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Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 09/04/2020

External Reference: 2020-226962

TED Reference: 2020/S 073-174848

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Defence Forces Ireland
N/A
McKee Barracks
Dublin 7.
Blackhorse Ave.
IE
Contact person: Jane Campbell
Telephone: +353 18042926
E-mail: jane.campbell@defenceforces.ie
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.military.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1144

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Defence

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Workplace drug testing
Reference number:  RFT1901
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

75122000  -  Administrative healthcare services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The Contracting Authority is seeking a flexible and responsive service provider to assist it in carrying out workplace drug testing. The current Defence Forces (DF) requirements for drug testing are solely for urine testing however it is envisioned that during the course of this contract a requirement for hair testing may arise. There are 20-30 workplace drug testing operations per year testing approximately 2000 DF personal. The testing operations takes place at occupied military installations which are selected at random. The random selection includes installations nationwide and also a small number of overseas locations where Irish Military personnel are deployed.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  130000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

38544000  -  Drug detection apparatus
85145000  -  Services provided by medical laboratories
85147000  -  Company health services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
Dublin 7
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The Contracting Authority is seeking a flexible and responsive service provider to assist it in carrying out workplace drug testing. The current Defence Forces (DF) requirements for drug testing are solely for urine testing however it is envisioned that during the course of this contract a requirement for hair testing may arise. There are 20-30 workplace drug testing operations per year testing approximately 2000 DF personal. The testing operations takes place at occupied military installations which are selected at random. The random selection includes installations nationwide and also a small number of overseas locations where Irish Military personnel are deployed.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the methodology for the delivery of the onsite drug testign service  /  Weighting:  5%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of methodology to meet laboratory anallysis requiremetns  /  Weighting:  15%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the methodology for the chain of custody procedures and documentation  /  Weighting:  6%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of the equipment and technology  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality and balance of resources  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Training  /  Weighting:  2%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality of data protection measures  /  Weighting:  2%
Price  -  Weighting:  50%
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 IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
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.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2019/S 161-396649

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Workplace drug testing

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

19/03/2020
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Alere Toxicology
05396234
21 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park Abingdon
Oxfordshire
UK
Telephone: +353 879282654
E-mail: mike.doyle@alere.com

The contractor is an SME : no
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  130000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  130000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Department of Defence
Station rd,
Newbridge
Kildare
IE