Caherleaheen National School Playground

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Caherleaheen National School ran this procurement for “Caherleaheen National School Playground” 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:

• The maintenance period for the contract will be for a period of a minimum of 12
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• Tenders are invited to submit for the design, supply and installation costs of a
• materials, areas of occupation, platform points and dimensions, link unit
• The maintenance period for the contract will be for a period
• [E-Tender for Caherleaheen Playground NS V1.0.pdf] occupation, platform points and dimensions, link unit
• The tender cost will allow for the supply of all materials and installation of the
• defined scoring system (see Section 16):
• instructions/procedures for carrying out the service in an environmentally friendly
• the playground or their nominees in the maintenance and operation of the
• A maintenance program will be provided for the playground along with Third
• platforms and walkways that have solid sides. No enclosed tubular type 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.

• Minimum excess - €10,000 – third party property damage only Nil excess – third party bodily injury Employers Liability Insurance This policy should provide for indemnification of Caherleaheen National School, to a limit of €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) in respect of cl
• Caherleaheen NS have secured Community Recognition Fund (CRF) funding for
• property, over an existing green/grassed area, which has adequate space for the
• The existing green/grassed area is bounded by a rubberised wet pour courtyard

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 excess - €10,000 – third party property damage only Nil excess – third party bodily injury Employers Liability Insurance This policy should provide for indemnification of Caherleaheen National School, to a limit of €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) in respect of cl; ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13.0 for any one event
• Certifications — Minimum excess - €10,000 – third party property damage only Nil excess – third party bodily injury Employers Liability Insurance This policy should provide for indemnification of Caherleaheen National School, to a limit of €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) in respect of cl
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — Minimum excess - €10,000 – third party property damage only Nil excess – third party bodily injury Employers Liability Insurance This policy should provide for indemnification of Caherleaheen National School, to a limit of €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) in respect of cl 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 excess - €10,000 – third party property damage only Nil excess – third party bodily injury Employers Liability Insurance This policy should provide for indemnification of Caherleaheen National School, to a limit of €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) in respect of cl
• ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13.0 for any one event
• 4 Maximum levels of excess for * insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works € * public liability €6,500[9] * employer’s liability €6,500[10]

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:
• Number and type of Electronic Copies of Tender: Type: pdf No
• [E-Tender for Caherleaheen Playground NS V1.0.pdf] 0
• (See additional photograph in Appendix)
• [E-Tender for Caherleaheen Playground NS V1.0.pdf] limited parking space to the front of the school. Vehicular parking shall
• Tenders are invited to submit for the design, supply and installation costs of a
• [E-Tender for Caherleaheen Playground NS V1.0.pdf] occupation, platform points and dimensions, link unit

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 25 years. 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)
• All equipment should carry a minimum of 25-year structural warranty from
• All equipment must have a minimum of 5-year warranty on ropes, hangers and
• safety zone of each item of equipment in accordance with EN1176 parts 1 – 7
• lace arrangements to complete the Works within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative will give the above certificate to
• the Works within 12 months after the termination, the Contractor’s payment under this clause
• e Schedule says that a performance bond is required, within 7 days after the Employer sends
• When a payment is to be made, not later than 5 days after the date agreed between the

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: E-Tender for Caherleaheen Playground NS V1.0.pdf, FTS-6-v1.6-19-07-2023-1 (3).docx, Schedule says that a performance bond is required, within 7 days after the Employer send.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix), Appendix 1)., scheduled in the tender breakdown and in the attached documentation and to.