Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2020-12-18
Buyer: Sykehusinnkjøp HF
Country: NO
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 32230000 | 32500000 | 33195000 | 48000000 | 64223000
Estimated value: 160000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Messaging and Alarm Platform for the Companies in Helse Vest (the Western Norway Regional Health Trust)
Helse Vest IKT (the Western Norway Regional Health Authority ICT) needs to enter into regional framework agreements that will apply for the purchase of expansion of the existing message and alarm platform for all health trust in Helse Vest RHF.
Regional framework agreement will apply to the purchase of equipment as well as expansion of the existing message and alarm platform. Message and alarm platform means means pagers, assault alarms, patient signalling system, IP and DECT communication, as well as the associated applications. The installations are included in the Emergency Alarm and Patient Signalling services.
The contracting authority believes it has a warrant to enter into a framework agreement without a competition, in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations §13-4, letter b, No 2. There is no competition in the market due to technical reasons. The procurement concerns a framework agreement for the purchase of equipment and services (expansion) for message and alarm platform.
The purpose of the regional framework agreement is to have the possibility to partially replace and/or expand the existing installed solutions.
The installed systems included in the framework agreement are for one supplier and all equipment and software are proprietary. This means that the equipment and software, including expansions or installations from other suppliers, are technically incompatible with the existing installations.
In order to be able to use other suppliers' systems, all the existing installations would have to be replaced. It is estimated that the cost to replace these will be about NOK 160 million against an estimated cost of purchase of expansion over four years, equivalent of approx. NOK 19 million. After this, it is unreasonably expensive for the contracting authority reo replace the existing facility.
Furthermore, it will be extremely technically different for the contracting authority to swap to other suppliers, as the existing platforms cannot be renewed before the new message and alarm platform is established at the location.
Replacing the supplier would require a new complete procurement of messages and alarm platform for the health agencies in Helse Vest. This would lead to very high process and replacement costs, in addition to challenges for the contracting authority. A new procurement of a notification and alarm platform does not appear to be a proportionate measure in relation to the value and scope of the procurement.
It is considered that the terms for direct procurement on a framework agreement are met, cf. PPR §13-4 letter b, No 2.
The contracting authority believes it has a warrant to enter into a framework agreement without a competition, in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations §13-4, letter b, No 2. There is no competition in the market due to technical reasons. The procurement concerns a framework agreement for the purchase of equipment and services (expansion) for message and alarm platform.
The purpose of the regional framework agreement is to have the possibility to partially replace and/or expand the existing installed solutions.
The installed systems included in the framework agreement are for one supplier and all equipment and software are proprietary. This means that the equipment and software, including expansions or installations from other suppliers, are technically incompatible with the existing installations.
In order to be able to use other suppliers' systems, all the existing installations would have to be replaced. It is estimated that the cost to replace these will be about NOK 160 million against an estimated cost of purchase of expansion over four years, equivalent of approx. NOK 19 million. After this, it is unreasonably expensive for the contracting authority reo replace the existing facility.
Furthermore, it will be extremely technically different for the contracting authority to swap to other suppliers, as the existing platforms cannot be renewed before the new message and alarm platform is established at the location.


Winner: Ascom
Award value: 160000000