Voluntary ex ante transparency notice: MALDI-TOF mass spectrometers for the University Hospital of North Norway Health Trust.

North Norway HF (UNN) has been revolutionised over several years by using mass spectrometry with MALDI-TOF. UNN currently has two MALDI-TOF instruments. The oldest is from 2013 and is about to be discarded. It is therefore necessary to replace this with an equivalent instrument. Reasons for direct

procurements: MALDI-TOF provides quick and precise answers of high quality with minimal operational costs. Access to alternative identification cannot be maintained as regards competence, instrumentation and consumables. This gives high vu