Open tender Competition for the provision of Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services (24/7/365) and Medical Air Transfers of Organs and/or Organ Retrieval Teams.
The HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services also includes the requirement to transfer organs between hospitals, usually within the country. The Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services will be based at Dublin Aiport providing emergency air ambulance transfer service 24/7/365. The principle requirements shall be for the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction or organs and/or organ retrieval teams usually within Ireland, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service Provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.
Contract notice (2026-04-21) Object Scope of the procurement
Title: Open tender Competition for the provision of Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services (24/7/365) and Medical Air Transfers of Organs and/or Organ Retrieval Teams.
Short description:
โThe HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at...โ
Short description
The HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services also includes the requirement to transfer organs between hospitals, usually within the country. The Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services will be based at Dublin Aiport providing emergency air ambulance transfer service 24/7/365. The principle requirements shall be for the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction or organs and/or organ retrieval teams usually within Ireland, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service Provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.
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Type of contract: Services
Products/services: Hire of aircraft with crew๐ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 26 000 000 EUR ๐ฐ
Description
Description of the procurement:
โThe HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at...โ
Description of the procurement
The HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services also includes the requirement to transfer organs between hospitals, usually within the country. The Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services will be based at Dublin Aiport providing emergency air ambulance transfer service 24/7/365. The principle requirements shall be for the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction or organs and/or organ retrieval teams usually within Ireland, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service Provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure โ Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2026-05-27 12:00:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-05-27 12:30:00 ๐
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=7794628
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English ๐ฃ๏ธ
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 365
Complementary information Review body
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Name: The High Court of Ireland
National registration number: The High Court of Ireland
Postal address: Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Postal code: D07 WDX8
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin๐๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช
E-mail: highcourtcentraloffice@courts.ie๐ง
Phone: +353 1 8886000๐ Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
Source: OJS 2026/S 079-279514 (2026-04-21)