Provision of national digital photography & grading service for screening of diabetic retinopathy

Health Service Executive

In pursuance of its statutory functions the National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) wishes to invite tenders from suitably qualified service provider/s for the provision of a national digital photography and grading service for the screening for diabetic retinopathy for and on behalf of the National Cancer Screening Service.
The NCSS wishes to commission a safe, seamless service that delivers effective screening and treatment across the entire service. This includes but is not limited to programme leadership and management, information centre, photography/grading service and referral and treatment service. The aims of a national diabetic retinopathy screening programme are to:
— Detect sight threatening diabetic retinopathy which is treatable,
— Detect any diabetic retinopathy that it is possible to detect with approved digital retinal photography equipment,
— Provide screening on a call/recall basis according to best practice guidelines,
— Refer patients in a timely way for ophthalmic assessment and treatment, as required.
The chosen service provider/s will be expected to carry out screening services at various convenient locations throughout the Republic of Ireland. Service provider/s will provide screening clinics weekly Monday to Friday with core hours from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily and optionally on Saturday’s.
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=358392.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-01-27. The procurement was published on 2011-12-21.

Who?

• Health Service Executive

What?

• Photographic services › Specialised photography services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2011-12-21	Contract notice

Contract notice (2011-12-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: specialised photography services
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: Specialised photography services 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted 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
Awarding authority name: Health Service Executive
Postal address: Oak House,Millenium Park, Co Kildare
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.cancerscreening.ie 🌏
Phone: +353 18659300 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2011-12-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-01-27 📅
Publication date: 2011-12-24 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2011/S 248-403785
OJ-S issue: 248
Additional information

The national programme will be a population-based, call-recall programme of screening for sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy, delivered on an annual/bi annual basis or as determined by the NCSS. Screening will be by digital photography and will be offered to people with diagnosed diabetes, aged 12 years and over, registered with the programme. The programme will be delivered locally and provided to the highest, internationally comparable, quality assured standards. The NCSS anticipates for a population (12 years+) of 3 821 236 based on 2006 census that a projected 5.6 % or 214 000 will be diabetics. Based on an 80 % uptake, the NCSS would anticipate photographic/grading of 172 000 eligible individuals yearly or as determined by the NCSS. The NCSS does not guarantee that any minimum volume of product or service will be procured as a result of this tendering process. (ET Ref:358392).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

The NCSS wishes to commission a safe, seamless service that delivers effective screening and treatment across the entire service. This includes but is not limited to programme leadership and management, information centre, photography/grading service and referral and treatment service. The aims of a national diabetic retinopathy screening programme are to:

— Detect sight threatening diabetic retinopathy which is treatable,

— Detect any diabetic retinopathy that it is possible to detect with approved digital retinal photography equipment,

— Provide screening on a call/recall basis according to best practice guidelines,

— Refer patients in a timely way for ophthalmic assessment and treatment, as required.

The chosen service provider/s will be expected to carry out screening services at various convenient locations throughout the Republic of Ireland. Service provider/s will provide screening clinics weekly Monday to Friday with core hours from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm daily and optionally on Saturday’s.

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=358392.

Duration: 48 months
Reference number: HSE ref 256/11
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent;

(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process;

(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession;

(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession;

(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register;

(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process;

(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation;

(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established;

(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

Economic and financial standing:

(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank;

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice;

(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.

Technical and professional ability:

(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years;

(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;

(3) All candidates will be required to provide certification drawn up by an independent body attesting the compliance of the economic operator with quality assurance standards based on the relevant European standards

(4) Certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards;

(5) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests;

(6) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the services were provided;

(7) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures;

(8) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;

(9) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;

(10) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate;

(11) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract;

(12) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2012-02-27 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Mark Phillips
Internet address: www.cancerscreening.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA02432 🌏
Name: National Cancer Screening Service
Postal address: King's Inns House, 200 Parnell Street
Postal town: Dublin 1
Phone: +353 8659300 📞
E-mail: mark.phillips@cancerscreening.ie 📧
Fax: +353 8659333 📠
URL for further information: www.cancerscreening.ie 🌏
URL for documents: www.cancerscreening.ie 🌏
URL for participation: www.cancerscreening.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: HSE ref 256/11
Additional information

The NCSS anticipates for a population (12 years+) of 3 821 236 based on 2006 census that a projected 5.6 % or 214 000 will be diabetics. Based on an 80 % uptake, the NCSS would anticipate photographic/grading of 172 000 eligible individuals yearly or as determined by the NCSS.

The NCSS does not guarantee that any minimum volume of product or service will be procured as a result of this tendering process.

(ET Ref:358392).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Four Courts
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2011/S 248-403785 (2011-12-21)

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