Procurement of point-of-care reference tools (qualification phase)

The purpose of this procurement is to contribute to raise the quality of the National Healthcare Services and to better patient safety by giving access to updated and quality assessed sources online for all healthcare personnel in Norway. This will be achieved by contracting 1-3 suppliers of clinical point-of-care reference …

CPV: 72212180 Storitve razvoja programske opreme za medicino, 72260000 Storitve, povezane s programsko opremo
Kraj izvršitve:
Procurement of point-of-care reference tools (qualification phase)
Organ za podeljevanje:
Norsk Helsenett SF
Številka dodelitve:
25/02623

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Norsk Helsenett SF
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : Health

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Procurement of point-of-care reference tools (qualification phase)
Description : The purpose of this procurement is to contribute to raise the quality of the National Healthcare Services and to better patient safety by giving access to updated and quality assessed sources online for all healthcare personnel in Norway.  This will be achieved by contracting 1-3 suppliers of clinical point-of-care reference tools. The number of contracts will depend on the final funding by the Norwegian authorities.
Procedure identifier : 7ee61ebd-c1b0-4d5b-b534-5e3ec1e5fecf
Internal identifier : 25/02623
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no
Main features of the procedure : Norsk helsenett (NHN), invites qualified candidates to participate in a competition with negotiation for procurement of point of care reference tool(s) for the primary and specialised health care services (hereafter referred to as the "solution"). The contracting authority in the procurement is the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). NHN assists the Customer in the work on this procurement through its role as a purchasing centre for procurement in the state health administration. The purpose of this procurement is to contribute to raise the quality of the National Healthcare Services and to better patient safety by giving access to updated and quality assessed sources online for all healthcare personnel in Norway.  This will be achieved by contracting 1-3 suppliers of clinical point-of-care reference tools. The number of contracts will depend on the final funding by the Norwegian authorities.  See the requirements specification, SSA-L Appendix 1_ Attachment 1, for a more detailed description of the purpose and scope of the procurement.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72212180 Medical software development services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72260000 Software-related services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften - PPR parts 1 and 3 negotiated procedure.

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Sources of grounds for exclusion : European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : Procurement of point-of-care reference tools (qualification phase)
Description : The purpose of this procurement is to contribute to raise the quality of the National Healthcare Services and to better patient safety by giving access to updated and quality assessed sources online for all healthcare personnel in Norway.  This will be achieved by contracting 1-3 suppliers of clinical point-of-care reference tools. The number of contracts will depend on the final funding by the Norwegian authorities.
Internal identifier : 25/02623

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72212180 Medical software development services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 72260000 Software-related services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Norway
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 36 Month

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Sources of selection criteria : Notice
Criterion : Enrolment in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Criterion : Financial ratio
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows: Minimum qualification requirements
Criterion : References on specified services
Description : Only for services: In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration. Minimum qualification requirements
The criteria will be used to select the candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure
Criterion : Certificates by independent bodies about quality assurance standards
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements? Minimum qualification requirements
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
Minimum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 3
Maximum number of candidates to be invited for the second stage of the procedure : 5
The procedure will take place in successive stages. At each stage, some participants may be eliminated
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 13/10/2025 21:55 +00:00
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/265352040.aspx

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of the procedure :
Estimated date of dispatch of the invitations to submit tenders : 29/10/2025
Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : Norwegian, English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 20/10/2025 10:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Oslo Tingrett
Information about review deadlines : The waiting period is minimum 10 days after the award of contract.
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure : Norsk Helsenett SF
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Norsk Helsenett SF
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Norsk Helsenett SF
Organisation processing tenders : Norsk Helsenett SF

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Norsk Helsenett SF
Registration number : 994598759
Department : Norsk Helsenett
Postal address : Abels gate 9
Town : TRONDHEIM
Postcode : 7030
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Avdeling anskaffelser
Telephone : +47 24200000
Internet address : http://www.nhn.no
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing additional information about the procurement procedure
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Oslo Tingrett
Registration number : 926725939
Town : Oslo
Postcode : 0164
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

Notice information

Notice identifier/version : e5d437e3-58dc-440b-a27a-872f45cb027a - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 16/09/2025 09:52 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 16/09/2025 11:01 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English
Notice publication number : 00611480-2025
OJ S issue number : 179/2025
Publication date : 18/09/2025