Automated Tissue Embedder, Histology Department Utilising VEAT Process

Health Service Executive (HSE)

This is a VEAT notice to indicate that the HSE intends utilise EU public procurement directive Art 32.2(b)(iii) negotiated procedure without prior publication in the following case. (B) where works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons: (iii) competition is absent for technical reasons.
The use of this article is for the provision of an automated tissue embedder device for the Histology Department in University Hospital Galway. It is intended to award the contract for the provision of this device to Sakura Finetek. The negotiated procedure arose from a PIN and market soundings exercise advertised in January 2021 whereby Sakura Finetek were the only economic operator to respond appropriately.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-07-02. The procurement was published on 2021-06-17.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-06-17 Contract notice
2021-09-06 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-06-17)
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: Ellen White
Phone: +353 51870612 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: ellen.white2@hse.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
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=191421&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=191421&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œAutomated Tissue Embedder, Histology Department Utilising VEAT Process HSE 15477โ€
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThis is a VEAT notice to indicate that the HSE intends utilise EU public procurement directive Art 32.2(b)(iii) negotiated procedure without prior...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 415 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Laboratory reagents ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pathology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThis is a VEAT notice to indicate that the HSE intends utilise EU public procurement directive Art 32.2(b)(iii) negotiated procedure without prior...โ€    Show more
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 415 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 72

Procedure
Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-07-02 12:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 119-312393 (2021-06-17)
Contract award notice (2021-09-06)
Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Phone: +353 051870612 ๐Ÿ“ž

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œAutomated Tissue Embedder, Histology Department utilizing VEAT process HSE 15477โ€
Short description:
โ€œHSE Procurement issued a VEAT notice on 17/06/2021, no correspondence was received from the market in relation to this notice. HSE Procurement awarded a...โ€    Show more
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 415 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThis award notice is for the provision of an automated tissue embedder device for the Histology Department in University Hospital Galway.โ€
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 50
Cost criterion (name): Ultimate Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 50

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 119-312393
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title: Automated Tissue Embedder, Histology Department
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-07-30 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Sakura Finetek Ireland Ltd
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Region: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
The contractor is an SME
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Currency code: EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Lowest offer: 415000.00
Highest offer: 415000.00
Source: OJS 2021/S 176-456881 (2021-09-06)