Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-04
Buyer: Helseforetakenes Innkjøpsservice AS
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 18313000 | 33000000 | 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141200 | 33141240
Estimated value: 140000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2016-05-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: HINAS shall enter into several framework agreements to cover the health regions' need for incontinence products for the specialist health service.
1005040400 Urological catheters and accessories (urine catheters, procedure package for catheterisation, uridomes, urine bags, accessories).
The Contracting Authority uses Mercell Sourcing Service. To express your interest and gain access to any documents, please click on the link below or copy and paste the link into your browser (http://permalink.mercell.com/58257450.aspx). Then follow the instructions on the website.
The Contracting Authority's enquiry concerns tenders on the delivery of products within the purchasing group Medical Consumables (MFV) 1005040000 Incontinence. For a more detailed description and information about product groups see Annex 2 — Price Form.
K01 Tax and VAT certificate. Requirement: The tenderer shall present a tax and VAT certificate without any considerable arrears. The certificate should not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Any arrears must be explained and justified. Foreign tenderers must submit the corresponding confirmation that government taxes and fees have been paid in the country where the tenderer has its place of business. Documentation requirement: Tax and VAT certificate.
K02 Legally established company. Requirement: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement — Legally established company. Certificate from the Register of Business Enterprises. Certificate of registration in the trade register in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate should not be more than 6 months from the tender deadline.
K03 Ethically responsible company. Tenderers are required to have an ethically responsible company. Documentation requirement — Ethically responsible company. If a tenderer has, in the last 5 years, been legally convicted for corruption, fraud or white washing money — or found guilty of criminal offences regarding professional conduct — the tenderer must given an account of the conviction and the case in a separate document.
K04: The tenderer's economic and financial position — Requirement: The tenderer is required to have an economic and financial solidity, which gives the contracting authority the security that the tenderer will be able to fulfil its contractual obligations. When assessing if the tenderer has sufficient economic and financial solidity to execute the contract obligations, the Contracting Authority will i.a. place emphasis on whether the tenderer has profitable operations, positive cash-flow during the last year and positive equity. A tenderer can rely on the financial and economic strength of other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement. This applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and the enterprise/enterprises. If the tenderer wants to support themselves on other companies economic and financial solidity, documentation must be submitted from both the tenderer and other companies in accordance with ‘Documentation Requirements — Economic and Financial Position’. Furthermore, the commitment statement included with the tender documentation must be completed and attached to the tender, see Annex 4 — Commitment Statement. Documentation Requirement: Economic and Financial Standing: Last submitted Annual Financial Statement with notes including auditor's report. Income statement and balance sheet for the last 6 months if it is more than 6 months since the last annual report. Tenderers are free to verify their economic and financial position by any other document, including e.g. a guarantee from the controlling company. The contracting authority itself will obtain a rating report in order to verify that the tenderer has sufficient economic and financial ability.
K05 Tenderer's experience. Requirement: Tenderers are required to have sufficient experience. The Contracting Authority will assess the tenderer's experience with delivery of the performance the competition comprises in regard to: — volume/value of previous deliveries. The size of the recipient of previous deliveries, hereunder to which degree the recipient is of comparable size and complexity to the regional health authorities. For tenders for lots: The tenderer's experience will be assessed as regards volume/value for the part of the procurement that the tenderer has submitted a tender for, as well as the size of the regional health company the tender was for. A tenderer may rely on the experience of other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement. This applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and the enterprise/enterprises. Documentation Requirement: Annex 3 — Reply form experience, filled in by the Tenderer. If a tenderer would like to use other companies' experience, documentation must be enclosed from both the tenderer and the other companies, along with Annex 4 — commitment statement.
Registration for the tender conference can be sent as an email via the communication module in Mercell by 4.5.2016, 12:00.
Minutes will be prepared from the tender conference. These minutes will be sent to all tenderers who registered their interest in this competition.

Eligibility requirements: K01 Tax and VAT certificate. Requirement: The tenderer shall present a tax and VAT certificate without any considerable arrears. The certificate should not be older than 6 months from the deadline for receipt of tenders. Any arrears must be explained and justified. Foreign tenderers must submit the corresponding confirmation that government taxes and fees have been paid in the country where the tenderer has its place of business. Documentation requirement: Tax and VAT certificate. K02 Legally established company. Requirement: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement — Legally established company. Certificate from the Register of Business Enterprises. Certificate of registration in the trade register in accordance with the laws of the country where the tenderer is established. The certificate should not be more than 6 months from the tender deadline. K03 Ethically responsible company. Tenderers are required to have an ethically responsible company. Documentation requirement — Ethically responsible company. If a tenderer has, in the last 5 years, been legally convicted for corruption, fraud or white washing money — or found guilty of criminal offences regarding professional conduct — the tenderer must given an account of the conviction and the case in a separate document. K04: The tenderer's economic and financial position — Requirement: The tenderer is required to have an economic and financial solidity, which gives the contracting authority the security that the tenderer will be able to fulfil its contractual obligations. When assessing if the tenderer has sufficient economic and financial solidity to execute the contract obligations, the Contracting Authority will i.a. place emphasis on whether the tenderer has profitable operations, positive cash-flow during the last year and positive equity. A tenderer can rely on the financial and economic strength of other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement. This applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and the enterprise/enterprises. If the tenderer wants to support themselves on other companies economic and financial solidity, documentation must be submitted from both the tenderer and other companies in accordance with ‘Documentation Requirements — Economic and Financial Position’. Furthermore, the commitment statement included with the tender documentation must be completed and attached to the tender, see Annex 4 — Commitment Statement. Documentation Requirement: Economic and Financial Standing: Last submitted Annual Financial Statement with notes including auditor's report. Income statement and balance sheet for the last 6 months if it is more than 6 months since the last annual report. Tenderers are free to verify their economic and financial position by any other document, including e.g. a guarantee from the controlling company. The contracting authority itself will obtain a rating report in order to verify that the tenderer has sufficient economic and financial ability. K05 Tenderer's experience. Requirement: Tenderers are required to have sufficient experience. The Contracting Authority will assess the tenderer's experience with delivery of the performance the competition comprises in regard to: — volume/value of previous deliveries. The size of the recipient of previous deliveries, hereunder to which degree the recipient is of comparable size and complexity to the regional health authorities. For tenders for lots: The tenderer's experience will be assessed as regards volume/value for the part of the procurement that the tenderer has submitted a tender for, as well as the size of the regional health company the tender was for. A tenderer may rely on the experience of other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement. This applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and the enterprise/enterprises. Documentation Requirement: Annex 3 — Reply form experience, filled in by the Tenderer. If a tenderer would like to use other companies' experience, documentation must be enclosed from both the tenderer and the other companies, along with Annex 4 — commitment statement.
K04: The tenderer's economic and financial position — Requirement: The tenderer is required to have an economic and financial solidity, which gives the contracting authority the security that the tenderer will be able to fulfil its contractual obligations. When assessing if the tenderer has sufficient economic and financial solidity to execute the contract obligations, the Contracting Authority will i.a. place emphasis on whether the tenderer has profitable operations, positive cash-flow during the last year and positive equity. A tenderer can rely on the financial and economic strength of other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement. This applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and the enterprise/enterprises. If the tenderer wants to support themselves on other companies economic and financial solidity, documentation must be submitted from both the tenderer and other companies in accordance with ‘Documentation Requirements — Economic and Financial Position’. Furthermore, the commitment statement included with the tender documentation must be completed and attached to the tender, see Annex 4 — Commitment Statement. Documentation Requirement: Economic and Financial Standing: Last submitted Annual Financial Statement with notes including auditor's report. Income statement and balance sheet for the last 6 months if it is more than 6 months since the last annual report. Tenderers are free to verify their economic and financial position by any other document, including e.g. a guarantee from the controlling company. The contracting authority itself will obtain a rating report in order to verify that the tenderer has sufficient economic and financial ability.
K05 Tenderer's experience. Requirement: Tenderers are required to have sufficient experience. The Contracting Authority will assess the tenderer's experience with delivery of the performance the competition comprises in regard to: — volume/value of previous deliveries. The size of the recipient of previous deliveries, hereunder to which degree the recipient is of comparable size and complexity to the regional health authorities. For tenders for lots: The tenderer's experience will be assessed as regards volume/value for the part of the procurement that the tenderer has submitted a tender for, as well as the size of the regional health company the tender was for. A tenderer may rely on the experience of other companies to fulfil this qualification requirement. This applies regardless of the legal connection between the tenderer and the enterprise/enterprises. Documentation Requirement: Annex 3 — Reply form experience, filled in by the Tenderer. If a tenderer would like to use other companies' experience, documentation must be enclosed from both the tenderer and the other companies, along with Annex 4 — commitment statement.