IRL-Naas: fruit vegetables

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   Ireland
City/Locality:   NAAS
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:177831-2009
Publication Date:   Jun 30, 2009
Deadline:   Aug 5, 2009
Buyer:   HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE
NAAS , IRELAND  
Ireland
Web Site:   http://www.hse.ie

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2110 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 122/2009, #177831-2009
Referenced Document Number: 336005-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Health Service Executive, Head
Office, Oak House, Limetree Avenue, Millennium Park, Co. Kildare,
IRL-Naas. Tel. +353 45880400. Fax +353 1890200893.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.hse.ie.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/
Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7381.
Further information can be obtained at: Health Service Executive, St.
Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Co. Cork, Contact: Portfolio and
Category Management, Attn: Assistand Head of Portfolio & Category
Management, IRL-Cork. Tel. +353 214923045. E-mail: mmcd@hse.ie. Fax +353
214319324. URL: http://www.hse.ie.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
Health Service Executive, St. Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Co. Cork,
Contact: Portfolio and Category Management, Attn: Assistant Head of
Portfolio & Category Management, IRL-Cork. Tel. +353 214923045. E-mail:
mmcd@hse.ie. Fax +353 214319324. URL: http://www.hse.ie.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Health Service
Executive, St. Finbarr's Hospital, Douglas Road, Co. Cork, Contact:
Portfolio and Category Management, Attn: Assistant Head of Portfolio &
Category Management, IRL-Cork. URL: http://www.hse.ie.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Health.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Supply Fresh & Prepared Fruit & Vegetables to HSE, Cork, Kerry, Limerick,
Clare & Nth Tipp.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: HSE Locations in Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare and
North Tipperary.
NUTS code: IE.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Supply and
delivery of Fresh and Prepared Fruit and Vegetables to the HSE to multiple
locations in Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional
information please visit the eTenders Web Site at
http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=88003.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 03221200, 15300000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Please see Tender documents for full
details.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: The duration of the contract will be for two
years, with the option to extend for a further period of up to one year.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 24 (from the award of the contract).
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Cork City
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE Locations in Cork City and Surrounds.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: North Cork
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE Locations in North Cork County.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
LOT NO 3
TITLE: West Cork
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE Locations in West Cork County.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
LOT NO 4
TITLE: East Cork
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE Locations in East Cork County.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
LOT NO 5
TITLE: Kerry
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE Locations in County Kerry.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
LOT NO 6
TITLE: Limerick
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE Locations in Limerick City and County.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
LOT NO 7
TITLE: Clare
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE locations in County Clare.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
LOT NO 8
TITLE: North Tipperary
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: HSE Locations in North Tipperary.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000, 03221200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: See Tender Documents.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
Please see the Invitation to Tender documentation for full details.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All
candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an
administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust
deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of
their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed
and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any
other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the
candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or
money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the
candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to
participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal
offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave
misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in
providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not
selected to continue with this procurement process.
(6) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to
the payment of social security contributions under the law or of the
relevant State in which the candidate is established
(7) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to
the payment of taxes under the law or of the relevant State in which the
economic operator is established.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will
be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial
years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in
respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject
matter of this notice.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or
extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and
managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their
managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for
providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the
contract;
(3) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a
competent official body of the State in which the candidate is
established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if
relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality
control measures;
(4) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for
ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities;
(5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services
provider intends possibly to subcontract.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate:
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
HSE 003/09.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Prior
information notice
Notice number in OJ: 2008/S 251-336005 of 27.12.2008.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents
or for accessing documents: 5.8.2009.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
5.8.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Duration in month(s): 6 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 5.8.2009 - 14:00.
Place: HSE Procurement, Portfolio & Category Management, St. Finbarr's
Hospital, Douglas Road, Cork.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
At least two authorised officers of the Health Service Executive.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (ET Ref:88003).
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: The High Court, The Four
Courts, IRL-Dublin 7.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 26.6.2009.
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