Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2022-02-15
Buyer: Luftambulansetjenesten HF/ v Sykehusinnkjøp HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 33100000
Estimated value: 790000 NOK
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The Air Ambulance Service would like to establish air ambulance stand-by that is dedicated for transporting high risk infectious patients in infection isolation units. This service will be used for long distance transport in ambulance planes and ambulance vehicles over all of Europe.
This requires specially designed brackets that can fix the ventilator and syringe pumps to the infection isolation unit in a functional and secure way during different phases of the transport between the discharging and receiving hospitals. In addition there is a need for a flexible adapter that can fix the infection isolation unit to different types of ambulance vehicle stretchers during transport from the airport to hospital and vice versa.
The Air Ambulance Service would like to establish air ambulance stand-by that is dedicated for transporting high risk infectious patients in infection isolation units. This service will be operative from 1 March 2022 and will be used for long distance patient transport in ambulance planes and ambulance vehicles over all of Europe.
This requires specially designed brackets that can fix the ventilator and syringe pumps to the infection isolation unit in a functional and secure way during preparation of the patient in the infection isolation unit in the discharging hospital, during transport in an ambulance vehicle between the hospital and airport, during the loading in and out of the aircraft, and during the hand over of the patient at the receiving hospital.
In addition there is a need for a flexible adapter that can fix the infection isolation unit with the above-mentioned equipment to different types of ambulance vehicle stretchers during transport from the airport to the hospital and vice versa.
It is necessary to design and produce brackets for ventilators and syringe pumps as part of the establishment of the air ambulance stand-by for transporting high risk infectious patients in infection isolation units. This lifesaving equipment will give the patient respiration support and/or medicament infusion via tubes that are led through holes in the infection isolation unit. The equipment must therefore be placed in immediate proximity to the infection isolation unit during all phases of the transport. Due to very challenging placement restrictions both when being carried in and out of the aircraft, and during transport in an ambulance vehicle, the design must be flexible and specially adapted to the needs during several phases of the transport in order to achieve sufficient safety for the patient and suitable functionality for the accompanying medical personnel.
Furthermore, an adapter is required that makes it possible to secure the infection isolation unit that, with the patient and equipment, can weigh a total of 200kg, to the ambulance vehicle stretcher during transport between the airport and hospital. This adapter must be suitable for a specially designed undercarriage of the infection isolation unit and an unknown number of different ambulance vehicle stretchers. The fixing mechanism to the ambulance vehicle stretcher must therefore be flexible.
Energy X AS has, as the manufacturer of specially designed undercarriages for infection isolation units and lift systems for loading and unloading from aircraft, detailed knowledge of the design needs for both the brackets and adapter. Furthermore, they have the capacity that is required for a quick design and production, so that the brackets and adapter are ready close to the start-up of the operation on 1 March 20222, as well as competence that makes it possible to document fulfilment of the relevant requirements for structural strength.
The Air Ambulance Service thus believes that, based on this, only Energy X AS is able to design and produce the products with the required functionality and quality within a reasonable time schedule as regards the start-up on 1 March 2022. The Air Ambulance Service therefore intends to make a direct procurement from Energy X AS.


Winner: Energy X AS
Award value: 790000