Accelerated replacement of Ascom TeleCARE® M UMCG
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) must replace the current Nurse Call System (VOS) of Ascom TeleCARE® M, because the system will reach End-of-Life and End-of-Service in 2023. The planned replacement via the construction project UMCG Bouwt 2035 (UB35) has been delayed, leaving several nursing wards behind and creating a service gap. To bridge this gap, UMCG proposes an accelerated replacement project that fully replaces all departments that will not be renovated by UB35 within the next three years. The contract concerns works, executed via a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The supplier must provide a complete VOS replacement system, including installation, data migration, training, and aftercare, and must comply with Dutch healthcare standards and IT security requirements.
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01What is being requested
The University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) must replace the current Nurse Call System (VOS) of Ascom TeleCARE® M, because the system will reach End-of-Life and End-of-Service in 2023. The planned replacement via the construction project UMCG Bouwt 2035 (UB35) has been delayed, leaving several nursing wards behind and creating a service gap. To bridge this gap, UMCG proposes an accelerated replacement project that fully replaces all departments that will not be renovated by UB35 within the next three years. The contract concerns works, executed via a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The supplier must provide a complete VOS replacement system, including installation, data migration, training, and aftercare, and must comply with Dutch healthcare standards and IT security requirements.
UMCG uses a Nurse Call System (VOS) manufactured by Ascom, TeleCARE® M generation. The supplier has informed UMCG that this system reaches End-of-Life including End-of-Service as of 2023. To address this, the construction and renovation plans of UMCG were reviewed. At that time, based on the schedule, 80% of the VOS was expected to be replaced around 2025. However, due to a change in the planning of UMCG Bouwt 2035 (UB35), many nursing wards are at the end of the schedule, creating a service gap in the 'old' VOS. To resolve the service gap, there is a proposal to undergo an accelerated full re
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 werken is € 5,54 M, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
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07Estimated value versus the market
€ 1,4 mln
€ 3,6 mln
€ 9,1 mln
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