NTPF Establishment of a Framework of Private Healthcare Providers for the Provision of Additional Healthcare Capacity

National Treatment Purchase Fund

The National Treatment Purchase Fund (the โ€œNTPFโ€) hereby invites suitably qualified and experienced Healthcare Providers to submit tenders for the establishment of a Multiparty Framework of Private Healthcare Providers for the Provision of Additional Inpatient and Outpatient services (the โ€œFrameworkโ€). This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime applicable to social and other specific services pursuant to the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 284/2016), as amended, and the relevant provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU. The procurement is being conducted using the Open Procedure and is subject to the applicable requirements and principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination, transparency, proportionality and competition. The NTPF may specify service volumes and implementation arrangements through Call-Off Contracts awarded in accordance with the Framework Agreement and the procurement documents. The NTPF wishes to appoint Healthcare Provider(s) for each of the Lots indicated below. Tenderers will be invited to submit for one, some or all six Lots. โ€ข Lot 1: Adult Day Case Procedures โ€ข Lot 2: Adult Inpatient Procedures โ€ข Lot 3: Adult Outpatient Services including minor OP Procedures โ€ข Lot 4: Paediatric Day Case Procedures โ€ข Lot 5: Paediatric Inpatient Procedures โ€ข Lot 6: Paediatric Outpatient Services including minor OP Procedures The NTPF intends to appoint more than one Healthcare Provider for each of the Lots. The NTPF intends to operate this Framework across the Lots and certain minimum mandatory suitability requirements will be specified at the mini-competition stage and not the Framework invitation stage. Note: Healthcare Providers are requested to only submit a tender if they are confident that they have the requisite capacity, suitably qualified staff, experience and expertise within their organisation to deliver on the service as outlined in the tender documentation commencing as soon as practicable after award of contract. All submissions will be reviewed for compliance with the specifications as outlined in this document. Framework: This procurement is being conducted under the Open Procedure pursuant to the applicable public procurement regulations. Tenderers will be assessed against the Mandatory Framework Admission Requirements and Minimum Mandatory Suitability Requirements set out in the procurement documentation. All tenderers that meet these requirements and submit compliant tenders will be admitted to the framework agreement. Tenderers that do not meet the stated requirements or whose tenders are otherwise deemed non-compliant will not be admitted to the framework. There shall be no limit on the number of economic operators admitted to the Framework. Following establishment of the framework, as and when requirements for the Services arise, it is anticipated that the NTPF will award Call-Off Contracts by way of a Mini-Competition. Contract Duration: 24 Months with 2 x 12-month extension periods.

Deadline

Deadline 2026-09-18

Who? What? Where?
  • โ€ข Aฯ„ฯ„ฮนฮบฮฎ โ€บ ฮ’ฯŒฯฮตฮนฮฟฯ‚ ฮคฮฟฮผฮญฮฑฯ‚ ฮ‘ฮธฮทฮฝฯŽฮฝ
  • โ€ข Eastern and Midland โ€บ Dublin
Procurement history
Date Document
2026-08-07 Contract notice
Contract notice (2026-08-07)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: NTPF Establishment of a Framework of Private Healthcare Providers for the Provision of Additional Healthcare Capacity
Short description:
The National Treatment Purchase Fund (the โ€œNTPFโ€) hereby invites suitably qualified and experienced Healthcare Providers to submit tenders for the establishment of a Multiparty Framework of Private Healthcare Providers for the Provision of Additional Inpatient and Outpatient services (the โ€œFrameworkโ€). This procurement is being conducted under the Light Touch Regime applicable to social and other specific services pursuant to the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 284/2016), as amended, and the relevant provisions of Directive 2014/24/EU. The procurement is being conducted using the Open Procedure and is subject to the applicable requirements and principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination, transparency, proportionality and competition. The NTPF may specify service volumes and implementation arrangements through Call-Off Contracts awarded in accordance with the Framework Agreement and the procurement documents. The NTPF wishes to appoint Healthcare Provider(s) for each of the Lots indicated below. Tenderers will be invited to submit for one, some or all six Lots. โ€ข Lot 1: Adult Day Case Procedures โ€ข Lot 2: Adult Inpatient Procedures โ€ข Lot 3: Adult Outpatient Services including minor OP Procedures โ€ข Lot 4: Paediatric Day Case Procedures โ€ข Lot 5: Paediatric Inpatient Procedures โ€ข Lot 6: Paediatric Outpatient Services including minor OP Procedures The NTPF intends to appoint more than one Healthcare Provider for each of the Lots. The NTPF intends to operate this Framework across the Lots and certain minimum mandatory suitability requirements will be specified at the mini-competition stage and not the Framework invitation stage. Note: Healthcare Providers are requested to only submit a tender if they are confident that they have the requisite capacity, suitably qualified staff, experience and expertise within their organisation to deliver on the service as outlined in the tender documentation commencing as soon as practicable after award of contract. All submissions will be reviewed for compliance with the specifications as outlined in this document. Framework: This procurement is being conducted under the Open Procedure pursuant to the applicable public procurement regulations. Tenderers will be assessed against the Mandatory Framework Admission Requirements and Minimum Mandatory Suitability Requirements set out in the procurement documentation. All tenderers that meet these requirements and submit compliant tenders will be admitted to the framework agreement. Tenderers that do not meet the stated requirements or whose tenders are otherwise deemed non-compliant will not be admitted to the framework. There shall be no limit on the number of economic operators admitted to the Framework. Following establishment of the framework, as and when requirements for the Services arise, it is anticipated that the NTPF will award Call-Off Contracts by way of a Mini-Competition. Contract Duration: 24 Months with 2 x 12-month extension periods.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Health services ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 700 000 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 6
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Adult Day Case Procedures
Additional products/services: Town: Dublin
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 48 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Adult Inpatient Procedures
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Adult Outpatient Services including minor OP Procedures
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

4๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 4
Title: Paediatric Day Case Procedures
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0004

5๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 5
Title: Paediatric Inpatient Procedures
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0005

6๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 6
Title: Paediatric Outpatient Services including minor OP Procedures
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0006

Procedure
Type of procedure
Open procedure โœ…
Legal basis: Directive 2014/24/EU
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-09-18 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-09-21 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8786119
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 12 months
Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
Framework agreement with several operators โœ…
Maximum number of participants: 1000
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-09-21 00:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8786119
Electronic invoicing: Allowed
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-09-07 17:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Treatment Purchase Fund
National registration number: IE9626684E
Department: Commissioning Directorate
Postal address: Ashford House, Tara Street, Dublin 2.
Postal code: D02VX67
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: procurement@ntpf.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01-6427101 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.ntpf.ie ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ntpf.ie ๐ŸŒ
Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
Health
Communication
Documents URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/listContractDocuments.do?resourceId=8786119 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8786119 ๐ŸŒ
Electronic submission: Required

Complementary information
Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Department: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000 ๐Ÿ“ž
Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Same as: Review body
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Source: OJS 2026/S 152-551152 (2026-08-07)