Ireland – Services provided by medical personnel – Provision of MRI and PET CT CT Services to Cork University Hospital

The HSE, HSE Procurement hereby invites suitably qualified and experienced Service Providers to submit tenders for the provision MRI and PET CT CT Services to Cork University Hospital. This tender process is being conducted under Annex XIV of Procurement directives 2014.24.EU Service No.1: Managed Equipment Service (MES) for the provision of Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET CT) in Cork University Hospital. Service will be between 08:00am and 17:00pm per day, Monday to Friday. Based on the current demand on the service, activity is estimated to be 3,000 patients per annum, of which approximately 90 percent are outpatient and 10 percent are inpatient. Service available to both Inpatients and Outpatients. Inpatient orders include Emergency Department requests. Service available to both Public and Private Patients. Service No.2: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) diagnostic service for both Inpatients, Emergency Department, and Outpatients. Service will be between 08:00am and 22:00pm per day, Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 17:00 on Saturdays to meet current demand. Based on current demand, activity is estimated to be approx. 26,500 MRI Requests - 15,500 Patient Orders or Attendances per annum, of which approximately 11,000 orders . 6,500 Attendances are inpatients and 15,500 orders . 9,000 attendances are outpatients. Service available to both Inpatients and Outpatients. Inpatient orders include Emergency Department Requests. Only one provider will be appointed for both services, and therefore the successful provider must be capable of providing both services. Any Contract that results from this Competition shall be for an initial period of 60 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.