HSE Project Number 3417 - Framework agreement for the International Recruitment of Nurses (Specialists) to the HSE

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The HSE invites tender submissions from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a Framework style Agreement for the International Recruitment of Nurses (Specialists) to the HSE.
There is an immediate requirement for nurses nationwide (Theatre and Critical Care Specialties). It is intended that the highest scoring tenderer in this tender competition will be offered the opportunity to contract with the HSE for this requirement.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2013-12-19. The procurement was published on 2013-11-29.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2013-11-29 Contract notice
2014-03-07 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2013-11-29)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Recruitment services
Quantity or scope:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further details.
Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Recruitment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for one lot only
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
Postal town: Naas
Contact
E-mail: alan.brett@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 567784538 ๐Ÿ“ž

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2013-11-29 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2013-12-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2013-12-03 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2013/S 234-406388
OJ-S issue: 234
Additional information
To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=71944&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
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Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The HSE invites tender submissions from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a Framework style Agreement for the International Recruitment of Nurses (Specialists) to the HSE.
There is an immediate requirement for nurses nationwide (Theatre and Critical Care Specialties). It is intended that the highest scoring tenderer in this tender competition will be offered the opportunity to contract with the HSE for this requirement.
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Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Framework agreement for the International Recruitment of Nurses (Specialists) to the HSE
Reference number: HSE Project 3417

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further details.
Economic and financial standing:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further details.
Minimum level(s) of standards:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further details.
Technical and professional ability:
Please refer to the tender documentation, available at www.etenders.gov.ie, for all further details.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No specific legal form is required, but all parties to the contract will be required to be jointly and severally liable for the delivery of the contract.

Procedure
Maximum number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in months: 48
Tender validity period: 2014-12-19 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages
Language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Alan Brett
Name: www.etenders.gov.ie
URL for documents: http://www.etenders.gov.ie ๐ŸŒ
Name: Assistant National Director of Procurement
Postal address: HSE Procurement, St Canices Hospital, Dublin Road
Postal town: Kilkenny
Postal code: 0
Contact point: Mr Alan Brett
Assistant National Director of Procurement
E-mail: alan.brett@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 567784544 ๐Ÿ“ 
URL for participation: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: HSE Project 3417

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Recurrent procurement
Four years.
Source: OJS 2013/S 234-406388 (2013-11-29)
Contract award notice (2014-03-07)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-03-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2014-03-12 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 050-083981
Refers to notice: 2013/S 234-406388
OJ-S issue: 50
Additional information
V.4) Information on value of contract Initial estimated total value of the contract Currency: EUR Excluding VAT Total final value of the contract Currency: EUR Excluding VAT

Object
Scope of the procurement
Reference number: Project 3417

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Ultimate cost (50)
2. Project proposals (30)
3. Contract management (20)

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Date of contract conclusion: 2014-02-20 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Kate Cowhig International Healthcare Recruitment
Postal address: 49 St Stephens Green
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 2
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

2๏ธโƒฃ
Name: CPL Healthcare Ltd
Postal address: 49 St Stephen's Green

3๏ธโƒฃ
Name: Professional Connections IRL Oy
Postal address: Yrjรถnkatu 11 D 18
Postal town: Helsinki
Postal code: 00120
Country: Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

4๏ธโƒฃ
Name: The Placement Group
Postal address: Wellington House, Trust Road, Hertfordshire
Postal town: Waltham Cross
Postal code: EN8 7HF
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

5๏ธโƒฃ
Name: TTM Healthcare Ltd
Postal address: Ballymaley Business Park Co Clare
Postal town: Ennis
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 11
Source: OJS 2014/S 050-083981 (2014-03-07)