Call for Tender for Endoscope Cleaning and Drying Solutions for New Children’s Hospital

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

National Paediatric Hospital Development Board ran this procurement for “Call for Tender for the provision of Endoscope Channel Cleaning, Leak Detection Solution, Endoscope Drying and Packing Solution for the Central Decontamination Unit of the New Children’s Hospital, Du” as an operational contract requiring implementation and sustained service execution. The extracted pack showed qualification-stage material with references to later ITT technical depth; practical activity therefore centred on building, integrating, and operating the specified service stack with compliant reporting and handover obligations where stated. Constituent activities and named work elements in the supplied extracts:

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• Appendix B - Letter of Undertaking from Parent or Supporting Company (CfT XXXXXX) 24
• [CfT CDU Endoscope Cleaning Leak Detection and Drying Solution (ID 170236).docx] * 1. The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) “Contracting Authority” is responsible for the design, build and equipping of a new children’s hospital on behalf of its client Children’s Health Ireland. The NPHDB, invites submissions to this call for tender for the provision of goods and services as described in Appendix 1 (the “User Requirement Specification” for Goods and Services).
• 2. In summary, the goods and services comprise:
• The new children’s hospital (nch) is currently in construction on a single site at the campus of St James’s Hospital to relocate existing services from CHI at Crumlin, Temple Street and the remaining paediatric services from Tallaght University Hospital to the new (nch) facility. The nch will be a tertiary and quaternary facility specialising in advanced paediatric healthcare for the island of Ireland and will also provide primary and secondary care for the greater Dublin area (https://www.newchildrenshospital.ie).
• A review has been undertaken by CHI decontamination unit staff on the selection and equipment used in the life cycle of the endoscope decontamination service. This included, but was not limited to, consideration of capacity planning, growth over time, turnaround times, workflow, reduction of single - use consumables, chemicals for example.
• Consequently, state of the art sustainable, environmentally friendly equipment, less labour intensive, improved cycle times, with minimal or no chemical detergents, with minimal or no single use consumables , reduced waste is required from tender submissions to ensure the best possible service and CHI green campus vision is met. It is imperative that equipment also is, ethically supplied, robust, of high quality, safe for use, functional and reliable, reusable, has longevity of use and is an equivalent standard and specification.
• [CfT CDU Endoscope Cleaning Leak Detection and Drying Solution (ID 170236).docx] is required from tender submissions to ensure the best possible service and CHI green campus vision is met. It is imperative that equipment also is, ethically supplied, robust, of high quality, safe for use, functional and reliable, reusable, has longevity of use and is an equivalent standard and specification.
• The new facility provides an increase in CDU capacity with more efficient workflows, and turnaround times. Therefore, new equipment is required to meet the additional surgical activity planned for the nch, while caring for the environment and being economical. Hence, this tender focuses on improved solutions for two of the key steps in the reprocessing procedure of endoscopes.
• 1. Sustainable Endoscope Channel Cleaning and Leak Detection System
• A semi-automated, endoscope leak detection and channel pre-cleaning system that reduces turnaround times by optimising cleaning and leak testing, whilst also reducing the use and disposal of single use consumables and utilities. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The buyer context reflected a formal Irish public-procurement route, with pre-qualification used to control entry into the tender stage.

• The new children’s hospital (nch) is currently in construction on a single site at the campus of St James’s Hospital to relocate existing services from CHI at Crumlin, Temple Street and the remaining paediatric services from Tallaght University Hospital to the new (nch) facility. The nch will be a tertiary and quaternary facility specialising in advanced paediatric healthcare for the island of Ireland and will also provide primary and secondary care for the greater Dublin area (https://www.newchildrenshospital.ie).
• Lessons learnt from other large hospital builds indicate that such dates cannot be firmed up as the complexities of the building programme may result in a change to the timeline in response to factors that cannot be predicted. Therefore
• Lessons learnt from other large hospital builds indicate that such dates cannot be firmed up as the complexities of the building programme may result in a change to the timeline in response to factors that cannot be predicted. Therefore, once the vendor(s) is/are selected, this timeline will be updated and refreshed regularly in partnership with the building contractor the Design team and the client, CHI.
• As a paediatric healthcare provider CHI has a legal and moral responsibility to act against climate change by adopting sustainable practices which lead to significant reductions in our greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). The Green Campus programme is in place to engage the whole of CHI’s staff and wider in a long-term commitment to sustainability within CHI.

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• Insurance — — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.; red to hold for the term of the Goods Contract for the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 (where applicable) Product Liability €6,500,000 By signing the Tenderer’s Statement,
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender Additional binding lines surfaced in the deterministic extract:
• — use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.
• red to hold for the term of the Goods Contract for the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 (where applicable) Product Liability €6,500,000 By signing the Tenderer’s Statement,

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• CVs (page count, named roles) — not specified in extract.
• Pricing schedule (format/template) — expected at ITT stage.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — ESPD/declaration/statement-of-confirmation language was present.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• eTenders Reference Number: CfT ID: 5600823
• Appendix A Tenderers Declaration 22
• Appendix B - Letter of Undertaking from Parent or Supporting Company (CfT XXXXXX) 24
• [CfT CDU Endoscope Cleaning Leak Detection and Drying Solution (ID 170236).docx] * 1. The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) “Contracting Authority” is responsible for the design, build and equipping of a new children’s hospital on behalf of its client Children’s Health Ireland. The NPHDB, invites submissions to this call for tender for the provision of goods and services as described in Appendix 1 (the “User Requirement Specification” for Goods and Services).
• https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/nqpsd/qps-improvement/hse-standards-and-recommended-practices-for-facility-design-and-equipping-of-edus-v-1-1.pdf
• • 1. Requirements specified in Appendix 1; CDU URS and Answer Book reflect CHI users clinical & technical, sustainability requirements along with all other lifecycle requirements. Tendered solutions must meet the mandatory requirements specified. The requirements are in sections, both general and specific to the equipment required per Lot with the Statutory/Regulatory /EU standard Conformance and the functional, technical and operation performance specifications for equipment to support the CDU service delivery. Tenderers should complete responses to all requirements in each section for each Lot being tendered, in Appendix 1, CDU URS and Answer Book. Tender solutions should meet these requirements and be future focused to adopt any emerging innovations. Tendered submissions for each Lot will be evaluated separately from the other Lots.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 12 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Sector: Scientific Equipment & Laboratory
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• red to hold for the term of the Goods Contract for the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 (where applicable) Product Liability €6,500,000 By signing the Tenderer’s Statement,
• [CfT CDU Endoscope Cleaning Leak Detection and Drying Solution (ID 170236).docx]
• 2.16 Industry Terms Used in this CfT 11
• [CfT CDU Endoscope Cleaning Leak Detection and Drying Solution (ID 170236).docx] * 1. The National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB) “Contracting Authority” is responsible for the design, build and equipping of a new children’s hospital on behalf of its client Children’s Health Ireland. The NPHDB, invites submissions to this call for tender for the provision of goods and services as described in Appendix 1 (the “User Requirement Specification” for Goods and Services).
• The provision of central decontamination unit (CDU) equipment is required for a digital, state of art, new children’s hospital which is currently under construction for Children’s Health Ireland. Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) comprises the following: CHI at Crumlin, National Children’s Hospital at Tallaght, and CHI at Temple Street plus two urgent care and outpatient facilities at Connolly and Tallaght Hospitals.
• The new children’s hospital (nch) is currently in construction on a single site at the campus of St James’s Hospital to relocate existing services from CHI at Crumlin, Temple Street and the remaining paediatric services from Tallaght University Hospital to the new (nch) facility. The nch will be a tertiary and quaternary facility specialising in advanced paediatric healthcare for the island of Ireland and will also provide primary and secondary care for the greater Dublin area (https://www.newchildrenshospital.ie).

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Qualification gate: the deterministic extract included a turnover threshold line (— use these verbatim for insurance / turnover. If a category (insurance, turnover) has no entry here, treat it as 'not specified' for THIS tender.), which can materially narrow bidder pool composition.
• The two-step process (PQQ then ITT) shifted effort to compliance evidence early, with competitive scoring detail potentially deferred.
• Technical and contractual granularity appeared ITT-dependent, increasing ambiguity at qualification stage for non-incumbent bidders.

10. SME fit assessment

This competition looked most accessible to firms with established public-sector tender capability, documented financial capacity, and direct operational experience in the relevant service category.

• Credible bidder profile — mid-sized to large specialist with formal QA/compliance process.
• Consortium / sub-contracting — allowed or addressed in the extracts (Appendix references and reliance provisions).
• Indicative bid-prep effort — 6 to 12 working days for evidence collation, form completion, and review cycles at PQQ level.
• Pwin signal — strongest for bidders with reusable qualification artefacts, comparable references, and low-friction mobilisation capability.

11. Where to dig deeper

• Source RFT/PQQ filenames: CfT CDU Endoscope Cleaning Leak Detection and Drying Solution (ID 170236).docx, 3.4 Standstill Period – Remedies Directive

CfT CDU Endoscope Cleaning Leak Detection and Drying Solution (ID 170236).docx, Appendix A Tenderers Declaration 22.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: CfT ID: 5600823 .
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix B - Letter of Undertaking from Parent or Supporting Company (CfT XXXXXX) 24](#_, Appendix 1 (the “User Requirement Specification” for Goods and Services)., Appendix 1; CDU URS and Answer Book reflect CHI users clinical & technical, sustainabili.