The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (the contracting authority), department for bacteriology and infection immunology currently has two Bio-Plex 200 instruments from Bio-Rad. These instruments are based on Luminex's platform for multiplex-analyses. The contracting authority intends to enter into a framework agreement for the delivery of reagents and consumables for these instruments.

The procurement's estimated extent is the delivery of reagents and consumables for two Bio-Plex 200 instruments. The product need and the extent of each product are described in the tender documentation's annex 1 part 2 Product Specifications. The contracting authority estimates that approx. 80 % of the total extent will be connected to the products specified in annex 1 part 2 Product Specifications. The remaining 20 % will be connected to other, non-specified multiplex-kits for human samples.