Requirements for an Automated Blood Typing System/s for the Donor Grouping Laboratory at the National Blood Centre — Irish Blood Transfusion Service

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

The primary function of this automate/s is to perform:
— ABO grouping and RhD typing, including a reverse type using A1 and B
cells.
— Antibody Screening, Identification and titre determination by Enzyme
and IAHGT techniques.
— Antigen typing, which must utilise two typing antisera and determine at
a minimum the following types:
o Fya, Fyb, S, s, k (cellano), Kpb and M.
o C, c, E, e and K.
o Partial Rh D typing
The system will comprise two fully independent automates, to provide
back up to each other
and therefore must not share any common component/s which would compromise
the
functioning of the other system. They would preferably be open platforms and
comprising of
all the hardware and software necessary to meet the testing requirements. All
testing
materials, consumables and reagents required must be CE marked.
There is also a requirement to perform sickle cell ( HbS ) screening on
approximately 50
samples per day.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2016-04-18. The procurement was published on 2016-03-04.

Suppliers

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

Who? What?
Procurement history
Date Document
2016-03-04 Contract notice
2016-08-26 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2016-03-04)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Blood analysers
Quantity or scope:
As per documentation, Initial term for 4 years with an option to extend up to 24 months at the sole discretion of the IBTS.
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Blood analysers 📦

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: Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Postal address: National Blood Centre, James's Street, Dublin 8
Postal code: D08 NH5R
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
E-mail: paul.behan@ibts.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14322846 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-03-04 📅
Submission deadline: 2016-04-18 📅
Publication date: 2016-03-09 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 048-079459
OJ-S issue: 48

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The primary function of this automate/s is to perform:
— ABO grouping and RhD typing, including a reverse type using A1 and B
cells.
— Antibody Screening, Identification and titre determination by Enzyme
and IAHGT techniques.
— Antigen typing, which must utilise two typing antisera and determine at
a minimum the following types:
o Fya, Fyb, S, s, k (cellano), Kpb and M.
o C, c, E, e and K.
o Partial Rh D typing
The system will comprise two fully independent automates, to provide
back up to each other
and therefore must not share any common component/s which would compromise
the
functioning of the other system. They would preferably be open platforms and
comprising of
all the hardware and software necessary to meet the testing requirements. All
testing
materials, consumables and reagents required must be CE marked.
There is also a requirement to perform sickle cell ( HbS ) screening on
approximately 50
samples per day.
Number of possible renewals: 2
Time frame for subsequent contracts: 48 months
Reference number: IBTS/001/2016
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: D08 NH5R.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: Completion of on line Pre- Qualification Questionnaire.
Contract execution
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Form will be decided by the IBTS, in any case 1 tenderer will be the prime supplier and responsible for delivery of the complete service.

Procedure
Tender validity period: 090 days

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Paul Behan
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/1186 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97132&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=97132&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Identifiers
Reference number attributed by the contracting authority: IBTS/001/2016
Source: OJS 2016/S 048-079459 (2016-03-04)
Contract award notice (2016-08-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The primary function of this automate/s is to perform: — ABO grouping and RhD typing, including a reverse type using A1 and B cells. — Antibody Screening, Identification and titre determination by Enzyme and IAHGT techniques. — Antigen typing, which must utilise 2 typing antisera and determine at a minimum the following types: — Fya, Fyb, S, s, k (cellano), Kpb and M. — C, c, E, e and K. — Partial Rh D typing. The system will comprise two fully independent automates, to provide back up to each other and therefore must not share any common component/s which would compromise the functioning of the other system. They would preferably be open platforms and comprising of all the hardware and software necessary to meet the testing requirements. All testing materials, consumables and reagents required must be CE marked. There is also a requirement to perform sickle cell (HbS) screening on approximately 50 samples per day.
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Total value of the procurement: 2 000 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Place of performance
NUTS region: ie021 🏙️

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: National Blood Centre
Contact
Internet address: http://www.giveblood.ie 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2016-08-26 📅
Publication date: 2016-08-31 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2016/S 167-300274
Refers to notice: 2016/S 048-079459
OJ-S issue: 167

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
— ABO grouping and RhD typing, including a reverse type using A1 and B cells.
— Antibody Screening, Identification and titre determination by Enzyme and IAHGT techniques.
— Antigen typing, which must utilise 2 typing antisera and determine at a minimum the following types:
— Fya, Fyb, S, s, k (cellano), Kpb and M.
— C, c, E, e and K.
— Partial Rh D typing.
The system will comprise two fully independent automates, to provide back up to each other and therefore must not share any common component/s which would compromise the functioning of the other system. They would preferably be open platforms and comprising of all the hardware and software necessary to meet the testing requirements. All testing materials, consumables and reagents required must be CE marked.
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There is also a requirement to perform sickle cell (HbS) screening on approximately 50 samples per day.
— Antigen typing, which must utilise two typing antisera and determine at a minimum the following types:
Description of options:
The IBTS reserve the right to extend contract for consumables while equipment is operational.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 5.1 — URS
Quality criterion (weighting): 60
Quality criterion (name): 5.2 — URS
5.3 — URS
Quality criterion (weighting): 8
Quality criterion (name): 5.4- URS
5.5 — URS
5.6 — URS
5.7 — URS
Quality criterion (weighting): 2
Quality criterion (name): 5.8 — URS
5.9 — URS
Quality criterion (weighting): 3
Quality criterion (name): 5.10 — URS
5.11 — URS
Quality criterion (weighting): 1
Quality criterion (name): 5.12 — URS
Cost criterion: Cost of capital/equipment
Cost weighting: 35
Cost criterion: Cost of consumables/reagent
Cost weighting: 25
Cost criterion: Cost of maintenance
Cost weighting: 20

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2016-08-22 📅

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Oooo
Postal town: Oooo
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2016/S 167-300274 (2016-08-26)
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