OQ 02/26 - EUJTF - Midlands Trail Network - Westmeath Site Investigation

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Bord na Móna PLC ran this procurement for “OQ 02/26 - EUJTF - Midlands Trail Network - Westmeath Site Investigation” 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:

• 12.3 Minimum indemnity limit for public liability insurance. €6,500,000 for any one event. (Limit may be on an annual aggregate basis for products liability, collapse, vibration, subsidence, removal and weakening of supports and accidental pollution.)
• [FTS7_v1.6_19-07-2023 (1).SI Westmeath.RFT7503603..docx] , collapse, vibration, subsidence, removal and weakening of supports and accidental pollution.)
• Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
• © 2025 Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
• arrangements and their implementation.
• The Employer, subject to constraints as a public authority, and the Contractor must support
• The Contractor is responsible for the safety and stability of the Works, and of all operations
• access routes to and through the Site, and any required maintenance and upgrading of them,
• facilities, power, water, and other services it requires to complete the Investigation, other than
• on the supply under this contract in addition to the Price. 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.

• The Contractor’s programme showing the order in which the Contractor will do the
• them as desirable for efficient performance, and in particular so that its programme shows

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.; ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event ; 4 Professional Indemnity Insurance required Minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance annual aggregate €6,500,000
• 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.
• ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event
• 4 Professional Indemnity Insurance required Minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance annual aggregate €6,500,000
• 5 Maximum levels of excess for * insurance of Investigation €10,000[10] * public liability €10,000[11] * employer’s liability €10,000[12] * professional indemnity €50,000[13] 13

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)
• [PW-CF7_Contract_v1.7_25-11-2025.pdf] INVESTIGATION CONTRACT
• [PW-CF7_Contract_v1.7_25-11-2025.pdf] Covid-19 Mandatory Closure
• [PW-CF7_Contract_v1.7_25-11-2025.pdf] Price is stated in the attached tender, as may be adjusted according to this contract.
• [PW-CF7_Contract_v1.7_25-11-2025.pdf] ��
• [PW-CF7_Contract_v1.7_25-11-2025.pdf] of project supervisor for the construction stage in the form

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 6 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)
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• within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative must give the above
• (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• When a payment is to be made, not later than 5 days after the date agreed between
• When a payment is to be made, not later than 5 days after the date agreed between the
• 14 days of receiving the payment claim notice,
• the Investigation will terminate 14 days after the notice was given, or a differ

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: FTS7_v1.6_19-07-2023 (1).SI Westmeath.RFT7503603..docx, �

[FTS7_v1.6_19-07-2023 (1).SI Westmeath.RFT7503603..docx, PW-CF7_Contract_v1.7_25-11-2025.pdf.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT7503603..docx] for, RFT7503603..docx] , Schedule. We offer to complete the Investigation on the terms of and in conformity with.