Expression of Interest for the Tender for the Provision of Molecular and Serology analysers for the Microbiology Department within St James’s Hospital Dublin
The microbiology laboratory at St James’s Hospital is a large diagnostic laboratory comprising of individual sections including the molecular laboratory and the serology laboratory. These 2 laboratories are managed by 2 chief medical scientists (with scientific and administrative roles in each laboratory) under the direction of a consultant virologist. Each section has 2 senior medical scientists and 2/3 medical scientists who run each section on a daily basis.
The molecular and serology laboratories provide a diagnostic service for a large number of service users including hospital patients, specialised STI clinics and GPs in the catchment area. The microbiology laboratory is tendering for the provision of molecular and serology analysers in 2 separate lots to improve the service provided.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-09-02.
The procurement was published on 2019-08-01.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Expression of Interest for the Tender for the Provision of Molecular and Serology analysers for the Microbiology Department within St James’s Hospital Dublin”
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)📦
Short description:
“The microbiology laboratory at St James’s Hospital is a large diagnostic laboratory comprising of individual sections including the molecular laboratory and...”
Short description
The microbiology laboratory at St James’s Hospital is a large diagnostic laboratory comprising of individual sections including the molecular laboratory and the serology laboratory. These 2 laboratories are managed by 2 chief medical scientists (with scientific and administrative roles in each laboratory) under the direction of a consultant virologist. Each section has 2 senior medical scientists and 2/3 medical scientists who run each section on a daily basis.
The molecular and serology laboratories provide a diagnostic service for a large number of service users including hospital patients, specialised STI clinics and GPs in the catchment area. The microbiology laboratory is tendering for the provision of molecular and serology analysers in 2 separate lots to improve the service provided.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 7 000 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Molecular Laboratory
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Laboratory reagents📦
Additional products/services: Installation services of laboratory equipment📦
Additional products/services: Laboratory services📦
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Main site or place of performance: James Street.
Description of the procurement:
“The virology department consists of 2 sections, serology and molecular, under the supervision and direction of Dr Brendan Crowley, consultant virologist and...”
Description of the procurement
The virology department consists of 2 sections, serology and molecular, under the supervision and direction of Dr Brendan Crowley, consultant virologist and managed by Chief Medical Scientist Ms Yvonne Lynagh. These departments are responsible for the processing and reporting on the majority of the STI requests which has increased by approximately 50 % in the last 5 years. Molecular has seen an increase in workload over the last 5 years of 46 % for CT/NG and HBV assays and serology has seen an increase 49 % mainly around hepatitis B, C, HIV and syphilis. In serology, the platform used to process the blood borne viruses and syphilis screening is the Abbott Architect, of which there are 2 in the department. The abbott m 2000 in the molecular department, of which there are also 2 are used to process samples for CT/NG PCR and HBV viral loads.
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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 6 500 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 84
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Serology Laboratory
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Description
Description of the procurement:
“The virology department consists of 2 sections, serology and molecular, under the supervision and direction of Dr Brendan Crowley, consultant virologist and...”
Description of the procurement
The virology department consists of 2 sections, serology and molecular, under the supervision and direction of Dr Brendan Crowley, consultant virologist and managed by Chief Medical Scientist Ms Yvonne Lynagh. These departments are responsible for the processing and reporting on the majority of the STI requests which has increased by approximately 50 % in the last 5 years. Molecular has seen an increase in workload over the last 5 years of 46 % for CT/NG and HBV assays and Serology has seen an increase 49 % mainly around hepatitis B, C, HIV and syphilis. In serology, the platform used to process the blood borne viruses and syphilis screening is the Abbott Architect, of which there are 2 in the department. The Abbott m 2000 in the molecular department, of which there are also 2 are used to process samples for CT/NG PCR and HBV viral loads.
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Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 2 500 000 💰
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-09-02
12:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Complementary information Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Review body
Name: St James's Hospital
Postal address: 29 Abbotstown ave
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: D11
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: patsullivan29@hotmail.com📧
URL: www.stjames.ie🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 149-366485 (2019-08-01)
Contract award notice (2020-03-26) Contracting authority Name and addresses
Postal town: Dublin 8
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“Expression of Interest for the tender for the provision of Molecular and Serology analysers for the Microbiology Department within St James’s Hospital Dublin”
Short description:
“The microbiology laboratory at St James’s Hospital is a large diagnostic laboratory comprising of individual sections including the molecular laboratory and...”
Short description
The microbiology laboratory at St James’s Hospital is a large diagnostic laboratory comprising of individual sections including the molecular laboratory and the serology laboratory. These two laboratories are managed by two chief medical scientists (with scientific and administrative roles in each laboratory) under the direction of a Consultant Virologist. Each section has two senior medical scientists and two/three medical scientists who run each section on a daily basis.
The molecular and serology laboratories provide a diagnostic service for a large number of service users including hospital patients, specialised STI clinics and GPs in the catchment area. The microbiology laboratory is tendering for the provision of molecular and serology analysers in two separate lots to improve the service provided.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 600 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots ✅ Description
Description of the procurement:
“The Virology Department consists of two sections, serology and molecular, under the supervision and direction of Dr Brendan Crowley, Consultant Virologist...”
Description of the procurement
The Virology Department consists of two sections, serology and molecular, under the supervision and direction of Dr Brendan Crowley, Consultant Virologist and managed by Chief Medical Scientist Ms Yvonne Lynagh. These departments are responsible for the processing and reporting on the majority of the STI requests which has increased by approximately 50 % in the last 5 years. Molecular has seen an increase in workload over the last 5 years of 46 % for CT/NG and HBV assays and serology has seen an increase 49 % mainly around Hepatitis B, C, HIV and Syphilis. In Serology, the platform used to process the blood-borne viruses and Syphilis screening is the Abbott Architect, of which there are two in the department. The Abbott m2000 in the Molecular Department, of which there are also two are used to process samples for CT/NG PCR and HBV Viral Loads.
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Quality criterion (name): 1
Quality criterion (weighting): 1
Price (weighting): 40/60
Price
Procedure Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 149-366485
Award of contract
1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Molecular Laboratory
Information on non-award
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Serology Laboratory
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-03-25 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Abbott Diagnostics
National registration number: IE 8/P/56068T
Postal address: 4051 Kingswood Drive, Citywest Business Ca
Postal town: Dublin 24
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Phone: +353 14691569📞
E-mail: janice.dunne@abbott.com📧
Region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
URL: http://www.abbott.com🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 2 300 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 500 000 💰
3️⃣
Contract Number: 3
Title: Lot 3 Middleware
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 100 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 71 000 💰
Complementary information Review body
Postal town: Dublin 11
Source: OJS 2020/S 062-148014 (2020-03-26)