National Multi Supplier Contract for DAA Medicines for the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The HSE wishes to establish a national multi supplier contract for the provision of Directly Acting Antiviral (DAAs) medicines for use in provision of treatment for hepatitis C to patients across all genotypes in 2018.
The National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme (NHCTP) aims to provide treatment to every person with hepatitis C over the coming years so that it is a rare disease in Ireland by 2026. There are approximately 30 000 people in Ireland living with hepatitis C. The NHCTP was established in 2015 in response to the Department of Health Report โ€œA Public Health Plan for the Therapeutic Treatment of Hepatitis Cโ€. The NHCTP has received an annual budget of EUR 30 000 000 for all programme activities since 2015 and the NHCTP is currently planning treatment for 2018 within budget.
This tender process is to cover patients initiating Hepatitis C treatment up to and including 28.2.2019.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-03-05. The procurement was published on 2018-02-01.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-02-01 Contract notice
2018-03-04 Additional information
2019-01-14 Contract award notice
Additional information (2018-03-04)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Head Office
Postal town: Naas
Postal code: Millennium Park
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Sabrina Byrne
E-mail: sabrina.byrne@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œNational Multi Supplier Contract for DAA Medicines for the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme HSE 9966โ€
Products/services: Pharmaceutical products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe HSE wishes to establish a national multi supplier contract for the provision of Directly Acting Antiviral (DAAs) medicines for use in provision of...โ€    Show more

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 024-050522

Changes
Other additional information
The closing date for receipt of tenders is changed to 10:00 on 6.3.2018
Source: OJS 2018/S 045-098370 (2018-03-04)
Contract award notice (2019-01-14)
Contracting authority
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe HSE sought to establish a national multi supplier contract for the provision of Directly Acting Antiviral (DAAs) medicines for use in provision of...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 30 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Pharmaceutical products ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Main site or place of performance: Ireland.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe HSE sought to establish a national multi supplier contract for the provision of Directly Acting Antiviral (DAAs) medicines for use in provision of...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 20 %
Quality criterion (name): Contract management
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Price (weighting): 70 %

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 024-050522

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œNational Multi-Supplier Contract for DAA Medicines for the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programmeโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2018-07-09 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators โœ…
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Gilead Sciences Ireland UC
Postal town: Carrigtohill
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Name: AbbVie Ltd
Postal town: Dublin
Name: MSD Ireland (Human Health) Ltd
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 30 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2019/S 011-021173 (2019-01-14)