Emergency Air Ambulance Service

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The HSE requires an Emergency Air Ambulance Service to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Air Ambulance Services and inter hospital air ambulance transfers both inside and outside of Ireland are in general provided by the Irish Air Corps and the Irish Coast Guard Services under existing arrangements. However, due to specific constraints both the Irish Air Corps and the Irish Coast Guard Service are unable to provide Emergency Air Ambulance Services each night between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7.30 a.m. (7 p.m. to 8.30 a.m. June, July and August).
The requirement is the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2020-11-26. The procurement was published on 2020-10-23.

Suppliers

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

Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
Date Document
2020-10-23 Contract notice
2021-05-11 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2020-10-23)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Hire of aircraft with crew
Reference number: HSE 14408
Short description:
The HSE requires an Emergency Air Ambulance Service to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Air Ambulance Services and inter hospital air ambulance transfers both inside and outside of Ireland are in general provided by the Irish Air Corps and the Irish Coast Guard Services under existing arrangements. However, due to specific constraints both the Irish Air Corps and the Irish Coast Guard Service are unable to provide Emergency Air Ambulance Services each night between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7.30 a.m. (7 p.m. to 8.30 a.m. June, July and August). The requirement is the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.
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Notice metadata
Original language: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Hire of aircraft with crew ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional CPV: Aircraft operating services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance
NUTS region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ

Procedure
Procedure type: Open procedure
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender

Contracting authority
Identity
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Awarding authority type: Body governed by public law
Awarding authority name: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office, Millennium Park
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie ๐ŸŒ
E-mail: hcs.info@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=175271&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=175271&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2020-10-23 ๐Ÿ“…
Submission deadline: 2020-11-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2020-10-28 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2020/S 210-513422
OJ-S issue: 210

Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
The HSE requires an Emergency Air Ambulance Service to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Air Ambulance Services and inter hospital air ambulance transfers both inside and outside of Ireland are in general provided by the Irish Air Corps and the Irish Coast Guard Services under existing arrangements. However, due to specific constraints both the Irish Air Corps and the Irish Coast Guard Service are unable to provide Emergency Air Ambulance Services each night between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7.30 a.m. (7 p.m. to 8.30 a.m. June, July and August).
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The requirement is the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.
Estimated total value: 16 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 16 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration: 24 months
Description of renewals: 2 x 12 months.

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See tender documents.

Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Time of receipt of tenders: 12:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Tender validity period: 12 months
Tender opening date: 2020-11-26 ๐Ÿ“…
Tender opening time: 12:00

Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 ๐ŸŒ
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=175271&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: 2 x 12 months.

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2020/S 210-513422 (2020-10-23)
Contract award notice (2021-05-11)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries

Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable

Contracting authority
Identity
Postal address: Head Office
Postal code: Millennium Park
Contact
E-mail: hcs.info@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง

Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-05-11 ๐Ÿ“…
Publication date: 2021-05-14 ๐Ÿ“…
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 093-244274
Refers to notice: 2020/S 210-513422
OJ-S issue: 93

Object
Place of performance
Main site or place of performance: IRELAND.

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

Award of contract
Date of contract conclusion: 2021-04-24 ๐Ÿ“…
Name: IAS Medical Ltd
National registration number: GB 911 9853 11
Postal address: 145-157 St John Street
Postal town: London
Postal code: London
Country: United Kingdom ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง
Phone: +44 08700421465 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: peter.roberts@iasmedical.com ๐Ÿ“ง
Internet address: http://www.iasmedical.com ๐ŸŒ
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 14

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal address: Inns Quay
Postal code: Dublin 7
Source: OJS 2021/S 093-244274 (2021-05-11)