Framework agreement for patient transport services

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The HSE invites tender submissions from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a framework agreement for patient transport services providing a high quality transport service for public HSE patients under the following:
1. Patient transfer services, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE, for public patients to and from health facilities in accordance with Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council’s Inter Facility Patient Transfer Standard (version 1.2) Section 4B.
2. In very exceptional circumstances, provision of patient transfer services for public patients where deemed necessary and required by the HSE to and from health facilities in accordance with Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council’s Inter Facility Patient Transfer Standard (version 1.2) section 4C.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=239792.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2011-07-05. The procurement was published on 2011-06-03.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2011-06-03 Contract notice
2011-06-30 Additional information
2012-02-28 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2011-06-03)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: special-purpose road passenger-transport services
Quantity or scope:
The total estimated maximum value of this framework agreement for a total maximum of three years is 8 700 000 EUR.However as stated in the tender documents it is anticipated that the use of external providers will decrease over time.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Special-purpose road passenger-transport services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Postal address: Head Office, Oak House, Limetree Avenue, Millennium Park, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 567784538 📞
Fax: +353 567784544 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-06-03 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-07-05 📅
Publication date: 2011-06-07 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 108-178617
Refers to notice: 2011/S 8-011926
OJ-S issue: 108
Additional information
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further information. (ET Ref:239792).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The HSE invites tender submissions from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a framework agreement for patient transport services providing a high quality transport service for public HSE patients under the following:
1. Patient transfer services, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE, for public patients to and from health facilities in accordance with Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council’s Inter Facility Patient Transfer Standard (version 1.2) Section 4B.
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2. In very exceptional circumstances, provision of patient transfer services for public patients where deemed necessary and required by the HSE to and from health facilities in accordance with Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council’s Inter Facility Patient Transfer Standard (version 1.2) section 4C.
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Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=239792.
Quantity or scope:
The total estimated maximum value of this framework agreement for a total maximum of three years is 8 700 000 EUR.
However as stated in the tender documents it is anticipated that the use of external providers will decrease over time.
Description of options:
The initial framework agreement will be for a period of 12 months, with the option to extend for further periods not to exceed 36 months in total.
Reference number: HSE 143/11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further information.
Economic and financial standing:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further information.
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further information.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No specific legal form is required but each service provider will be required to be jointly and severally responsible for any subsequent contracts before acceptance.
Other particular conditions:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further details.
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
The provision of the required transport services must be in accordance with pre Hospital Emergency Care Council’s Inter Facility Patient Transfer Standard (version 1.2) section 4B, and in very exceptional circumstances 4C.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 10
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 36
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Contact
Contact point: HSE Procurement Kilkenny
Mr Alan Brett
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7381 🌏
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: St Canices Hospital, Dublin Road
Postal town: Kilkenny
Contact point: HSE Procurement
URL for further information: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
Contact point: Assistant National Director of Procurement
URL for participation: http://www.hse.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-01-13 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: HSE 143/11
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 8-011926
Additional information
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further information.
(ET Ref:239792).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2011/S 108-178617 (2011-06-03)
Additional information (2011-06-30)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-06-30 📅
Submission deadline: 2011-07-06 📅
Publication date: 2011-07-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 126-208117
Refers to notice: 2011/S 108-178617
OJ-S issue: 126
Source: OJS 2011/S 126-208117 (2011-06-30)
Contract award notice (2012-02-28)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-02-28 📅
Publication date: 2012-03-01 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 42-067782
OJ-S issue: 42
Additional information
(ET Ref:378273).

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Ultimate cost (70)
2. After sales service and technical assistance (30)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2012-01-22 📅
Name: Murray Ambulance Service
Postal address: Coarsepark, Castlebar
Postal town: Mayo
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: Beaumont Private Ambulance Service Ltd.
Postal address: Ballyheane
Postal town: Castlebar

3️⃣
Name: Lifeline Ambulance Service Ltd.
Postal address: U4/5 Ryebrook Ind Pk, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Leixlip
Internet address: www.lifeline.ie 🌏

4️⃣
Name: Medicall Ambulance Service
Postal address: 73/74 Dartmouth Tce., Ranelagh
Postal town: Dublin 6
Internet address: www.medicall.ie 🌏
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 10
Source: OJS 2012/S 042-067782 (2012-02-28)
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Suppliers:
Beaumont Private Ambulance Service Ltd. Lifeline Ambulance Service Ltd. Medicall Ambulance Service Murray Ambulance Service
Products/services:
Transport services (excl. Waste transport) Road transport services Special-purpose road passenger-transport services Health and social work services Health services Miscellaneous health services Ambulance services