The supply of Beauty Therapy Equipment for WWETB

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board_110494 ran this procurement for “The supply of Beauty Therapy Equipment for WWETB” 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: The supply of Beauty Therapy Equipment for WWETB
• \n\nTenderer would be expected to supply a minimum of 90% of the goods on the list as per List of Supplies outlined
• Tenderer would be expected to supply a minimum of 90% of the goods on the list as per List of Supplies outlined
• Establishment of a Single Party Framework Agreement for the supply of Beauty Therapy Equipment to WWETB
• APPENDIX 4 – SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT/ SUPPLIER APPRAISAL FORM 34
• Nature of procurement: The supply of Beauty Therapy Equipment to WWETB
• Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI), based in Naas, Co Kildare is the national representative association for ETBs. Its job is to represent ETBs and promote their interests. It also provides services to its members in areas such as Policy, HR/ IR, Corporate and Procurement & Reform. ETBI coordinates the ETB Procurement Network, which brings procurement personnel from the 16 ETBs together on a quarterly basis.
• The Contracting Authority is an ETB responsible for the delivery of services in the following location: WATERFORD AND WEXFORD
• Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) provides a comprehensive range of education and training services throughout Waterford and Wexford and is the largest education and training provider in counties Waterford and Wexford.
• WWETB’s educational and training provision includes second-level schools, primary school, further education colleges and a range of adult and further education centres delivering education and training programmes, Post Leaving Certificate Courses (PLCs), Youthreach centres, Outdoor Education and Youth Services.
• [eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx] education and training programmes, Post Leaving Certificate Courses (PLCs), Youthreach centres, Outdoor Education and Youth Services.
• [eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx] The Contracting Authority proposes to engage in a competitive process for the establishment of a single party framework agreement for the supply of Beauty Therapy Equipment for WWETB Post Leaving Certificate Colleges and Education Centres. 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.

• (w) Policy on Personal Debriefings 29
• [eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx] Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are statutory authorities which have responsibility for education and training, youth work and a range of other functions. Formerly known as Vocational Education Committees (VECs) ETBs manage and operate second‐level schools, further education colleges, multi‐faith community national schools and a range of adult, further education and training centres delivering education and training programmes, including 19 (former FÁS) training centres. There are 16 Education and Training Boards spread throughout the country with over 650 sites under their remit. The Chief Executive (CE) of each ETB carries out the executive functions of the ETB, including those in relation to procurement.
• Education and Training Boards Ireland (ETBI), based in Naas, Co Kildare is the national representative association for ETBs. Its job is to represent ETBs and promote their interests. It also provides services to its members in areas such as Policy, HR/ IR, Corporate and Procurement & Reform. ETBI coordinates the ETB Procurement Network, which brings procurement personnel from the 16 ETBs together on a quarterly basis.
• WWETB’s educational and training provision includes second-level schools, primary school, further education colleges and a range of adult and further education centres delivering education and training programmes, Post Leaving Certificate Courses (PLCs), Youthreach centres, Outdoor Education and Youth Services.

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.; Insurance Type Minimum Indemnity limit Employers Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Product Liability (supplies onl
• 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.
• Insurance Type Minimum Indemnity limit Employers Liability €13m Public Liability €6.5m Product Liability (supplies onl

5. Award criteria & scoring

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:
• [eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx]
• eTenders RFT ID WWETB Ref: WS26/02 eTenders Ref: 7373696
• Contact for Queries Questions and Answers facility on www.etenders.gov.ie
• Please note that information relating to this Invitation to Tender, including clarifications and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal www.etenders.gov.ie . Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. Please note that the Contracting Authority cannot accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
• [eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx] 3 About the Contracting Authority 6](#_Toc211950748)
• [eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx] 5.3 Detailed Machine Specification 13

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: The supply of Beauty Therapy Equipment for WWETB
• Sector: Scientific Equipment & Laboratory
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement and will in any case never exceed the EU threshold of €214,000 (ex
• there is no guaranteed expenditure under the framework agreement and will in any case never exceed the EU threshold of €221,000 (ex
• \n\nThe machines must be guaranteed for a minimum of 3 years (unless otherwise stated) from the date of commissioning, based on normal standards
• The machines must be guaranteed for a minimum of 3 years (unless otherwise stated) from the date of commissioning, based on normal standards
• 1 The Framework Member accepts its appointment under the terms and conditions of this Framework Agreemen

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 — 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: eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx, 4.

[eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx, 5.

[eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise:

[eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx, (m)

[eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx, (cc) Accessibility

[eTenders RFT Beauty Therapy Equipment SPFW Invitation to Tender2026.docx.