HSE 7620 - HSE Tender for the supply of Supplementary Wound Management Products for Ireland East, RCSI Hospitals and Dublin Midlands Hospitals Group, CHO’s 6,7,8,9

The HSE wishes to invite suitable suppliers to submit proposals for the supply of a range of Specific Wound-care Dressings to meet the clinical needs and requirements of the HSE Dublin Mid-Leinster & Dublin North-East Region for both Community and Acute healthcare settings.

The specific Lots required are:

Please note that this competition will be managed electronically, i.e. the Invitation to Tender documentation is available to download from the etenders site,(http://www.etender.gov.ie/), and tenders must be submitted by uploading the tender electronically via the website.

Tender responses should be submitted in the format required. See ITT in this regard.

You are advised to allow plenty of time to complete and upload your submission by the closing date for receipt of tenders, 4.00pm Thursday 15th September 2016

Please note that any queries you may have in respect of this competition must be submitted through the etenders website in writing via the Message facility on the Contract Notice; no personal email correspondence will be entered into in respect of this competition.

The final date for receipt of queries in respect of this tender competition is 5.00pm Thursday 8th September 2016.

All queries and requests for clarifications must be made via the electronic messaging system on (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/)

 Please note responses to queries will be automatically sent to the specific email address registered by the Tenderer on (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/).  The electronic messaging alerts will contain unique links to a Tenderer’s message archive on the site where they can be accessed and viewed.

Completed Tenders should be returned only via the etenders Postbox facility on (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/)

1.       For guidance on ePost-box facilities go to (http://etenders.gov.ie/Media/Default/SiteContent/UserGuides/etenders%20Supplier%20Quick%20User%20Guide.pdf)

2.       Post-box facility is time locked. Receipt of submissions is not possible after the official closing deadline.

3.       Avoid last minute problems by rehearsing tender submission process well in advance of deadline.

4.       Tenders will not be accepted in hard copy or by electronic means other than (http://www.etenders.gov.ie/)

5.       The following document formats are acceptable: Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft Excel 2003 and earlier; PDF (all versions).

Please note Tender Documents  are attached to Lot 1 but applicable to all Lots