Medical consumables

Description

The objective of the tender contest is to enter into a framework agreement for the delivery of medical consumables for the participants (joint procurement parties) listed in point 1.1.1. The procurement of medical equipment and user equipment for substance abusers is not included in the framework agreement. The annual value of the procurement is estimated to NOK 26 000 000, excluding VAT. The volume is estimated based on statistics and the accounting figures for the procurement of equivalent products for the same buyer group for previous years. The volume must be considered an estimate and non binding for the contracting authority. The volume will be dependent on i.a. the contracting authority's requirements, activities, budget and other framework factors. The contracting authority shall enter into a contract with 1 (one) tenderer. See the tender documentation for further information. Lots/groups Tenders cannot be submitted for parts of the assignment and alternative tenders are not allowed. The contracting authority has considered dividing the contract in accordance with the Public Procurement Regulations §19-4, but has decided that this is not suitable for this contract. Framework agreement. The procurement will be regulated by the attached framework agreement. The contract has a duration of two (2) years with an option for the contracting authority to further extend for up to 2 years, 1 year at a time. The option is a right for the contracting authority, not an obligation. The tenderer has no equivalent right. The options are triggered automatically, as long as the contracting authority has not given notice to the tenderer that the contract will not be extended. The individual collaborating purchasing parties cannot trigger the option. ‘Termination’ will occur in writing from the contracting authority, at the latest one (1) month before the contract expires or one (1) month before any extension years expire. Any reduction of the tenderer's scope will not incur liability. The contracting authority shall enter into an agreement with 1(one) tenderer. The contracting authority expects that the tenderer studies the contractual terms and makes the required internal clarifications in such a way that a contract can be signed if awarded. The joint procurement portfolio The contracting authority uses activity-based financing to cover the costs of managing the procurement cooperation's framework agreement portfolio (Norwegian: samkjøpsproveny). As a result, the supplier must pay 1 % of the turnover (excluding VAT) of the Framework agreement to the contracting authority in accordance with the framework agreement's point regarding the framework agreement portfolio. The framework agreement portfolio applies to all call-offs that are made against the framework agreement. Also when the call-off involves deliveries after the framework agreement period.