Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2021-03-31
Buyer: Oslo Universitetssykehus HF (hovedenhet)
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 32321200 | 33100000 | 48814300
Estimated value: 4000000 NOK

Technical requirements: Oslo University Hospital Trust (OUS) intends to procure an 'AV system' for four (4) remaining theatres of a total of ten (10) theatres at Rikshospitalet.
The four (4) remaining theatres for orthopaedic surgery at OUS are entering into a standardisation plan for the 'AV system' on 'Theatre Corridor 2' at Rikshospitalet. It is important to have an equivalent equipment configuration as the rest of the theatre corridor, as anaesthesia and theatre nurses and neurophysiologists have rotating and required presence in all of the theatres in this operation corridor.
Different 'AV systems' in the theatres in the theatre corridor will affect patient safety and operational reliability as the personnel would have to have competence in different complex 'AV systems'. The risk of the wrong set-up and errors in using the 'AV system' can give critical consequences, so standardisation is considered necessary. If an acute situation arises where the picture on the screen must be changed in the theatre area and the change takes time, even a small bleed can have major consequences for the patient. It is therefore vital to have the same system in the entire theatre corridor, so that there is no uncertainty and increased time used in critical situations due to different 'AV systems'.
Future connections fo different 'AV systems' in 'Theatre Corridor 2' will depend on technical compatibility in order to function together in a good way. Different systems will result in extra infrastructure and more hardware in a technical middle floor that already has a high load.
The contract will be signed via this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice pursuant to the Public Procurements Act and regulations, Section 21-5. Objections must be made within twelve (12) days from the date of publication.
The procurement is a part III procurement in accordance with the Public Procurements Act and regulations, (PPR), Section 5-1 (3). A contract will be signed without a contest via this voluntary ex-ante transparency notice, pursuant to the PPR, Section 21-5.
We believe this is a service that only Jone AV Ltd can provide. The reason is that the same system is vital (Public Procurements Act Section 13-4 c). Different systems will sacrifice patient safety and operational reliability. The procurement concerns an AV system for the last four theatres of a total of ten theatres.
AV systems in theatres are complex technical systems that require in-depth knowledge to operate. The users of such systems are broadly represented and their roles are unique and necessary participants in a surgical team. It is a prerequisite that these users have in-depth knowledge in operating the AV system in acute situations, so that acute surgical events are not made worse by erroneous use of the AV system. Different technical systems require expanded and space-requiring infrastructure in the technical room. There would also be considerable challenges with technical compatibility, with different connected systems, which in turn can lead to extra sources of error. We believe that we have decisive arguments to make a direct procurement from Jones AV Ltd. The justification is that competition is impossible due to technical reasons (Public Procurements Act Section 13-4 b, second paragraph).


Winner: Jones AV Ltd
Award value: 4000000