Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2023-08-30
Buyer: SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 72000000 | 80000000

Technical requirements: Υπηρεσίες τεχνολογίας των πληροφοριών: παροχή συμβουλών, ανάπτυξη λογισμικού, Διαδίκτυο και υποστήριξη
Prior information notice: Market dialog regarding digital learning products for the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, Central Norway Regional Health Authority and Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority [Helse Sør-Øst], Northern Norway Regional Health Authority [Helse Nord] and Central Norway Regional Health Authority [Helse Midt-Norge] hereby invite tenderers to a market dialogue. The Western Norway Regional Health Authority [Helse Vest] may participate in the process at a later time.
Digital learning plays a key role in competence development in the specialist health service. There is great potential in developing the area of digital learning as one of many measures to meet future needs for new and changed expertise in the health service. The regional health authorities are already well on their way to preparing for the future, for example by further developing and implementing new digital solutions for education and competence, establishing competence services for digital learning and strengthening the strategic work on competence development and education.
The regional health authorities' strategies and development plans all include competence as one of the key focus areas, which will support quality and patient safety in the health service. Some examples of this are the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, which has one of four main goals: "a good working environment for employees, development of competence and more time for patient treatment". In the Northern Norway Regional Health Authorities' strategy: "attract, develop and retain expertise" is central. The Western Norway Regional Health Authority says about its employees: "They should be proud of their profession and have the competence and ability to handle future specialisation and new assignments". The Central Norway Regional Health Authority will "recruit, develop and retain competent personnel".
The regional health authorities (Norwegian: RHFs) have different organisation and capacity for the production of digital learning elements. Many professional environments that saw digital learning as a completely unfeasible alternative before the pandemic have changed their needs today. There is a high level of activity in the regions, with local environments in the health trusts, regional and national competence services and the RHFs ordering and producing more digital learning elements than before.
Both the Western and Central Norway Regional Health Authorities have regional environments for the development of digital learning elements. The South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority has established its own regional centre for digital learning and competence development. In the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority, development primarily takes place at the health trust level. From 2022, a regional competence centre for digital learning has been established with an consulting and coordinating function.
The health regions currently prioritise and create many digital learning elements and courses with their own resources. When it comes to the production and testing of new technology, despite new recruitments and the establishment of new competence, there will be areas where the RHAs' course development environments do not possess cutting-edge expertise and/or sufficient capacity themselves. Examples include cutting-edge expertise in film, 3D animation, gaming technology and recognised digital learning methods, etc. The establishment of a national framework agreement can be an important measure to provide a comprehensive overview, and simplify and quality-assure the procurement of digital learning elements in the external market. Such an agreement will contribute to the health regions having access to cutting-edge expertise and increased capacity when needed, as well as simplifying the procurement process itself.
Tenderers who deliver existing and proven solutions are asked to submit an overview of up to 3 specific deliveries/examples that are relevant by 20 September 2023 at 12:00. The submission can be both written material and/or digital productions. If you have suggestions for how the procurement can be divided into different professional areas, we would also welcome your input. Submission takes place via the communications module in Mercell.
It may be relevant to have meetings with tenderers covering professional areas afterwards. In such a case, we will come back to that. Meetings may be held tentatively in weeks 42 and 43.