The provision of HPV primary screening and secondary screening by way of liquid-based cytology for CervicalCheck the national cervical screening programme in Ireland
CervicalCheck provides free cervical screening to women in Ireland aged 25 to 65 and has been in operation since September 2008. The number of women screened annually can range from approximately 200,000 in 2019 to an anticipated 320,000 in 2021, with known reasons for the variation. CervicalCheck is a commissioner of all services along the cervical screening pathway including approx. 4,500 sample takers, laboratories, 15 colposcopy units and 12 histology units. In March 2020, CervicalCheck transitioned to a primary HPV primary screening programme with reflex cytology test for all participants. Screening intervals changed from 3 years to 5 years for women over the age of 30. Women between the age of 25-29 will continue to be screened at a 3-year interval.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2022-03-25.
The procurement was published on 2022-02-08.
Contract notice (2022-02-08) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Laboratory services
Reference number: HSE 16917
Short description:
“CervicalCheck provides free cervical screening to women in Ireland aged 25 to 65 and has been in operation since September 2008. The number of women...”
Short description
CervicalCheck provides free cervical screening to women in Ireland aged 25 to 65 and has been in operation since September 2008. The number of women screened annually can range from approximately 200,000 in 2019 to an anticipated 320,000 in 2021, with known reasons for the variation. CervicalCheck is a commissioner of all services along the cervical screening pathway including approx. 4,500 sample takers, laboratories, 15 colposcopy units and 12 histology units. In March 2020, CervicalCheck transitioned to a primary HPV primary screening programme with reflex cytology test for all participants. Screening intervals changed from 3 years to 5 years for women over the age of 30. Women between the age of 25-29 will continue to be screened at a 3-year interval.
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Original language: English 🗣️
Document type: Contract notice
Nature of contract: Services
Regulation: European Union, with participation of GPA countries
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
Code: Laboratory services📦
Additional CPV: Laboratory services📦 Place of performance
NUTS region: Éire/Ireland🏙️
Procedure
Procedure type: Competitive dialogue
Type of bid: Submission for all lots
Award criteria
The most economic tender