Single Party Framework Agreement for Financial Consultancy Services
Deadline
01 Apr
01 Apr 2026
Deadline
01 Apr
Framework agreement for financial consultancy services with the Irish Aviation Authority
Framework agreement for financial consultancy services with the Irish Aviation Authority
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector consultancy and compliance.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate for turnover
- Two-step tender process
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | the Irish Aviation Authority |
| Title | Single Party Framework Agreement for Financial Consultancy Services |
| CPV / category | services |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 12 months |
| Submission deadline | 2026-04-01T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
the Irish Aviation Authority ran this procurement for “Single Party Framework Agreement for Financial Consultancy Services” 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:
- Title: Single Party Framework Agreement for Financial Consultancy Services
- rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
- nderers must provide details of conformance (if any) to the ISO 9000 series or any other equivalent standard or system
- [RFT for Financial Consultancy Services.docx]
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- The Irish Aviation Authority (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
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- • Licensing personnel and organisations involved in aircraft maintenance
- [RFT for Financial Consultancy Services.docx] framework of applicable global, European and national legislation/regulation.
- • Registering drone operators and certifying unmanned aircraft system operations
- • Certifying airlines and the approval of groundhandling services providers
- Our mission is to regulate aviation to the highest professional standards to ensure a safe, secure and consumer-focused aviation environment. Through regulation, we enable and support world-class performance and innovation in civil aviation in Ireland and abroad.
- The IAA’s revenues are generated through charges and fees raised from regulated entities and the users of its services.
- The IAA is committed to providing, on a sound commercial basis, safe, efficient and cost-effective regulatory services which fulfil its statutory obligations. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.
3. Background & buyer context
The extract showed a structured PQQ-to-ITT sequence intended to shortlist capable bidders before full award-stage submission. Programme and policy framing was only partially visible, but continuity and modernisation drivers were evident in the procurement design.
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.; l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Professional Indemnity €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros; l obtain the following insurances before the commencement of the contract and maintain such insurances for the duration of the contract: (a) employer's liability insurance with a limit of not less than thirteen million euros (€13, from Contractor of cancellation
- Certifications — l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Professional Indemnity €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros; l obtain the following insurances before the commencement of the contract and maintain such insurances for the duration of the contract: (a) employer's liability insurance with a limit of not less than thirteen million euros (€13, from Contractor of cancellation; l obtain the following insurances before the commencement of the contract and maintain such insurances for the duration of the contract: (a) employer's liability insurance with a limit of not less than thirteen million euros (€13,000,000 Euros) in respect of any one claim or se
- Past experience — not specified for this tender
- Personnel — not specified for this tender
- Geographic / facility constraints — l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Professional Indemnity €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros; l obtain the following insurances before the commencement of the contract and maintain such insurances for the duration of the contract: (a) employer's liability insurance with a limit of not less than thirteen million euros (€13, from Contractor of cancellation; l obtain the following insurances before the commencement of the contract and maintain such insurances for the duration of the contract: (a) employer's liability insurance with a limit of not less than thirteen million euros (€13,000,000 Euros) in respect of any one claim or se 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.
- l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Professional Indemnity €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros
- l obtain the following insurances before the commencement of the contract and maintain such insurances for the duration of the contract: (a) employer's liability insurance with a limit of not less than thirteen million euros (€13, from Contractor of cancellation
- l obtain the following insurances before the commencement of the contract and maintain such insurances for the duration of the contract: (a) employer's liability insurance with a limit of not less than thirteen million euros (€13,000,000 Euros) in respect of any one claim or se
- ries of connected occurrences arising out of any one event in connection with this Contract; (b) public liability insurance with a limit of not less than six million five hundred thousand euros (€6,500,000) in respect of any one claim or series
- of connected occurrences arising out of any one event in connection with this Contract; (c) professional indemnity insurance with a limit of not less than six million five hundred thousand euros (€6,500,000) in respect of any one claim or series
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| If a Tenderer does not, upon request by the Contracting Authority, provide evide | 10% | not stated | not stated |
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
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:
- Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
- Tenderers must include relevant CV details for each team member and to include the following;
- Appendix 1 (Section 4) Requirements and Specifications
- Appendix 2 (Section 5) Pricing Schedule
- Appendix 4 Contract Terms and Conditions
- Appendix 5 European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2026-04-01T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2026-04-01T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 26 February 2014 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 12 March 2001 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 31 July 2014 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 12 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)
- l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Professional Indemnity €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros
- Invoices shall be payable 30 days after receipt of same
- ontinues for 60 calendar days either party may terminate at 14 days’ notice
- breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
- Appendix 4 Contract Terms and Conditions
- The IAA is responsible for the regulation of safety, security and consumer interests in the aviation sector in Ireland. The Company’s responsibilities are set out in the framework of applicable global, European and national legislation/regulation.
- [RFT for Financial Consultancy Services.docx] framework of applicable global, European and national legislation/regulation.
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 — 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: [3
Scale / volume phrases
- that all prices quoted in the Tender will remain valid for 180 days commencing from the Tender Deadline
- Most recent accounts should not be greater than 12 months old from date of tender submission
- Invoices shall be payable 30 days after receipt of same
- If the Purchaser objects to such Sub-Processor within 10 days of being notified, the parties shall me
- f the Purchaser doesn’t reject to such sub-processor within 10 days of being notified, they will deemed to
- ontinues for 60 calendar days either party may terminate at 14 days’ notice
- breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
TENDER DOCUMENTS [RFT for Financial Consultancy Services.docx, RFT for Financial Consultancy Services.docx, Appendix 4 - Contract Terms and Conditions.docx.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
- Key attachments to prioritise: RFT for Financial Consultancy Services.docx]
, Appendix 1 (Section 4) Requirements and Specifications, Appendix 2 (Section 5) Pricing Schedule.
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- ISO 9000
Minimum turnover
€500,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€6,500,000
Named standards / methodologies
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Selection and Award Criteria
Lots (1)
Provision of financial consultancy services under a single-party framework agreement.
Documents (4)
RFT for Financial Consultancy Services.docx
128.4 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
Appendix 4 - Contract Terms and Conditions.docx
110.6 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
Appendix 3 -Tenderer Statement.docx
16.5 KB · Tender Response Template
Appendix 5 - ESPD.docx
77.5 KB · ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)
Original notice text
Single Party Framework Agreement for Financial Consultancy Services
AI analysis updated 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Deadline
01 Apr
Location
Services to be provided across Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
25 Mar 2026
eTenders ID
7559597
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