Blood Taking System

Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin Inc. The National Children's Hospital

The Hospital provides comprehensive blood testing services to inpatients, ED, out patient and GP patients. A full range of analysis is available and specimens are analysed by automated & manual methods, and where appropriate, referred for external testing. The scope is that of a university teaching hospital.
Given the growth and activity level together with the pressure on budgets and value for money, it is now necessary to market test and determine the future supplier for the next number of years.
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Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-09-03. The procurement was published on 2012-07-24.

Who?

• Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin Inc. The National Children's Hospital

What?

• Disposable non-chemical medical consumables and haematological consumables › Venepuncture, blood sampling devices

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-07-24	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-07-24)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: venepuncture, blood sampling devices
Quantity or scope: As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.
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: Venepuncture, blood sampling devices 📦

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: Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin Inc. The National Children's Hospital
Postal address: Tallaght
Postal code: 24
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.amnch.ie 🌏
E-mail: mmtenders@amnch.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14142955 📞
Fax: +353 14142962 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-07-24 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-09-03 📅
Publication date: 2012-07-28 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 144-240794
OJ-S issue: 144
Additional information

As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation. (ET Ref:472052).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

Given the growth and activity level together with the pressure on budgets and value for money, it is now necessary to market test and determine the future supplier for the next number of years.

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=472052.

Variants will be accepted ✅
Reference number: TAL2012DF158
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.

As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.

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.

As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.

Minimum level(s) of standards: As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.
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 from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.

(4) 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

(5) 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

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

(7) 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.

(8) 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;

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

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

(11) 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.

As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.

Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.
Other particular conditions: As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.

Procedure
Minimum number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2012-10-01 📅
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: St James's Hospital
Contact
Contact point: Materials Management
Stephen White, Contracts Officer
Address of the buyer profile: www.amnch.ie 🌏
Name: Documents can only be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie
Postal address: Documents can only be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie
Postal town: Documents can only be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact point: Documents can only be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for further information: http://www.amnch.ie 🌏
Postal address: Documents can only be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie, Documents can only be downloaded at www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for documents: http://www.amnch.ie 🌏
Name: Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin Inc. The National Children's Hospital
Postal address: Tallaght
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 24
Contact point: Office of the Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
URL for participation: http://www.amnch.ie 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: TAL2012DF158
Additional information

As per attached Invitation to Tender documentation.

(ET Ref:472052).

Source: OJS 2012/S 144-240794 (2012-07-24)

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