Supply of New HDPE Workboat with Cabin for Waterways Ireland

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Waterways Ireland_225 ran this procurement for “Supply of New HDPE Workboat with Cabin for Waterways Ireland” 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: Supply of New HDPE Workboat with Cabin for Waterways Ireland
• The minimum warranty required for the engine is 12 months post entry into service
• ription The minimum warranty required for the engine is 12 months post entry into service
• tructions The minimum warranty required for the engine is 12 months post entry into service
• The minimum warranty required for the engine is 12 months post entry into service
• Title of Contract Supply of New HDPE Workboat for Waterways Ireland
• (x) Place of Supply Northen Ireland Only
• 3.2.2 Reliability and Continuity of Supply - Award Criterion D
• Waterways Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Authority”) is the largest of the North-South Implementation bodies established under statute and has a statutory remit to manage, maintain, develop and restore certain navigable inland waterways in Ireland, principally for recreational purposes. The seven navigations under the Contracting Authority's remit include the Lower Bann, the Erne System, the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Royal and Grand Canals, the Barrow Navigation and the Shannon Navigation.
• Waterways Ireland manages the inland navigations in Ireland including the Shannon Navigation, Shannon Erne Waterway, Erne System, Lower Bann Navigation, Royal Canal, Grand Canal, Barrow Navigation and Ulster canal.
• Operations Division on the Lower Bann Navigation currently operate a HDPE workboat which is approaching the end of its service life and seek to procure a new HDPE or RBB (Rigid Buoyancy Boat) workboat with cabin.
• [RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx] ann Navigation currently operate a HDPE workboat which is approaching the end of its service life and seek to procure a new HDPE or RBB (Rigid Buoyancy Boat) workboat with cabin. 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.

• (r) Policy on Personal Debriefings
• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium
• [RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx] policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium

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 Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Insurance Type Required Value € Required Value STG£ Employer’s Liability €13 million £10 million Public Liability €6.5 million £5 million Product Liability €6; l Level required if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability €13m/£10m €13m/£10m Public Liability €6.5/£5m €6
• 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 Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Insurance Type Required Value € Required Value STG£ Employer’s Liability €13 million £10 million Public Liability €6.5 million £5 million Product Liability €6
• l Level required if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability €13m/£10m €13m/£10m Public Liability €6.5/£5m €6
• 5/£5m Product Liability €6.5/£5m €6

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:
• Contact for Queries VIA www.etenders.gov.ie ONLY
• VIA www.etenders.gov.ie ONLY
• clarifications and changes, will be published on the 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 accepts no
• The specification for the required vessel is contained in Appendix A. Tenderers will be required to submit this appendix, duly completed, and confirming their ability to meet all the specified requirements for the workboat
• The specification for the required vessel is contained in Appendix A. Tenderers will be required to submit this appendix, duly completed, and confirming their ability to meet all the specified requirements for the workboat. Tenderers should provide supplemental notes, as necessary, to support their submission.
• Optional for Waterways Ireland to avail of the provision of fixed price inspection and maintenance during the initial warranty period(s). Tenderers are asked to submit a fixed price for inspection and maintenance by the supplier or an approved service agent during the warranty period(s). The submission should detail what inspection and maintenance services are covered in the price, the service intervals and what consumables (fluids, lubricants, small fastenings etc.), if any, are included.

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)
• ription The minimum warranty required for the engine is 12 months post entry into service
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• Document Reference Description of Parameter Requirement Applicable
• 1.2 Small and Medium Enterprise Participation
• 3.5 Compliance with the Terms and Conditions
• (d) Extension of Tender Period
• Waterways Ireland (hereinafter referred to as the “Contracting Authority”) is the largest of the North-South Implementation bodies established under statute and has a statutory remit to manage, maintain, develop and restore certain navigable inland waterways in Ireland, principally for recreational purposes. The seven navigations under the Contracting Authority's remit include the Lower Bann, the Erne System, the Shannon-Erne Waterway, the Royal and Grand Canals, the Barrow Navigation and the Shannon Navigation.

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: RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx, RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx] , RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx] (bb) Relevant Contracts Tax (RC.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU Value .
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx] Conditions, RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx] ings , RFT - Waterways Ireland HDPE Workboat.docx] policy of the Contracting Authority to.