Public procurement notice: Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice
Published: 2023-10-05
Buyer: Oslo Universitetssykehus HF (hovedenhet)
Country: NO
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Contract award without prior publication
CPV classification: 33160000: Operating theatre technology | 33162100 | 33192230
Estimated value: 8724825 NOK

Technical requirements: Oslo University Hospital Trust would like to procure 8 system tables for the Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Department at Rikshospitalet. The tables will be used for operations on children (from newborns) and adults, both cranial and spinal.
There is a need for tables that can be moved after a patient has been put under anaesthesia on the table without external aids (e.g. trolley or mini-trolley).
Oslo University Hospital Trust would like to procure 8 system tables for the Neurosurgery and Orthopaedic Department at Rikshospitalet. The tables will be used for operations on children (from newborns) and adults, both cranial and spinal.
Adjustments to table placements after a patient has been put under anaesthesia on the operating table where the patient is connected to other equipment in the operating theatre are not uncommon. These patients are lying in a collar. I.e. their head is fixed to a collar with 3 thin screws that hold the head fixed during the entire operation. Due to patient safety, it is not recommended to move/change the patient's placement on the operating table after the collar has been put on the patient. It therefore must be possible adjust the system tables that are procured whilst the patient is lying in the collar on the table, without changing the patient's lying position.
There will be an increased danger to patient safety if wires and equipment that are connected to the patient must be moved when adjusting the table placement. In addition this will lead to an operation taking longer time than planned. It must thus be possible to adjust the procured system table without moving the other equipment that is connected to the patient.
Furthermore, it is important that the table plate can be adjusted in a simple way that does not give a bad working position for the health personnel and inflict extra work in a busy working day.
As there is a lot of medical technical equipment and little space around the operating table, it is also necessary to have a system table with wheels that does not require other equipment (trolley/mini-trolley) to move the table.
In the market only Mediq Norge AS can fulfil the absolute requirements to meet the hospital's needs With this table it is possible to use a foot pedal approx. 6-7 times to raise the table and make it possible to use the wheels. The table can, thus be adjusted whilst the patient is lying in a collar, without the patient's lying position being changed. Furthermore, the table can be adjusted without moving the other equipment that is connected to the patient. The table can, therefore quickly be adjusted without there being a danger to patient safety. Equipment and specialists can remain in the operating theatre when this happens so the neurophysiologists can 'follow' the equipment (that is connected to the patient) and the patient during the adjustment. From an ergonomical point of view, this leads to fewer unfortunate and inflicting work positions, and is the best system as regards adjustments to the operating table during an operation.
If there is a fire during an operation, it will also be easier to wheel a table that already has wheels than obtaining a trolley and connecting it to ensure that the patient can be quickly transported to safety.
Based on the above, only Mediq Norge AS can fulfil the requirements with their mobile system table Maquet Otesus 1160.01D, which can be moved without any external aids.


Winner: Mediq Norge AS
Award value: 8724825