Cervical cytology liquid based cytology screening & human papillomavirus (HPV) testing services

Health Service Executive

National Cancer Screening Service (NCSS) wishes to invite tenders from suitably qualified laboratory service provider/s who wish to participate in a competition for the provision of laboratory cervical cytology (liquid based cytology – LBC) screening services and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing services from suitably competent and qualified gynaecological cytopathology laboratories in order to meet the demand for cervical smear analysis and report to the NCSS, and associated services.
CervicalCheck - The National Cervical Screening Programme of the NCSS screens 300 000 – 350 000 Thin Prep (Hologic Inc.) LBC Pap Smears per annum.
In addition to LBC screening, there is a current requirement for between 5 000 – 20 000 HPV tests per annum to be carried out on NCSS-designated samples within the screening programme.
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=368632.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-02-24. The procurement was published on 2012-01-23.

Who?

• Health Service Executive

What?

• Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services › Laboratory services

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2012-01-23	Contract notice

Contract notice (2012-01-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: laboratory 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: Laboratory 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 📞
Fax: +353 18659333 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-01-23 📅
Submission deadline: 2012-02-24 📅
Publication date: 2012-01-26 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 17-027318
OJ-S issue: 17
Additional information
(ET Ref:368632).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

CervicalCheck - The National Cervical Screening Programme of the NCSS screens 300 000 – 350 000 Thin Prep (Hologic Inc.) LBC Pap Smears per annum.

In addition to LBC screening, there is a current requirement for between 5 000 – 20 000 HPV tests per annum to be carried out on NCSS-designated samples within the screening programme.

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=368632.

Duration: 48 months
Reference number: HSE ref 004 / 12
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Limerick.

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) 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;

(6) 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;

(7) 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 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;

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

Contract execution
Other particular conditions: Service requirements set down in PQQ.

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Date of dispatch of invitations: 2012-03-09 📅
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
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 004 / 12

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Recurrent procurement
Jan 2016.
Source: OJS 2012/S 017-027318 (2012-01-23)

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