Number: 5929875
Country: Somalia
Source: TED
ROLE 2 Medical Support Services for EUTM-S
EUTM-S is seeking for a Role 2 medical care services to cover the region of Mogadishu. According to NATO doctrine, the Medical Care Support is categorized into 4 Roles: (Role 1, Role 2, Role 3, and Role 4) that identifies the functions and the capabilities of a medical unit or element. Most of the care capabilities of each Role are subordinates to the next higher Role.
The Role 2 must be capable to provide a basic level of surgery within the first hourbut not later than 2 hours of wounding, a primary surgery directed at first repair of local damage from wounding not more than 4 hours and Emergency Orthopedic Surgery and Emergency Life Saving Surgery.
The Medical Care services capability will be available 24/7.
EUTM Somalia is seeking for a Role 2 medical support services permanently situated in IC MIA, Somalia for the period 1.1.2018 to 31.12.2018 (1 year contract).The contractor must provide the human and material resources necessary to ensure the Role 2 Medical Support Service. Role 2 Medical Support Service works within an appropriate complex system of medical care in order to ensure preservation of life, health and the minimization of residual disabilities, this system is based on treatment time-lines, which commence from the time of wounding/injury occurs.
The following must be adhered to:
— Role 2: Time and distance related constraints require surgery to be performed inthe mission area itself before patients can be transported to the nearest acceptable hospital in the region. The Role 2 Medical Staff is to consist of 10 members to be changed every 2 months: General Surgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Anaesthesiologist, Anaesthetist Nurse, n. 2 Operating Room Nurse.
Critical Care nurse, Medical Laboratory Technician, Medical X-Ray Technician and Project Manager (the Role 2 Medical Staff requirements are in annex to the procurement documents).
— Role 2 provides the following medical care: Damage Control Surgery (DCS), Primary Surgery (PS), Emergency Orthopaedic Surgery and Emergency Life Saving Surgery (ELSS) with postoperative care; Intensive Care with theatre holding policy up to 18 hours, diagnostic imaging (radiology & ultrasound) and laboratory examination (blood, urine and stool), medical liability insurance and enough supplies (pharmaceuticals, medical gases and emergency blood) to support Role 2 functions (see description in the technical specifications).
All medical activities will comply with applicable (International) Law and EU standards and ethics. The quality of EUTM-S Health and Medical Support will continue to be consistent with EU standards, its aim to achieve outcomes of treatment equating to peace time “best medical practice”. The application of this principle must be guided by the principles embodied within concepts of Clinical/Healthcare Governance and Evidence Based Medicine.
