Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2021-03-02
Buyer: Sykehusinnkjøp HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 10000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Voluntary Ex-ante Transparency Notice, Contract for Treatment Aids, Service/Repair and Transport, STO
STO, c/o the Regional Unit for Treatment Aids (REB), intends to enter into a contract with MedTek AS for the repair and inspection of medical technical equipment (MTU) that is used outside hospitals (treatment aids), as well as transportation of equipment to and from patients.
Helse Midt-Norge RHF and Linde AS are currently part of a national framework agreement for medical and technical gases for the hospitals and the distribution of home-based oxygen therapy. Contract period: 1 April 2017 — 31  January 2023.
The same parties have an additional contract with the same duration that give REB the right to use Linde's oxygen transporters for extra assignments that do not come under the national contract for medical and technical gases. This can, for example, be driving out oxygen related equipment to patients living at home, the delivery of consumables and oxygen material, the collection of bottles and urgent deliveries, as well as the collection of other equipment.
The Regional Unit for Treatment Aids (REB) currently has a contract with MedTek AS for the repair and inspection of medical technical equipment (MTU) that is used outside the hospitals (treatment aids), as well as for transport of equipment to and from patients. The plan is to in-source the maintenance service within 1 year. The current contract with MedTek AS expires on 1 March 2021, we would like to extend this contract with an equivalent contract between HMN and Linde, i.e., until 31 March 2023.
In order to carry out maintenance of treatment aids and independently carry out technical service of electromedical equipment classes IIa and IIb, tenderers must have consent from the central supervisory authority. MedTek has such a permit.
It is unlikely that there are other suppliers that have such a permit. We would also like to keep transport and home visits to these patients to the fewest possible suppliers.
The contracting authority therefore intends to sign a direct contract with the company MedTek AS that corresponds to the period in the national contract for medical and technical gases.
Helse Midt-Norge RHF and Linde AS are currently part of a national framework agreement for medical and technical gases for the hospitals and the distribution of home-based oxygen therapy. Contract period: 1 April 2017 — 31 December 2023. The same parties have an additional contract with the same duration that give REB the right to use Linde's oxygen transporters for extra assignments that do not come under the national contract for medical and technical gases. This can, for example, be driving out oxygen related equipment to patients living at home, the delivery of consumables and oxygen material, the collection of bottles and urgent deliveries, as well as the collection of other equipment. The current oxygen transporter for Trøndelag is MedTek AS. The Regional Unit for Treatment Aids (REB) currently has a contract with MedTek AS for the repair and inspection of medical technical equipment (MTU) that is used outside the hospitals (treatment aids), as well as for transport of equipment to and from patients. The plan is to in-source the maintenance service within 1 year. The current contract with MedTek AS expires on 1 Mach 2021, we would like to extend this contract with an equivalent contract between HMN and Linde, i.e., until 31 March 2023. In order to carry out maintenance of treatment aids and independently carry out technical service of electromedical equipment classes IIa and IIb, tenderers must have consent from the central supervisory authority. MedTek has such a permit. It is unlikely that there are other suppliers that have such a permit. We would also like to keep transport and home visits to these patients to the fewest possible suppliers. The contracting authority therefore intends to sign a direct contract with the company MedTek AS that corresponds to the period in the national contract for medical and technical gases.
The contracting authority therefore believes that there are grounds to make the procurement without a contest. The legal basis is in accordance with the public procurement regulations, Section 13-4, letter b) 2nd paragraph.
The contracting authority requests that those who have objections to this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice submit feedback before the waiting period expires, which is set to 10 days calculated from the day after the publication of the voluntary ex-ante transparency notice. If no objections are received, a contract will be signed after the waiting period has expired.


Winner: MedTek AS
Award value: 10000000