Expression of Interest for the Tender for the Provision of Molecular and Serology analysers for the Microbiology Department within St James’s Hospital Dublin

St James's Hospital

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:

• Abbott Diagnostics

Who?

• St James's Hospital

What?

Where?

• Éire/Ireland

Procurement history

Date	Document
2019-08-01	Contract notice
2020-03-26	Contract award notice

Contract notice (2019-08-01)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: 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 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.

Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Supplies
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) 📦
Additional CPV: Laboratory reagents 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

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: St James's Hospital
Postal address: James Street
Postal code: Dublin 8
Postal town: Dublin
Contact
Internet address: http://www.Stjames.ie 🌏
E-mail: pfsullivan@stjames.ie 📧
Phone: +353 14162468 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=151636&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=151636&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-08-01 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-09-02 📅
Publication date: 2019-08-05 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 149-366485
OJ-S issue: 149

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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.

Estimated total value: 7 000 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Molecular Laboratory
Lot number: 1
Short description:

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.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 500 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 84 months
Title of the lot: Serology Laboratory
Lot number: 2
Short description:

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.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 500 000 EUR 💰
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: James Street.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Pat Sullivan
Internet address: www.Stjames.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/395 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=151636&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Complementary information
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 📧
Internet address: www.stjames.ie 🌏
Source: OJS 2019/S 149-366485 (2019-08-01)

Contract award notice (2020-03-26)
Object
Scope of the procurement
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.

Total value of the procurement: 1 600 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Procedure type: Restricted procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Award criteria
Mixed

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal town: Dublin 8

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-03-26 📅
Publication date: 2020-03-27 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 062-148014
Refers to notice: 2019/S 149-366485
OJ-S issue: 62

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:

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.

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): 1
Quality criterion (weighting): 1
Price (weighting): 40/60

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-03-25 📅
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 📧
Internet address: http://www.abbott.com 🌏
Total value of the procurement: 1 500 000 EUR 💰
71 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
1

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 11
Source: OJS 2020/S 062-148014 (2020-03-26)

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