Remedial Upgrade Works at Scoil Bhride, Shantalla Road, Galway
Value
€1.9m
Deadline
09 Mar
09 Mar 2026
Value
€1.9m
Deadline
09 Mar
Remedial upgrade works at Scoil Bhride in Galway valued at €1.85 million
Remedial upgrade works at Scoil Bhride in Galway valued at €1.85 million
Risks & flags
- information asymmetry
- timeline compression
- compliance risks
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 | Department of Education and Youth |
| Title | Remedial Upgrade Works at Scoil Bhride, Shantalla Road, Galway |
| CPV / category | works / Building Services & Maintenance |
| Estimated value | €1850000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | not stated |
| Contract length | not stated |
| Submission deadline | 2026-03-09T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
This procurement covered the supply scope described in the tender pack for Remedial Upgrade Works at Scoil Bhride, Shantalla Road, Galway. The contract shape pointed to operational delivery against buyer demand, documented ordering, and conformance with specification, quality, and administrative requirements set out in the RFT documents. The package indicated a formal competition route with standard Irish public-procurement controls around qualification, response formatting, and deadline compliance.
- Contract title and category indicate supply activity for Building Services & Maintenance under buyer workflows in Department of Education and Youth.
- Submission package must align with the RFT structure published through the buyer's procurement channel.
- Day-to-day obligations include order fulfilment, documentation, and compliance evidence for the awarded framework or contract lot.
- Technical and commercial responses must map directly to mandatory requirements and the pricing schedule format in the tender pack.
- Evidence trail must be maintained for declarations, eligibility proofs, and any product or service specifications named in attachments.
- Numerical obligations surfaced in the verified extract: Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction[14] € 5,250,000. CA SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: Be; The professional insurance indemnity requirements are as follows: The level of cover as stated here: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € 1,000,000[16] The excess as st; ated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate
The source material indicated that bidders had to ground claims in tender forms and supporting evidence, rather than generic company profiles. Where the verified extract provided numerical conditions, those figures were treated as the binding baseline for suitability. Where the extract did not provide a number, the requirement remained not specified at briefing stage and required direct review of the underlying attachment before pricing sign-off.
3. Background & buyer context
The buyer ran this competition to secure a structured procurement route for the stated category and keep continuity of supply under public-sector purchasing controls. The tender format suggested a compliance-led process with a defined close date and a document trail through the procurement portal. The context indicated a need for contract certainty, auditable supplier selection, and predictable service or goods availability during the contract term. No explicit incumbent detail was surfaced in the verified extract provided to this worker, so incumbent advantage had to be assessed from full attachment review and clarification responses.
4. Eligibility & selection criteria
- Turnover requirement — Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction[14] € 5,250,000.
- Insurance
- Public Liability — €6,500,000
- Professional Indemnity — €1,000,000
- 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
Binding numerical extract used for this section: Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction[14] € 5,250,000. CA SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: Be; The professional insurance indemnity requirements are as follows: The level of cover as stated here: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € 1,000,000[16] The excess as st; ated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided on an annual aggregate
5. Award criteria & scoring
The award model followed MEAT-style evaluation where published criteria and weights governed scoring after qualification. The exact weighting structure required confirmation from the pricing and quality schedules if not explicit in the extract below.
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Minimum threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Quality / Technical merit | not stated | not stated | not stated |
Price/quality split: not stated.
6. Submission requirements
- Method statement / response document — complete the buyer template and answer each requirement in the order requested; page limits not stated in the extract.
- CVs — provide role-based CVs where requested; page count not stated.
- Pricing schedule — submit the issued pricing schedule in its required format; alternative layouts were not stated as acceptable.
- Case studies — number and value bands not stated in the extract.
- Declarations — include ESPD or equivalent declarations, tax and legal standing confirmations, and conflict disclosures where requested by the pack.
- Mandatory site visit — not stated in the extract.
- Submission portal — submit via eTenders or the named portal before the stated deadline; late submissions are typically non-compliant.
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date / timing |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not stated |
| Clarification deadline | not stated |
| Mandatory site visit | not stated |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2026-03-09T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not stated |
| Contract start | not stated |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
8. Contract terms that matter
The contract term and extension mechanics were not fully stated in the extracted metadata, so bidders had to read the form of contract and schedules for binding duration language. Payment timing, service levels, and remedies for non-performance were also attachment-driven in this pack. IP, subcontracting permission, and any security instruments such as bonds or guarantees were not explicit in the verified extract supplied here. The practical implication was that commercial risk sat in the contract appendices, and bid/no-bid confidence depended on reviewing those clauses before final pricing.
9. Risks, red flags & unusuals
The main risk in this competition was information asymmetry between headline metadata and full contractual detail. Numerical gates for insurance appeared in the verified extract, but other qualification thresholds were not explicitly surfaced, so an under-scoped response could fail on compliance before scoring. Another risk was timeline compression if clarification timing and mobilisation expectations were tighter in the attachments than in the metadata view. No specific unusual legal mechanism was confirmed in the extract provided to this worker; the red-flag check therefore depended on line-by-line attachment review.
10. SME fit assessment
This tender looked most accessible to firms that already operated in the stated category and could evidence public-procurement compliance at submission stage. A credible bidder profile was a supplier with documented quality controls, tender-writing capacity, and insurance levels aligned to the verified figures where listed. Consortium or named subcontracting arrangements were not specified in the extract and needed confirmation in the RFT rules. Bid-preparation effort was typically several working days for data gathering, drafting, pricing, and internal approvals, with additional time if technical attachments were extensive. Pwin signals from this extract alone were neutral because incumbent status and prior winners were not explicitly surfaced.
11. Where to dig deeper
- Source RFT file(s): ITTW2_v3.1_25-11-2025..docx
- eTenders CFT ID: not stated
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders clarification portal
- Priority attachments: ITTW2_v3.1_25-11-2025..docx
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- ISO 9001
- Safe-T-Cert
- ISO 45001:2018
Minimum turnover
€5,250,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€1,000,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Technical Merit
Relevant Experience
Price
Lots (1)
Construction works at Scoil Bhríde, Shantalla Road, Galway
Documents (59)
10. Rockwool_Fire_Barrier_EN.pdf
2.5 MB · Specification
fire-stopping-standard-details-guide2 (1).pdf
1.7 MB · Specification
FirePro AIS Datasheet.pdf
457.5 KB · Specification
FirePro AIS installation guidelines.pdf
613.9 KB · Specification
FirePro CB50 Datasheet.pdf
499.0 KB · Specification
FirePro CB50 Installation Guidelines.pdf
685.1 KB · Specification
Rockwool_Firestopping_Standard_Details_Guide.pdf
1.7 MB · Specification
Rocwool_CB50_Service_Separation_Guide.pdf
7.2 MB · Specification
SBS-ACM-XX-XX-SH-EL-100001.pdf
175.1 KB · Specification
SBS-ACM-XX-XX-SH-ME-00002.pdf
1.1 MB · Specification
FTS5_v2.9_25-11-2025 (1).docx
101.2 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
FTS5_v2.9_25-11-2025 (1).pdf
501.1 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
ITTW2 v3.1 25112025.pdf
515.3 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
ITTW2_v3.1_25-11-2025..docx
77.4 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
04._60719302_FIRE_CEILINGS_004.rev 1.pdf
465.2 KB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
05._60719302_FIRE_PARTITIONS_005.rev 1.pdf
544.8 KB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
06._60719302_FIRE_FIRESTOPPING_006.rev 1.pdf
2.6 MB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
SBS-ACM-XX-XX-BW-ME-00003.pdf
133.5 KB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
10. Rockwool_Fire_Barrier_EN_Contractor's Guide.pdf
4.9 MB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor_v3.1-25-11-2025.docx
53.8 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
PW-CF5_Contract_v2.9_25-11-2025 (1).pdf
804.8 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
QW1_-_Appendix_L_-_CV_Model_Form_-_Main_Contractors.docx
48.8 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
3.4.2-HS-PSCS_v3.1-25-11-2025.docx
45.7 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix_A_Applicants_Self-Declaration__Regulation_57 (1).docx
44.1 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix_B2_Certificate_of_Satisfactory_Project_Execution (2).docx
28.6 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix_B3_Certificate_of_Satisfactory_Delivery_of_Services (1).docx
28.9 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Forms_of_undertaking.docx
96.5 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
QW_Part_2_v1.1_18-11-2024 (1).docx
65.6 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Scoil_Bhride_Emergency_Works_QW2_Part_1.docx
197.9 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
01._60719302_FIRE_EXISTING_SITE_LAYOUT_001.rev1.pdf
282.3 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
02._60719302_FIRE_EXISTING_GF_LAYOUT_002.rev1.pdf
421.6 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
03._60719302_FIRE_EXISTING_ELEVATIONS_003.rev1.pdf
662.9 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
07._60719302_FIRE_DOORS_007.rev 1.pdf
610.5 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
08._60719302_FIRE_ROOF_VOID_008.rev 1.pdf
423.6 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
plot.log
2.8 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-BS-021002.pdf
412.6 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-EL-411001.pdf
199.7 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-EL-421001.pdf
250.7 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-EL-431001.pdf
382.7 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-EL-441001.pdf
235.9 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-ME-301002.pdf
135.8 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-ME-307001.pdf
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SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-ME-311001.pdf
243.4 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-ME-321001.pdf
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SBS-ACM-XX-00-DR-ME-511001.pdf
136.5 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-XX-RF-DR-EL-411002.pdf
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SBS-ACM-XX-RF-DR-EL-431002.pdf
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SBS-ACM-XX-RF-DR-EL-441002.pdf
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SBS-ACM-XX-ZZ-DR-EL-407001.pdf
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SBS-ACM-XX-ZZ-DR-EL-407002.pdf
213.6 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-ZZ-ZZ-DR-BS-061001.pdf
152.3 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-ZZ-ZZ-DR-ME-301001.pdf
45.3 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SBS-ACM-ZZ-ZZ-DR-ME-327001.pdf
74.5 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
09. Photo Album - Scoil Bhride, Shantalla Road, Galway.pdf
14.4 MB · Other
PSHP - Scoil Bhride, Shantalla - Upgrade Works (Rev 2) (combined).pdf
3.5 MB · Other
Appendix_B1_List_of_Previous_Works_Projects_which_is_CEE (1).docx
37.0 KB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix_C_Bankers_Letter (2).docx
35.3 KB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix_D2_QW2_Letter_of_Undertaking_Bond (1).docx
30.1 KB · Appendix / Annex
Schedule of Tender Documents Scoil Bhride.pdf
85.7 KB · Appendix / Annex
Original notice text
This tender involves remedial upgrade works at Scoil Bhride, focusing on compliance with specifications and quality requirements set by the Department of Education and Youth.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Value
€1.9m
Deadline
09 Mar
Location
Scoil Bhríde, Shantalla Road, Galway
Procedure
Open
Clarification
23 Feb 2026
eTenders ID
7401134
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