Outsourced Radiology Services for St. James’s Hospital

The Health Service Executive hereby invites suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers to submit tenders for the Provision of Outsourced Radiology Services for St. James’s Hospital (SJH). The Competition will consist of the following Lots: • Lot 1: Ultrasound Services • Lot 2: CT Services • Lot 3: CT Services for Research These services are required on an ongoing basis to clear hospital waiting lists in St James’s Hospital. However, there is no guarantee of any definite level of business. Only one provider will be appointed for each Lot. Tenderers can apply for one Lot, two Lots or all three Lots. Each Lot will be evaluated on a separate and independent basis so offers grouping Lots is not possible. For example, it is not permissible to state something to the effect “A discount of 10percent on the prices tendered for Lot 2 will be offered only if we are also awarded business in Lot 1”. The prices entered for each Lot on the Price Schedule in the Tender Response Document (TRD) will be taken as the tendered figures and used to award cost scores to each tender. Due to the importance and nature of the services, and in particular: • the need to ensure seamless engagement between the successful tenderer and SJH, • to ensure that, if required, patients can be transferred back to the public hospital swiftly and without difficulty, • Consultants’ clinical commitment in the referring hospital, • The need for inpatient clinical review/care as required following surgery, The facility must be within 20km of SJH, as measured on Google Maps, and Tenders from applicants whose facilities are not within 20km of SJH will not be considered. Any Contract that results from this Competition shall be for an initial period of 36 months (the “Term”). The HSE reserves the right to extend the Term for two periods of up to 12 months each on the same terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authority’s obligations. The CA does not make any guarantee in relation to the volume or value of Services to be procured over the Term.