Date of dispatch of this notice: 04/07/2017
Expire date: 09/08/2017
External Reference: 2017-876895
TED Reference: 2017/S 127-259018
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Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)
Name and addresses
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
N/A
PSI House
Dublin
Fenian Street
IE
E-mail:
procurement@psi.ie
NUTS code:
IE021 -
Dublin
Main address:
http://www.thepsi.ie
Address of the buyer profile:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1254
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=115151&B=ETENDERS_SIMPLEAdditional 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=115151&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
Competitive Procedure with Negotiation to award a Contract for Provision of the Outsourced Management and Operation of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy
Reference number:
PSI Reference no. 2017-003
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
80300000
-
Higher education services
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland(PSI) wishes to appoint a Service Provider
a Contract for the Provision of Outsourced Management and Operation of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy(IIOP). This is the first stage of a two-stage procedure tender process. Suitably qualified suppliers are hereby invited to submit a response to this questionnaire in order to be considered for inclusion on the tender list. Following evaluation, the top 5 scoring applicants will be invited to tender, should that number qualify.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence in January 2018. It is envisaged that the contract will be for up to five years .
PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM www.etenders.gov.ie
a Contract for the Provision of Outsourced Management and Operation of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy(IIOP). This is the first stage of a two-stage procedure tender process. Suitably qualified suppliers are hereby invited to submit a response to this questionnaire in order to be considered for inclusion on the tender list. Following evaluation, the top 5 scoring applicants will be invited to tender, should that number qualify.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence in January 2018. It is envisaged that the contract will be for up to five years .
PLEASE REFER TO THE RFT DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM www.etenders.gov.ie
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 5500000.00
EUR
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.2)
Description
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
75121000
-
Administrative educational services
80000000
-
Education and training services
80430000
-
Adult-education services at university level
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE021 -
Dublin
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
Main site or place of performance:
Dublin
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland(PSI) issues this Call for Competition under the competitive procedure with negotiation to award a Contract for the Provision of the Outsourced Management and Operation of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy(IIOP). It is envisaged that the contract will be for up to five years.
The primary purpose of the Institute is to oversee the management and support mechanisms for CPD and the commissioning of required education and training programmes in line with national policy and evolving healthcare needs. The Institute also assures the quality of a multiple training provider system, and contributes to the development of pharmacy practice in line with international best practice and evolving healthcare needs.
The core role of the Institute of Pharmacy is to ensure the effective ongoing operation and evolution of the CPD system for pharmacists, in addition to contributing to the development of pharmacy practice in line with international best practice and emerging healthcare needs. The services to be delivered in this regard involve:
A. Engagement and Meeting the Needs of the Profession
B. CPD Portfolio Review System
C. CPD Practice Review Process
D. Accreditation System
E. Expansion of Programme of CPD Activities
F. Pharmacy Practice Development
The primary purpose of the Institute is to oversee the management and support mechanisms for CPD and the commissioning of required education and training programmes in line with national policy and evolving healthcare needs. The Institute also assures the quality of a multiple training provider system, and contributes to the development of pharmacy practice in line with international best practice and evolving healthcare needs.
The core role of the Institute of Pharmacy is to ensure the effective ongoing operation and evolution of the CPD system for pharmacists, in addition to contributing to the development of pharmacy practice in line with international best practice and emerging healthcare needs. The services to be delivered in this regard involve:
A. Engagement and Meeting the Needs of the Profession
B. CPD Portfolio Review System
C. CPD Practice Review Process
D. Accreditation System
E. Expansion of Programme of CPD Activities
F. Pharmacy Practice Development
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: 5500000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
60
This contract is subject to renewal:
yes
Description of renewals:
Review annually subject to satisfactory performance, business needs and budgetary constraints.
II.2.9)
Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates:
5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Relevant effective and efficient technical equipment and systems to deliver services 15%
Previous/y delivered services of a comparable nature and scale to the requirements 75%
Measures in place to ensure the delivery of a quality service 10%
Previous/y delivered services of a comparable nature and scale to the requirements 75%
Measures in place to ensure the delivery of a quality service 10%
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
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 stated in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.1.2)
Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Candidates must be financially stable and must provide evidence as stated in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Applicants must be compliant with Article 57 and must sign off the declaration of Bona Fides as stated in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie.
III.1.3)
Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
As stated in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As stated in the procurement documents available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie
III.2)
Conditions related to the contract
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.1.4)
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:
04/08/2017
Local time:
13:00
IV.2.3)
Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date: 15/08/2017
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
: 12
(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
no
VI.3)
Additional information
The eTenders reference for this procurement is: 120609
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2)This is the sole call for requests to participate for this contract
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers whether or not a final contract is awarded.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the Council of the PSI.
5) lt will be a condition of any Services Contract pursuant to this Competition that the successful Tenderer(s) shall, for the term of such contract(s), comply with all EU and domestic tax laws. Tenderers are referred to www.revenue.ie for further information.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time.
7) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
9) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 applicants will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the top 5 subject to that number qualifying.
10) Requests to Participate must be delivered as per the Instructions.
11) The PSI will not accept or consider Requests to Participate delivered after this deadline.
12)The PSI is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOl) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOl request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
13) The PSI reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process.
14)The Contracting Authority will invite the 5 most suitable applicants to participate in this procedure and reserves the right to successively reduce the number of tenderers during the course of the negotiations. At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract strictly on foot of the original tenders and to dispense entirely with the option of negotiations with tenderers should it consider this to be appropriate. The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
1) Interested parties must register their interest on the eTenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) in order to be included on the mailing list for clarifications. All information relating to attachments, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
2)This is the sole call for requests to participate for this contract
3) The contracting authority will not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers whether or not a final contract is awarded.
4) Contract award will be subject to the approval of the Council of the PSI.
5) lt will be a condition of any Services Contract pursuant to this Competition that the successful Tenderer(s) shall, for the term of such contract(s), comply with all EU and domestic tax laws. Tenderers are referred to www.revenue.ie for further information.
6) At its absolute discretion, the contracting authority may elect to terminate this procurement process or any contract awarded at any time.
7) Please note in relation to all documents, that where reference is made to a particular standard, make, source, process, trademark, type or patent, that this is not to be regarded as a de facto requirement. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated strictly and solely for reference purposes only, to which the words "or equivalent" will always be appended.
8) Without prejudice to the principle of equal treatment, the contracting authority is not obliged to engage in a clarification process in respect of the procurement documents with missing or incomplete information. Therefore, respondents are advised to ensure that they return completed documentation in order to avoid the risk of elimination from the competition.
9) At Section II.2.9 we have indicated that 5 applicants will be invited to tender, please note that the contracting authority reserves the right to invite the top 5 subject to that number qualifying.
10) Requests to Participate must be delivered as per the Instructions.
11) The PSI will not accept or consider Requests to Participate delivered after this deadline.
12)The PSI is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOl) 2014. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for the sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material, will in response to the FOl request; be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.
13) The PSI reserves the right without advance notice (and without giving reasons unless so required by law and without liability to the applicants) to amend or otherwise change the process or to terminate the process.
14)The Contracting Authority will invite the 5 most suitable applicants to participate in this procedure and reserves the right to successively reduce the number of tenderers during the course of the negotiations. At its absolute discretion, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract strictly on foot of the original tenders and to dispense entirely with the option of negotiations with tenderers should it consider this to be appropriate. The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
VI.4.3)
Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
CONSULT LEGAL ADVISORS
VI.5)
Date of dispatch of this notice
04/07/2017