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Norway - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 78196 LVB KLM FAR Particle counter

Open Norway Oslo og Viken Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals

Buyer Oslo Universitetssykehus HF (hovedenhet)

30 days left

Key facts

Closes
12:00 (UTC+1)
Estimated value
€280,060
converted from NOK
Competition
Open race
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 33 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

32 days from publication to deadline

Usual length

Notices of this kind (Norway, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 33 days, half of them between 29 and 38 days, based on 7,047 notices of the last two years.

This buyer usually gives 34 days (median of its last 37 calls for tender).

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The Aperlena Verdict

Open race

No supplier dominates: 8 different companies have won the last 9 comparable contracts from this buyer over 5 years. This is a genuinely open race.

Based on 9 comparable awards by this buyer in this sector over 5 years. Every verdict is recorded before the outcome and graded against the award notice. How we score ourselves.

Summary

Machine-generated summary

Oslo University Hospital, together with the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, invites tenders for the procurement of one particle counter. The instrument will be used to characterise extracellular vesicles and other nanoparticles, measuring particle concentration, size distribution and zeta potential in line with the MISEV2023 guidelines, and for phenotypic quantification by fluorescence with 488 nm and 640 nm lasers, including colocalisation. It will be in daily use, with at least 50 to 70 individual measurements per week. Optional items include one 405 nm laser delivered and installed with the instrument, one 405 nm laser retrofitted after installation, and five licences for offline data analysis, plus service agreements. Delivery and installation take place at the Life Sciences Building, room 02.05.238, no earlier than 15 December 2026.

Description

The Contracting Authority invites tenders for the procurement of one (1) particle counter. The instrument will be used to characterise extracellular vesicles (EVs, lipid nanovesicles and other nanoparticles), including measurement of particle concentration, size distribution and zeta potential, in accordance with the MISEV2023 guidelines. The instrument will also be used for phenotypic quantification by fluorescence (lasers: 488 nm + 640 nm), including colocalisation. The instrument will be in daily use, with a volume of at least 50-70 individual measurements per week. In addition, tenderers shall offer the following options for equipment, service agreements and service: One (1) 405 nm laser delivered and installed together with the instrument. One (1) 405 nm laser retrofitted after installation. Five (5) licences for offline data analysis. Service agreements and service The equipment shall be delivered and installed at the Life Sciences Building (Livsvitenskapsbygget, LVB), room 02.05.238. Oslo University Hospital (Oslo universitetssykehus HF) takes over the building on 15 December 2026, and delivery cannot take place before this date. The delivery date will be specified in the Order. Customers: Oslo University Hospital (Oslo universitetssykehus HF) and South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Sør-Øst RHF).

Bid or no-bid?

Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.

  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

    Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €280,060.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    30 days left, 21 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    This buyer usually awards this kind of contract for between €171,508 and €1.2M.

  6. In your favour:

    Do we know this buyer?

    8 different companies won the last 9 comparable contracts.

Can I bid?

  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid. Above the EU threshold: open to companies from any EU country.
  • Certificates from another EU country? Check the equivalents on eCertis

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What this buyer has paid before

Based on 10 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.

This notice
€280,060
Median award
€421,510
Middle half of past awards
€171,508 to €1.2M

The estimate sits inside the usual range.

Most recent awards

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

Oslo Universitetssykehus HF (hovedenhet)

Norway

notices in the register
104
awards
48
awarded in total
€39.3M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
17
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
35%
of its calls state an estimated value
5%

Based on 23 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

Competition

tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
2.4
of those lots received a single tender
18%
of the awards went to companies based in another country
38%

As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

Who usually wins this buyer's contracts in this sector

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
Sysmex Norway NUF 2 €665,543 Jan 2026
AGILENT DGG NORGE AS; Roche Diagnostics Norge AS 1 €25.1M Jul 2026
DiaSorin AB 1 €2.4M Jun 2026
Terumo BCT Europe NV 1 €1.4M Oct 2025
Matriks AS 1 €532,434 Apr 2026

Based on 9 awards with a linked company profile over the last 5 years.

3 open tenders right now

Market context

Larger than 51% of the open notices in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals across Europe.

open now in Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals
8,432
median open notice
€253,808

Who wins in this market

Many suppliers

Norway · Medical equipment & pharmaceuticals

different companies won awards here
114
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
11%
buyers awarded contracts here
44

Based on 160 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

Competition

tenders per lot on average (open and restricted procedures)
5.2
of those lots received a single tender
9%
of the awards went to companies based in another country
16%

As the official award notices state them, over the last 3 years. Tenders per lot count open and restricted procedures only: in a negotiated procedure or a direct award a single tender is the procedure itself. The country is the one the notice gives for the winner.

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