National Framework Agreement for Blood Culture Systems

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The HSE has a requirement for automated blood culture systems including interface to LIS systems.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-08-14. The procurement was published on 2019-07-10.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2019-07-10 Contract notice
2020-08-27 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-07-10)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
National registration number: N/a
Postal address: Head Office
Postal town: Naas
Postal code: Millennium Park
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact person: Oliver Macken
Phone: +353 579370685 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: oliver.macken@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 579370663 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 ๐ŸŒ
Communication
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=150330&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=150330&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: National Framework Agreement for Blood Culture Systems 12774/19
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe HSE has a requirement for automated blood culture systems including interface to LIS systems.โ€
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Diagnostic agents ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory reagents ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Analysers ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe HSE has a requirement for automated blood culture systems including interface to LIS systems.โ€
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 1 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

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators
Description
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2019-08-14 19:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2019-08-14 19:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: High Court Central Office, Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 11223344 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 1886125 ๐Ÿ“ 
Source: OJS 2019/S 134-328888 (2019-07-10)
Contract award notice (2020-08-27)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Postal address: Head Office, Millennium Park

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
โ€œThe HSE has a requirement for automated blood culture systems including interface to LIS systems. This national framework agreement consisted of the...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Product quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 30
Quality criterion (name): After sales and technical assistance
Quality criterion (weighting): 10
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 60

Procedure
Information about framework agreement
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2019/S 134-328888

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: National Framework Agreement for Blood Culture Systems
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2019-10-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Aquilant Scientific ROI Ltd
National registration number: 57582
Postal address: Aquilant House, 21 Fonthill Business Park, Fonthil
Postal town: Dublin 22
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Phone: +353 14048325 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: tenders@aquilantscientific.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +353 14048333 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.aquilantscientific.ie ๐ŸŒ
The contractor is an SME โœ…
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Contract Number: 2
Name and address of the contractor
Name: bioMerieux UK Ltd
National registration number: IE 995 2753Q
Postal address: Grafton Way, Hampshire
Postal town: Basingstoke
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 1256461881 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: uktenders@biomerieux.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Fax: +44 12456816863 ๐Ÿ“ 
Region: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
URL: http://www.biomerieux.co.uk ๐ŸŒ
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 1 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Complementary information
Additional information
Lots 2, 3 and 4 are being awarded
Source: OJS 2020/S 169-408997 (2020-08-27)