PROJ000008029 - The provision of Fulfillment and Distribution of Antigen Tests Nationwide
Tender Notice Publication Request
TTT043F PROJ000008029
To Whom it Concerns,
Please find attached a Request for Tenders for the provision of Fulfilment and Distribution of Antigen Tests Nationwide on behalf of The Health Service Executive (the "HSE").
This public procurement competition will be divided into two (2) lots (each a “Lot”) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate contract.
Lot 1: Lot 1 will facilitate an end to end Service Support Process including Storage of Antigen Test Kits and an order fulfilment and distribution service to individuals for home testing – symptomatic referrals and close contacts, and for distribution to bulk settings (for example, Acute Hospitals, CHO locations Residential care facilities, Schools, Childcare facilities and Government departments etc. The proposed service pathway is for the HSE to send details of any request for antigen to be sent to the distribution partner, who would fulfil and distribute the order as instructed.
The Lot 1 appointed supplier should have the capacity to respond to demand of between 35,000 - 40,000 requests on a steady state daily basis (up to 280K requests per week), and surge capacity of 70,000-80,000 daily requests for a period of 7 days (up to 560K requests).
Lot 2: Services will be contracted from Lot 2 upon the event of the Lot 1 service provider reaching their specified capacity. The Lot 2 appointed supplier should have the capacity to respond to demand of 80,000 – 100,000 kits on a steady state weekly basis, and surge capacity of up to 180,000 kits per week for 2 consecutive weeks.
The Tender Response Date is 18/10/2022 at or before 14:00
Responses must be submitted to the tender box on www.etenders.gov.ie
The Office of Government Procurement will not accept responses received by email, fax or post.
Requests for further information or clarifications must be sent to the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie by 07/10/2022 at or before 14:00
Kind Regards,
Office of Government Procurement