AI Tools - Pathology

Helse Vest is the first region in Norway to achieve complete digital diagnostics in pathology. The four pathology departments in the region all use the same scanners, the same laboratory information and management system (LIMS, Unilab) and image management system (IMS, Sectra). The Health West region is currently in a …

CPV: 48000000 Pakiety oprogramowania i systemy informatyczne, 48180000 Pakiety oprogramowania medycznego, 72000000 Usługi informatyczne: konsultacyjne, opracowywania oprogramowania, internetowe i wsparcia
Miejsce wykonania:
AI Tools - Pathology
Miejsce udzielenia zamówienia:
SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Numer nagrody:
2024/615

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Legal type of the buyer : Public undertaking
Activity of the contracting authority : Health

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : AI Tools - Pathology
Description : Helse Vest is the first region in Norway to achieve complete digital diagnostics in pathology. The four pathology departments in the region all use the same scanners, the same laboratory information and management system (LIMS, Unilab) and image management system (IMS, Sectra). The Health West region is currently in a unique (inter) national position to prove the real innovative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in pathology diagnostics. Currently many different AI tools and image analyses software packages have been CE-IVD approved for use in clinical routine practice, but until now very few pathology departments have implemented these computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) tools in daily clinical practice. The four pathology departments in Helse Vest aim to implement AI tools to enhance the efficiency, speed and objectivity of pathology diagnostics. More importantly, patients will benefit from superior tissue diagnostics that forms the basis for personalised treatment. The short-term goal is to purchase and implement AI tools for: •Automatic quantification of proliferation biomarker KI67 in breast cancer (Sub Contract 01)•Automatic detection and grading of prostate cancer. (Sub Contract 02)An important partner in this project will be Helse Vest IKT because the AI tools to be acquired have to be integrated with our IMS Sectra.Helse Sør-Øst operated 8 pathology departments and are participating in the competition with the option to enter into similar agreements as Helse Vest.
Procedure identifier : 23e4f4f1-9b73-4c25-9c03-6ec9e3bb95f6
Previous notice : 106720-2024
Internal identifier : 2024/615
Type of procedure : Negotiated with prior publication of a call for competition / competitive with negotiation
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure : Helse Vest is the first region in Norway to achieve complete digital diagnostics in pathology. The four pathology departments in the region all use the same scanners, the same laboratory information and management system (LIMS, Unilab) and image management system (IMS, Sectra). The Health West region is currently in a unique (inter) national position to prove the real innovative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in pathology diagnostics. Currently many different AI tools and image analyses software packages have been CE-IVD approved for use in clinical routine practice, but until now very few pathology departments have implemented these computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) tools in daily clinical practice. The four pathology departments in Helse Vest aim to implement AI tools to enhance the efficiency, speed and objectivity of pathology diagnostics. More importantly, patients will benefit from superior tissue diagnostics that forms the basis for personalised treatment. The short-term goal is to purchase and implement AI tools for: •Automatic quantification of proliferation biomarker KI67 in breast cancer (Sub Contract 01)•Automatic detection and grading of prostate cancer. (Sub Contract 02)An important partner in this project will be Helse Vest IKT because the AI tools to be acquired have to be integrated with our IMS Sectra.Helse Sør-Øst operated 8 pathology departments and are participating in the competition with the option to enter into similar agreements as Helse Vest.

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48000000 Software package and information systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48180000 Medical software package

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Viken ( NO082 )
Country : Norway

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestfold og Telemark ( NO091 )
Country : Norway

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Rogaland ( NO0A1 )
Country : Norway

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestland ( NO0A2 )
Country : Norway

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU
Anskaffelsesforskriften -

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Corruption : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a enforceable verdict has been convicted of corruption by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Corruption as defined in Article 3 of the Convention on Combating Corruption, Involving European Communities or European Union Member States (EUT C 195 of 25.6.1997, s. 1), and in Article 2, point 1, in the Council ́s framework decision 2003/568/RIA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector (EUT L 192 of 31.7.2003, p. 54). This rejection reason also includes corruption as defined in national law for the contracting authority or supplier.
Participation in a criminal organisation : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted verdict of participation in a criminal organisation by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of the Council ́s framework decision 2008/841/RIA of 24 October 2008 on control of organised crime (EUT L 300 of 11.11.2008, p. 42)
Money laundering or terrorist financing : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of money laundering or financing terrorism by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Money laundering or financing terrorism As defined in Article 1 of the European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/60/EF of 26 October 2005 on preventive measures against the use of the financial system for money laundering and financing terrorism (EUT L 309 of 25.11.2005, p. 15).
Fraud : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, at the time a legally convicted of fraud has been convicted of fraud by a verdict handed down not more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Fraud included in Article 1 of the Convention on protection of the Financial Interests of the European Communities (EFT C 316 of 27.11.1995, p. 48).
Child labour and other forms of trafficking in human beings : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of child labour and other forms of human trafficking by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period determined directly in the judgement that still applies? Child labour and other forms of human trafficking as defined in Article 2 of the European Parliament and council directive 2011/36/EU of 5. 1 April 2011 on the prevention and control of human trafficking and the protection of its victims and for compensation of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/629/RIA (EUT L 101 of 15.4.2011, p. 1).
Purely national exclusion grounds : The contracting authority shall state that in Norway there are national rejection reasons. These shall be described in the procurement documents. Tenderers must respond to whether they are in one or more of the situations described in the national rejection reasons. Will the purely national rejection reasons, as stated in the relevant notice or in the procurement documents, apply?
Payment of social security contributions : Have tenderers failed to fulfil all their social security obligations in the country where they are established and in their member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?
Payment of taxes : Has the tenderer not fulfilled his tax and duty obligations in the country in which he is established, and in the contracting authority's member state, if this is a different country than what he is established in?
Terrorist offences or offences linked to terrorist activities : Is the tenderer himself or a person, who is a member of the tenderer's administration, management or supervisory body, or has the competence to represent or control or make decisions in such bodies, in the event a legal verdict has been convicted of acts of terrorism or criminal acts connected to terrorist activities by a verdict handed down no more than five years ago, or a rejection period set out directly in the judgement that still applies? Acts of terrorism or criminal acts relating to terrorist activity as defined in Article 1 and 3 of the Council ́s framework decision 2002/475/RIA of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism (EFT L 164, af 22.6.2002, p. 3). This rejection reason also includes incitement to, participation or attempts to commit such actions as included in Article 4 in the mentioned framework decision.

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0000

Title : AI Tools - Pathology
Description : Helse Vest is the first region in Norway to achieve complete digital diagnostics in pathology. The four pathology departments in the region all use the same scanners, the same laboratory information and management system (LIMS, Unilab) and image management system (IMS, Sectra). The Health West region is currently in a unique (inter) national position to prove the real innovative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in pathology diagnostics. Currently many different AI tools and image analyses software packages have been CE-IVD approved for use in clinical routine practice, but until now very few pathology departments have implemented these computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) tools in daily clinical practice. The four pathology departments in Helse Vest aim to implement AI tools to enhance the efficiency, speed and objectivity of pathology diagnostics. More importantly, patients will benefit from superior tissue diagnostics that forms the basis for personalised treatment. The short-term goal is to purchase and implement AI tools for: •Automatic quantification of proliferation biomarker KI67 in breast cancer (Sub Contract 01)•Automatic detection and grading of prostate cancer. (Sub Contract 02)An important partner in this project will be Helse Vest IKT because the AI tools to be acquired have to be integrated with our IMS Sectra.Helse Sør-Øst operated 8 pathology departments and are participating in the competition with the option to enter into similar agreements as Helse Vest.
Internal identifier : 2024/615

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48000000 Software package and information systems
Additional classification ( cpv ): 48180000 Medical software package

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Innlandet ( NO020 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Oslo ( NO081 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Viken ( NO082 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestfold og Telemark ( NO091 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Rogaland ( NO0A1 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country subdivision (NUTS) : Vestland ( NO0A2 )
Country : Norway
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Duration : 60 Month

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes
Information about previous notices :
Identifier of the previous notice : 106720-2024

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : 'Total' annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s ("total") annual turnover for the number of financial years requested in the tender notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average annual turnover
Description : The tenderer ́s average annual turnover for the number of years requested in the notice or in the procurement documents is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : "Specific annual turnover"
Description : Are the tenderer's ("specific") annual turnover within the area that the contract applies to and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of accounting years requested is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Average set-up
Description : Is the tenderer's average annual turnover within the area requested by the contract and specified in the notice or in the procurement documents for the number of financial years requested:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The tenderer's establishment date
Description : If the information about the turnover (combined or specific) is not available for the entire requested period, please state the date the company was established, or the tenderers started their business:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Financial key figures
Description : For financial key figures stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that the actual value(s) of the requested key figures are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Liability insurance
Description : The insured amount in the tenderer ́s liability insurance is the following:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : Other economic and financial requirements
Description : Regarding any other economic and financial requirements that have been stated in the notice or in the procurement documents, the tenderer declares that:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Economic and financial standing
Name : The Supplier shall have sufficient economic and financial standing to perform the contract.
Description : Credit rating, no older than six months, based on the last known accounting figures. The rating shall be conducted by a government-approved credit rating company. Credit ratings from a government-approved credit rating company will be obtained by The Contracting Authority. It is therefore not necessary for the supplier to submit this documentation in the application for participation. Supplier may prove its economic and financial standing by any other document which the Contracting Authority considers appropriate. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for quality assurance standards.
Description : Can tenderers submit certificates issued by independent bodies that document that the tenderer fulfils the stated quality assurance standards, including universal design requirements?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : Certificates issued by independent bodies for environmental management standards.
Description : Is the tenderer able to submit certificates issued by independent bodies as documentation that the tenderer fulfils the stated environmental management systems or standards?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Other
Name : The Supplier shall have a well-functioning quality assurance system
Description : A description of the Supplier's quality assurance system, including the procedures for development, testing, handover and deviation management. The description shall be provided in Attachment 4 – Technical and professional qualifications. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register
Description : Tenderers are registered in a professional register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : Registered in a trade register or company register.
Description : Tenderers are registered in a company register or a trade register in the member state in which the tenderer is established. As described in annex XI of directive 2014/24/EU; suppliers from certain member states may have to fulfil other requirements in the mentioned annex.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Authorisations from a particular organisation required
Description : Is a specific authorisation required from a particular organisation to provide the service in the tenderer's home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : In the case of service contracts: Membership in a particular organisation is required
Description : Is it necessary to have a particular membership in a particular organisation in order to provide the service in the tenderer ́s home country?
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Suitability to pursue the professional activity
Name : The Supplier shall be a legally established and registrated business
Description : •Norwegian Suppliers: Documentation that proves that the Supplier is legally registered in the Register of Business Enterprises. •Foreign Suppliers: Documentation that proves that they are legally registered in a register of business enterprises, professional register or a commercial register in the State in which they are established. If the Supplier is a group of economic operators (e.g., a Joint Venture), the information required in this section shall be provided for each individual group member. The qualification requirement shall be met by each group member.
Use of this criterion : Used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Services only
Description : Only for services: In the reference period, the tenderer has carried out the following important goods deliveries of the requested type, or the following important services of the requested type. The contracting authority can require up to three years experience and allow experience from the previous three years to be taken into consideration.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical personnel or technical units
Description : Tenderers can use the following technical personnel or technical units , particularly those who are responsible for quality control: For technical personnel or technical units that do not directly belong to the tenderer ́s business, but if the capacity the tenderer will use, cf. part II, section C, separate ESPD forms shall be supplemented.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Technical facilities and quality assurance measures
Description : The tenderer utilises the following technical facilities and quality assurance measures and the tenderer ́s survey and research facility is as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Investigation and research facilities
Description : The tenderer ́s survey and research facilitates are as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Management and tracing of the supply chain
Description : The tenderer will be able to use the following management of the supply chain and tracing systems for the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Control Permission
Description : For goods or services that are complicated, or that in exceptional cases shall be used for a particular purpose: Will the tenderer allow checks of the tenderer's production capacity or technical capacity and, where necessary, of the survey and research facilities that the tenderer has at its disposal and of quality control measures? The inspections shall be undertaken by the contracting authority or the contracting authority can leave it to a competent public body in the country where the tenderer is established.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Education and professional qualifications
Description : The following education and professional qualifications are possessed by the tenderer and/or (depending on the requirements set in the notice or in the procurement documents) of the leading employees:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Environmental management measures
Description : Tenderers can employ the following environmental management measures in connection with the execution of the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Number of employees in the management
Description : The tenderer ́s number of employees in the management during the last three years was as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Average workforce
Description : The tenderer's average annual workforce in the last three years has been as follows:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Tools, materials and technical equipment.
Description : Tenderers can use the following tools, material and technical equipment to carry out the contract:
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : Portion of the contract to sub-suppliers.
Description : The tenderer is considering to outsource the following part (as a percentage) of the contract to sub-suppliers. Note that if the tenderer has decided to outsource a part of the contract to sub-suppliers and will use the sub-suppliers ́ capacity to carry out this part, a special ESPD will be supplemented for such sub-suppliers, see part II, section C, above.
Use of this criterion : Not used
Criterion :
Type : Technical and professional ability
Name : The Supplier shall have sufficient technical and professional ability, demonstrated by experience from delivery of comparable AI solutions for pathology to customers
Description : A description of the most important deliveries or services performed in the last three years, including information about the value, time, scope and beneficiary. The description shall be provided in Attachment 4 – Technical and professional qualifications. Minimum qualification requirements
Use of this criterion : Used
Information about the second stage of a two-stage procedure :
The buyer reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without any further negotiations

5.1.10 Award criteria

Criterion :
Type : Cost
Name : Total cost
Description :
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Criterion :
Type : Quality
Name : Quality of systems
Description :
Weight (percentage, exact) : 50
Description of the method to be used if weighting cannot be expressed by criteria :
Justification for not indicating the weighting of the award criteria :

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Address of the procurement documents : https://permalink.mercell.com/247062000.aspx

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Variants : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of requests to participate : 21/02/2025 11:00 +00:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Required
Electronic ordering will be used : yes
Electronic payment will be used : yes

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : Øst-Finnmark Tingrett

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : SYKEHUSINNKJØP HF
Registration number : 916879067
Postal address : Postboks 40
Town : VADSØ
Postcode : 9811
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Troms og Finnmark ( NO074 )
Country : Norway
Contact point : Einar Øystein Krohn
Telephone : 55976700
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Central purchasing body acquiring supplies and/or services intended for other buyers

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : Øst-Finnmark Tingrett
Registration number : 926722840
Town : Vadsø
Country subdivision (NUTS) : Troms og Finnmark ( NO074 )
Country : Norway
Telephone : 78 01 17 00
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 2b85b294-6069-4290-a165-2505d36ad624 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 20/01/2025 12:48 +00:00
Notice dispatch date (eSender) : 20/01/2025 12:48 +00:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00041415-2025
OJ S issue number : 14/2025
Publication date : 21/01/2025