Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-09-20
Buyer: SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33100000
Estimated value: 28000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2021-10-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The objective of the tender contest is to enter into a framework agreement for the purchase of blood and fluid heaters with an associated framework agreement for equipment-dependent consumables, which are to be used during surgery, in emergency situations, in intensive care units and certain bed posts.
The heaters must be able to heat liquid from 4 ° C to 37 ° C at a flow of at least 100 ml / min. The method for measurement must be described and documented. There is an estimated need for up to 200 blood and fluid heaters and an annual consumption of up to 8,000 - 10,000 disposable kits is expected. The agreements will also include training and an option for a service agreement. The stated consumption/scope is an estimate for information to the tenderer, and is not binding for future contract volume. The agreements shall apply for all hospitals in the Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Vest RHF).
The framework agreement period for purchase of equipment is valid for 2 years. Service/maintenance contracts are options to this agreement.
After the initial agreement period the Contracting Authority can extend the agreement for up to 1+1 year. The total maximum contract period is 4 years. The agreement is automatically extended on equal terms without further notice. The option is valid as long as the equipment is in use at the client.
The framework agreement for the delivery of equipment-dependent consumables is valid as long as the equipment is in use at the customer.
Documentation requirement: Documented by presenting a copy of a company registration certificate. Foreign companies must present proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
Qualification requirements: Tenderers must have sufficient economic and financial capacity to fulfil the contract.
A credit rating with minimum score A or better, measured against the AAA Soliditet’s scale, or an equivalent score from other reputable credit rating agencies.
The tenderer must have profitable operations, positive cash-flow during the last year, and positive equity.
The contracting authority will evaluate the tenderer's compliance with the qualification requirements in the following manner:
Documented by a credit rating not older than 6 months, based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating must be carried out by a credit rating institution.
We reserve the right to obtain a credit rating on our own initiative from a reputable rating company. Newly started companies with a credit rating of AN, individual foreign companies or companies without reporting obligation to the Brønnøysund Register Centre will not always be able to submit a credit rating as documentation that the qualification requirement is satisfied. In such cases, this can be compensated by providing alternative documentation together with the tender.
Latest submitted annual financial statements with notes including auditor's report. Profit and Loss account and/or balance for the last six months if it is more than six months since the last annual financial statement.
Tenderers shall enclose a list of the most important relevant deliveries and services performed in the last 3 years, including information on the value, date, and recipients. Certificates issued or verified by the contracting authority can be attached. Use annex 4 - the Reply form, references tenderer.
The project group for the tender contest. Participants: clinical personnel and MTA personnel, from all four local trusts in the Western Norway Regional Health Authority (Norwegian: Helse Vest RHF). Purchase professional personnel from the Norwegian Hospital Procurement Trust (Norwegian: Sykehusinnkjøp HF).

Eligibility requirements: Qualification requirement: Tenderers are required to be a legally established company. Documentation requirement: Documented by presenting a copy of a company registration certificate. Foreign companies must present proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.

Award value: 28000000