ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 06/03/2015

Expire date: 20/04/2015

External Reference: 2015-030156

TED Reference: 2015/S 049-085651

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Beaumont Hospital
N/A
Beaumont Road
Beaumont  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Greg O'Leary
Telephone: +353 018093243
E-mail: tendering@beaumont.ie
Fax: +353 018092658
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.beaumont.ie
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/403
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86328&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=86328&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Health
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Beaumont Hospital is conducting this competitive process on behalf of RCSI Hospitals

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Single Party Framework Agreement for the Provision of Communications and PR Services

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No11:  Management consulting services [6] and related services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Ireland

    NUTS code
    Southern and Eastern
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
    II.1.4)

    Information on framework agreement

    Framework agreement with a single operator
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in years: 4
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  1000000  and 6000000  EUR
    Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded:

    The frequency and value of contracts to be awarded under this framework agreement will vary according to demand.

    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    This competition is being conducted by Beaumont Hospital on behalf of RCSI Hospitals. RCSI Hospitals comprises Beaumont Hospital; Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; Connolly Hospital; Cavan General Hospital; Rotunda Hospital; Louth County Hospital; and Monaghan Hospital. The academic partner of RCSI Hospitals is the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). The successful framework member may be required to provide a range of communications and public relations services to both RCSI Hospitals and its constituent individual hospitals. Full further information concerning this requirement is contained in the Invitation to Tender document available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    79416000   Public relations services
    79416100   Public relations management services
    79416200   Public relations consultancy services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  yes
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    This framework agreement concerns the provision of communications and public relations services to RCSI Hospitals and its constituent individual hospitals for a period of four years.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT
    Range: between  1000000  and 6000000  EUR
    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no
    II.3)

    Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 048 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    N/A

    III.1.2)

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

    To be agreed with the successful framework member.

    III.1.3)

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    A grouping, if successful in this competition, will be required to establish itself as a legal entity, with each party being jointly and severally liable, prior to the formal establishment of this framework agreement.

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.1)

    Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As per the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

    Section IV: Procedure

    IV.1)

    Type of procedure

    IV.1.1)

    Type of procedure

    Open
    IV.2)

    Award criteria

    IV.2.1)

    Award criteria

    The most economically advantageous tender in terms of , the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
    IV.2.2)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    2407

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    20.04.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    EN
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no
    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
    VI.3)

    Additional information:

    1) Please consult the Invitation to Tender document, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

    The High Court
    Central Office of the High Court, The Four Courts, Inss Quay, Dublin 7
    7  Dublin
    IE
    E-mail: HighCourtCentralOffice@courts.ie
    Internet address: http://www.courts.ie/
     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    N/A
    Internet address:
    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

    The Contracting Authority undertakes that this framework agreement will not be established until the expiry of a period of 14 calendar days, commencing the day after the date of electronic notification of all concerned tenderers.

    VI.4.3)

    Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained