The Transport and Processing of Laboratory Samples

Beaumont Hospital

The Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine processes more than 5 200 000 tests each year, with a total repertoire of over 800 different test types offered. Owing to Beaumont Hospital’s National Specialities and National Cancer Referral Centre remit, a significant proportion of tests are referred onwards to other laboratory sites for processing. This contract concerns the transport and processing of samples that are currently referred to external laboratories by the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine. While the Hospital’s reasons for “outsourcing” particular laboratory tests vary, generally, a decision is made to refer a test type to an external facility for reasons of efficiency and to ensure the availability of appropriate technology.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-03-26. The procurement was published on 2018-02-21.

Who?

• Beaumont Hospital

What?

Where?

• Eastern and Midland › Dublin

Procurement history

Date	Document
2018-02-21	Contract notice

Contract notice (2018-02-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory services
Reference number: 2628
Short description:

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory services 📦
Additional CPV: Blood-testing reagents 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Dublin 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive procedure with negotiation
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: Beaumont Hospital
Postal address: Beaumont Road, Beaumont
Postal code: 9
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.beaumont.ie 🌏
E-mail: tendering@beaumont.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18093243 📞
Fax: +353 18092959 📠
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=125517&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2018-02-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2018-03-26 📅
Publication date: 2018-02-23 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2018/S 038-083056
OJ-S issue: 38
Additional information

It is envisioned that this contract will be primarily utilised by Beaumont Hospital. However, RCSI Hospitals may also avail of services under this contract. In this regard, the constituent hospitals of RCSI Hospitals are as follows: — Beaumont Hospital (Level IV), — Connolly Hospital (Level III), — Cavan Hospital (Level III), — Monaghan Hospital (Level II), — Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (Level III), — Louth County Hospital (Level II), — Rotunda Hospital. It is emphasised that no guarantee is offered, nor should any such guarantee be inferred, regarding any organisation other than Beaumont Hospital availing of services under this contract. Any procurement by any other constituent hospital of RCSI Hospitals will be a matter for the individual hospital in question and shall have no bearing upon the contract between Beaumont Hospital and the successful tenderer.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Short description:

The Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine processes more than 5 200 000 tests each year, with a total repertoire of over 800 different test types offered. The Directorate’s workload primarily derives from GPs, other external sources and internal demand. Owing to Beaumont Hospital’s National Specialities and National Cancer Referral Centre remit, a significant proportion of tests are referred onwards to other laboratory sites for processing. This contract concerns the transport and processing of samples that are currently referred to external laboratories by the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine. While the Hospital’s reasons for “outsourcing” particular laboratory tests vary, generally, a decision is made to refer a test type to an external facility for reasons of efficiency and to ensure the availability of appropriate technology. The transport of samples falls within the scope of the contract in question. As will be more fully described in the Invitation to Tender documentation issued to successful candidates, the Contracting Authority’s transport requirements fall under two broad categories:

3.2.1. The collection of blood samples from St Joseph’s Hospital, Raheny for transport to the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine for processing (circa 5 kilometres).

3.2.2 . The collection of laboratory samples from the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine for transport to third-party laboratories, both in Ireland and internationally, for processing. The collection times must be such as to ensure the integrity of samples and to safeguard adhere to optimal scientific turn-around-times.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 8 000 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 72 months
Description of options:

It is envisioned that this contract will be primarily utilised by Beaumont Hospital. However, RCSI Hospitals may also avail of services under this contract.

It is emphasised that no guarantee is offered, nor should any such guarantee be inferred, regarding any organisation other than Beaumont Hospital availing of services under this contract. Any procurement by any other constituent hospital of RCSI Hospitals will be a matter for the individual hospital in question and shall have no bearing upon the contract between Beaumont Hospital and the successful tenderer.

Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 9.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity:

As per the qualification questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Procedure
Envisaged number of candidates: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

All candidates complying with the criteria detailed in the Qualification Questionnaire (available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie) will be invited to progress to the tender stage of the competition.

Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 12 months

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Louise Simon
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/403 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=125517&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information

— Beaumont Hospital (Level IV),

— Connolly Hospital (Level III),

— Cavan Hospital (Level III),

— Monaghan Hospital (Level II),

— Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital (Level III),

— Louth County Hospital (Level II),

— Rotunda Hospital.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Central Office of the High Court, Ground Floor (East Wing) The Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 18886000 📞
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/ 🌏
Information about review deadlines:

The Contracting Authority undertakes that this contract will not be awarded until a period of 14 calendar days has elapsed, commencing on the day after the date of electronic notification of all tenderers. This “standstill period” will be observed in accordance with the provisions of S.I. 130 of 2010.

Source: OJS 2018/S 038-083056 (2018-02-21)

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