Non-Exclusive Multiparty Framework Agreement for the International Recruitment of Nurses / Midwives General and Specialist on behalf of the HSE and HSE Funded Agencies Section 38 and 39

Health Service Executive (HSE)

A Non-Exclusive Framework Agreement with all terms agreed for the International Recruitment of Registered Nurses/Midwives including Specialist Nurses/Midwives for a period of 4 years.The HSE intends to award 5 tenderers on to the framework (providing that 5 suitable tender proposals are received). In the event that fewer than 5 suitable tenders are received, the HSE may award a lesser number of suppliers onto the framework.
The HSE gives no commitment as to the volume of services that may be sourced through this Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that at the time of going to tender, it is anticipated that there may be a requirement for circa 1 000 Registered nurses/midwives, including specialist nurses/midwives (e.g. Children's) over a 4 year period.
At the time of going to tender there is an immediate requirement for approximately 250 nurses/midwives to be appointed at the earliest date possible.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-08-13. The procurement was published on 2018-07-11.

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2018-07-11 Contract notice
Contract notice (2018-07-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Recruitment services
Reference number: HSE 10755
Short description:
A Non-Exclusive Framework Agreement with all terms agreed for the International Recruitment of Registered Nurses/Midwives including Specialist Nurses/Midwives for a period of 4 years.The HSE intends to award 5 tenderers on to the framework (providing that 5 suitable tender proposals are received). In the event that fewer than 5 suitable tenders are received, the HSE may award a lesser number of suppliers onto the framework. The HSE gives no commitment as to the volume of services that may be sourced through this Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that at the time of going to tender, it is anticipated that there may be a requirement for circa 1 000 Registered nurses/midwives, including specialist nurses/midwives (e.g. Children's) over a 4 year period. At the time of going to tender there is an immediate requirement for approximately 250 nurses/midwives to be appointed at the earliest date possible.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Recruitment services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Supply services of nursing personnel 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: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office
Postal code: Millennium Park
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: rita.oconnell@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 45920459 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=130980&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=130980&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-07-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2018-08-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2018-07-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 134-305751
OJ-S issue: 134

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
A Non-Exclusive Framework Agreement with all terms agreed for the International Recruitment of Registered Nurses/Midwives including Specialist Nurses/Midwives for a period of 4 years.The HSE intends to award 5 tenderers on to the framework (providing that 5 suitable tender proposals are received). In the event that fewer than 5 suitable tenders are received, the HSE may award a lesser number of suppliers onto the framework.
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The HSE gives no commitment as to the volume of services that may be sourced through this Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that at the time of going to tender, it is anticipated that there may be a requirement for circa 1 000 Registered nurses/midwives, including specialist nurses/midwives (e.g. Children's) over a 4 year period.
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At the time of going to tender there is an immediate requirement for approximately 250 nurses/midwives to be appointed at the earliest date possible.
Estimated total value: 10 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Short description:
A Non-Exclusive Framework Agreement with all terms agreed for the International Recruitment of Registered Nurses/Midwives including Specialist Nurses/Midwives for a period of 4 years.The HSE intends to award five tenderers on to the framework (providing that five suitable tender proposals are received). In the event that fewer than five suitable tenders are received, the HSE may award a lesser number of suppliers onto the framework. The HSE gives no commitment as to the volume of services that may be sourced through this Framework Agreement. Tenderers are advised that at the time of going to tender, it is anticipated that there may be a requirement for circa 1 000 Registered nurses/midwives, including specialist nurses/midwives (e.g. Children's) over a 4 year period. At the time of going to tender there is an immediate requirement for approximately 250 nurses/midwives to be appointed at the earliest date possible. The majority of opportunities for the appointment of nurses and midwives will be in the acute service.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 48 months

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Irish ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 48 months
Tender opening date: 2018-08-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 40

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Rita O Connell
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=130980&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Four Courts
Postal address: Ground Floor (East Wing)
Postal town: Inns Quay
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 18886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 18886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Source: OJS 2018/S 134-305751 (2018-07-11)