ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/09/2015

Expire date: 22/09/2016

External Reference: 2015-417953

TED Reference: 2015/S 187-339288

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)

Pobal
N/A
Holbrook House Holles Street
2  Dublin
IE
For the attention of: Correspondence by email only
E-mail: sas@pobal.ie
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: http://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/CompanyInformation/Index/460
Electronic access to information: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92898&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=92898&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Further information can be obtained from:
All documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie only
n/a
etenders only
IE
Internet address:
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:
Please refer to documents from etenders
n/a
etenders only
IE
Internet address:
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Other: Not for profit intermediary that works on behalf of the Irish Government and the EU to support communities and local agencies toward achieving social inclusion, reconciliation and equality
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:

Panel of Telecare Service Providers

II.1.2)

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

Services
    Category No27:  Other services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    Ireland

    NUTS code
    IRELAND
    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 several operators
    Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 100
    Duration of the framework agreement
    Duration in months: 36
    Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 
    Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    This notice is being published on a voluntary basis in the OJEU. It is being published to comply with the obligation to advertise the existence of the panel annually. If firms are already qualified on the panel they do not need to reapply.

    The original notice was published as a PIN notice in November 2014.

    The objective of the Seniors Alert Scheme is to encourage community support and social inclusion for vulnerable older people in the Republic of Ireland. There is a need to support people to maintain independent living within their own homes for longer and to meet their perceived security and safety needs.

    Pobal have been contracted by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) to manage the administration of this scheme from 2015.

    Under the Seniors Alert Scheme, eligible persons (the ‘beneficiaries’) will be offered funding for the supply, delivery, installation and warranty of telecare equipment such as base units and personal alarm pendants/triggers.

    Before any telecare equipment under the Seniors Alert Scheme is installed at a beneficiary’s home, that beneficiary must demonstrate the existence of a contract with a telecare service provider of their choice; a service which does not directly come under the scope of the Seniors Alert Scheme’s funding. Pobal is cognisant of the fact that personal purchasing of telecare services reduces the opportunities for economies of scale, with the risk of an overall increase in the cost of telecare for individual beneficiaries. Therefore, Pobal would like to empower and assist beneficiaries by providing them with a panel of pre-qualified telecare service providers to choose from. Use of this panel by beneficiaries will be on a voluntary basis only and beneficiaries will at all times be able to exercise their choice of service provider outside of the panel.

    The Panel will operate for a period of 3 years (February 2015 – January 2018)

    and there is no deadline for applications during this period.

    Pobal has recently completed a tendering competition for the purchase and installation of telecare equipment under the Seniors Alert Scheme. Please refer to eTenders RFT ID 89483 for a list of the successful equipment providers.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    71700000   Monitoring and control services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79711000   Alarm-monitoring 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:

    As this is a voluntary notice, the quantity and scope are unknown.

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: no
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.1)

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Not applicable

    III.1.2)

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

    The rules relating to the establishment of the panel are available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 99670

    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:

    The rules relating to the establishment of the panel are available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 99670

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

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

    The rules relating to the establishment of the panel are available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 99670

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to the documentation for rules.

    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

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

    The rules relating to the establishment of the panel are available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie using RFT ID 99670

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    Please refer to the documentation for rules.

    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

    Restricted
    IV.1.2)

    Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 

    Please note no tender competitions will arise from the establishment of this panel. Also there will be no limit on the number of firms who can qualify for admittance to the panel.

    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.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Prior information notice
    Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 216-382356  of 05.11.2014
    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

    22.09.2016 - 00:30
    IV.3.6)

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

    EN

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: yes
    Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

    This panel will be advertised annually until its expiry in 2018.

    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:

    Pobal is establishing this panel for use (on a voluntary basis) by the beneficiaries of the Seniors Alert Scheme and will not be entering into any contracts with the respondents. Therefore, this notice is published on a voluntary basis as the establishment of this panel is not subject to the provisions of Directive 2004/18.

    In addition, no implied contract will arise as a result of the publication of this notice and/or Pobal‘s involvement in the process.