Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-20
Buyer: Helse Vest Innkjøp HF
Country: NO
Region: Vestlandet
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 33696500 | 33698100 | 48180000 | 50400000
Submission deadline: 2016-03-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Blood culture system for Helse Bergen Hospital Trust, Helse Førde Hospital Trust and Haraldsplass Diakonale Hospital.
The contract authority wish to receive offers on blood culture system for Helse Bergen Hospital Trust. Departments in Helse Bergen Hospital Trust that takes part in the tender is department for Microbiology at Haukeland University Hospital (MIA/HUS) and Laboratory at Voss Hospital (Voss).
There is an option for Helse Førde Hospital trust to take part in the agreement. Departments in Helse Førde Hospital Trust that takes part in this tender is the Department for Microbiology at Førde Central Hospital, Lærdal Hospital and the Laboratory for Medical Biochemistry and Bloddbank (LMBB) at Nordfjord Hospital. There is also an option to take part in the agreement for the laboratory at Haraldsplass Diakonale Hospital (HDS).
There will signed a purchase agreement on the instruments and the related options, hereunder options to enter into an annual service contract after the warranty period of the instruments. For instrument dependent consumables, the contracting authority will enter into a framework agreement which last as long as the instruments are used in the hospitals.
For further information and descriptions, see Del 1 Konkurransegrunnlag og Del 2 Vedlegg 2 — Kravspesifikasjon.
The contracting authority shall have an option to extend the agreement With the following Products/and services:
3. Annual service agreement for the instruments after the warranty period is expired for Helse Bergen Hospital Trust, Helse Førde Hospital Trust og Haraldsplass Diakonale Hospital(HDS)
4. The option to enter into the agreement for instrument related consumables for Helse Førde Hospital Trust og Haraldsplass Diakonale Hospital (HDS)
A. It is a criterion that Norwegian tenderers shall have fulfilled its obligations in connection with payment of tax and VAT.
Documentation: Tax certificate. In Norway certificates are issued by the city or municipal treasurer. Tenderers from other countries must attach an equivalent certificate from the country in which they are incorporated.
2. Certificate for VAT payments. In Norway certificates are issued by Skattefogden (the Tax Office). Tenderers from other countries must attach an equivalent certificate from the country in which they are incorporated.
The certificates must be issued on form RF-1244 from Skattedirektoratet (the Directorate of Taxes) or another form that contains the same information.
The certificates must not show significant arrears. The certificates shall not be older than 6 months from the delivery date for the tender.
Documentations: A certificate from Foretaksregisteret (the Register of Business Enterprises) or a certificate of registration in the comparable professional register in accordance with the legislation in the country in which the tenderer is incorporated.
Documentation: Credit rating, not older than 6 months, and which is based on the last known accounts. The rating shall be performed by an accredited credit rating agency. If the Tenderer is unable to provide a credit rating, the Contracting Authority will obtain one on its own initiative.

Eligibility requirements: A. It is a criterion that Norwegian tenderers shall have fulfilled its obligations in connection with payment of tax and VAT. Documentation: Tax certificate. In Norway certificates are issued by the city or municipal treasurer. Tenderers from other countries must attach an equivalent certificate from the country in which they are incorporated. 2. Certificate for VAT payments. In Norway certificates are issued by Skattefogden (the Tax Office). Tenderers from other countries must attach an equivalent certificate from the country in which they are incorporated. The certificates must be issued on form RF-1244 from Skattedirektoratet (the Directorate of Taxes) or another form that contains the same information. The certificates must not show significant arrears. The certificates shall not be older than 6 months from the delivery date for the tender. B. It is a criterion that the tenderer is a legally incorporated enterprise Documentations: A certificate from Foretaksregisteret (the Register of Business Enterprises) or a certificate of registration in the comparable professional register in accordance with the legislation in the country in which the tenderer is incorporated. A. The tenderer shall have the necessary economic capability to perform the contract Documentation: Credit rating, not older than 6 months, and which is based on the last known accounts. The rating shall be performed by an accredited credit rating agency. If the Tenderer is unable to provide a credit rating, the Contracting Authority will obtain one on its own initiative. If the Tenderer's credit rating is not satisfactory, for example where a newly-formed company with an AN credit rating is concerned, this can be compensated for with a suitable guarantee from a bank and/or a parent company with the appropriate credit rating, which provides an equivalent level of security for the ability to fulfil the contract. Such alternative documentation shall be attached as a part of the tender. A. It is a criterion that the Tenderer has sufficient experience from similar projects. Similar projects include the supply of the service under competition to large public agencies/enterprises or large private company groups. Documentation: List of the most important and most relevant deliveries during the past three years, including value, time period and contract authority. Documentation given or confirmed by the contract authority can be attached. B. The Tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to adequately serve the Contracting Authority Documentation: A chart depicting ownership/organisational structure shall be attached, as well as an overview of the Tenderer's total staffing divided into different departments and possible parent and subsidiary companies. c. The Tenderer must have a well functioning quality assurance system for the services in order to handle situation where the tenderer experience failure in deliveries Documentation: If the procedures mentioned in the Tenderer's quality assurance or quality control system comply with ISO standards or a comparable third party certification system, it is sufficient to produce a valid certificate with information regarding the availability of further details. Alternatively, an account of existing systems and procedures can be made in order to document that the criterion is fulfilled.
A. The tenderer shall have the necessary economic capability to perform the contract Documentation: Credit rating, not older than 6 months, and which is based on the last known accounts. The rating shall be performed by an accredited credit rating agency. If the Tenderer is unable to provide a credit rating, the Contracting Authority will obtain one on its own initiative. If the Tenderer's credit rating is not satisfactory, for example where a newly-formed company with an AN credit rating is concerned, this can be compensated for with a suitable guarantee from a bank and/or a parent company with the appropriate credit rating, which provides an equivalent level of security for the ability to fulfil the contract. Such alternative documentation shall be attached as a part of the tender.
A. It is a criterion that the Tenderer has sufficient experience from similar projects. Similar projects include the supply of the service under competition to large public agencies/enterprises or large private company groups. Documentation: List of the most important and most relevant deliveries during the past three years, including value, time period and contract authority. Documentation given or confirmed by the contract authority can be attached. B. The Tenderer shall have sufficient capacity to adequately serve the Contracting Authority Documentation: A chart depicting ownership/organisational structure shall be attached, as well as an overview of the Tenderer's total staffing divided into different departments and possible parent and subsidiary companies. c. The Tenderer must have a well functioning quality assurance system for the services in order to handle situation where the tenderer experience failure in deliveries Documentation: If the procedures mentioned in the Tenderer's quality assurance or quality control system comply with ISO standards or a comparable third party certification system, it is sufficient to produce a valid certificate with information regarding the availability of further details. Alternatively, an account of existing systems and procedures can be made in order to document that the criterion is fulfilled.