Medical Supplies 2014 - Tender for the supply of Medical Goods/First Aid Consumables to Dublin Fire Brigade/Dublin City Council

Quantity or scope

This framework agreement is proposed to be awarded for a one year period initially to cover 2014/2015 (expected to commence Q3 2014). Dublin City Council reserves the option to renew the contract for three further periods of one year each to cover 2015/2016, 2016/2017/ and 2017/2108. This framework agreement is for the supply/delivery of Medical Goods to Dublin Fire Brigade to stock their ambulances to enable them to continue to provide the pre-hospital emergency medical service for the city and counties of Dublin, and to supply / replenish all other Dublin City Council departments / sections with First Aid equipment / consumables see Appendix A for full list of delivery locations.Fingal County Council, Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council and South Dublin County Council are also eligible to use these arrangements. The uptake of services and the timing of same will be at the discretion of each local authority. No obligation will exist for any contracting authority to place orders through this contract. Clients are not and will not be under any obligation to avail of the service provision, if any, pursuant to this competition. No contract awarded pursuant to this RFT will confer exclusivity to the Contractor where appointed.250 0001 000 000

Additional information

Additional Information – Dublin City Council:

1. Dublin City Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOI request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

2. It will be a condition for the award of any contract by Dublin City Council that the successful Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners in compliance with Circular (43) 2006 (or as amended) and that the certificate will be maintained for the duration of the contract and will be on a 12 month basis. In the case of a non-resident Tenderer, a statement of suitability from the Revenue Commissioners will be required.

3. Suppliers must register their interest on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications.

4. Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.

5. Please note also that all information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.

6. The contract/framework agreement is primarily for use by the Dublin Fire Brigade Division/Unit/Department but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise, it may also be used by the three other Dublin Local Authorities.

7. Emailed/faxed/late tenders will not be accepted. Tenderers are asked to include a return address on the packaging.

8. Tenders may be submitted in English or in the Irish language.

9. Please note that OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

10. Appeals procedure: The body to whom appeals should be addressed is – The High Court, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7.

11. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to martinm.oreilly@dublincity.ie Queries must be in question format and must be submitted by email. Responses will be circulated to those candidates/tenderers that have registered an interest in this notice on the Irish Government procurement opportunities portal www.etenders.gov.ie. The details of the party making the query will not be disclosed when circulating the response. All queries must be submitted by 12 noon on 18.7.2014 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

12. A word and a PDF version of the RFT document have been uploaded to the etenders site, should there be any discrepancy in the content the wording in the PDF version will take precedence.

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=77485&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE