Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s) I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contractPaLS - Air Ambulance/Air Transfer Service.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 3: Air transport services of passengers and freight, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various locations throughout Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN0
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)Provision of a door-to-door transport service involving air transport for Health & Social Care Northern Ireland, serving the population of Northern Ireland. The service is to include provision for clinical care during transport.The framework is intended to run for 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
The framework has been established with accessibility for the following organisations:
i. Health & Social Care Board
ii. Belfast HSC Trust
iii. Northern HSC Trust
iv. South Eastern HSC Trust
v. Western HSC Trust
vi. Southern HSC Trust
vii. Business Services Organisation
viii. Public Health Agency
ix. Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
x. Other public bodies under DHSSPSNI may have occasion to access the services provided at any time during the period of the framework.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Price. Weighting 712
2. Quality. Weighting 288
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority4581
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 4581 Lot title: PaLS - Air Ambulance/Air Transfer ServiceV.1)Date of contract award decision:6.12.2013
V.2)Information about offersNumber of offers received: 6
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been takenWoodgate Aviation (NI) Ltd
Belfast International Airport
BT29 4AB Antrim
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 2894422478
Internet address: http://www.woodair.com
Fax: +44 2894452649
V.4)Information on value of contract
V.5)Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:23.1.2014