Advance pain and symptom relieving treatment is given to patient groups for cancer and palliation (relieving treatment), both in hospitals and in the municipal health service. The pain and symptom relieving treatment can be given intravenously, via the spine, epidural, and subcutaneous via a syringe pump and/or a peristaltic pump.
Pain and symptom relieving treatment can start in a hospital department and be continued at home or in a municipal institution. The treatment can also be started at home or in a municipal institution via a palliative team at the hospital, in cooperation with a GP and the home care service. Or it can be started in a municipal institution by a nursing home doctor, or in cooperation with the palliative team.
Continuation of the pain and symptom relieving treatment between hospital and the municipal health service means that it is expedient to use the same pumps in hospitals and in the municipal home service. The pumps that are used in the municipal health service are requisitioned from the Regional Unit for Treatment Aids (REB). The municipality can also procure its own pumps to use locally in the various units.
The tender contest includes:
Framework agreement for pumps for all relevant intravenous, subcutaneous, spinal, and epidural home treatment. The same pumps must also be suitable for use in hospitals. Municipal institutions will have an option to procure the pumps.
Syringe pumps with equipment specific disposable and multi-use consumables.
Peristaltic pumps with the accompanying extra equipment (bags).
Infusion pumps.
In addition to the technical requirements and design of the pumps, the framework agreement also includes the following, (c.f. Requirements Specification):
— CE marking,
— Service and guarantee terms,
— Training offer for health personnel and technicians,
— Technical telephone support,
— ICT and hygiene.
Scope:
The annual total need for HMN, STO, and REB is estimated to approx: 40 cassette pumps, 20 infusion pumps, and 20 syringe pumps.
As the cassette pump and syringe pump equipment is long overdue being replaced, we will also have to replace parts of the existing equipment. It is not yet clear whether this will be done in batches or as needed. The need for new pumps, including replacements, is calculated to:
NEED cassette pumps infustion pumps syringe pumps
Amount 37 30 18
Fleet replacements 40 0 40
Total need 77 30 58
It is difficult to predict all factors, but, based on historical figures and the age of the equipment, these are realistic estimates.
The contracting authority invites interested parties to a market dialogue via Teams.
Separate meetings will be held of approx. 1.5 hours with each interested party.
The meetings will be held on 4 May 2021 on Teams.
The final meeting time for the day will be sent when we have a total overview of the number of registered companies.
We are considering sending the requirements specification to interested parties for a hearing, if we deem it appropriate.
Register in the communication module in Mercell by 26 April 2021.
Write the name, telephone number and email address of each participant.
The contracting authority will plan a tender contest notice as soon as the final requirement specifications are ready.
(See the attached notice document.)
Kind regards,
Anita A. Sand
Procurement Consultant, Central Norway Division
Mobile: +47 932 10 778
anita.a.sand@sykehusinnkjop.no.
www.sykehusinnkjop.no.