II.1)
Scope of the procurement
The provision of Fulfillment and Distribution of Antigen Tests Nationwide
Reference number:
PROJ000008029
64120000
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Courier services
Services
II.1.4)
Short description
In summary, the Services comprise: The HSE wishes to appoint a suitably experienced, competent and capable service provider to provide an end to end Service Support Process including storage and an order fulfillment and distribution service for Antigen Test Kits (ATK) to individuals for home testing - symptomatic refferals and close contacts, and for distribution to bulk delivery settings (for example, Acute Hospitals, CHO locations, Residential care facilities, Schools, Childcare facilities, Government departments. This is a non exhaustive list of locations.
The proposed service pathway is for the HSE to send details of any request for antigen tests to be sent to the distribution partner, who would fulfil and distribute the order as instructed
II.1.5)
Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 60000000.00
EUR
II.1.6)
Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
yes
Tenders may be submitted for
all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Tenderers may apply for one or both Lots but may be awarded a maximum of one Lot.
In the event of a Tenderer achieving the highest score in both Lots then they will be awarded the Lot which they indicated as ‘First Preference’ within the TRD A.The next highest ranked supplier will then be awarded a Service Contract for the other relevant Lot.
II.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
60161000
-
Parcel transport services
63100000
-
Cargo handling and storage services
63120000
-
Storage and warehousing services
63121000
-
Storage and retrieval services
63121100
-
Storage services
63122000
-
Warehousing services
63710000
-
Support services for land transport
64121200
-
Parcel delivery services
79823000
-
Printing and delivery services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
The Lot 1 appointed supplier should have the capacity to respond to demand of between 35,000 - 40,000 requests on a steady state daily basis (up to 280K requests per week), and surge capacity of 70,000-80,000 daily requests for a period of 7 days (up to 560K requests).
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Storage Requirements
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Planning, Order Scheduling and Demand Management
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Order Fulfilment
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Distribution / Delivery
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
HSE Customer Support
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Reporting, KPI’s, Invoicing & Data requirements
/
Weighting:
10
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Ultimate Cost
/
Weighting:
40
Value excluding VAT: 50000000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
12
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
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.2.2)
Additional CPV code(s)
60161000
-
Parcel transport services
63100000
-
Cargo handling and storage services
63120000
-
Storage and warehousing services
63121000
-
Storage and retrieval services
63121100
-
Storage services
63122000
-
Warehousing services
63710000
-
Support services for land transport
64121200
-
Parcel delivery services
79823000
-
Printing and delivery services
II.2.3)
Place of performance
II.2.4)
Description of the procurement
Lot 2: Services will be contracted from Lot 2 upon the event of the Lot 1 service provider reaching their specified capacity. The Lot 2 appointed supplier should have the capacity to respond to demand of 80,000 – 100,000 kits on a steady state weekly basis, and surge capacity of up to 180,000 kits per week for 2 consecutive weeks
Criteria below
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Storage Requirements
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Planning, Order Scheduling and Demand Management
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Order Fulfilment
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Distribution / Delivery
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
HSE Customer Support
/
Weighting:
10
Quality criterion
-
Name:
Reporting, KPI’s, Invoicing & Data requirements
/
Weighting:
10
Cost criterion
-
Name:
Ultimate Cost
/
Weighting:
40
Value excluding VAT: 10000000.00
EUR
II.2.7)
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months:
12
This contract is subject to renewal:
no
II.2.10)
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
no
II.2.11)
Information about options
Options:
yes
Description of options:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two such extensions on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations at law.
II.2.13)
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
no