Provision of Electronic Library Information Services Content to the HSE

Health Service Executive (HSE)

Provision of Electronic Library Content to the HSE.
Tenders for access to Databases; Full Text Journals; E-Learning Packages; Electronic Journal Management System; Linking Solution/Link Resolver hosted on www.hselibrary.ie/ for a period of two years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
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=482052.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2012-09-26. The procurement was published on 2012-08-17.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2012-08-17 Contract notice
Contract notice (2012-08-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: electronic information services
Quantity or scope: As Per Tender Documents.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Electronic information services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

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 ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
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 ๐ŸŒ
Phone: +353 45880400 ๐Ÿ“ž
Fax: +353 1890200893 ๐Ÿ“ 

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2012-08-17 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2012-09-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2012-08-21 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2012/S 159-265806
OJ-S issue: 159
Additional information
See Tender Documents. (ET Ref:482052).

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Provision of Electronic Library Content to the HSE.
Tenders for access to Databases; Full Text Journals; E-Learning Packages; Electronic Journal Management System; Linking Solution/Link Resolver hosted on www.hselibrary.ie/ for a period of two years with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
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=482052.
Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Databases Medicine (eg Medline, Embase or equivalent)
Short description:
Bibliographic databases which provide access to research literature and the knowledge base in a number of subject areas or disciplines will be required.
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Databases Nursing and/or Allied Health (eg CINAHL or equivalent)
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Databases - Social Care databases
Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Databases Health Management database
Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: Electronic Journals Proposals for full text collections, packages or bundles relevant to the needs of Authorised Users. The focus is on content ie access to current issues of journals without embargo.
Short description:
Electronic Journals Proposals for full text collections, packages or bundles relevant to the needs of Authorised Users. The focus is on content ie access to current issues of journals without embargo.
Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: Electronic Journals
Short description:
Core individual titles identified by the HSE LSMG as being highly relevant to the needs of Authorised Users.
Lot number: 8
Title of the lot: Lot 8 โ€“ E-learning modules (eg BMJ Learning or equivalent)
Short description: Lot 8 โ€“ E-learning modules (eg BMJ Learning or equivalent.
Quantity or scope: As Per Tender Doxcuments.
Lot number: 9
Title of the lot: E-journals management system
Short description: E-journals management system
Quantity or scope: As per Tender Documents.
Lot number: 10
Title of the lot: Linking Solution/Link Resolver
Short description: Linking Solution/Link Resolver.
Quantity or scope: As Per Tender Documentation.
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Databases Mental Health (eg PsycInfo or equivalent)
Quantity or scope: As per tender documents.
Variants will be accepted โœ…
Description of options:
Contract is initially for a for a period of two years.
There is an option to extend for a further 12 months.
Provisional timetable for use of options: 24 months
Number of possible renewals: 1
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 24 months
Reference number: HSE 134/12
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Throughout Republic Of Ireland.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
(1) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(2) 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.
Economic and financial standing:
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) 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.
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Minimum level(s) of standards: As Per Tender Documents.
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) Samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests
(3) 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.
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Procedure
Tender opening date: 2012-09-27 ๐Ÿ“…
Place of opening: Cherry Orchard Hospital.
Place: Cherry Orchard Hospital.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure: A minimum of two authorised officers from trhe HSE.
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Quality (60)
2. Price (30)
3. After sales service (10)
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Identity
Awarding authority name: Department of Health & Children
Contact
Contact point: Portfolio & Category Management
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7381 ๐ŸŒ
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Beech House, 101-102 Naas Business Park, Co. Kildare
Contact point: David Toomey
Phone: +353 45981852 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: david.toomey@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for further information: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Contact point: Portfolio & Category Managemant
URL for documents: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Postal address: HSE Portfolio & Category Management, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 10
Contact point: "Tenders"
Phone: +353 16206280 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for participation: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Start date: 2013-01-01 ๐Ÿ“…
End date: 2014-12-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: HSE 134/12
Additional information
See Tender Documents.
(ET Ref:482052).

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inn's Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Internet address: www.courts.ie ๐ŸŒ
Fax: +353 1886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Recurrent procurement
August 2014.
Source: OJS 2012/S 159-265806 (2012-08-17)