Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-19
Buyer: Helse Vest Innkjøp HF
Country: NO
Region: Hordaland
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33111000: X-ray equipment | 33111100
Submission deadline: 2016-05-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Intervention laboratory Heart for delivery to the Electrophysio room, the Heart Department, Helse Bergen HF.
Helse Bergen HF, hereafter called the contracting authority, intends to procure a new floor mounted monoplan angiography laboratory with a small detector and local control, dedicated to carrying out angiographs of the heart (electrophysiology (EP) procedures).
The equipment shall primarily be used to carry out ablation treatment and electrophysiological examinations of patients with heart rythmn disturbances (arrhythmia) and it shall replace the current equipment (Siemens Axiom Artis dFC x-ray stand with a tilting and floating table), which is written off.
This applies for patients who are considerably affected by heart rythmn disturbances. The ablation procedures are now mostly treated by atrial fibrillation and these require a long procedur time (3-5 hours) and a good x-ray picture for placing the catheters.
The laboratory is also used for ablation procedures in children under a general anaesthetic and the lowest possible radiation dose is desired.
We have plans to make minor alterations to the accompanying area and refit the room. The plan is to do this during summer 2016.
The room is small and equipment that ensures good ergonomics and work flow will be highly emphasised.
The disassembly of the existing Electrophysiological laboratory shall be included, and Helse Bergen requires that tenderers take over ownership of this equipment. The price of disassembling/part exchange shall be entered in the price matrix in Part 2 annex 1.
The electrophysiology laboratory (EP) that is offered shall be delivered as requested, with all the necessary accessories, delivered, assembled and ready for use.
In order to ensure equal product comparisons in the price evaluation, the contracting authority will reserve the right to set a basis for the evaluation based on individual components/options specified in the received tenders.
We would like an option for an equivalent lab that shall primarily be used to carry out ICD implantations. 850 operative procedures are carried out in the pacemaker theatre. It must be possible to place the offered system in the available area. This also includes placement in the same technical room.
Certificate for tax and for VAT. Issued by the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificates shall be issued on the Tax Directorate's form RF-1316 or another form that provides the same information. The certificates shall not show significant arrears. The certificate should not be more than six months from the tender deadline. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian ones.
The tenderer can document this by submitting a copy of their Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies shall submit proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established.
Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 6 months, and which is based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating shall be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution.
We retain the right to collect a credit rating on our own initiative from a reputable rating company.

Eligibility requirements: Norwegian tenderers are required to have fulfilled their tax and VAT payment obligations. Certificate for tax and for VAT. Issued by the Norwegian Tax Administration. The certificates shall be issued on the Tax Directorate's form RF-1316 or another form that provides the same information. The certificates shall not show significant arrears. The certificate should not be more than six months from the tender deadline. Foreign tenderers must provide certificates from equivalent authorities to the Norwegian ones. It is a requirement that the tenderer is a legally established company. The tenderer can document this by submitting a copy of their Company Registration Certificate. Foreign companies shall submit proof that the company is registered in a trade or business register as prescribed by the law of the country where the tenderer is established. The supplier must have the financial capacity to fulfil the assignment/contract. Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 6 months, and which is based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating shall be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution. We retain the right to collect a credit rating on our own initiative from a reputable rating company. The rating must be at least A or better, measured against the AAA Soliditet's scale — or equivalent score from another reputable rating company. Companies without a satisfactory credit rating, newly started companies with a credit rating of AN, individual foreign companies or companies without reporting obligation to the Brønnøysund Registre Centre will not always be able to submit a credit rating as documentation that the qualification requirement is satisfied. In such circumstances, they will be able to compensate with a satisfactory guarantee from a bank and/or guarantee from a parent company with a satisfactory credit rating which provides an equivalent security for the implementation ability. These alternative documents must be included with the tender. The tenderer is required to have adequate experience from similar assignments. Similar assignments are seen as the delivery of such performance as encompassed by the competition for major public departments/companies or to major private corporations. — Tenderers shall enclose a list of the most important relevant deliveries and services performed during the past three years, including information on the value, date, and recipients. Certificates issued or verified by the Contracting Authority can be attached. B. Tenderers must have a very good implementation ability/ capacity. — Tenderers shall enclose a description of their technical personnel or technical units they have at their disposition to fulfil the contract, regardless of whether they belong to the company or not, especially those responsible for the quality control. C. Tenderers must have a well functioning quality assurance system for the services that shall be provided. If the routines that are described in the tenderer's quality assurance or control system are in accordance with the ISO standard or equivalent 3rd party verification system, it is sufficient to enclose a valid certificate with information on where this is described. Alternatively, an existing system and routines that substantiate that the requirement is fulfilled can be described.
The supplier must have the financial capacity to fulfil the assignment/contract. Credit evaluation/rating, not older than 6 months, and which is based on the last known fiscal figures. The rating shall be carried out by an officially approved credit rating institution. We retain the right to collect a credit rating on our own initiative from a reputable rating company. The rating must be at least A or better, measured against the AAA Soliditet's scale — or equivalent score from another reputable rating company. Companies without a satisfactory credit rating, newly started companies with a credit rating of AN, individual foreign companies or companies without reporting obligation to the Brønnøysund Registre Centre will not always be able to submit a credit rating as documentation that the qualification requirement is satisfied. In such circumstances, they will be able to compensate with a satisfactory guarantee from a bank and/or guarantee from a parent company with a satisfactory credit rating which provides an equivalent security for the implementation ability. These alternative documents must be included with the tender.
The tenderer is required to have adequate experience from similar assignments. Similar assignments are seen as the delivery of such performance as encompassed by the competition for major public departments/companies or to major private corporations. — Tenderers shall enclose a list of the most important relevant deliveries and services performed during the past three years, including information on the value, date, and recipients. Certificates issued or verified by the Contracting Authority can be attached. B. Tenderers must have a very good implementation ability/ capacity. — Tenderers shall enclose a description of their technical personnel or technical units they have at their disposition to fulfil the contract, regardless of whether they belong to the company or not, especially those responsible for the quality control. C. Tenderers must have a well functioning quality assurance system for the services that shall be provided. If the routines that are described in the tenderer's quality assurance or control system are in accordance with the ISO standard or equivalent 3rd party verification system, it is sufficient to enclose a valid certificate with information on where this is described. Alternatively, an existing system and routines that substantiate that the requirement is fulfilled can be described.