The Supply and Support of Cochlear Implants and Associated Consumables (2 Lots)

Beaumont Hospital

The National Cochlear Implant Programme is a highly-specialised National Service meeting the needs of patients, both adults and children, with complex hearing problems requiring implantable surgical solutions. The programme, based at Beaumont Hospital and Temple Street Hospital, requires innovative cochlear implants, sound processors and associated consumables.
This competition is being conducted in 2 lots. Lot 1 relates to the procurement of cochlear implants and associated equipment for paediatric patients, while Lot 2 relates to the procurement of cochlear implants and associated equipment for adult patients.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2015-04-22. The procurement was published on 2015-03-11.

Suppliers

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

Who? What?
Procurement history
Date Document
2015-03-11 Contract notice
2015-07-10 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2015-03-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Cochlear implant
Quantity or scope:
These framework agreements concern the supply and product support of cochlear implants, speech processors and associated consumables for paediatric patients (Lot 1) and adult patients (Lot 2). Each framework agreement will have a maximum potential duration of 4 years.10 000 00020 000 000
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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: Cochlear implant 📦

Procedure
Procedure type: Open 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: Beaumont Hospital
Postal address: Beaumont Road, Beaumont
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.beaumont.ie 🌏
E-mail: tendering@beaumont.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18092658 📞
Fax: +353 18092959 📠

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-03-11 📅
Submission deadline: 2015-04-22 📅
Publication date: 2015-03-13 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 051-088387
OJ-S issue: 51
Additional information
1) Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000 💰
20 000 000 💰
Frequency of contracts to be awarded:
The frequency and value of contracts to be awarded will vary according to demand.
Short description:
The National Cochlear Implant Programme is a highly-specialised National Service meeting the needs of patients, both adults and children, with complex hearing problems requiring implantable surgical solutions. The programme, based at Beaumont Hospital and Temple Street Hospital, requires innovative cochlear implants, sound processors and associated consumables.
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This competition is being conducted in 2 lots. Lot 1 relates to the procurement of cochlear implants and associated equipment for paediatric patients, while Lot 2 relates to the procurement of cochlear implants and associated equipment for adult patients.
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Lot number: 1
Title of the lot: Lot 1 — Paediatric Patients
Short description:
This single-party framework agreement concerns the supply and product support of cochlear implants, speech processors and associated consumables for paediatric patients.
Quantity or scope: This single-party framework agreement concerns the supply and product support of cochlear implants, speech processors and associated consumables for paediatric patients. The framework agreement will have a maximum potential duration of 4 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 000 000 💰
14 000 000 💰
Lot number: 2
Title of the lot: Lot 2 — Adult Patients
Short description:
This multi-party framework agreement concerns the supply and product support of cochlear implants, speech processors and associated consumables for adult patients. The three highest-scoring tenderers, as identified through the application of the award criteria and weightings contained in the issued Invitation to Tender document, will be admitted to this framework agreement.
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Quantity or scope: This mutli-party framework agreement concerns the supply and product support of cochlear implants, speech processors and associated consumables for adult patients. The framework will have a maximum potential duration of 4 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 💰
6 000 000 💰
Quantity or scope:
These framework agreements concern the supply and product support of cochlear implants, speech processors and associated consumables for paediatric patients (Lot 1) and adult patients (Lot 2). Each framework agreement will have a maximum potential duration of 4 years.
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Duration: 048 months
Reference number: 2406
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:
As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Economic and financial standing:
As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards:
As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Technical and professional ability:
As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Contract execution
Deposits and guarantees required: N/A.
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them: To be agreed with the successful framework members.
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Any grouping, if successful, will be required to establish itself as a legal entity, with each party being jointly and severally liable, prior to the establishment of any framework agreement.
Names and professional qualifications of the staff

Procedure
Number of operators of the framework agreement: 3
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Languages
Language: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Greg O'Leary
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/403 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86441&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86441&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 2406

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Central Office of the High Court, The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Name: N/a
Information about review deadlines:
The Contracting Authority undertakes that neither of these framework agreements will be established until a 14-day standstill period has been observed. This standstill period will commence on the day after the date of notification of all concerned tenderers. This standstill period is being observed in accordance with the provisions of S.I. 130 of 2010.
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Source: OJS 2015/S 051-088387 (2015-03-11)
Contract award notice (2015-07-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement: 14 000 000 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2015-07-10 📅
Publication date: 2015-07-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2015/S 134-247553
Refers to notice: 2015/S 51-088387
OJ-S issue: 134

Procedure
Award criteria
Criterion: 1. Ultimate Cost (40)
2. Suitability, Functionality and Technical Merit of Products Offered (15)
3. Proposed After-Sales, Clinical and Technical Assistance (40)
4. Added-Value Proposals (5)

Award of contract

1️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-05-28 📅
Name: Zoe Johnson
Postal address: 6 Dashwood Lang Road, Bourne Business Park, Surrey
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: zjohnson@cochlear.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.cochlear.com 🌏

2️⃣
Name: Advanced Bionics UK Ltd
Postal address: 2 Breaks House, Mill Court, Great Shelford, Cambs
Postal town: Cambridge
E-mail: marta.neto@advancedbionics.com 📧
Internet address: http://www.advancedbionics.com 🌏

3️⃣
Date of contract conclusion: 2015-05-26 📅
Name: Med-el uk
Postal address: Great Cliffe Court, Dodworth
Postal town: Barnsley
E-mail: cassandra@medel.co.uk 📧
Internet address: http://www.medel.com 🌏

4️⃣
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: 687661088
567 1270 36

Complementary information
Review body
Information about review deadlines:
The Contracting Authority undertakes that neither of these framework agreements was established until after the expiry of a 14-day standstill period. This standstill period commenced on the day after the date of notification of all concerned tenderers. This standstill period was observed in accordance with the provisions of S.I. 130 of 2010.
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Source: OJS 2015/S 134-247553 (2015-07-10)