Global Medical and Security Advice and Assistance

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála

The Department wishes to procure global security and medical advice and assistance for the Department, its officers and their eligible dependents before and during travel to and/or relocation abroad, and particularly to countries or regions where particular risks to their safety and security may be present or have the potential to arise. The service provider should have a proven track record of providing security and/or medical advice and assistance, and should have a global network of assistance centres staffed by medical doctors and other licensed and skilled medical professionals, and/or experienced security experts who are familiar with the region they cover.
The service provider should have well-developed networks of vetted local service providers, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected states, capable of providing logistics, security advice and assistance, medical advice and assistance, including evacuation at short notice as required.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-09-18. The procurement was published on 2019-08-13.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Where?

Procurement history
Date Document
2019-08-13 Contract notice
2020-04-15 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-08-13)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name:
“Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála”
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: 80 St Stephen's Green
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Contact person: Dubheasa Kennedy
Phone: +353 14082333 📞
E-mail: dubheasa.kennedy@dfa.ie 📧
Region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
URL: http://www.dfa.ie 🌏
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/246 🌏
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152205&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152205&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Global Medical and Security Advice and Assistance
Products/services: Safety consultancy services 📦
Short description:
“The Department wishes to procure global security and medical advice and assistance for the Department, its officers and their eligible dependents before and...”    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 450 000 💰
Information about lots
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

1️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Global Medical Advice and Assistance
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Health and safety consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Development consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: General management consultancy services 📦
Additional products/services: Medical specialist services 📦
Place of performance: Éire/Ireland 🏙️
Description of the procurement: Please see RFT.
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 225 000 💰
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 36
Additional information: Please see RFT.

2️⃣
Scope of the procurement
Title: Global Security Advice and Assistance
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 225 000 💰

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: Please see RFT.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: Please see RFT.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-09-18 16:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-03-18 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-09-18 16:00 📅
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): Dublin

Complementary information
Additional information
Please see RFT.
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie 📧
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Please consult your legal advisor.
Source: OJS 2019/S 157-388044 (2019-08-13)
Contract award notice (2020-04-15)
Contracting authority
Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The Department wishes to procure global security and medical advice and assistance for the Department, its officers and their eligible dependents before and...”    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 550 000 💰
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots
Description
Main site or place of performance: Dublin.
Award criteria
Cost criterion (name): Total cost for global cover
Cost criterion (weighting): 40 %

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 157-388044

Award of contract

1️⃣
Contract Number: 1
Title: Global Medical Advice and Assistance
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2020-03-01 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
Name and address of the contractor
Name: International SOS Assistance Services UK Ltd
National registration number: 798 4024 90
Postal address: Building 4, Chiswick Park 566 Chiswick High Road
Postal town: London
Postal code: W4 5YE
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
E-mail: andy.gibson@internationalsos.com 📧
Region: United Kingdom 🏙️
URL: http://www.internationalsos.com 🌏
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 225 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 168 257 💰

2️⃣
Contract Number: 2
Title: Global Security Advice and Assistance
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 225 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 168 257 💰

Complementary information
Review body
Postal town: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2020/S 076-180373 (2020-04-15)