarded after the expiry of the 10 day waiting period.


Winner: Fertilitetssenteret
Award value: 1913000