New Lock gates for Phase 3 Ulster Canal

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Waterways Ireland_225 ran this procurement for “New Lock gates for Phase 3 Ulster Canal” 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:

• nd Maintenance Manuals shall be provided in accordance with BS EN 82079, Preparation of Instructions
• nd the supporting national legislation – European Union (Timber and Timber Products) (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2014 - was enacted in Ju
• ber imports or exports complexity of the supply chain of timber and timber products
• esponsible for retaining information about the supply of timber and their suppliers, so that the timber products can be traced if necessary
• er Regulation (EUTR) entered into force on 3rd March 2013 and in Ireland the supporting national legislation – European Union (Timber and
• [Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx]
• Title of Contract Design, Manufacture and Supply of Lock Gates for New Lock at Gortnacarrow
• (x) Place of Supply NI Only
• [Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx] Please note that information relating to this Request for Tender, including 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 responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
• [Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx] )
• [Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx] Toc85729057)
• [Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx] _Toc85729076) 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 20
• [Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx] It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) on a fair and equal basis.
• To achieve these corporate goals Waterways Ireland is dedicated to a planned and preventative maintenance programme using products which preserve or enhance heritage and environmental assets where appropriate.
• The Gate Contractor shall submit a Programme. The Programme shall identify the submission of all planned Gate Contractor’s Documents including individual design packages, drawings, method statements etc. The programme shall identify all deliverables including for each design package and state document number, document title, brief description of contents and date of submission. The programme shall identify acceptance periods for each

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 Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability; 5 million Professional Indemnity €5 million Cyber Liability
• 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 Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability
• 5 million Professional Indemnity €5 million Cyber Liability
• 1 Public Liability €13.0M sum 1 NaN 0 7
• 2 Employer's Liability €13.0M sum 1 NaN 0 7
• 3 Professional Indemnity (PI) €5.0M: sum 1 NaN 1 NaN 0 7

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) — not specified in extract.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• Contact for Queries VIA www.etenders.gov.ie
• VIA www.etenders.gov.ie ONLY
• Please note that information relating to this Request for Tender, including 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 Contract
• [Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx] Please note that information relating to this Request for Tender, including 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 responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties.
• 4. The design drawings and calculations are then to be the subject of third party technical review control (at manufacturers cost), and this approved third party reviewer will be required to submit a 'certificate of compliance' of the designed gates. (The third party Certifier will be a professionally qualified structural/civil Engineer CEng / Eur Eng or equivalent recognized qualification approved by Waterways Ireland).

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)
• nd the supporting national legislation – European Union (Timber and Timber Products) (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2014 - was enacted in Ju
• uments or any information indicating compliance of those timber and timber products with the applicable legislation
• steel parts will be hot dipped galvanized according the EN-ISO 1461
• The number and duration of extensions will be n/a
• er Regulation (EUTR) entered into force on 3rd March 2013 and in Ireland the supporting national legislation – European Union (Timber and
• 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

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.
• Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
• 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: Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx, (z

[Gortnacarrow Lock Gates Supply (RFT).docx, RFT).docx] .

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU Value .
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT).docx] Please note that information relating to this Request for Tender, includ, RFT).docx] ), RFT).docx] Toc85729057).