Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-03-27
Buyer: Bergen Kommune
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33000000 | 33140000: Medical consumables
Estimated value: 18000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2018-05-04
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Lääketieteelliset laitteet, farmaseuttiset valmisteet ja henkilökohtaiseen hygieniaan liittyvät tuotteet
Bergen kommune wants to enter into a framework agreement for the purchase and delivery of wound treatment products. Delivery shall be included in the prices.
The tenderer must give the necessary information about the products that are included in the framework agreement and offer training in the use of the product to all user locations as needed in connection with the implementation of the framework agreement, and beyond this if requested, shall supply qualified personnel to the entities throughout the entire agreement period. This shall occur without extra cost to the contracting authority.
The aim is to get products that provide good patient treatment, and which give good total economy for the Contracting Authority.
Special products for treating patients with special needs can be procured from others than the chosen tenderer if this is based on a medical assessment. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to test competing products in the contract period in order to keep updated in the product development of these types of products.
The primary users of this framework agreement er district nursing, nursing homes, the accident and emergency unit, Strax-huset and ØHD. In addition, schools and nursery schools, shared housing and health centres will undertake purchasing through the agreement. However, the framework agreement shall be accessible for all entities in Bergen municipality and for collaborating parties.
The estimated contract value is  3 500 000 NOK - 4 500 000 NOK per annum, excluding VAT. The total contract value including options will be approx. 14 000 000 NOK - 18 000 000 NOK. excluding VAT. The stated amounts are estimates based on statistics, the reported volume from the departments and information from current suppliers. The contract is subject to changes in volume, including, amongst other things, from budget resolutions, any competitive tendering of services, the municipality's activities and/or organisation.
Due to a political decision on changes to the institution structure in Bergen municipality, there will be some new nursing homes in the contract period (engineering design services/construction is being carried out) and some institutions will be closed. These changes will not lead to major changes in the volume.
Sandsli: 120 places. In addition 30 Welfare Plus residences shall be established in the same building. Planned completion second quarter 2019.
Åsane: 100 places. Planned completion in 2021. This nursing home shall be replacement places in the first years for Midtbygda nursing home which shall be renovated.
New building at an existing nursing home: 60 new places, probably in connection with Slettemarken nursing home.
B-hospital: 23 places at B-hospital will be closed when the rental contract expires. The contract expires in 2018 and the municipality can extend the contract for up to two years if needed.
Helse Bergen [Bergen Health] overtake operation of the wound department at Bergen accident and emergency unit from 1.4.2018. It must be expected that orders from here are reduced.
Some municipalities can be subject to municipality mergers, which can lead to changes in volume and changes of the names and organisation for actual collaboration partners.

Eligibility requirements: The tenderer must be a legally established company. Documentation: Company Registration Certificate, which has been issued no more than six months before the tender deadline. Confirmation of registration in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country in which the supplier is established (applies to foreign companies).

Award value: 18000000