Clúid Housing Development Agreement with Stage Payments - Social Housing Schemes in Meath

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Clúid Housing Association ran this procurement for “Clúid Housing Development Agreement with Stage Payments - Social Housing Schemes in Meath” 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:

• l system proposed eg Loadbearing/steel or concrete frame/timber frame etc) and
• successful delivery of the project (eg Buildability (eg timber frame etc), information relating to your subcontractors, supply chain (where know
• Clúid works closely with Local Authorities and State Departments and agencies to provide high quality residential developments nationwide. These homes are generally occupied by individuals and families from the relevant Local Authority social housing waiting list and as such, in advance of signing a contract with a preferred tenderer under this procurement route, Clúid need to have support from the relevant local authority to ensure that the homes proposed to be delivered meet the local authority requirements in terms of location and demand.
• Clúid hereby invites tenders from experienced housing developers to submit proposals for developing social residential schemes within the proximity of public services and amenities in any of the following locations in one lot and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’): Please note, that development opportunities will be evaluated in the context of providing the most optimum solution for Clúíd Housing in terms of creating a great place to live and value for money. Tenderer’s proposals must have full planning approval from the relevant Local Authority and/or An Bord Pleanála, as appropriate.
• The Tenderer is obliged to fully consider all of the site risks associated with the proposed development, including but not limited to ground conditions, utility connections, inflation, health and safety, supply chain risks etc and ensure that it is appropriately accounted for and reflected in the total project costs
• The Tenderer is obliged to fully consider all of the site risks associated with the proposed development, including but not limited to ground conditions, utility connections, inflation, health and safety, supply chain risks etc and ensure that it is appropriately accounted for and reflected in the total project costs.
• Any successful Tenderer who is awarded a Contract shall be solely responsible in law for the employment, remuneration, taxes, immigration and work permits of all personnel retained for the purposes of carrying out the Works under that Contract.
• In this case, Tenderers must identify in their Submission which third parties are being relied upon and must provide a letter of support from the third party (on its headed notepaper) confirming that:
• In the event of an actual or potential conflict, Clúid shall in its absolute discretion decide on the appropriate course of action. Clúid may in its absolute discretion, on receipt of appropriate assurances and implementation of safeguards, permit the Tenderer to proceed but only in the event that this is considered by Clúid not to involve a material conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest. Clúid reserves the right to eliminate
• [2026 RFTv1 Meath.docx] Clúid may in its absolute discretion, on receipt of appropriate assurances and implementation of safeguards, permit the Tenderer to proceed but only in the event that this is considered by Clúid not to involve a material conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest. Clúid reserves the right to eliminate a tenderer from the Competition if an actual or potential conflict of interest exists and, in the view of Clúid, it cannot be avoided. 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.

• For example if our loan amount to fund the project is greater than €10million then a Professional Indemnity Insurance cover of €6.5million on an each and every claim basis will b
• For example if our loan amount to fund the project is greater than €10million then a Professional Indemnity Insurance cover of €6
• Clúid Housing Association are committed to providing high-quality homes that “don’t cost the earth”and have developed a number of Strategy documents that form part of the contract requirements, including:
• Nothing contained in this document is, or shall be relied upon as, a representation of fact or promise as to the future. Any summaries or descriptions of documents or contractual arrangements contained in any part of this document cannot be and are not intended to be comprehensive, nor any substitute for the underlying documentation (whether existing or to be concluded in the future), and are in all

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.; úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 Part 3 of Submission (Housing Proposals); úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 million per claim, per annum
• Certifications — For example if our loan amount to fund the project is greater than €10million then a Professional Indemnity Insurance cover of €6.5million on an each and every claim basis will b
• Past experience — úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 Part 3 of Submission (Housing Proposals); úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 million per claim, per annum; For example if our loan amount to fund the project is greater than €10million then a Professional Indemnity Insurance cover of €6.5million on an each and every claim basis will b
• 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.
• úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 Part 3 of Submission (Housing Proposals)
• úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 million per claim, per annum
• Public Liability €6.5 million per claim, per annum
• For example if our loan amount to fund the project is greater than €10million then a Professional Indemnity Insurance cover of €6.5million on an each and every claim basis will b

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:
• úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 Part 3 of Submission (Housing Proposals)
• úid Housing Project: Social Residential Scheme Tender for Co Dublin Part 4 of Submission (Pricing Proposals) Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 million per claim, per annum
• satisfactorily the Forms & Declarations (Part 1 of the Submission) and met the Minimum Requirements (Part 2 of the Submission) will proceed to be ranked based on their combined percentage scores for Part 3 and Part 4 of their Submission
• APPENDIX 2 – DRAFT CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS
• APPENDIX 3 – FORMS TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED
• Clúid hereby invites tenders from experienced housing developers to submit proposals for developing social residential schemes within the proximity of public services and amenities in any of the following locations in one lot and otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Request for Tenders (‘RFT’): Please note, that development opportunities will be evaluated in the context of providing the most optimum solution for Clúíd Housing in terms of creating a great place to live and value for money. Tenderer’s proposals must have full planning approval from the relevant Local Authority and/or An Bord Pleanála, as appropriate.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 18 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: Clúid Housing Development Agreement with Stage Payments - Social Housing Schemes in Meath
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the payment of ten euro (€10.00) by the HFA to the Consultant (receipt and sufficiency of which the Consultant
• IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the payment of ten euro (€10.00) by the HFA to the Sub-Contractor (receipt and sufficiency of which the Sub-Con
• IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the payment of ten euro (€10.00) by the HFA to the Contractor (receipt and sufficiency of which the Contractor
• Each Professional Team member and any Material Sub-contractor
• Surety will be released from its liability under this Bond 450 days2 after the Certificate of Substantial C
• In the instance that soil is to be stored for longer than 6 months, stockpile heaps should be low

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: 2026 RFTv1 Meath.docx, RFTv1 Meath.docx] Request for Tenders, APPENDIX 1 – DEFINITIONS.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice was despatched by Clúíd Housing and subsequently published.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: APPENDIX 2 – DRAFT CONTRACT AND SPECIFICATIONS, APPENDIX 3 – FORMS TO BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED, RFTv1 Meath.docx] demand..