ComReg T21490 Request for Tenders for the provision of a Posit Team Platform to support Data Analysis in R

AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.

1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Commission for Communications Regulation ran this procurement for “ComReg T21490 Request for Tenders (RFT) for the provision of a Posit Team Platform to support Data Analysis in R, to ComReg.” 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: ComReg T21490 Request for Tenders (RFT) for the provision of a Posit Team Platform to support Data Analysis in R, to ComReg.
• egate per insurance year [(which professional indemnity insurance will be kept in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and i
• to hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12.7M (or STG£10m) limit for any one clai
• s arising out of a single occurrence RFT - Consultancy Service ComReg Ref T21490 22 [CONFIDENTIAL - EXTERNAL] Public Liability* €6.5M (or STG£5m) limit for any one claim or
• gregate per insurance year [(which professional indemnity insurance will be kept in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and
• 6 ComReg estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the Services Contract may amount to €450,000 (excl
• Services Contract may amount to €450,000 (excl
• in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and in the aggregate per insurance year
• be required to hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12
• to hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12
• Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of
• Tenderer is required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Irish Tax Reference Number in Part III of the e-ESPD to facilitate online ver 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.

• ComReg’s policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis

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.; ices Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12.7M (or to hold for the Term of any Servic; es Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12.7M (or STG£10m) limit for any one claim or
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — egate per insurance year [(which professional indemnity insurance will be kept in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and i; gregate per insurance year [(which professional indemnity insurance will be kept in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and
• 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.
• ices Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12.7M (or to hold for the Term of any Servic
• es Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12.7M (or STG£10m) limit for any one claim or
• series of claims arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability* €6.5M (or STG£5m) limit for any one claim or
• series of claims arising out of a single occurrence Professional Indemnity Contract Value, and Risks (Min is €50K) for any one occurrence and in the aggr
• egate per insurance year [(which professional indemnity insurance will be kept in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and i

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) — 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:
• Tenderer is required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Irish Tax Reference Number in Part III of the e-ESPD to facilitate online ver
• mit a separate e-ESPD in respect of each such Consortium Member and/or Subcontractor; and 2
• footnote-3)): Refer to CFT eTenders File reference number attributed by the contracting authority or contracting entity (if applicable)([[4
• [ComReg T21490 Request For Tenders 25.02.2026.pdf] RFT - Consultancy Service ComReg Ref T21490
• European Single Procurement Document (eESPD)
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer

7. Key dates & process

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)
• ices Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12.7M (or to hold for the Term of any Servic
• egate per insurance year [(which professional indemnity insurance will be kept in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and i
• ver with reputable insurers to cover its liabilities that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement including, without limitation: (i) public liability insurance with minimum cover of €6,500,000 for any one claim or a series of termi
• to hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12.7M (or STG£10m) limit for any one clai
• gregate per insurance year [(which professional indemnity insurance will be kept in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and
• in place for at least six (6) years from the expiration or termination of the Services Contract)] Cyber liability €5,000,000 (or STG£4m) for any one occurrence and in the aggregate per insurance year
• be required to hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12

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.
• 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: [4
• Communications) Regulations 2011 (SI No. 336/2011), and the EU General Data Protection
• Provider Member further agrees that an executed copy of this Agreement may be
• Consortium Member and Subcontractor
• Tenderer is required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and
• The Tenderer, Consortium Member and any Subcontractor must continue
• such Consortium Member and/or Subcontractor; and
• of ComReg, that each such Consortium member and

Deadline phrases

• Tender Deadline 12 Noon on 27 March 2026
• h 2026 17:00 Tender Deadline 12 Noon 27 March 2026 Completion of evaluation end-March 2026 Signing of Services Contract
• The Tender Deadline is 12 Noon hours on 27 March 2026
• 00 on 12 March 2026 unless otherwise notified by ComReg
• ie on 25 February 2026 and OJEU refence TED ………………
• Tender Deadline 12 Noon on 27 March 2026
• Clarification Deadline 12 March 2026 17:00
• 12 Noon 27 March 2026
• Deadline is 12 Noon hours on 27 March 2026
• 00 on 12 March 2026

Scale / volume phrases

• e right to extend the term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of two such extensions o
• • Training to be completed within a maximum of 14 days of acceptance
• 14 days of acceptance
• Licenses Posit Workbench Basic for 10 users
• Posit Connect Enhanced for 150 users
• Posit Workbench licence (10 Users)
• Posit Connect Enhanced (150 Users)
• l pay the Service Provider all amounts due and owing within 15 days of the
• 12 months with a maximum of two such extensions o
• • Training to be completed within a maximum of 14 days of acceptance
• Posit Workbench Basic for 10 users
• Posit Connect Enhanced for 150 users
• Posit Workbench licence (10 Users)
• Posit Connect Enhanced (150 Users)

TENDER DOCUMENTS [ComReg T21490 Request For Tenders 25.02.2026.pdf, ComReg T21490 Request For Tenders 25.02.2026.pdf, RFT) for the provision of a Posit Team Platform to support Data Analysis in R, to C.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice on www.eTenders.gov.ie..
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT - Consultancy Service ComReg Ref T21490 22 [CONFIDENTIAL - EXTERNAL] Public Lia, RFT - Consultancy Service ComReg Ref T21490, Appendix 1:.