Trend Forecaster Michelle Orme

Evaluate five municipal and county pilot projects testing exemptions from existing regulations, covering the full pilot periods and follow-up for the final report. The pilots concern joint primary healthcare, municipal dialogue, cross-level cooperation in older-person services and closed archives, and delegated property-tax decisions.

Supply general laboratory consumables under a framework agreement. Special or ad hoc needs may be purchased outside the agreement.

Supply a GC-HRMS system for ultra-low-level quantitative analysis of environmental toxins, including dioxins, dioxin-like PCBs and other contaminants across marine, feed, tissue, sediment and water matrices. The system must also support method development and broader screening applications; tenderers demonstrate performance through buyer-supplied sample analysis and a technical report.

Provide laboratory services for the Norwegian Defence. The detailed scope is set out in the tender documents.

Supply educational equipment and materials for upper-secondary science teaching in physics, chemistry and biology. The framework agreement will be with one supplier.

Externally evaluate five subsidy schemes supporting Norway’s national minorities. Assess their contribution to established goals and their efficiency in resource use, organization and goal achievement, and identify potential improvements to strengthen minority languages and cultures.

Supply reagents and instruments for rapid multiplex PCR testing of cerebrospinal fluid, faeces and airway samples. Deliver two instruments to Ålesund and SNR Hjelset, with an option for a third at Volda; include installation, IQ/OQ where relevant, validation support, super-user training and full service throughout the contract. Enable transfer of data and results to the Health Platform.

Mobilise seafood businesses in Troms for research and innovation by conducting outreach, assessing needs and R&D potential, and connecting companies with relevant research environments. Guide project development and funding applications, including follow-up through application completion where appropriate.

Conduct research into how different population groups experience the police and what shapes police-community interaction. Develop evidence on inclusive outreach, communication and dialogue, and their links to trust, legitimacy, equal treatment and societal resilience.

Supply three safety cabinets and one fume cupboard for the laboratory medical department at Nordland Hospital Bodø. Include an option for four additional safety cabinets, exercisable over four years.