National Framework for the Supply & Support of Decontamination Unit Consumables

Health Service Executive (HSE)

Decontamination Unit Disposables to include:
All types of products used to verify the decontamination process. Example: Bowie Dick test kit, chemical indicators, biological indicators, cleaning efficacy test kits.
Tracking, traceability and quality audit trail systems designed to meet the current guidelines on the reprocessing of Medical Devices. The systems are either manual, computerised or a combination of both. Sterilisation Pouch, Bag or Reelss, Wraps, Tray Liners and Paper. Detergents/Disinfectants/Rinse Aid. Cleaning Brushes.
To include reusable cleaning brushes for the decontamination of RIMD and disposable cleaning brushes for Endoscopy. Gauze Swabs (with & without X- Ray detectable thread) that includes sterilized and non-sterilized Gauze Swabs.
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=345752.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-01-10. The procurement was published on 2011-11-25.

Who?

• Health Service Executive (HSE)

What?

• Brooms and brushes and other articles of various types › Brushes
• Hospital paper articles › Paper sterilisation pouches or wraps
• Hospital services › Medical hospital services
• Medical equipments › Medical consumables
• Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments › Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment
• Washing preparations › Detergents

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-11-25	Contract notice
2012-01-04	Additional information

Contract notice (2011-11-25)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: medical consumables
Quantity or scope:

Health Service Executive (HSE) incorporating all HSE Hospitals, Member Hospitals of Hospital Procurement Services Group (HPSG), St James’s Hospital and The Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH) and all publicly funded statutory and non statutory Health Care Facilities in the Republic of Ireland.4 600 000

Total value of the procurement: 4 600 000 💰
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Medical consumables 📦

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

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office, Oak House, Limetree Avenue, Millennium Park, Co. Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 45880400 📞
Fax: +353 1890200893 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-11-25 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-01-10 📅
Publication date: 2011-11-30 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 230-373113
Refers to notice: 2011/S 8-011711
OJ-S issue: 230
Additional information

To assist potential Tenderers in completing their responses, the HSE is proposing to facilitate a briefing session on Thursday 15.12.2011 between 11:00hrs and 13:00hrs. The location will most likely be Tullamore, Ireland. Interested parties who wish to attend must contact by e-mail the HSE Framework contact eamonn.lally@hse.ie. (ET Ref:345752).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description: Decontamination Unit Disposables to include:

All types of products used to verify the decontamination process. Example: Bowie Dick test kit, chemical indicators, biological indicators, cleaning efficacy test kits.

+ 3 more

Tracking, traceability and quality audit trail systems designed to meet the current guidelines on the reprocessing of Medical Devices. The systems are either manual, computerised or a combination of both. Sterilisation Pouch, Bag or Reelss, Wraps, Tray Liners and Paper. Detergents/Disinfectants/Rinse Aid. Cleaning Brushes.

To include reusable cleaning brushes for the decontamination of RIMD and disposable cleaning brushes for Endoscopy. Gauze Swabs (with & without X- Ray detectable thread) that includes sterilized and non-sterilized Gauze Swabs.

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=345752.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Process Challenge Devices
Short description:

Process Challenge Devices to include all types of products used to verify the decontamination process. Example: Bowie Dick test kit, chemical indicators, biological indicators, cleaning efficacy test kits.

Quantity or scope: Health Service Executive (HSE) incorporating all HSE Hospitals, Member Hospitals of Hospital Procurement Services Group (HPSG), St James’s Hospital and The Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH) and all publicly funded statutory and non statutory Health Care Facilities in the Republic of Ireland.
Duration: 48 months
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Traceability Consumables
Short description:

Quantity or scope: The scope of this procurement includes the active participation of all Health Service Executive (HSE) Statutory Hospitals, member Hospitals of the Hospital Procurement Service Group (HPSG), St James Hospital and AMNCH (Tallaght). For the avoidance of doubt all other publicly funded Hospitals and Health Care Facilities in the Republic of Ireland are included within the scope of this procurement process.
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Sterilisation Bags, Pouches & Reels
Short description:

Packaging is one of the most important processes in the preparation of sterile goods. The pouch, bag or reel must safely contain and protect its contents from deterioration, damage and contamination and should not itself contribute to product contamination.

Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Sterilisation Wraps, Tray Liners and Paper
Short description:

Wraps for terminally sterilised medical devices.To include surgical instrument tray wraps, tray liners and outer surgical tray wraps suitable for wrapping pre prepared surgical instrument trays of all sizes. This lot includes filter paper used as a sterile barrier with surgical instrument containers and tip protectors.The goal of a terminally sterilized medical device packaging systems is to allow sterilization, provide physical protection and maintain sterility up to the point of use and allow aseptic presentation.

Wraps for terminally sterilised medical devices.

+ 2 more

To include surgical instrument tray wraps, tray liners and outer surgical tray wraps suitable for wrapping pre prepared surgical instrument trays of all sizes. This lot includes filter paper used as a sterile barrier with surgical instrument containers and tip protectors.

The goal of a terminally sterilized medical device packaging systems is to allow sterilization, provide physical protection and maintain sterility up to the point of use and allow aseptic presentation.

Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Detergents
Short description:

Detergents/Disinfectants/Rinse Aid.To include detergents used for “pre cleaning” (spray/ sponge), manual cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning and washer disinfector cleaning of reusable Invasive Medical Devices (RIMD) and AER cleaning of endoscopes.Disinfectants used for the purpose of high level disinfection of endoscopes are included. These products are used to aid effective decontamination of RIMD.

Detergents/Disinfectants/Rinse Aid.

+ 2 more

To include detergents used for “pre cleaning” (spray/ sponge), manual cleaning, ultrasonic cleaning and washer disinfector cleaning of reusable Invasive Medical Devices (RIMD) and AER cleaning of endoscopes.

Disinfectants used for the purpose of high level disinfection of endoscopes are included. These products are used to aid effective decontamination of RIMD.

Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: Cleaning Brushes
Short description:

To include reusable cleaning brushes for the decontamination of RIMD and disposable cleaning brushes for Endoscopy.

Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: Swabs
Short description:

Gauze Swabs (with & without X- Ray detectable thread) that includes sterilized and non-sterilized Gauze Swabs.

Reference number: 237/11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance:

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Please refer to Tender Documents.
Economic and financial standing: Please refer to Tender Documents.
Technical and professional ability: Please refer to Tender Documents.

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 40
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Tender validity period: 48 months
Tender opening date: 2012-01-12 📅
Place of opening: Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar Co Mayo.
Place: Mayo General Hospital, Castlebar Co Mayo.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: At least two Authorised Officers of the HSE Procurement.
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Assistant National Director of Portfolio & Category Management
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7381 🌏
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Mayo General Hospital, County Mayo
Postal town: Castlebar
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Portfolio & Category Management
Eamonn Lally
Phone: +353 868535316 📞
E-mail: eamonn.lally@hse.ie 📧
Fax: +353 949038173 📠
URL for further information: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
URL for documents: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
Postal address: Castlebar General Hospital, County Mayo
URL for participation: http://www.hse.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Publication date: 2011-01-13 📅
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 237/11
Notice number in the OJ S: 2011/S 58-011711
Additional information

(ET Ref:345752).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, The Four Courts, Inns Quay,
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 1886000 📞
Internet address: www.courts.ie 🌏
Fax: +353 1886125 📠
Source: OJS 2011/S 230-373113 (2011-11-25)

Additional information (2012-01-04)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Additional information

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-01-17 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-06 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 3-003272
Refers to notice: 2011/S 230-373113
OJ-S issue: 3
Source: OJS 2012/S 003-003272 (2012-01-04)

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