Upgrade the existing blood separators that are used in the primary processing areas for the separation of whole blood into their different components at the various blood establishments

Irish Blood Transfusion Service

The IBTS wishes to put in place a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the replacement of Blood Separators in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the Northern Irish Blood Transfusion Service and the Welsh Blood Service. Please note the system will have to be successfully validated in each of the Blood Establishments to allow for a contract award for each Blood Establishment. It may be an award to be made for none, one, two or three of the Blood Establishments.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2018-09-03. The procurement was published on 2018-08-17.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2018-08-17 Contract notice
2019-03-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2018-08-17)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Irish Blood Transfusion Service
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: National Blood Centre, James's Street
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D08 NH5R
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Paul Behan
Phone: +353 14322846 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: paul.behan@ibts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.giveblood.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1186 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133994&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=133994&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œUpgrade the existing blood separators that are used in the primary processing areas for the separation of whole blood into their different components at the...โ€    Show more
Products/services: Laboratory centrifuges and accessories ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe IBTS wishes to put in place a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the replacement of Blood Separators in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Blood-transfusion devices ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe IBTS wishes to put in place a Single Supplier Framework Agreement for the replacement of Blood Separators in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 600 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: As per RFT
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria: As per RFT

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with a single operator
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2017/S 193-395987
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2018-09-03 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender must be valid until: 2018-11-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2018-09-03 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 10 Years
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information

โ€œTenderers must upload response as per Questionnaire Form of Tender must be uploaded seperatelyโ€
Review body
Name: Remedies Directive
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2018/S 159-364686 (2018-08-17)
Contract award notice (2019-03-11)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œUpgrade the Existing Blood Separators that are used in the Primary Processing Areas for the Separation of Whole Blood into their Different Components at the...โ€    Show more
Short description:
โ€œThe IBTS wishes to put in place a single supplier framework agreement for the replacement of blood separators in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 737 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Main site or place of performance: National Blood Centre.
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe IBTS wishes to put in place a single supplier framework agreement for the replacement of blood separators in the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, the...โ€    Show more
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Compliance with user requirement specification
Quality criterion (weighting): 12
Quality criterion (name): Design qualification
Quality criterion (weighting): 2
Cost criterion (name): Whole life cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 6
Information about options
Options โœ…
Description of options: Three 12 month extensions.
Description
Additional information:
โ€œCost is based on the potential procurement of the IBTS, NIBTS and the WBS and includes maintenance for 5 years.โ€

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2018/S 159-364686
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œUpgrade the Existing Blood Separators that are used in the Primary Processing Areas for the Separation of Whole Blood into their Different Components at the...โ€    Show more
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-03-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Fresenius Kabi Ltd
National registration number: GB534934726
Postal address: Cestrain Court, Eastgate way, Manor Park, Runcorn
Postal town: United Kingdom
Postal code: Cheshire
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +44 1928533523 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: kabi-commercial-uk.user@fresenius-kabi.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.fresenius-kabi.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 737 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Proportion (%): 60
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
โ€œAccuscience will provide support (Equipment Provision, commissioning, ongoing maintenance) island of Ireland to the IBTS and NIBTSโ€

Complementary information
Additional information

โ€œTenderers must upload response as per questionnaire. Form of tender must be uploaded separately.โ€
Source: OJS 2019/S 052-120040 (2019-03-11)