Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-22
Buyer: Helse Midt-Norge RHF [the Central Norway Regional Health Authority ]
Country: NO
Region: NORGE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48180000 | 48300000 | 48422000 | 48517000
Estimated value: 75000000 NOK
Submission deadline: 2017-02-13
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A regional procurement of new ICT support for the Laboratories included in the Specialist Health Service.
The Central Norway Regional Health Authority RHF and its Health Trusts (‘HMN’) invite interested tenderers to participate in the prequalification for the delivery of new ICT support for the Laboratories included in the Specialist Health Service, henceforth referred to as ‘Laboratorieløsning’. (‘LIMS’).
The laboratory services in HMN will contribute to further development of the patients' health services. The procurement of a flexible, future-oriented and user-friendly Lab Information Management Software (LIMS) will improve the quality and patient safety, increase the efficiency of work processes and optimize the information flow. This new system will replace several of HMN's existing LIMS. It is desirable that the LIMS will provide significantly better functionality compared to current systems; greater degree of automation, efficiency, electronic collaboration, decision support and improved management information.
The procurement entails a LIMS with support and maintenance services thereof. The procurement entails a LIMS with support and maintenance services thereof. The procurement also includes training of users, consultancy services related to e.g. installation(s) and integration interfaces, customization (adjustment and adaptations to systems and functions), configuration and data migration, and other software, materiel or services needed to support the implementation of the LIMS. The procurement is regulated by an agreement for purchase and implementation, as well as a support and maintenance services agreement. The maintenance agreement will be valid from the date of approval of the final delivery. For the estimated scope and for the price evaluation, the scope is based on the value of the procurement agreement and 10 years maintenance agreement subsequent to the final approval of the delivery.
The LIMS must be technologically adaptive over time and enable HMN to take part in the technological development in order to continuously improving the health care services in the region.
In order to reduce implementation risk a high degree of solution maturity will be considered favorably.
To avoid any doubt, the LIMS should appear as a unified system for HMN (end-users and administrators), but may consist of one or more systems/applications/components.
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The estimated contract value is between 75 and 150 000 000 NOK, including options. Candidates are advised that this estimate has a high degree of uncertainty, and that the final outcome may be higher or lower. The concrete budget for the procurement will not be disclosed.
Functionalities for Medical Genetics, Laboratory Genetics will be included as an option for both areas. The functionalities for Medical Genetics, Laboratory Genetics are to be decided through negotiations, if whether or not they are to be a part of the delivery schedule for area 1 or area 2.
The contract will, as a starting point for the tender contest, be based on the contractual terms imposed by the Government Standard Terms and Conditions. There will be modifications in the standard terms and conditions referred to above where this is deemed appropriate. The contract will include requirements regarding salary and working conditions, cf. the rules in the regulation on salary and working conditions in public contracts of 8.2.2008.
The Candidate shall be a legally established company Documentation: Certificate or proof of registration. The Candidate must have fulfilled his obligations relating to the payment of taxes and VAT in accordance with the legal provisions of Norway (only Norwegian Companies). Documentation: Tax and VAT certificate. The Candidate shall not have been convicted by a judgment which has obtained the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning corruption or professional conduct. Self-declaration on corruption and compliance with standards of professional conduct.
The procurement is divided into two contract areas; ‘Area 1’ and ‘Area 2’ Minimum 3, maximum 5 qualified candidates for each area will be selected
The selection among qualified Candidates will be based on an assessment of which Candidates that best satisfies the following selection criteria:
In accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations § 19-7 the Central Norway Regional Health Authority RHF will set a deadline of at least 15 days for the candidates to request a preliminary injunction by a court against a decision to reject a pre-qualification application. This will include a decision not to invite a candidate to negotiations based on the selection process in accordance with the pre-qualification documentation's point 7.

Eligibility requirements: The Candidate shall be a legally established company Documentation: Certificate or proof of registration. The Candidate must have fulfilled his obligations relating to the payment of taxes and VAT in accordance with the legal provisions of Norway (only Norwegian Companies). Documentation: Tax and VAT certificate. The Candidate shall not have been convicted by a judgment which has obtained the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning corruption or professional conduct. Self-declaration on corruption and compliance with standards of professional conduct.