Provision of a Blood Sciences Managed Level Service (MLS) at Cork University Hospital & University Hospital Kerry

Health Service Executive (HSE)

The Health Service Executive (HSE) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) and University Hospital Kerry (UHK) invites tender submissions from suitably qualified tenderers for the supply of a Managed Laboratory service (MLS) for Blood Sciences and the associated contract for the supply of test consumables and service contracts for CUH & UHK including:
- all components and accessories necessary for the functioning of the tendered equipment;
- supply of all consumables and quality assurance materials for the tendered equipment;
- provision of on-going staff training, service and support for the duration of the contract; and
- all systems.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-02-10. The procurement was published on 2021-12-20.

Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
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Procurement history
Date Document
2021-12-20 Contract notice
2022-01-27 Additional information
2023-07-17 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2021-12-20)
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: Joanne Casey
Phone: +353 0871893120 ๐Ÿ“ž
E-mail: joanne.casey@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=204350&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=204350&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE ๐ŸŒ

Object
Scope of the procurement
Title:
โ€œProvision of a Blood Sciences Managed Level Service (MLS) at Cork University Hospital & University Hospital Kerry 15949โ€
Products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Short description:
โ€œThe Health Service Executive (HSE) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) and University Hospital Kerry (UHK) invites tender submissions from suitably qualified...โ€    Show more
Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 34 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ

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Additional products/services: Reagents and contrast media ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Pathology services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Services provided by medical laboratories ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Additional products/services: Laboratory services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Place of performance: ร‰ire/Ireland ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Description of the procurement:
โ€œThe Health Service Executive (HSE) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) and University Hospital Kerry (UHK) invites tender submissions from suitably qualified...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 34 000 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Description
Duration: 120
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal โœ…
Description
Description of renewals:
โ€œThe envisaged contact duration will be seven (7) years with possible extensions of two (2) years followed by an additional one (1) year, totaling ten years maximum.โ€    Show more

Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
List and brief description of conditions: As per the Procurement Documents attached to this Tender Notice.
Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Conditions related to the contract
Contract performance conditions: As per the Procurement Documents attached to this Tender Notice.

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 223-586228
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2022-02-10 18:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2022-02-10 18:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Complementary information
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement โœ…
Review body
Name: The High Court
Postal town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Source: OJS 2021/S 250-659774 (2021-12-20)
Additional information (2022-01-27)

Complementary information
Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 250-659774

Changes
Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Response deadline
Old value
Date: 2022-02-10 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 18:00
New value
Date: 2022-03-07 ๐Ÿ“…
Time: 18:00
Source: OJS 2022/S 022-054819 (2022-01-27)
Contract award notice (2023-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 52 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 60%
Price (weighting): 40%

Procedure
Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 250-659774

Award of contract

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Contract Number: 1
Title:
โ€œProvision of a Blood Sciences Managed Level Service (MLS) at Cork University Hospital & University Hospital Kerryโ€
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2023-05-31 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
Postal town: O'Callaghanmills
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)
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 52 500 000 ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Source: OJS 2023/S 139-443852 (2023-07-17)