Medical consumables — framework agreement for the BTV cooperation 2016-2020.

Description of contract.

The procurement shall cover the contracting authority's need for medical consumables.

The products in the price from are equivalent to approx. 80 % of the expected need within

the product categories in this procurement. These contract products are in a separate catalogue in the contracting authority's e-commerce catalogue (e-commerce IBX), marked "best price" products. The remaining products are low volume products with a broad range of product type. The contracting authority intends to include these products gradually as contract products as the need occurs if the demand continues over time. Objective of the procurement.

The contracting authority's objective with the procurement is that the products, together with care, provide a good total economy. For the contracting authority a good total economy means that the products, based on their qualities, simplify the carers' work assignments and free-up time for other assignments. Other objectives are to:

— give users and patients products that are experienced as good as regards suitability and quality;

— give the contracting authority's departments close follow-up and good training in the products;

— reduce the impact on the environment by using environmentally friendly products;

— simplify and increase the efficiency of the contracting authority's orders everyday;

— standardise and limit the available product range;

— reduce the contracting authority's financial costs;

— be cost-efficient for the supplier.

The procurement of medical technical equipment is not a part of this contract. The procurement's total value is estimated to: 25 000 000 NOK excluding VAT per annum. The estimated values are based on statistics for the procurement of equivalent products for a similar buyer group for previous years, as well as future budgets. The values must therefore be seen as a non-binding estimate.

For further information on the procurement, see the attached document "requirement specifications" v. 1.0.

Prices and costs.

Tenderers shall fill in the attached price matrix. The prices shall be stated excluding VAT, but including all the tenderer's other costs (fees, delivery, packaging, travel costs, assembly, freight, remuneration and all other cost elements). Unit sizes are given in the product description in the price form in order to suggest what has previously been procured. This will be a guideline for what tenderers shall price. Minor deviations will be accepted, but tenderers shall calculate the stated size/unit if possible. Use the comments field for an explanation if there is any doubt. An unprotected version of the price form has been uploaded, which can be used as a working file (price form working file"). This will not be valid as a price form. The contracting authority reserves the right to extract up to 10 % of the products in the price form for the evaluation.

Price supplements due to break bulk of packets will not be accepted.

Price regulations and other terms will be regulated in the contract and "Standard Contract Terms".

Tenderers shall state a minimum discount for the remaining assortment (possibly per product group). The discount for the remaining assortment will only by weighted if the prices are otherwise almost equal (tab 2 in the price form).