26/02030 Framework agreement for the procurement of consultancy services within public procurements - The Norwegian Health Network SF

The Norwegian Health Network SF (Norsk Helsenett SF) seeks to establish a framework agreement for consultancy services that support its national e‑health initiatives and public procurement activities. The contracting authority, a government company owned by the Ministry of Health and Care Services, will use the framework to support the development, administration and operation of e‑health systems such as e‑prescription, helsenorge.no, Core Journal and basic data, as well as ICT, procurement and archival services for health‑management entities. The agreement will enable the contracting authority, and optionally other participating health‑management organizations, to obtain professional advice and implementation services across four distinct procurement sub‑areas: operative implementation of procurement processes, security‑graded procurement implementation, sustainable procurement consultancy, and strategic procurement development.

The framework will designate up to three tenderers per sub‑area, allowing for flexible engagement throughout the contractual period. Eligible partner entities—including the Norwegian Directorate of Health, Institute of Public Health, Directorate of Medical Products, and several other national health agencies—may join the agreement to benefit from the pooled expertise. All services provided under this framework must adhere to Norwegian public procurement regulations and align with the contracting authority’s established e‑health system standards.

Norsk helsenett SF (hereafter called the contracting authority) is a government company owned by the Ministry of Health and Care Services. Our task is to develop, administer and operate national e-health systems and infrastructure. The contracting authority is responsible for national e-health services such as e-prescription, helsenorge.no, Core journal and basic data. The contracting authority also provides services within ICT, procurements and archives for the entities in health management. The contracting authority has locations in Trondheim (the main office), Oslo, Tromsø, Moss and Svalbard. The framework agreement shall cover the need for assistance within the following sub-areas: operative implementation of procurement advice and/or implementation of security/and security graded procurement advice and/or implementation of sustainable procurement strategic development of the procurement area The Contracting Authority shall be the contract party in the framework agreement. As an option, other entities in the health management can join the contract if needed during the entire contract period. See the tender documentation/provisions for further information.
Additional information: Parallel framework agreements shall be signed with a maximum of three (3) tenderers per sub-area. The estimated value of the framework agreement is NOK 26,000,000 excluding VAT. The estimate is based on the expected need in the contract period, but there is considerable uncertainty for the actual amount of call-offs. The maximum value of the framework agreement is NOK 30,000,000 excluding VAT, including expected price regulations and options for extending the framework agreement. The scope is only an estimate and is not binding for the contracting authority. The actual volume can vary based on changes in the organisation and entities, grants and other framework terms.
Place of performance: The Norwegian Health Network SF is the contract party in the framework agreement. As an option, other entities in the health management can join the framework agreement for the entire contract period. Entities that can join the framework agreement are listed here: The Norwegian Directorate of Health 983 544 622 The Norwegian Institute of Public Health 983 744 516 The Directorate of Medical Products 974 761 122 Helfo 986 965 610 Norwegian Patient Injury Compensation 984 936 923 National Complaints Body for health services 984 936 966 Statens helsetilsyn 974 761 394 Direktoratet for Strålevern og atomsikkerhet 867 668 292 Patient - and user ombudsman 983 544 622 (affiliated to the Department under HDIR) Biotechnology Council 980 633 446 The Norwegian State Examination Commission for Health and Care Services 921 018 924 *National competence centres subject to the Directorate of Health (established 01.01.2027) (*National competence centres subject to the Directorate of Health can use the framework agreement if they are organisational or administratively connected to the Norwegian Directorate of Health and their needs are covered by the framework agreement ́s purpose and service categories. It is assumed that this can include more than 20 competence centres)

Lot: LOT-0001
Title: 1. Operative implementation of procurements

Lot: LOT-0002
Title: 2.Consultancy and/or implementation of security/and security graded procurements.

Lot: LOT-0003
Title: 3. Consultancy and/or implementation of sustainable procurements.

Lot: LOT-0004
Title: 4. Strategic development of the procurement area