The municipalities of Gran, Lunner, Jevnaker, Østre Toten, Vestre Toten, Søndre Land, Nordre Land, Gjøvik, Ringsaker, Hamar, Løten, Stange and Elverum collaborate on this procurement. A framework agreement has been signed for the participating municipalities.

Gran kommune is the Contracting Authority and carries out the contest on behalf of the municipalities included in the procurement. It should be noted that while the participating municipalities are each responsible for their own obligations in connection with the execution of the framework agreement and claims cannot be invoked against the combined municipalities, but only against the municipality that has caused any contractual deviation.

The framework agreement concerns procurement of both prescription and non prescription pharmaceuticals, here after designated pharmaceuticals, to institutions/business premises in the municipalities. If practical and economic reasons are well suited to it, the municipalities will be free to choose if also the need of people living at home will be part of the agreement. Included in the procurement shall be the delivery of pharmaceuticals to the municipalities different business premises, service/follow-up/information/courses about i.a. new pharmaceuticals, generic drugs, use of pharmaceuticals (for example effect, side-effect, etc.) to health personnel/users in the municipalities.

The framework agreement also includes an option on value generating services such as courses, assistance with pharmaceutical reviews, pharmaceutical services and supervision. The individual municipalities and business shall be free to choose whether such services are procured by release of option on the framework agreement or upon execution of a separate procurement.

The framework agreement in brief includes:

— Procurement of pharmaceuticals, or generic products, in accordance with the municipalities requirement specification, to the municipalities business premises.

— Delivery of pharmaceuticals to the municipality's business premises on normal work days between 8:00 — 14:00.

— Packing and delivery of multi-dose and 1 dose to the municipalities users.

— Service / follow-up/ information/ specialist days

— Option on courses regarding pharmaceuticals (e-learning).

— Option on pharmaceutical services and inspection, including i.a. training/assistance with pharmaceutical reviews including generic products and parallel imported products.

See the tender documentation for further information on the procurement.