Architect Led Multi-Disciplinary Team for Renovation, remodelling, construction of ex-Bank of Ireland Building, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Design and Crafts Council Ireland ran this procurement for “Architect Led Multi-Disciplinary Team for Renovation, remodelling, construction of ex-Bank of Ireland Building, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny” 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:

• 5% of gross fee turnover, whichever is greater up to a maximum of €150,000 From start to completion of the Services; and six years from certified substa
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the Services
• arising from the same occurrence (except in respect of pollution contamination and/or asbestos) where annual limit of [€6,500,000 will apply) with a maximum excess of €[ • ] until completion of the Services or
• rse of their employment in connection with the Consultant’s Service Contract with a limit of indemnity of not less than €13,000,000 for each and every claim or series of claims arising from the same occurrence w
• There are timber and RC lintels at the internal door heads, which support the masonry overhead
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• If the dispute has not been resolved within 21 days of the service of the notice of dispute
• the chief executives of the parties prior to the expiry of 21 days of the service of the notice of the dis
• Standard Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical)
• Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical)
• We have examined and understand the Conditions of Engagement for Consultancy Services (Technical), the completed Schedules A and B (where appropriate), and any other tender information supplied, all as amended by any supplemental information, for the above contract.
• Terms used in this tender that are defined in those documents have the same meaning in this tender. We submit with this tender a detailed breakdown of the tender price (if requested) and an approved letter of ‘confirmation’ regarding parent or other company support (if relevant). 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.

• ) COVER Minimum cover each and every claim Permitted deductible each and every occurrence Period Annually renewable Professional Indemnity policy, against liability for losses due to professional negligence €1,500,000 € 45,000 or 1
• Annually renewable Professional Indemnity policy, against liability for losses due to professional negligence €1,500,000 € 45,000
• Fortnightly progress report or as set out in the Brief Progress compared to programme

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.; ) COVER Minimum cover each and every claim Permitted deductible each and every occurrence Period Annually renewable Professional Indemnity policy, against liability for losses due to professional negligence €1,500,000 € 45,000 or 1; Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 2,600,000 € 10,000 for property only with no excess for dea
• 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.
• ) COVER Minimum cover each and every claim Permitted deductible each and every occurrence Period Annually renewable Professional Indemnity policy, against liability for losses due to professional negligence €1,500,000 € 45,000 or 1
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 2,600,000 € 10,000 for property only with no excess for dea
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start 2,600,000 € 10,000 for property only with no excess for dea
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the
• Faxed or e-mailed proposals will not be accepted Public Liability (PL) € 6,500,000 Employers Liability (EL) € 13,000,000 Professional Indemnity (PI) € 1,500,000 COLLATERAL WARRANTY FOR SUB-CONSULTAN

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
• 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) — not specified in extract.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• As outlined in the attached Design Brief and Appendix A 1 month As outlined in the attached Appendix
• As outlined in the attached Design Brief and Appendix A 2 months As outlined in the attached Appendix
• As outlined in the attached Design Brief at Appendix A 6 months 6 months As outlined in the attache
• As outlined in the attached Design Brief and Appendix A 1 month (excluding defects liability period)
• Terms used in this tender that are defined in those documents have the same meaning in this tender. We submit with this tender a detailed breakdown of the tender price (if requested) and an approved letter of ‘confirmation’ regarding parent or other company support (if relevant).

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 1 month. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: Architect Led Multi-Disciplinary Team for Renovation, remodelling, construction of ex-Bank of Ireland Building, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 2,600,000 € 10,000 for property only with no excess for dea
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 2,600,000 € 10,000 for property only with no excess for death, injury or illness
• expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• the other] by termination notified at least 14 and at most 28 days after the notice
• for Client’s termination at will is at least 14 and at most 28 days after the notice
• Terms used in this tender that are defined in those documents have the same meaning in this tender. We submit with this tender a detailed breakdown of the tender price (if requested) and an approved letter of ‘confirmation’ regarding parent or other company support (if relevant).

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.
• Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
• 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 — not clearly specified in extract.
• 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: Tender & Schedule BOI Building July 2023.docx, 3

[Tender & Schedule BOI Building July 2023.docx, COE1-Consultancy Services Technical.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: MF_2.3 Collateral Warranty Sub-Consultants.docx, ~$nder & Schedule Sessions House July 2019.docx, Appendix A 1 month As outlined in the attached Appendix.