Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-22
Buyer: Sykehuspartner Helse Sør RHF
Country: NO
Region: Oslo
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33140000: Medical consumables | 33141000: Disposable medical supplies | 33141620 | 33700000 | 33711430
Estimated value: 27000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-01-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Helse Sør-Øst and Helse Midt-Norge shall enter into framework agreements to cover the health regions' need for simple washing sets for different washing/changing procedures in patient treatment in the hospitals. The sets consist of different disposable components such as forceps, washing tongs, compresses, sponges, plastic bowls etc., that are sterile packed. The procurement consists of 19 different washing sets that are prepared in collaboration between the hospital, in addition to loose individual components (supplementary items) from the sets.
A more detailed description of the content in the different sets can be found in Annex 3 — Price Form.
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The agreements will have a duration of 2 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years (1 year + 1 year).
Tenderers shall enclose a certificate for tax and VAT. Documentation: Certificate for tax and Vat. The certificate should not be more than six months old at the time of the tender deadline. Any arrears must be explained / justified. Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent confirmation or self-declaration that government taxes and fees have been paid in the country where the tenderer has their place of business.
The tenderer should be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian tenderers shall present an updated Company Registration Certificate. Foreign tenderers shall present certificate(s) for statutory registration in the country of establishment.
Information verifying sound professional conduct. If the tenderer has in the last five years been convicted for corruption, fraud or money laundering, or is guilty of criminal offences concerning professional conduct, the judgement and subject matter must be accounted for. If the tenderer has not been convicted of one of the above named conditions, the tenderer is requested to confirm this in the letter of offer.
The tenderer shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contract obligations. Documentation: Latest submitted Annual Financial Statements with notes including auditor's 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 will obtain rating reports from www.solidtet.no (delivered by Bisnode Credit AS) to verify that the suppliers have sufficient economic and financial ability. During the evaluation, the Contracting Authority will place emphasis on tenderers who have profitable operations, positive cash flow in the last few years and positive equity.
The tenderer must have good ability and capacity to be able to fulfil the contract obligations. Documentation: Brief description of the tenderer's personnel and technical units that the tenderer has at disposal for fulfilment of the contract. List of the most important and relevant deliveries during the previous three years, including information of value and time frame, as well as the name of the public or private receiver. If the tenderer relies on other companies' capacity, the tenderer must document to the Contracting Authority that necessary resources are at the tenderer's disposal This can be done by presenting a statement of obligation from the relevant company(ies) that the tenderer will rely on. The statement shall state that the tenderer has access to the necessary resources during the entire contract period.
This procurement sets requirements of the tenderer's qualifications regarding ethical trade. The tenderer must have established a quality assurance system for ethical trade, which shall ensure that the tenderer is suited to fulfilment of the contract obligations for ethical trade, refer to Annex 4 — Appendix 5 Requirement of ethical trade and point 5.2 in Appendix 5 — Framework Agreement SO-HMN. This means that tenderers have methods of quality assurance, describing how the company works to comply with ethical trade in operations and in the supply chain.
Documentation: : As declaration that the qualification requirement has been met, the enclosed answer form should be completed (see Annex 14 — Answer form for ethical trade) as documentation that the quality assurance system as a minimum contains a System for traceability in the supplier chain, Guidelines for ethical trade/Code of Conduct/Supplier Code of Conduct (CoC), as well as the System for following up the Code of Conduct in the supplier chain.

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers shall enclose a certificate for tax and VAT. Documentation: Certificate for tax and Vat. The certificate should not be more than six months old at the time of the tender deadline. Any arrears must be explained / justified. Foreign tenderers must submit equivalent confirmation or self-declaration that government taxes and fees have been paid in the country where the tenderer has their place of business. The tenderer should be a legally established company. Documentation: Norwegian tenderers shall present an updated Company Registration Certificate. Foreign tenderers shall present certificate(s) for statutory registration in the country of establishment. Information verifying sound professional conduct. If the tenderer has in the last five years been convicted for corruption, fraud or money laundering, or is guilty of criminal offences concerning professional conduct, the judgement and subject matter must be accounted for. If the tenderer has not been convicted of one of the above named conditions, the tenderer is requested to confirm this in the letter of offer. The tenderer shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contract obligations. Documentation: Latest submitted Annual Financial Statements with notes including auditor's 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 will obtain rating reports from www.solidtet.no (delivered by Bisnode Credit AS) to verify that the suppliers have sufficient economic and financial ability. During the evaluation, the Contracting Authority will place emphasis on tenderers who have profitable operations, positive cash flow in the last few years and positive equity. The tenderer must have good ability and capacity to be able to fulfil the contract obligations. Documentation: Brief description of the tenderer's personnel and technical units that the tenderer has at disposal for fulfilment of the contract. List of the most important and relevant deliveries during the previous three years, including information of value and time frame, as well as the name of the public or private receiver. If the tenderer relies on other companies' capacity, the tenderer must document to the Contracting Authority that necessary resources are at the tenderer's disposal This can be done by presenting a statement of obligation from the relevant company(ies) that the tenderer will rely on. The statement shall state that the tenderer has access to the necessary resources during the entire contract period.
The tenderer shall have sufficient economic and financial solidity to fulfil the contract obligations. Documentation: Latest submitted Annual Financial Statements with notes including auditor's 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 will obtain rating reports from www.solidtet.no (delivered by Bisnode Credit AS) to verify that the suppliers have sufficient economic and financial ability. During the evaluation, the Contracting Authority will place emphasis on tenderers who have profitable operations, positive cash flow in the last few years and positive equity.
The tenderer must have good ability and capacity to be able to fulfil the contract obligations. Documentation: Brief description of the tenderer's personnel and technical units that the tenderer has at disposal for fulfilment of the contract. List of the most important and relevant deliveries during the previous three years, including information of value and time frame, as well as the name of the public or private receiver. If the tenderer relies on other companies' capacity, the tenderer must document to the Contracting Authority that necessary resources are at the tenderer's disposal This can be done by presenting a statement of obligation from the relevant company(ies) that the tenderer will rely on. The statement shall state that the tenderer has access to the necessary resources during the entire contract period.