ETENDERS

Contract notice

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Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/07/2015

Expire date: 02/09/2015

External Reference: 2015-642659

TED Reference: 2015/S 142-261047

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

National Cancer Screening Service
N/A
King's Inns House
200 Parnell Street  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Mark Phillips
Telephone: +353 18659300
E-mail: mark.phillips@cancerscreening.ie
Fax: +353 18659333
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/441
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=91353&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=91353&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: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

National Collection and Delivery Services for the National Screening Service/ BreastCheck

II.1.2)

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

Supplies
    Purchase
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Dublin

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    II.1.3)

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

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    The requirement is for the successful tenderer to propose, outline and implement

    a secure national delivery and collection service in line with current NSS service

    requirements.

    It is a core requirement that collection, transport and distribution of materials are

    carried out under strict conditions that maintain the integrity and security of the

    data being transferred at all times.

    Service providers should have a clear understanding and approach to the

    handling of highly sensitive data.

    The contracting authority does not guarantee that any minimum volume of product

    or service will be procured as a result of this ITT.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    64120000   Courier services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    60161000   Parcel transport services
    64121200   Parcel delivery services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    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:

    The National Screening Service (NSS), part of the HSE Health and Wellbeing Directorate is seeking responses by way of an Invitation to Tender (ITT) from suitably qualified service providers for the Provision of National Collection and Delivery Services, that will collect and deliver highly sensitive materials and documents to and from BreastCheck mobile and BreastCheck/NSS static unit locations throughout Ireland on a daily basis or as advised. Service providers will be subject to strict collection and delivery times/schedules.

    The duration of the contract on award is 2 years with options to extend further (see ITT)

    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: 024 (from the award of the contract)

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    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: no

    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

    NSS 2/15

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 07.08.2015 - 00:00
    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    02.09.2015 - 12:00
    IV.3.7)

    Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

    Duration in months: 006 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes

    The tender opening and evaluations will be carried out by a multi-disciplinary Procurement Evaluation Group (PEG) comprising of the relevant Operational & Commercial staff from the HSE/NSS. Those members comprising of the PEG will be formally identified on completion of this process.

    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:

    Note: qualified service providers must be in a position to undertake services that covers the entire region of the Republic of Ireland.

    This contracting authority will not accept proposals from those providers seeking to provide services from a predetermined set of chosen locations/regions (e.g. Leinster region only)

    In completing Appendix 2 will be considered the service providers intention to undertake a national collection services across the ROI.

    The HSE does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any offer and reserves the right to accept an offer either in whole or in part, each item being for this purpose treated as offered separately. The HSE reserves the right to award contracts for the supply of the items described above and arising out of this procurement process to more than one supplier.

    VI.4)

    Procedures for appeal

    VI.4.1)

    Body responsible for appeal procedures

     

    Body responsible for mediation procedures

    The Four Courts
    Arran Quay
    8  Dublin
    Internet address:
    VI.4.2)

    Lodging of appeals

    Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:
    VI.4.3)

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