Request for Tenders for the Development and Delivery of a QQI Certified Training Programme in Quality for Process Technicians

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Engineering Skillnet ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the Development and Delivery of a QQI Certified Training Programme in Quality for Process Technicians” 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:

• is national business network is to support the growth of member companies by enhancing industry specific skills and knowledge, broadening access
• supply their Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate on
• environment, construction, agriculture as well as core elements of the sub supply sectors
• 1.1.3 The objective of this national business network is to support the growth of member
• quality for process technicians (the “Programme”) and the provision of related services and
• additional services (if any), as described in Part 4 of this Request for Tenders (“RFT”)
• (“Tenderers”) for the admission to the Framework for the provision of the Services.
• Tenderers interested in participating in this Competition for the services described herein.
• Services has been awarded to a Framework Supplier by or on behalf of the Network.
• choose not to proceed with some elements of the Services at any time prior to the
• 2.2.3 The Tender and all supporting documentation (if any) must be in English or Irish
• languages only. All supporting documentation should be page numbered and cross 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.

• Title: Request for Tenders for the Development and Delivery of a QQI Certified Training Programme in Quality for Process Technicians
• The budget allocated for the Programme Development is €25,000 ex VAT
• The budget allocated for the Programme Delivery is €2,500 per person ex VAT
• Namely, the fee for development of the Programme should not exceed €25,000 (exclusive of VAT) and fee for delivery of the Programme per person should not

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — not specified for this tender
• Insurance — not specified for this tender
• 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

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:
• [RFT - Quality for Process Technicians.pdf] Request for Tenders (RFT) for the Development and
• Appendix 6: Data Processing Agreement
• [RFT - Quality for Process Technicians.pdf] industry specific skills and knowledge, broadening access to
• 1.2.4 Tenders must be submitted in line with the instructions set out in Part 2 of this RFT and in
• [RFT - Quality for Process Technicians.pdf] RFT
• [RFT - Quality for Process Technicians.pdf] conclusion of the Framework Agreement with the Tenderer

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 48 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• Agreement”) will be established for a term of 48 months (“the
• Agreement”) will be established for a term of 48 months (“the Framework Agreement
• be made within 30 days of receipt by the Network of a valid in
• amount within 30 days of receipt by the Network of such invoi
• including machinery, equipment, paper, printing and fabricated products.
• Membership of the network is open to private enterprises in the engineering sector based
• Any contract that may be awarded throughout the Framework Agreement Term shall be

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Numeric qualification gates were only partially visible, so eligibility certainty required full pack review.
• 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 — specialist operator with compliant procurement governance and evidencable experience.
• 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: RFT - Quality for Process Technicians.pdf, RFT - Quality for Process Technicians.pdf] Request for Tenders (RFT) for the Develo, RFT document.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1: Form of Tender, Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule, Appendix 5: Appointment Letter.