Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services (24/7/365)

The HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services also includes the requirement to transfer organs between hospitals, …

CPV: 60424100 Hire of aircraft with crew, 60445000 Aircraft operating services, 60444000 Aircraft-operation services, 60424110 Hire of fixed-wing aircraft with crew, 85100000 Health services, 85140000 Miscellaneous health services, 85143000 Ambulance services
Deadline:
Dec. 2, 2024, noon
Deadline type:
Submitting a bid
Place of execution:
Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services (24/7/365)
Awarding body:
Health Service Executive (HSE)
Award number:
0

1. Buyer

1.1 Buyer

Official name : Health Service Executive (HSE)
Legal type of the buyer : Body governed by public law
Activity of the contracting authority : Health

2. Procedure

2.1 Procedure

Title : Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services (24/7/365)
Description : The HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services also includes the requirement to transfer organs between hospitals, usually within the country. The Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services will be based at an airport in Dublin providing emergency air ambulance transfer service 24/7/365. The principle requirements shall be for the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction or organs and/or organ retrieval teams usually within Ireland, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service Provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.
Procedure identifier : 0fa98069-7a4b-4652-a738-6e62133af39a
Type of procedure : Open
The procedure is accelerated : no
Justification for the accelerated procedure :
Main features of the procedure :

2.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60424100 Hire of aircraft with crew
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60445000 Aircraft operating services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60444000 Aircraft-operation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60424110 Hire of fixed-wing aircraft with crew
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85100000 Health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85140000 Miscellaneous health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85143000 Ambulance services

2.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country

2.1.3 Value

Estimated value excluding VAT : 18 500 000 Euro

2.1.4 General information

Legal basis :
Directive 2014/24/EU

2.1.5 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Maximum number of lots for which one tenderer can submit tenders : 0

2.1.6 Grounds for exclusion

Purely national exclusion grounds :

5. Lot

5.1 Lot technical ID : LOT-0001

Title : Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services (24/7/365)
Description : The HSE is seeking tenders for the 24/7/365 emergency air ambulance transport via fixed wing air ambulance, to transfer patients (both inpatients and at home based patients) between Ireland and other countries mainly the UK. Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services also includes the requirement to transfer organs between hospitals, usually within the country. The Emergency Fixed Wing Air Ambulance Services will be based at an airport in Dublin providing emergency air ambulance transfer service 24/7/365. The principle requirements shall be for the transfer, via air ambulance, of patients from Ireland to another jurisdiction or organs and/or organ retrieval teams usually within Ireland, often in emergency situations. The entire provision of the service would be the remit of the service Provider i.e. staffing, equipment, etc.
Internal identifier : 0

5.1.1 Purpose

Main nature of the contract : Services
Main classification ( cpv ): 60424100 Hire of aircraft with crew
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60445000 Aircraft operating services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60444000 Aircraft-operation services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 60424110 Hire of fixed-wing aircraft with crew
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85100000 Health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85140000 Miscellaneous health services
Additional classification ( cpv ): 85143000 Ambulance services

5.1.2 Place of performance

Country : Ireland
Anywhere in the given country
Additional information :

5.1.3 Estimated duration

Other duration : Unknown

5.1.6 General information

Reserved participation : Participation is not reserved.
Procurement Project not financed with EU Funds.
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) : yes

5.1.7 Strategic procurement

Aim of strategic procurement : No strategic procurement

5.1.9 Selection criteria

Criterion :
Type : Other

5.1.11 Procurement documents

Languages in which the procurement documents are officially available : English
Languages in which the procurement documents (or their parts) are unofficially available : English
Deadline for requesting additional information : 25/11/2024

5.1.12 Terms of procurement

Terms of submission :
Electronic submission : Required
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted : English
Electronic catalogue : Not allowed
Tenderers may submit more than one tender : Not allowed
Deadline for receipt of tenders : 02/12/2024 12:00 +01:00
Information about public opening :
Opening date : 02/12/2024 12:30 +01:00
Terms of contract :
The execution of the contract must be performed within the framework of sheltered employment programmes : No
Electronic invoicing : Allowed
Electronic ordering will be used : no
Electronic payment will be used : no

5.1.15 Techniques

Framework agreement :
No framework agreement
Information about the dynamic purchasing system :
No dynamic purchase system
Electronic auction : no

5.1.16 Further information, mediation and review

Review organisation : The High Court of Ireland
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents : Health Service Executive (HSE)
Organisation receiving requests to participate : Health Service Executive (HSE)
Organisation processing tenders : Health Service Executive (HSE)
TED eSender : European Dynamics S.A.

8. Organisations

8.1 ORG-0001

Official name : Health Service Executive (HSE)
Registration number : 0043024G
Postal address : Oak House, Millennium Park Naas Co. Kildare
Town : Kildare
Postcode : RE
Country : Ireland
Telephone : 01 5119700
Internet address : https://www.hse.ie
Buyer profile : https://www.hse.ie
Roles of this organisation :
Buyer
Organisation providing offline access to the procurement documents
Organisation receiving requests to participate
Organisation processing tenders

8.1 ORG-0002

Official name : The High Court of Ireland
Registration number : The High Court of Ireland
Department : The High Court of Ireland
Postal address : Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7
Town : Dublin
Postcode : D07 WDX8
Country : Ireland
Telephone : +353 1 8886000
Roles of this organisation :
Review organisation

8.1 ORG-0003

Official name : European Dynamics S.A.
Registration number : 002024901000
Department : European Dynamics S.A.
Town : Athens
Country : Greece
Telephone : +30 2108094500
Roles of this organisation :
TED eSender

11. Notice information

11.1 Notice information

Notice identifier/version : 8b68cba3-43d5-4ff6-a8b1-369f031f9886 - 01
Form type : Competition
Notice type : Contract or concession notice – standard regime
Notice dispatch date : 24/10/2024 10:22 +01:00
Languages in which this notice is officially available : English

11.2 Publication information

Notice publication number : 00650208-2024
OJ S issue number : 209/2024
Publication date : 25/10/2024