Contract for the operation of helicopter emergency medical services

Description

The Tender will include four helicopters (and a backup helicopter), pilots and HEMS crew members for the operation of helicopter emergency medical services in Denmark. The Contracting Authorities will provide the HEMS physicians. The detailed terms of the operation of the services appear from draft "Contract on the operation of helicopter emergency medical services" and the appendices, which is included as part of the tender documents. The national Danish HEMS service was established by the five regions of Denmark and provides nationwide coverage, currently using four EC-135 helicopters and a backup EC-135 helicopter. However, this tender process concerns two small helicopters and two large helicopters and a backup helicopter (small) as specified in the tender documents. The helicopters must be staffed with a pilot, a HEMS Crew Member and a HEMS physician. The service is primarily dispatched to patients with acute life-threatening illnesses or traumatic injury but is also used for inter-hospital patient transfers. The four helicopters are based near Saltum on landside, Billund Airport, Ringsted Airfield and Skive on landside. On each location the regions have established a base with accommodation facilities for the crew and a hangar for the helicopter which allows for minor maintenance facilities. The bases are owned by the regions and are made available for the supplier free of charge. The backup helicopter may be placed at Ringsted Airfield (hangar made available by the Customer) or elsewhere according to the Supplier’s preference (facilities made available by the Supplier at own expense). The contract will be entered into for a period of 10 years from Commencement of Operations with options to extend the contract length up to 14 years from Commencement of Operation. Furthermore, the Contracting Authorities has an option of purchasing up to two additional helicopters.