ETENDERS

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 23/05/2017

Expire date: 28/06/2017

External Reference: 2017-612114

TED Reference: 2017/S 100-198516

Contract notice

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Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Health Service Executive (HSE)
N/A
Head Office
Naas
Millennium Park
IE
Contact person: Sean Bresnan
Telephone: +353 016352251
E-mail: sean.bresnan@hse.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.hse.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/461

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=112896&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  http://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=112896&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLE
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Framework Agreement for Private Ambulance Services
Reference number:  HSE4468/17
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

85143000  -  Ambulance services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The HSE has a statutory responsibility for the provision of Health and Social care services in the Republic of Ireland. Emergency Ambulance Services are provided by the National Ambulance Services.
The HSE invites responses from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a Framework Agreement for Private Ambulance Services providing a high-quality transport service for public HSE patients; strictly on an if and when required basis (as deemed by the HSE); for ad hoc private ambulance services, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s (PHECC) Standards AND dedicated private ambulance services within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE in accordance with PHECC Standards
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 55000000.00  EUR
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

60000000  -  Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
60130000  -  Special-purpose road passenger-transport services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:  
Various locations throughout Ireland
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The HSE has a statutory responsibility for the provision of Health and Social care services in the Republic of Ireland. Emergency Ambulance Services are provided by the National Ambulance Services.
The HSE invites responses from suitably qualified organisations for appointment to a Framework Agreement for Private Ambulance Services providing a high-quality transport service for public HSE patients; strictly on an if and when required basis (as deemed by the HSE); for ad hoc private ambulance services, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE, in accordance with Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council’s (PHECC) Standards AND dedicated private ambulance services within a specific geographic area or attached to a specific facility, where deemed necessary and required by the HSE in accordance with PHECC Standards
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 55000000.00  EUR
II.2.7)

Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Description of renewals:  
The initial framework agreement will be for a period twelve (12) months with the option to extend for further periods not to exceed thirty six (36) months in total
II.2.9)

Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged minimum number: 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right during the successive stages to reduce the number of Candidates/Tenderers. Where such a reduction in the number of Candidates/Tenderers is applied it will be done in accordance with the application of award criteria set out in the Descriptive Document.
II.2.10)

Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
II.2.14)

Additional information

As these service fall under the light touch regime, the Contracting Authority will use a mixture of both the competitive procedure with negotiation and competitive dialogue.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)

Conditions for participation

III.1.1)

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:  As described in Pre-Qualification documents
III.1.2)

Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3)

Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)

Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:  
The provision of the required services must be in accordance with Pre Hospital Emergency Care Councils (PHECC) Clinical Practice Guidelines 6th Edition 2017, or equivalent EU accreditation.
III.2.2)

Contract performance conditions

To be developed during Dialogue stage of procurement
III.2.3)

Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3)

Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:  15
IV.1.4)

Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.5)

Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.2)

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date:  28/06/2017
Local time:  15:00
IV.2.3)

Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 16/08/2017
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months : 4  (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:  
On termination of Framework Agreement
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

Interested service providers are advised that the services being procured under this Framework Agreement are classified as ‘social and other specific services’ under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016, and therefore fall under the Light Touch Regime. Accordingly, the Authority intend to use a customised procedure using a mixture of the competitive procedure with negotiation and competitive dialogue.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
The Four Courts
Dublin
D7
IE

VI.5)

Date of dispatch of this notice

23/05/2017