Date of dispatch of this notice: 26/10/2021
External Reference: 2021-205210
TED Reference: 2021/S 211-551951
Contract award notice
Information
Published
Contract award notice
Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
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:
Nicola Monaghan
Telephone:
+353 0719193569
E-mail:
nicola.monaghan1@hse.ie
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
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.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
Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Reference number:
30062021/9
II.1.2)
Main CPV code
35113410
-
Garments for biological or chemical protection
II.1.3)
Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4)
Short description
The HSE (the Authority) has awarded a contract to SANTE GLOBAL LLP
for the supply of personal protective equipment to protect healthcare workers from contracting the COVID-19 disease.
for the supply of personal protective equipment to protect healthcare workers from contracting the COVID-19 disease.
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
no
II.1.7)
Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
459900.00
EUR
II.2)
Description
II.2.3)
Place of performance
NUTS code:
IE -
IRELAND
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The HSE (the Authority) has awarded a contract to SANTE GLOBAL LLP
for the supply of personal protective equipment to protect healthcare workers from contracting the COVID-19 disease.
for the supply of personal protective equipment to protect healthcare workers from contracting the COVID-19 disease.
II.2.5)
Award criteria
Criteria below
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
- Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Explanation
Confirmation by the WHO of COVID-19 as a global pandemic in March 2020 caused worldwide demand for PPE to reach unprecedented levels, triggering severe disruption to global supply chains. This presented the HSE with an extraordinary challenge as their traditional sources of supply for these products were depleted. It is recognised that the characteristics of the market for PPE included unprecedented price volatility, closure of manufacturing plants in China, worldwide export bans and restrictions and substantial increases in the cost of PPE. The HSE recognized the need to considerably expand its capacity for the supply of PPE throughout the HSE. To reflect the strategic importance of PPE, the HSE rapidly developed an integrated, end to end Sourcing and Distribution approach with a view to managing the volume of PPE required and ensuring that frontline services which need PPE, have it where and when they need it.
Specific needs for hospitals, and other health institutions to provide treatment, personal protection equipment could, certainly, not be foreseen and planned in advance.
PPE manufacturers and supply chains are under immediate and unprecedented global pressure to provide products. A delay in engaging with the market by running a usual procurement process runs the risk of failing to acquire the necessary stock of PPE equipment and presents a significant risk to life. It was judged in this case to be a situation of extreme urgency making compliance with general deadlines impossible. Procurement following the usual timescales under Directive 2014/24/EU, including accelerated options, was impossible in this case as these timescales would not meet the public health needs and would put lives at risk. The use of the personal protective equipment (PPE) included in this contract is critical in safeguarding the health and lives of the care professionals treating patients with Covid-19.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) was tasked with rapidly developing an integrated, end to end Sourcing and Distribution approach with a view to managing the volume of PPE required and ensuring that frontline services which need PPE, have it where and when they need it. This includes all hospitals; community based healthcare settings, the National Ambulance Service, general practices and multiple other critical healthcare providers that depend on the availability of PPE stock from the centralised request management system each day. These circumstances are not attributable to the HSE as Contracting Authority.
The HSE acted proportionately and without delay in its response to COVID-19. As documented above, the pandemic presented a serious risk to human life and the quantity of PPE required vastly exceeded the HSE’s requirements from previous years. The purchases were proportionate to the HSE’s needs in line with WHO guidance and are not a long-term supply arrangement. This procedure is only used in order to cover the gap until more stable solutions can be found.
Specific needs for hospitals, and other health institutions to provide treatment, personal protection equipment could, certainly, not be foreseen and planned in advance.
PPE manufacturers and supply chains are under immediate and unprecedented global pressure to provide products. A delay in engaging with the market by running a usual procurement process runs the risk of failing to acquire the necessary stock of PPE equipment and presents a significant risk to life. It was judged in this case to be a situation of extreme urgency making compliance with general deadlines impossible. Procurement following the usual timescales under Directive 2014/24/EU, including accelerated options, was impossible in this case as these timescales would not meet the public health needs and would put lives at risk. The use of the personal protective equipment (PPE) included in this contract is critical in safeguarding the health and lives of the care professionals treating patients with Covid-19.
The Health Service Executive (HSE) was tasked with rapidly developing an integrated, end to end Sourcing and Distribution approach with a view to managing the volume of PPE required and ensuring that frontline services which need PPE, have it where and when they need it. This includes all hospitals; community based healthcare settings, the National Ambulance Service, general practices and multiple other critical healthcare providers that depend on the availability of PPE stock from the centralised request management system each day. These circumstances are not attributable to the HSE as Contracting Authority.
The HSE acted proportionately and without delay in its response to COVID-19. As documented above, the pandemic presented a serious risk to human life and the quantity of PPE required vastly exceeded the HSE’s requirements from previous years. The purchases were proportionate to the HSE’s needs in line with WHO guidance and are not a long-term supply arrangement. This procedure is only used in order to cover the gap until more stable solutions can be found.
IV.1.8)
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement
: yes
IV.2)
Administrative information
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Supply of Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers in response to COVID-19 pandemic
V.2)
Award of contract
V.2.1)
Date of conclusion of the contract
28/04/2021
V.2.2)
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:
1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators
:
noV.2.3)
Name and address of the contractor
SANTE GLOBAL LLP
Maxx House, Western Road,
Bracknell
RG12 1QP
UK
NUTS code:
UK -
UNITED KINGDOM
The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)
Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
459900.00
EUR
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4)
Procedures for review
VI.4.1)
Review body
High Court of Ireland
Four Courts, Inns Quay
Dublin 7
D08 XY00
IE