The HSE invites responses from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a framework agreement for private ambulance services providing a high-quality transport service for public HSE patients; strictly on an if and when required basis (as deemed by the HSE); for ad-hoc private ambulance services, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s (PHECC) (or EU equivalent) standards and dedicated private ambulance services within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE in accordance with PHECC (or EU equivalent) standards.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-01-17.
The procurement was published on 2019-11-21.
Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Provision of Private Ambulance Services
HSE 4800/19
Products/services: Ambulance services📦
Short description:
“The HSE invites responses from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a framework agreement for private ambulance services providing a...”
Short description
The HSE invites responses from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a framework agreement for private ambulance services providing a high-quality transport service for public HSE patients; strictly on an if and when required basis (as deemed by the HSE); for ad-hoc private ambulance services, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s (PHECC) (or EU equivalent) standards and dedicated private ambulance services within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE in accordance with PHECC (or EU equivalent) standards.
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Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
Scope of the procurement
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
“There will be a limit on the number of lots to which a tenderer may be appointed as a lead provider. A tenderer shall only be appointed to two of the...”
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots
There will be a limit on the number of lots to which a tenderer may be appointed as a lead provider. A tenderer shall only be appointed to two of the following lots, Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4, Lot 5 and Lot 6. A tenderer may be appointed as a lead provider in their own right and in their capacity as a consortium.
1️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Ireland East Hospital Group
Title
Lot Identification Number: 1
Description
Additional products/services: Ambulance services📦
Place of performance: Eastern and Midland🏙️
Description of the procurement: Provision of private ambulance services.
Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 48
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: On termination or expiry of contract.
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As described in procurement documents.
Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
2️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: RCSI Hospital Group
Title
Lot Identification Number: 2
3️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Dublin Midland Hospital Group
Title
Lot Identification Number: 3
4️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: University of Limerick Hospital Group
Title
Lot Identification Number: 4
Description
Place of performance: Southern🏙️
Place of performance: Northern and Western🏙️
5️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: South/South West Hospital Group
Title
Lot Identification Number: 5
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in procurement documents.
6️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Saolta Hospital Group
Title
Lot Identification Number: 6
7️⃣ Scope of the procurement
Title: Children Health Ireland Hospital Group
Title
Lot Identification Number: 7
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As described in procurement documents.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Information about a particular profession
Reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
“The candidate must be accredited with current Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) Clinical practice guidelines or equivalent EU accreditation.” Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As described in procurement documents.
Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Procedure Type of procedure
Restricted 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: 14
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2020-01-17
15:00 📅
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 2020-02-24 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender must be valid until: 2020-09-30 📅
Complementary information Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement ✅
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: On conclusion of contract.
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
“The services being procured under this framework agreement are classified as ‘social and other specific services’ under the European Union (Award of Public...”
The services being procured under this framework agreement are classified as ‘social and other specific services’ under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016, and therefore fall under the light touch regime.
Tenderers should note that this framework agreement is not applicable to the provision of services to private patients being transferred between hospitals.
Additional information (2020-10-15) Object Scope of the procurement
Short description:
“The HSE invites responses from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a framework agreement for private ambulance services providing a...”
Short description
The HSE invites responses from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a framework agreement for private ambulance services providing a high-quality transport service for public HSE patients; strictly on an if and when required basis (as deemed by the HSE); for ad hoc private ambulance services, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s (PHECC) (or EU equivalent) Standards and dedicated private ambulance services within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE in accordance with PHECC (or EU equivalent) Standards.
Complementary information Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 227-557399
Changes Other additional information
“Please be advised that the procurement process will not proceed to award — for the avoidance of doubt, this applies to all lots as advertised.”
Source: OJS 2020/S 204-497092 (2020-10-15)