1105601 UiO Life Sciences user equipment. K946.01.04 Fluid Bed Granulator

Statsbygg constructs the new Life Sciences Building (LVB) for the University of Oslo and Oslo University Hospital on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research and South-East Health as the co-contracting authority. The building shall be the workplace for approx. 1,600 employees and 1,600 students. Start up for the excavation and ground work was the second quarter of 2019 and the planned completion is at the end of 2026.

Various professional environments shall work multi-disciplinary here to develop new solutions for major challenges within health and sustainability with access to the best and most modern equipment required to carry out world class research, teaching and innovation. Statsbygg hereby gives notice of its intention to enter into a contract with Uhlmann Nordiska AB for the procurement of a fluid bed granulator system without prior publication of a contract notice. The equipment will be used for the preparation and production of granules for pharmaceutical tablets and other solid dosage forms from powders.

The intended applications include small-scale pharmaceutical research and development, as well as supervised practical teaching for students. Thorough market research has been conducted to identify available solutions on the market. Based on this research, the contracting authority has not been able to identify any other suppliers capable of meeting the lower end of the specified batch size range of 100-400 g.

Uhlmann Nordiska AB has documented that the proposed equipment has sufficient capacity to handle the specified batch size range. Statsbygg intends to enter into a contract with Uhlmann Nordiska AB for the procurement of a fluid bed granulator system without prior publication of a contract notice, in accordance with Section 13-4(b)(2) of the Norwegian Public Procurement Regulations (FOA). The standstill period expires 10 days after publication of this notice.

Any questions regarding this notice should be sent by email to:Kristine.milner.carlsen@statsbygg.no