Provision of Ad hoc Ambulance Services to Transfer Low and Medium Acuity Patients Between Healthcare Facilities
Health Service Executive (HSE)
In summary, the Services comprise the provision of:
(i) Ad hoc Ambulance Services to Transfer Low and Medium Acuity Patients Between Healthcare Facilities, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s standards. Tenderers should note that the scope of services is not limited to normal working hours; and, or,
(ii) Dedicated Ambulance Services to Transfer Low and Medium Acuity Patients Between Healthcare Facilities within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility in accordance with PHECC Standards.
This public procurement competition will be divided into 7 lots:
Lot 1: Fingal, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Lot 2: Dublin City, South Dublin and Dunlaoghaire Rathdown.
Lot 3: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare and West Wicklow.
Lot 4: Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, and East Wicklow.
Lot 5: Kerry and Cork.
Lot 6: Limerick, Tipperary and Clare.
Lot 7: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-01-28. The procurement was published on 2021-12-10.
Who? What? Where?
Procurement history
| Date | Document |
|---|---|
| 2021-12-10 | Contract notice |
| 2022-02-16 | Contract award notice |
Contract notice (2021-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Ambulance services
Reference number: HSE 15810
Short description:
Notice metadata
Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Ambulance services 📦
Additional CPV: Health services 📦
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: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office
Postal code: Millennium Park
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
E-mail: peter@supplychainsmyth.ie 📧
Phone: +353 0851904293 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-01-28 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 243-641117
OJ-S issue: 243
Additional information
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
Estimated total value: 42 500 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Fingal, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Lot number: 1
Short description: In Lot 1: Fingal, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 399 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals:
Additional information:
Lot number: 2
Short description: In Lot 2: Dublin City, South Dublin and Dunlaoghaire Rathdown.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 409 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 3: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare and West Wicklow. L
Lot number: 3
Short description: In Lot 3: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare and West Wicklow.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 697 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 4: Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, and East Wicklow.
Lot number: 4
Short description:
Title of the lot: Lot 5: Kerry and Cork.
Lot number: 5
Short description: In Lot 5: Kerry and Cork.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 286 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 6: Limerick, Tipperary and Clare.
Lot number: 6
Short description: In Lot 6: Limerick, Tipperary and Clare.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 696 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 7: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.
Lot number: 7
Short description: In Lot 7: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 15 347 000 EUR 💰
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See Tender Documents: Tenderers must meet specified registration standards.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: See Tender Documents
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 10
Justification for the framework agreement:
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2022-07-28 📅
Tender opening date: 2022-01-28 📅
Tender opening time: 15:00
Place: On-line
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Peter Smyth (External Advisor)
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: November 2026
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 243-641117 (2021-12-10)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Ambulance services
Reference number: HSE 15810
Short description:
In summary, the Services comprise the provision of:
(i) Ad hoc Ambulance Services to Transfer Low and Medium Acuity Patients Between Healthcare Facilities, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s standards. Tenderers should note that the scope of services is not limited to normal working hours; and, or,
(ii) Dedicated Ambulance Services to Transfer Low and Medium Acuity Patients Between Healthcare Facilities within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility in accordance with PHECC Standards.
This public procurement competition will be divided into 7 lots:
Lot 1: Fingal, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Lot 2: Dublin City, South Dublin and Dunlaoghaire Rathdown.
Lot 3: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare and West Wicklow.
Lot 4: Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, and East Wicklow.
Lot 5: Kerry and Cork.
Lot 6: Limerick, Tipperary and Clare.
Lot 7: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Ambulance services 📦
Additional CPV: Health services 📦
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: Health Service Executive (HSE)
Postal address: Head Office
Postal code: Millennium Park
Postal town: Naas
Contact
Internet address: http://www.hse.ie 🌏
E-mail: peter@supplychainsmyth.ie 📧
Phone: +353 0851904293 📞
URL for documents: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
URL for participation: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2021-12-10 📅
Submission deadline: 2022-01-28 📅
Publication date: 2021-12-15 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2021/S 243-641117
OJ-S issue: 243
Additional information
Please note that the Lot Value is a Best Estimate of value over five years. The HSE has a higher confidence in the overall Tender Value.
Object
Scope of the procurement
Short description:
In summary, the Services comprise the provision of:
(i) Ad hoc Ambulance Services to Transfer Low and Medium Acuity Patients Between Healthcare Facilities, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s standards. Tenderers should note that the scope of services is not limited to normal working hours; and, or,
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(ii) Dedicated Ambulance Services to Transfer Low and Medium Acuity Patients Between Healthcare Facilities within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility in accordance with PHECC Standards.
This public procurement competition will be divided into 7 lots:
Lot 1: Fingal, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Lot 2: Dublin City, South Dublin and Dunlaoghaire Rathdown.
Lot 3: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare and West Wicklow.
Lot 4: Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, and East Wicklow.
Lot 5: Kerry and Cork.
Lot 6: Limerick, Tipperary and Clare.
Lot 7: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.
Title of the lot: Lot 1: Fingal, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Lot number: 1
Short description: In Lot 1: Fingal, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 399 000 EUR 💰
Duration: 60 months
Description of renewals:
This tender is being conducted under the Light Touch Regulations to estabish a Framework Tyep Agreement.
The initial award of the Framework is for 2 years with provision for 3 extensions of up to 12 months each.
Please note that the Lot Value is a Best Estimate of value over five years. The HSE has a higher confidence in the overall Tender Value.
Title of the lot: Lot 2: Dublin City, South Dublin and Dunlaoghaire Rathdown.
Lot number: 2
Short description: In Lot 2: Dublin City, South Dublin and Dunlaoghaire Rathdown.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 409 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 3: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare and West Wicklow. L
Lot number: 3
Short description: In Lot 3: Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Kildare and West Wicklow.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 697 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 4: Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, and East Wicklow.
Lot number: 4
Short description:
In Lot 4: Tipperary South, Waterford, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, and East Wicklow.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 6 666 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 5: Kerry and Cork.
Lot number: 5
Short description: In Lot 5: Kerry and Cork.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 286 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 6: Limerick, Tipperary and Clare.
Lot number: 6
Short description: In Lot 6: Limerick, Tipperary and Clare.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 4 696 000 EUR 💰
Title of the lot: Lot 7: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.
Lot number: 7
Short description: In Lot 7: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Mayo and Galway.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 15 347 000 EUR 💰
Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Conditions for participation
Suitability to pursue the professional activity: See Tender Documents: Tenderers must meet specified registration standards.
Contract execution
Contract performance conditions: See Tender Documents
Procedure
Legal basis: 32014L0024
Number of participants to be contemplated: 10
Justification for the framework agreement:
The Tender is being conducted under the light touch regualtion. The Contracting Authority is availing of the flexibiliy afforded under this regualtion to allow for a five year duration.
Justification for framework agreement duration over four years:
The Tender is being conducted under the light touch regualtion. The Contracting Authority is availing of the flexibiliy afforded under this regualtion to allow for a five year duration.
Time of receipt of tenders: 15:00
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
Tender validity period: 2022-07-28 📅
Tender opening date: 2022-01-28 📅
Tender opening time: 15:00
Place: On-line
Contracting authority
Identity
National registration number: N/a
Contact
Contact point: Peter Smyth (External Advisor)
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461 🌏
Documents URL: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=203959&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE 🌏
Reference
Additional information
Estimated timing for further notices: November 2026
Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay
Postal town: Dublin
Postal code: Dublin 7
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 243-641117 (2021-12-10)
Contract award notice (2022-02-16)
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-02-16 📅
Publication date: 2022-02-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 036-093675
Refers to notice: 2021/S 243-641117
OJ-S issue: 36
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Overall Technical Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Oveall Technical Quality
Overall Techncial Quality
Overall Technical Qualtiy
Cost criterion (name): Csot
Reference
Additional information
Object
Notice metadata
Document type: Contract award notice
Procedure
Type of bid: Not applicable
Reference
Dates
Date dispatched: 2022-02-16 📅
Publication date: 2022-02-21 📅
Identifiers
Notice number: 2022/S 036-093675
Refers to notice: 2021/S 243-641117
OJ-S issue: 36
Procedure
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Overall Technical Quality
Quality criterion (weighting): 75
Cost criterion (name): Cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 25
Quality criterion (name): Oveall Technical Quality
Overall Techncial Quality
Overall Technical Qualtiy
Cost criterion (name): Csot
Reference
Additional information
The Contracting Authority has cancelled the current competition on foot of changes to the proposed pricing model. A new process will commence shortly.
Source: OJS 2022/S 036-093675 (2022-02-16)
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