18 December 2020

Negotiated procedure for a middle value contract: Provision of medical services by a medical centre

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F-SE-20-T07
Negotiated procedure
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA or the Agency) is looking to conclude a framework contract in cascade for the provision of medical services by a Medical Center to provide the Agency the following tasks (the list below is not exhaustive):

Open until :

15 January 2021 17:00
Publication date
18 December 2020
  • Annual medical examination of staff in accordance with the list of elements outlined in point Task 1;
  • Pre-employment medical examination of candidates in accordance with the list of elements in point Task 2;
  • Availability for meetings with the FRA management and Medical Advisor.

All working documents and forms that the contractor will require to FRA staff members to read, to fill in, and to sign must be made available also in English. FRA may provide translations or reach agreements with the contractors for the languages of some medical documents.

Description of the tasks

The candidate(s) will be requested to perform the following list of tests under the tasks defined earlier:

Task 1 - Annual medical examination of staff

Blood test

Frequency and conditions

Exams

Frequency and conditions

Haemoglobin,  Haematocrit

yearly

Clinical exam

yearly

Red blood cell count and white blood cell count and film

yearly

Gynaecological check PAP-Test

Mammography

Yearly, woman

Platelets

yearly

Urological check (+PSA)

Yearly for men > 45 years

Sedimentation rate

yearly

Eye test

1x2y for VDU*

Glycaemia

yearly

Ophthalmological examination

On request of Medical Advisor

Creatinie

yearly

 

Uric acid

yearly

Gamma-GT

yearly

SGOT

yearly

SGPT

yearly

Total cholesterol

yearly

HDLc - LDLc

yearly

Triglycerides

yearly

TSH

Female or on Request of the Medical Advisor

HIV

Optional

Urine microscopy, glucose,proteins

yearly

PSA

Yearly men (>45)

*visual display unit

The scope of the examinations may be modified when required by newly adopted EU standards.

Task 2 -  Pre-employment medical examination of candidates

Blood test

Exams

Conditions

Haemoglobin,  Haematocrit

Clinical Exams

 

Red blood cell count and white blood cell count and film

Eye test

<45 years old

Platelets

Complete ophthalmological examination

>45 years old

Sedimentation rate

X ray

(if the last available is older than 2 years)

Ferritin

ECG at rest

-

Glycaemia

Supplementary exams

If justify by occupational risk factors OR in case of anomalies in the results of the standard package and if necessary to establish if the candidate is fit for the assignment.

Creatinie

 

Uric acid

Ureum (BUN)

Gamma-GT

SGOT- SGPT

Total cholesterol – HDLc - LDLc

Triglycerides

TSH

Total bilirubin

Serological tests for syphilis: VDRL (or RPR),  TPHA (or TTPA)

Hepatitis A (IGG) – C- HIV

Serological tests for hepatitis B: HBs antigen and anti-HBsAg and anti-HBcAg antibody

Urine microscopy, glucose, proteins

 

The scope of the examinations may be modified when required by newly adopted EU standards.

Place of work and meetings

The tasks are to be performed at the contractor’s premises in Vienna or at any other place designated by the contractor and agreed by the FRA.

A maximum of 2 co-ordination meetings with FRA will be held in FRA’s premises in Vienna (Austria) and/or at the premises of the contractor. First meeting should take place after the signature of the contract, second meeting after 6 months, if deemed necessary.

The chosen Medical Center will work in close co-operation with the Medical Advisor of the FRA. For this purpose, a kick off meeting between FRA, the Medical Advisor and the chosen Medical Center will be organised straight after signing of the contract.

Selection criteria:

Candidates will be required to provide evidence that they possess the minimum capacity to perform the contract:

1. Evidence of economic and financial capacity

1.1   Candidates will be required to provide evidence of a professional risk indemnity insurance for a minimum coverage of 2,000,000 EUR.

1.2  A statement of the annual average turnover for the last 2 financial years for which accounts have been closed. The minimum average annual turnover of the tenderer shall be of 67,500.00 EUR. In case of a consortium, the annual average turnover for each of the partners shall be presented. The sum of the annual average turnovers of each partner will be taken into account to reach the minimum annual average turnover of 67,500.00 EUR.

2. Evidence of professional capacity

Candidates must comply with the minimum criteria listed below:

2.1     Candidates must prove that they are authorised to perform the medical services required in the tender under the Austrian law, as evidenced by inclusion in the relevant official professional register.

2.2     Candidates are required to prove that they have completed at least three (3) contracts in the last three (3) years (counting backwards from the deadline for submission of tenders) in the field of services offered by a medical center of an annual amount of at least EUR 5,000.00 each.

2.3     Candidates must prove that they have the capacity to perform the tests required under the list of tasks.

No documents proving the fulfilment of these criteria are requested at this stage.

Participation in this negotiated procedure for a middle value contract is open to natural and legal persons falling within the scope of the EU Treaties (this includes all economic operators established in the European Union), and to all natural and legal persons established in a third country which has a special agreement with the Union in the field of public procurement on the conditions laid down in that agreement. FRA is not part of the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) concluded within the World Trade Organisation. Therefore, the procurement procedure is not open to candidates from GPA countries.

If you would like to participate in this negotiated procedure, please register your interest by e-mail to procurement@fra.europa.eu, including your contact details (name, organisation, address, country and e-mail) before 15/01/2021 at 17:00 CET (GMT +02:00).

Please note that registration of interest to participate in the above-mentioned procedure does not give rise to any legitimate expectations to be invited.