FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution
Value
€200k
Deadline
06 Mar
06 Mar 2026
Value
€200k
Deadline
06 Mar
Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution services for HIQA.
Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution services for HIQA.
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector maintenance and distribution services.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate
- Two-step process
- Insurance requirements
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 | Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) |
| Title | FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution |
| CPV / category | services |
| Estimated value | 200000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 12 months |
| Submission deadline | 2026-03-06T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) ran this procurement for “FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution” 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: FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution
- e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million Public Liability €6
- the proposed Services Contracts may amount to some €200,000 (excl
- of Services Same Day Service Cost Excl Vat 5 Day Service Cost Excl Vat Vat Rat
- [FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution RFT.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
- minor routine property maintenance and furniture
- the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
- In summary, the Services comprise: of minor routine property maintenance and furniture
- Minor Office Repairs and maintenance (when required)
- Asset management reconciliation services
- Collection and distribution services
- [FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution RFT.pdf] Glazing and window repairs 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.
- Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by
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.; e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million Public Liability €6; 5 million Product Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity N/A 13 2
- 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.
- e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million Public Liability €6
- 5 million Product Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity N/A 13 2
- 7 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | 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:
- €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration, to include all non-notif
- [FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution RFT.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
- Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
- the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2026-03-06T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2026-03-06T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 12 March 2001 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 31 July 2014 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Regulations 2016 |
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)
- e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million Public Liability €6
- NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
- up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or e
- ontinues for 30 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice
- are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
- For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
- that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
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
Scale / volume phrases
- up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or e
- that all prices quoted in the Tender will remain valid for 6 months
- Same Day / 5 Day
- Cost Excl Vat 5 Day
- 5 Day
- said 14 day period the invoice shall be deemed acce
- ontinues for 30 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice
- are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
- For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
- of Services Same Day Service Cost Excl Vat 5 Day Service Cost Excl Vat Vat Rat
TENDER DOCUMENTS [FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution RFT.pdf, FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution RFT.pdf, RFT.pdf] ServicesRFT160125.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1:, Appendix 2:, Schedule.
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Costs
Lots (1)
Provision of services for routine property maintenance and distribution of furniture.
Documents (3)
FAC-82 - Minor property maintenance and furniture distribution RFT.pdf
739.6 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
ESPD.docx
92.2 KB · ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)
FAC-82 - Tender Response Document.docx
102.3 KB · Tender Response Template
Original notice text
Provision of minor property maintenance and furniture distribution services for the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), including office repairs, asset management, and collection services over a 12-month contract.
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Value
€200k
Deadline
06 Mar
Location
Services to be provided across Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
02 Mar 2026
eTenders ID
7385547
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