Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2022-07-04
Buyer: SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 71241000 | 71620000 | 72000000 | 72221000: Business analysis consultancy services | 72222300: Information technology services
Estimated value: 50000000 NOK
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Helse Sør-Øst RHF, including all 100% owned companies shall enter into a framework agreement to cover the need for supplier independent consultancy, research and analysis services. The framework agreement will be for 2 years, with an option for an extension for up to 2 years (1+1). In addition the following entitet with underlying units are included in the framework agreement: Helse Vest RHF, Helse Midt-Norge RHF, Helse Nord RHF, Sykehusinnkjøp HF, Sykehusapotekene HF, and Helsetjenestens Driftsorganisasjon for nødnett HF (HDO)
The framework agreement shall cover access to strategic analysis, independent research and surveys within areas where it is important to have insight and competence to provide a qualitatively good services, as well as where current framework agreements for consultancy services do not meet the need. The agreement includes access to national and international professional and business sector experts, as well as member-based services that provide access to analyses, methodologies, templates and systems, and access to analysts / consultants. The contract must also include role-based programmes with an adapted portal for access to relevant content for each role, in addition to programmes for different levels in an ICT organisation, access to consultancy services that will make facts and knowledge available and give advice for further work, as well as relevant professional conferences and seminars, both in Norway and internationally. The analysis services must be based on recognised models and methods that ensure compliance and independence.
The following entities have an option to join the framework agreement: Luftambulansetjenesten HF, Pasientreiser HF, Sykehusbygg HF, Helseplattformen AS, and Lovisenberg Diakonale Sykehus
The exception for direct procurements is in the Public Procurement Regulations § 13-4 (b). The provision states that the contracting authority
only one specific service provider can deliver as 'due to technical reasons competition is impossible'.
On this occasion, technical reasons means that there is only one service provider who can perform the service
tenderer is the only one that can cover the contracting authority's needs within the stated service areas for
the delivery of services for supplier independent research, analysis and consulting services within ICT. It is only through a contract with Gartner Norge that the contracting authority gets access to
a number of announced equivalent voluntary ex-ante transparency notices in Doffin in the last year. We cannot see that any of the
other contracting authorities have succeeded in receiving tenders or have procured this specific service from
No objections have been received to the voluntary ex-ante transparency notice with Doffin ID 2022-331771.


Winner: Gartner Norge AS
Award value: 50000000
Number of bids: 1