Virology Instrumentation / Equipment and Test Kits

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

A fully automated system(s) for screening blood donation serum or plasma samples for the presence of antigen/antibody to Human Immunodeficiency viruses (HIV Ag/Ab), antibody to Hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), antibody to Hepatitis B core (anti-HBc), Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg), antibody to Human T-Lymphotropic virus type I and II (anti-HTLV-I / II), and antibody to Treponema Pallidum (Syphilis) (approximately 145 000 donations/samples per year). In addition, selected donations are screened for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV) (up to 116 000 donations per year but subject to review).

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2017-06-09. The procurement was published on 2017-05-08.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2017-05-08 Contract notice
2018-11-14 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2017-05-08)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Blood-testing reagents
Reference number: IBTS/013/2017
Short description:
A fully automated system(s) for screening blood donation serum or plasma samples for the presence of antigen/antibody to Human Immunodeficiency viruses (HIV Ag/Ab), antibody to Hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), antibody to Hepatitis B core (anti-HBc), Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg), antibody to Human T-Lymphotropic virus type I and II (anti-HTLV-I / II), and antibody to Treponema Pallidum (Syphilis) (approximately 145 000 donations/samples per year). In addition, selected donations are screened for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV) (up to 116 000 donations per year but subject to review).
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Blood-testing reagents ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Laboratory reagents ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Postal address: National Blood Centre, James's Street
Postal code: D08 NH5R
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.giveblood.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: paul.behan@ibts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 14322846 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=112082&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=112082&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2017-05-08 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2017-06-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2017-05-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2017/S 090-176324
OJ-S issue: 90

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 6 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals: Option to extend the contract for up to another 12 months.
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 RFT.
Economic and financial standing: As per RFT.
Minimum level(s) of standards: As per RFT.
Technical and professional ability: As per RFT.

Procedure
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 3 months
Tender opening date: 2017-06-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Place: ETenders Postbox.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Paul Behan
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1186 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=112082&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Remedies Directive
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2017/S 090-176324 (2017-05-08)
Contract award notice (2018-11-14)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
A fully automated system(s) for screening blood donation serum or plasma samples for the presence of antigen/antibody to Human Immunodeficiency viruses (HIV Ag/Ab), antibody to Hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), antibody to Hepatitis B core (anti-HBc), Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg), antibody to Human T-Lymphotropic virus type I and II (anti-HTLV-I/II), and antibody to Treponema Pallidum (Syphilis) (approximately 145 000 donations/samples per year). In addition, selected donations are screened for antibody to Cytomegalovirus (anti-CMV) (up to 116 000 donations per year but subject to review).
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Total value of the procurement: 5 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-11-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-11-15 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 220-503500
Refers to notice: 2017/S 090-176324
OJ-S issue: 220

Object
Scope of the procurement
Description of options: 1 x 12 month extension at the sole discretion of the IBTS.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: DUblin

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Compliance with user requirement specification
Quality criterion (weighting): 14
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 6

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2018-09-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: Abbott Diagnostics
National registration number: IE 8/P/56068T
Postal address: 4051 Kingswood Drive
Postal town: Dublin 24
Postal code: Citywest Business Ca
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14691569 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: janice.dunne@abbott.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.abbott.com ๐ŸŒ
Total value of the procurement: 5 600 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Source: OJS 2018/S 220-503500 (2018-11-14)