Patient Transfer Aids V2 for the National Childrens Hospital of Ireland, Dublin 8

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

The Contracting Authority requires the provision of a range of patient moving aids - roller board, spinal scoop and seated transfer (curved/banana) boards, to support the safe handling and transfer of patients, at the new childrenโ€™s hospital which is currently under construction for Childrenโ€™s Health Ireland . The objective of this procurement is to secure transfer aids that facilitate safe, efficient patient handling by reducing manual lifting requirements, supporting patient independence or assisted movement, and minimising the risk of musculoskeletal injury to healthcare staff, while maintaining patient comfort, and dignity throughout transfer procedures. This tender relates to the provision of three types of patient transfer aids grouped into three separate Lots, Roller Boards; Slide Boards and Spinal Boards. Tenderers are required to confirm compliance with the mandatory requirements and specifications for each transfer aid Lot tendered.

Deadline

The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2026-08-24. The procurement was published on 2026-07-17.

Suppliers

The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:

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
2026-07-17 Contract notice
2026-10-20 Contract award notice
Contract notice (2026-07-17)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Title: Patient Transfer Aids V2 for the National Childrens Hospital of Ireland, Dublin 8
Short description:
The Contracting Authority requires the provision of a range of patient moving aids - roller board, spinal scoop and seated transfer (curved/banana) boards, to support the safe handling and transfer of patients, at the new childrenโ€™s hospital which is currently under construction for Childrenโ€™s Health Ireland . The objective of this procurement is to secure transfer aids that facilitate safe, efficient patient handling by reducing manual lifting requirements, supporting patient independence or assisted movement, and minimising the risk of musculoskeletal injury to healthcare staff, while maintaining patient comfort, and dignity throughout transfer procedures. This tender relates to the provision of three types of patient transfer aids grouped into three separate Lots, Roller Boards; Slide Boards and Spinal Boards. Tenderers are required to confirm compliance with the mandatory requirements and specifications for each transfer aid Lot tendered.
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Type of contract: Supplies
Products/services: Medical equipments ๐Ÿ“ฆ
Estimated value excluding VAT: 193 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots โœ…
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 3
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots: 3
Tenders may be submitted for all lots โœ…

1๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 1
Title: Lot 1 Spinal Scoops
Quantity: 16 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 10 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
This procurement is also suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) โœ…
Additional products/services: Aim of strategic procurement: Reduction of environmental impacts
Reduce, re-use, repair
Approach to reducing environmental impacts: The transition to a circular economy
Green Procurement Criteria: Other Green Public Procurement criteria
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Place of performance: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Duration: 12 months
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001

2๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 2
Title: Lot 2 Slide Boards
Quantity: 31 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002

3๏ธโƒฃ
Internal identifier: 3
Title: Lot 3 Roller Boards
Quantity: 109
Estimated value excluding VAT: 100 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Title
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003

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: 2026-08-24 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2026-08-24 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Conditions for opening of tenders (place): https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8672294
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
Tendering terms
Tenderers may submit more than one tender
Opening date: 2026-08-24 12:30:00 ๐Ÿ“…
Place: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=8672294
Electronic payment will be used โœ…
Deadline for requesting additional information: 2026-08-07 12:00:00 ๐Ÿ“…

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Name: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
National registration number: 23698
Postal address: Block A, Herberton, St James Walk, Rialto Dublin 8 Dublin Ireland
Postal code: D08 HP97
Postal town: Dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
Contact point: procurement@nph.ie
E-mail: procurement@nph.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 353 1 556 4500 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: https://www.newchildrenshospital.ie/ ๐ŸŒ
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.newchildrenshospital.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=8672294 ๐ŸŒ
Participation URL: https://www.etenders.gov.ie/epps/cft/viewTenders.do?resourceId=8672294 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
Source: OJS 2026/S 138-502744 (2026-07-17)
Contract award notice (2026-10-20)
Object
Scope of the procurement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 40 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): 25 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Description
Quantity: 9 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Price โœ…
Quality criterion (name): How well the tendered product meets the requirements specified
Description
Quantity: 7 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 350 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): How well the solution meets the stated requirement
Description
Quantity: 56 piece
Estimated value excluding VAT: 24 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Award criteria
Quality criterion (name): Solutions ability to meet stated requirements

Award of contract

1๏ธโƒฃ
Information on non-award
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
The reason why a winner was not chosen: Only one admissible tender, request to participate or project was received
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0001
Contract Number: 460347
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2026-10-13 ๐Ÿ“…
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1

2๏ธโƒฃ
A contract/lot is awarded โœ…
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0002
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 24 000 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
The tender was ranked
Rank in the list of winners: 1
Tender identifier: 000192190
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0002
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: Murrays Medical Equipment Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: GS Medical Limited
National registration number: 6095
Department: Sales
Postal address: Unit 24,25, Grattan Business Park Clonshaugh Business and Technology Park
Postal code: D17TK25
Postal town: dublin
Region: Dublin ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
Country: Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
E-mail: tenders@gsmedical.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 0868303017 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.gsmedical.ie ๐ŸŒ
Size of the economic operator: Small

3๏ธโƒฃ
Lot Identification Number: LOT-0003
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 350 EUR ๐Ÿ’ฐ
Tender identifier: 000192319
Identifier of lot or group of lots: LOT-0003
Information about tenders
Name of the tendering party: GS Medical Limited
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Murrays Medical Equipment Ltd
National registration number: 57479
Postal address: Airton Park, Airton road, Tallaght, Dublin 24
Postal code: D24 DY09
Postal town: Dublin
E-mail: david.murray@murrays.ie ๐Ÿ“ง
Phone: 01 8663330 ๐Ÿ“ž
URL: www.murrays.ie ๐ŸŒ
Size of the economic operator: Medium

Contracting authority
Name and addresses
Contact point: Procurement Lead
Phone: 5564500 ๐Ÿ“ž
Source: OJS 2026/S 204-729379 (2026-10-20)