Workplace Drug Testing

Defence Forces Ireland

The contracting authority is seeking a flexible and responsive service provider to assist it in carrying out workplace drug testing. The current Defence Forces (DF) requirements for drug testing are solely for urine testing however it is envisioned that during the course of this contract a requirement for hair testing may arise. There are 20-30 workplace drug testing operations per year testing approximately 2 000 DF personal. The testing operations takes place at occupied military installations which are selected at random. The random selection includes installations nationwide and also a small number of overseas locations where Irish Military personnel are deployed.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2019-09-24. The procurement was published on 2019-08-21.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2019-08-21 Contract notice
2020-04-09 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2019-08-21)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Administrative healthcare services
Reference number: RFT1901
Short description:
The contracting authority is seeking a flexible and responsive service provider to assist it in carrying out workplace drug testing. The current Defence Forces (DF) requirements for drug testing are solely for urine testing however it is envisioned that during the course of this contract a requirement for hair testing may arise. There are 20-30 workplace drug testing operations per year testing approximately 2 000 DF personal. The testing operations takes place at occupied military installations which are selected at random. The random selection includes installations nationwide and also a small number of overseas locations where Irish Military personnel are deployed.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Administrative healthcare services 📦
Additional CPV: Drug detection apparatus 📦
Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland 🏙️

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
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: Defence Forces Ireland
Postal address: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse ave.
Postal town: Dublin 7
Contact
Internet address: https://www.military.ie 🌏
E-mail: jane.campbell@defenceforces.ie 📧
Phone: +353 18046885 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152532&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152532&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2019-08-21 📅
Submission deadline: 2019-09-24 📅
Publication date: 2019-08-22 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2019/S 161-396649
OJ-S issue: 161
Additional information
Procurement staff.

Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value: 130 000 EUR 💰
Short description:
The contracting authority is seeking a flexible and responsive service provider to assist it in carrying out workplace drug testing. The current Defence Forces (DF) requirements for drug testing are solely for urine testing however it is envisioned that during the course of this contract a requirement for hair testing may arise. There are 20-30 workplace drug testing operations per year testing approximately 2 000 DF personal. The testing operations takes place at occupied military installations which are selected at random. The random selection includes installations nationwide and also a small number of overseas locations where Irish military personnel are deployed.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: 130 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 48 months
Description of renewals: 2 year contract with 2 optional extensions of 12 months each.
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: Dublin 7.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 14:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 6 months
Tender opening date: 2019-09-24 📅
Tender opening time: 14:00
Place: Cmu
Additional information: Procurement staff.

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Jane Campbell
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1144 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=152532&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 4 years.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: Department of Defence
Postal address: Station rd
Postal town: Newbridge
Postal code: Kildare
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2019/S 161-396649 (2019-08-21)
Contract award notice (2020-04-09)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The contracting authority is seeking a flexible and responsive service provider to assist it in carrying out workplace drug testing. The current Defence Forces (DF) requirements for drug testing are solely for urine testing however it is envisioned that during the course of this contract a requirement for hair testing may arise. There are 20-30 workplace drug testing operations per year testing approximately 2000 DF personal. The testing operations takes place at occupied military installations which are selected at random. The random selection includes installations nationwide and also a small number of overseas locations where Irish Military personnel are deployed.
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Total value of the procurement: 130 000 EUR 💰
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: McKee Barracks, Blackhorse Ave.
Contact
Phone: +353 18042926 📞

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-04-09 📅
Publication date: 2020-04-14 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 073-174848
Refers to notice: 2019/S 161-396649
OJ-S issue: 73

Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the methodology for the delivery of the onsite drug testign service
Quality criterion (weighting): 5 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of methodology to meet laboratory anallysis requiremetns
Quality criterion (weighting): 15 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the methodology for the chain of custody procedures and documentation
Quality criterion (weighting): 6 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of the equipment and technology
Quality criterion (weighting): 10 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality and balance of resources
Training
Quality criterion (weighting): 2 %
Quality criterion (name): Quality of data protection measures
Price (weighting): 50 %

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2020-03-19 📅
Name: Alere Toxicology
National registration number: 05396234
Postal address: 21 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park Abingdon
Postal town: Oxfordshire
Country: United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Phone: +353 879282654 📞
E-mail: mike.doyle@alere.com 📧
Total value of the procurement: 130 000 EUR 💰
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2

Complementary information
Review body
Postal address: Station rd, Kildare
Source: OJS 2020/S 073-174848 (2020-04-09)
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