Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-02-23
Buyer: Beaumont Hospital
Country: IE
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 33696200 | 60100000 | 60400000: Air transport services | 63520000 | 71900000
Estimated value: 8000000 EUR
Submission deadline: 2018-03-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine processes more than 5 200 000 tests each year, with a total repertoire of over 800 different test types offered. Owing to Beaumont Hospital’s National Specialities and National Cancer Referral Centre remit, a significant proportion of tests are referred onwards to other laboratory sites for processing. This contract concerns the transport and processing of samples that are currently referred to external laboratories by the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine. While the Hospital’s reasons for “outsourcing” particular laboratory tests vary, generally, a decision is made to refer a test type to an external facility for reasons of efficiency and to ensure the availability of appropriate technology.
The Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine processes more than 5 200 000 tests each year, with a total repertoire of over 800 different test types offered. The Directorate’s workload primarily derives from GPs, other external sources and internal demand. Owing to Beaumont Hospital’s National Specialities and National Cancer Referral Centre remit, a significant proportion of tests are referred onwards to other laboratory sites for processing. This contract concerns the transport and processing of samples that are currently referred to external laboratories by the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine. While the Hospital’s reasons for “outsourcing” particular laboratory tests vary, generally, a decision is made to refer a test type to an external facility for reasons of efficiency and to ensure the availability of appropriate technology. The transport of samples falls within the scope of the contract in question. As will be more fully described in the Invitation to Tender documentation issued to successful candidates, the Contracting Authority’s transport requirements fall under two broad categories:
3.2.1. The collection of blood samples from St Joseph’s Hospital, Raheny for transport to the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine for processing (circa 5 kilometres).
3.2.2 . The collection of laboratory samples from the Clinical Directorate of Laboratory Medicine for transport to third-party laboratories, both in Ireland and internationally, for processing. The collection times must be such as to ensure the integrity of samples and to safeguard adhere to optimal scientific turn-around-times.
All candidates complying with the criteria detailed in the Qualification Questionnaire (available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie) will be invited to progress to the tender stage of the competition.
It is envisioned that this contract will be primarily utilised by Beaumont Hospital. However, RCSI Hospitals may also avail of services under this contract.
It is emphasised that no guarantee is offered, nor should any such guarantee be inferred, regarding any organisation other than Beaumont Hospital availing of services under this contract. Any procurement by any other constituent hospital of RCSI Hospitals will be a matter for the individual hospital in question and shall have no bearing upon the contract between Beaumont Hospital and the successful tenderer.
It is envisioned that this contract will be primarily utilised by Beaumont Hospital. However, RCSI Hospitals may also avail of services under this contract. In this regard, the constituent hospitals of RCSI Hospitals are as follows:
It is emphasised that no guarantee is offered, nor should any such guarantee be inferred, regarding any organisation other than Beaumont Hospital availing of services under this contract. Any procurement by any other constituent hospital of RCSI Hospitals will be a matter for the individual hospital in question and shall have no bearing upon the contract between Beaumont Hospital and the successful tenderer.
The Contracting Authority undertakes that this contract will not be awarded until a period of 14 calendar days has elapsed, commencing on the day after the date of electronic notification of all tenderers. This “standstill period” will be observed in accordance with the provisions of S.I. 130 of 2010.

Eligibility requirements: As per the qualification questionnaire, available to download from www.etenders.gov.ie

Award value: 8000000