Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/11/2017

External Reference: 2017-228620

TED Reference: 2017/S 230-479224

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: Sabrina Byrne
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.hse.ie

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

National Contract for Directly Acting Antiviral Medicines for GT3 Treatment in Hep C Programme
Reference number:  9464
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

33600000  -  Pharmaceutical products
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Supplies
II.1.4)

Short description

Contract for Directly Acting Antiviral Medicines for GT3 Treatment in Hep C Programme
II.1.6)

Information about lots

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

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  2856000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

33600000  -  Pharmaceutical products
II.2.3)

Place of performance

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

Description of the procurement

The HSE wishes to establish a national contract for the provision of Directly Acting Antiviral (DAAs) medicines for use in provision of treatment to a limited number of GT3 patients to the end of 2017.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  10%
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Contract Management  /  Weighting:  10%
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Cost  /  Weighting:  80%
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

The stated contract value is based on the highest tendered option received.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:  
The accelerated procedure is justified as clinicians have identified a number of patients in urgent need of treatment using the GT3 regimen and the remaining budget available to the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme for 2017 will allow limited access under existing commercial terms and reduce significantly the numbers of patients overall that can be treated.
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: 2017/S 190-388547

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: National Contract for Direct Acting Antiviral Medicines for GT3 Treatment in Hep C Programme

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

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

01/11/2017
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  yes
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Gilead Sciences Ireland UC
259755
Ida Business & Technology Park
Carrigtohill
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

The contractor is an SME : no
Abbvie Limited
510846
14 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus
Dublin
IE
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND

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:  3400000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  2856000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

The High Court
Four Courts
Dublin 7
IE