Supply/Cleaning/Sterilizing Endoscopes
The Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (UMCG) wishes to expand the peripheral equipment for the cleaning, sterilizing, and supplying of endoscopes. The current equipment is specifically designed for Olympus endoscopes, making another supplier technically impossible. There is a strict necessity to award the contract to Olympus, as no reasonable alternative or substitute is available. The peripheral equipment was recently replaced and is not yet replaceable, and a replacement would be financially disadvantageous. UMCG relies on Article 2.32 paragraph 1 preamble and sub b 2° of the Aanbestedingswet 2012 and chooses a negotiation without publication. The announcement informs the market about the choice of procedure and offers stakeholders a 20-day period to lodge an objection. If no objection is submitted, the rights of companies to oppose the procedure shall expire.
Supplies · Onderhandeling zonder bekendmaking · European procedure
01What is being requested
The Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen (UMCG) wishes to expand the peripheral equipment for the cleaning, sterilizing, and supplying of endoscopes. The current equipment is specifically designed for Olympus endoscopes, making another supplier technically impossible. There is a strict necessity to award the contract to Olympus, as no reasonable alternative or substitute is available. The peripheral equipment was recently replaced and is not yet replaceable, and a replacement would be financially disadvantageous. UMCG relies on Article 2.32 paragraph 1 preamble and sub b 2° of the Aanbestedingswet 2012 and chooses a negotiation without publication. The announcement informs the market about the choice of procedure and offers stakeholders a 20-day period to lodge an objection. If no objection is submitted, the rights of companies to oppose the procedure shall expire.
The peripheral equipment present at the MDL must connect to the endoscopes. This peripheral equipment is currently configured for the endoscopes of Olympus. Consequently, there is a 'strict necessity' to award the contract to Olympus. The endoscopes of other companies cannot be characterized as a 'reasonable alternative or substitute' under the given circumstances. This is because it is technically impossible to attach another scope to the existing peripheral equipment. Additionally, the peripheral equipment was recently replaced and is not yet due for replacement for the time being. Should a
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for leveringen is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
Why was a negotiation without publication chosen?
On what legal basis does the UMCG base this choice of procedure?
How can stakeholders object to the intended procedure?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
07Estimated value versus the market
€ 317K
€ 892K
€ 3,3 mln
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