Single Party Framework Agreement for Occupational Health Services

Quantity or scope

The framework agreement will be for a maximum of 7 years subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints. The contract will be awarded initially for 3 years, with the option, purely at the discretion of The Council to extend for 2 x 2 year extensions.For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting Authority confirms that the period of any contracts awarded under the framework agreement may extend beyond the date of expiry of the agreement.The estimated total value of the any purchases pursuant to the framework agreement is in the region of 200 000 EUR annually and 1 800 000 EUR excluding VAT over the lifetime of the agreement.It is emphasised, however, that this figure is provided strictly for indicative purposes only as there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement.600 0001 800 000

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 Human Resources Department, but may also be extended for use by other divisions of Dublin City Council as requirements arise.

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. This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the OJEU as the framework agreement is for a service which is a non-priority service (Annex IIB) and therefore not subject to the full rigours of the public procurement directive (2004/18/EC).

10. Please note that with the exception of Annex IIB services OJEU contracts are covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA).

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

12. All queries regarding this tender must be emailed to aideen.williamson@dublincity.ie for the attention of Aideen Williamson 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 April 8th at 17:00 to enable issue of responses to all interested parties.

13. Please note that where documents are made available in both PDF and Word format, in the event that there is any discrepancy between the documents, the PDF version will take precedence.

Justification for framework agreement duration over four years

Thirdly the decision to extend the potential duration of the contract is based entirely on the nature of the service and takes account amongst other concerns, the particularities of the doctor / patient relationship and the management of medical records which means that there are extensive and complex legal obligations surrounding the collection, use, disclosure and transfer of records and materials.