Intention notice:

The Nursing Home Department would like to enter into negotiations with the Jewish Residential and Senior Centre for a nationwide contract for the procurement of individual places in old people's homes and nursing homes for 8 + 1 + 1 year, valid from 1.1.2019.

The contract for the procurement of individual places at old people's homes and nursing homes from the Jewish Residential and Senior Centre expires on 31.12.2018. It is a nationwide contract. Norway has ratified the European Council's framework convention on the protection of national minorities. Jews are recognised as a minority, both nationally and as a religion. Norway has undertaken to make arrangements so that national minorities can maintain and further development their identity (White Paper 15 (2000-2001). The same White Paper mentions that Oslo municipality has a special old people's and nursing home for jews, which is run with a grant from Oslo municipality and Det Mosaiske trossamfunn.

The Agency for the Elderly, Health and Social Services (now the Agency for the Elderly, Health and Work) stated in 2016 that Oslo municipality is responsible for taking care of the Jewish minority. The Nursing Home Department would like to enter into negotiations with the Jewish Residential and Senior Centre for a new nationwide contract for the procurement of individual places in old people's homes and nursing homes for 8 + 1 + 1 years, valid from 1.1.2019.