Establishment of 10 (ten) Multi-Operator Framework Agreements for Telecare Equipment in connection with the Seniors Alert Scheme

Pobal

Pobal have been contracted by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to manage the administration of the Seniors Alert Scheme from 2015. The objective of the Scheme is to encourage community support and social inclusion for vulnerable older people in the Republic of Ireland, with one of the strands of activity covering the provision of assistance towards the purchase and installation of monitored personal alarms to enable older people without sufficient means to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind.
With this competition, Pobal wishes to establish 10 (ten) multi-operator framework agreements for the supply, delivery, installation and warranty of telecare equipment in connection with the Seniors Alert Scheme, including Base Units and Personal alarm pendants/triggers.
The requirements are divided into 10 (ten) regional lots as follows:
— Lot 1 Galway;
— Lot 2 Mayo and Sligo;
— Lot 3 Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Roscommon;
— Lot 4 Cork;
— Lot 5 Clare, Kerry and Limerick;
— Lot 6 Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford;
— Lot 7 Dublin South Central, South East City, South Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown;
— Lot 8 Dublin North Central, North West, Central area and Fingal;
— Lot 9 Kildare, Laois, Meath and Wicklow;
— Lot 10 Longford, Offaly and Westmeath.
Interested parties may apply to a maximum number of 3 (three) lots overall.
Each framework agreement will be established with 5 (five) operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2014-12-01. The procurement was published on 2014-10-20.

Suppliers

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

Who?

• Pobal

What?

• Security equipment › Alarm systems

Where?

• Éire/Ireland › Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2014-10-20	Contract notice
2015-09-16	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2014-10-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Alarm systems
Quantity or scope:

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).6 100 0008 600 000

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: Alarm systems 📦

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 🇮🇪
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Pobal
Postal address: Holbrook House, Holles Street
Postal code: 2
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: sas@pobal.ie 📧

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2014-10-20 📅
Submission deadline: 2014-12-01 📅
Publication date: 2014-10-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2014/S 204-360974
OJ-S issue: 204
Additional information

— The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in response to this competition; — The establishment of each framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities; — If for any reason it is not possible to conclude a framework agreement with one or more of the tenderers invited, or if having concluded that framework agreement the Contracting Authority decides to terminate the appointment of one or more of the framework members, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to that framework agreement on the basis of the same terms and as tendered by that party(ies), at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

With this competition, Pobal wishes to establish 10 (ten) multi-operator framework agreements for the supply, delivery, installation and warranty of telecare equipment in connection with the Seniors Alert Scheme, including Base Units and Personal alarm pendants/triggers.

The requirements are divided into 10 (ten) regional lots as follows:

— Lot 1 Galway;

— Lot 2 Mayo and Sligo;

— Lot 3 Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Roscommon;

— Lot 4 Cork;

— Lot 5 Clare, Kerry and Limerick;

— Lot 6 Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford;

— Lot 7 Dublin South Central, South East City, South Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown;

— Lot 8 Dublin North Central, North West, Central area and Fingal;

— Lot 9 Kildare, Laois, Meath and Wicklow;

— Lot 10 Longford, Offaly and Westmeath.

Interested parties may apply to a maximum number of 3 (three) lots overall.

Each framework agreement will be established with 5 (five) operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders.

Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Galway
Short description:

Establishment of a multi-operator framework agreement for the supply, delivery, installation and warranty of telecare equipment (incl. including Base Units and Personal alarm pendants/triggers) in connection with the Seniors Alert Scheme in Galway County and City.

Quantity or scope: The framework agreement will be established with 5 (five) operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders.Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).

The framework agreement will be established with 5 (five) operators, subject to the receipt of a sufficient number of valid tenders.

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).

Duration: 36 months
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Mayo and Sligo
Short description:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000 💰
850 000 💰
Lot number: 3
Title of the lot: Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Roscommon
Short description:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 700 000 💰
950 000 💰
Lot number: 4
Title of the lot: Cork
Short description:

Lot number: 5
Title of the lot: Clare, Kerry and Limerick
Short description:

Lot number: 6
Title of the lot: Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford
Short description:

Lot number: 7
Title of the lot: Dublin South Central, South East City, South Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
Short description:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 💰
750 000 💰
Lot number: 8
Title of the lot: Dublin North Central, North West, Central Area and Fingal
Short description:

Lot number: 9
Title of the lot: Kildare, Laois, Meath and Wicklow
Short description:

Lot number: 10
Title of the lot: Longford, Offaly and Westmeath
Short description:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 100 000 💰
8 600 000 💰
Duration: 036 months
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.

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

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).

Economic and financial standing:

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).

Minimum level(s) of standards:

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).

Technical and professional ability:

Please refer to the Invitation to Tender document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).

Contract execution
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

In accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the Framework Agreement included in the Invitation to Tender document available to download free of charge from www.etenders.gov.ie (RFT ID 89483).

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

If the tenderer is a consortium or grouping of members, the tenderer must specify the commercial and legal relationship (if any) amongst its members and any agreements giving effect to same. The contracting authority reserves the right to request copies of any such agreements.

The contracting authority reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to require a lead firm to contract:

— on the basis of joint and several liability with each member of the tenderer executing the contract,

— with a particular single member of the tenderer as the prime contractor, with the other members providing collateral warranties and/or guarantees, or;

— as an incorporated or unincorporated special purpose vehicle, with collateral warranties and/or guarantees from the members of the tenderer.

Names and professional qualifications of the staff ✅

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 5
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 3
Tender validity period: 012 months
Languages
Language: English 🗣️
Irish 🗣️

Contracting authority
Contact
Contact point: Majella Walsh
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/460 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81931&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Name: Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (eTenders Website)
URL for documents: www.etenders.gov.ie 🌏
: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=81931&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

— The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by tenderers in response to this competition;

— The establishment of each framework agreement will be subject to the approval of the competent authorities;

— If for any reason it is not possible to conclude a framework agreement with one or more of the tenderers invited, or if having concluded that framework agreement the Contracting Authority decides to terminate the appointment of one or more of the framework members, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to admit the next highest scoring tenderer(s) to that framework agreement on the basis of the same terms and as tendered by that party(ies), at any time during the tender validity period. This shall be without prejudice to the right of the contracting authority to cancel this competitive process and/or initiate a new contract award procedure at its sole discretion.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instruments (SI 130 of 2010 and SI 420 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Please contact your legal advisor
Source: OJS 2014/S 204-360974 (2014-10-20)

Contract award notice (2015-09-16)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-09-16 📅
Publication date: 2015-09-19 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 182-329719
Refers to notice: 2014/S 204-360974
OJ-S issue: 182

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Technical merit of the products proposed (20)
2. Technical merit of the services proposed (36)
3. Technical merit of human resources proposed (4)
4. Notional ultimate cost (40)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-09-15 📅
Name: Gar-Sec Systems Limited
Postal address: Unit 3, West Tipperary Enterprise Centre, Station House, Station Road, Co. Tipperary
Postal town: Tipperary
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪

2️⃣
Name: Help Link South Ltd
Postal address: ACT Unit 16, Ball Alley Lane, Parnell Square, Co. Westmeath
Postal town: Athlone

3️⃣
Name: Alarm & Medical Services Limited
Postal address: Technology House, Galway Technology Park, Parkmore
Postal town: Galway

4️⃣
Name: Care Direct 24/7 Limited (Consortium)
Postal address: 82 Gardiners Cross Road, Co. Fermanagh
Postal town: Maguiresbridge
Postal code: BT94 4QA
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧

5️⃣
Name: Emergency Response Limited (Consortium)
Postal address: Carrigduff, Co Wexford
Postal town: Bunclody

6️⃣
Name: Alert Line Limited
Postal address: Unit 25 Nordic Enterprise Park, Co. Cork
Postal town: Midleton

7️⃣
Name: Trident Associated Securities Communications Ltd (Task Ltd)
Postal address: Unit 1 Block 3, City North Business Park, County Meath
Postal town: Stamullen

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9️⃣

1️⃣0️⃣
Name: Trident Associated Securities Communications Ltd (Task Ltd) (Consortium)
Postal address: Unit 1 Block 3, City North Business Park, County Meath, Ireland

1️⃣1️⃣
Name: Mr Michael Dennehy T/A Crime Guard
Postal address: Toureen, Burnfort, Co. Cork
Postal town: Mallow

1️⃣2️⃣
Postal address: Unit 25 Nordic Enterprise Park, Co. Cork

1️⃣3️⃣
Postal address: Carrigduff, Co Wexford

1️⃣4️⃣
Postal address: Unit 3, West Tipperary Enterprise Centre, Station House, Station Road, Co. Tipperary
Postal town: Tipperary Town

1️⃣5️⃣
Name: Trident Associated Securities Kommunications Ltd (Task Ltd)
Postal address: Unit 1 Block 3, CityNorth Business Park, County Meath

1️⃣6️⃣
Name: Emergency Response Limited

1️⃣7️⃣

1️⃣8️⃣
Name: Trident Associated Securities Kommunications Ltd (Task Ltd) (Consortium)
Postal town: County Meath

1️⃣9️⃣

2️⃣0️⃣
Name: Kokomo Healthcare Limited
Postal address: 33 Annavilla, Dublin 6
Postal town: Ranelagh

2️⃣1️⃣
Name: Home Safe Home Elderly Security Ltd (Consortium)
Postal address: Community Block, 1st Floor, Bawnogue Enterprise Centre, Dublin 22
Postal town: Bawnogue

2️⃣2️⃣
Postal address: Unit 1 Block 3, CityNorth Business Park, County Meath

2️⃣3️⃣

2️⃣4️⃣
Postal address: Community Block, 1st Floor, Bawnogue Enterprise Centre, Dublin 22

2️⃣5️⃣

2️⃣6️⃣

2️⃣7️⃣

2️⃣8️⃣

2️⃣9️⃣
Postal address: 82 Gardiners Cross Road, Co. Fermanagh BT94 4QA

3️⃣0️⃣

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:

Please refer to the relevant Irish Statutory Instruments (SI 130 of 2010 and SI 420 of 2010) available at www.irishstatutebook.ie.

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: Please contact your legal advisor.
Source: OJS 2015/S 182-329719 (2015-09-16)

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