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HR Advisory Services

Value

€60k

Deadline

06 Jan

Provision of HR advisory services for the National Gallery of Ireland

SME fit: Medium Bid effort: Medium 📍 Dublin

Provision of HR advisory services for the National Gallery of Ireland

Bidder profile

Ideal for mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector HR consultancy and compliance.

Risks & flags

  • Turnover threshold
  • Two-step qualification process
  • Ambiguity in ITT details

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 National Gallery of Ireland
Title HR Advisory Services
CPV / category services
Estimated value 60000.00
Per-year (if multi-year) not stated
Procedure type not stated
Lots not stated
Location Ireland
Contract length 6 months
Submission deadline 2026-01-06T12:00:00+00:00
Go-live / start not stated

2. Scope of Work

National Gallery of Ireland ran this procurement for “HR Advisory Services” 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:

  • 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 limit for any one claim or series of cl
  • “Services Contract”) will be issued for an initial term of 24 months with (the “Term”)
  • [RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] Not used.
  • 1.6 The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure under the services contract may amount
  • relationships they can participate and contribute to the successful implementation of any Services
  • SMEs can be included in their proposals to maximise the social and economic benefits of any Services
  • [RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] . The
  • [RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] our mission, purpose and ambition:
  • dealt with / met and their approach to the proposed delivery of the Services. A mere affirmative
  • The National Gallery of Ireland seeks a HR Advisory Services provider with extensive experience to
  • provide guidance and support across all aspects of human resource management, including but not
  • [RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] The National Gallery of Ireland seeks a HR Advisory Services provider with extensive experience to 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.

  • 1.7 Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by Small
  • Gallery of Ireland is entrusted to a Board of Governors and Guardians, responsible for policy and
  • by many celebrated figures in the history of western European art and includes the most
  • Spanning the history of western European art from around 1300 to the present day, the collection

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 following insurances in place Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €12,700,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Professional Indemnity €1,300,000 € Cyber Liability €1,000,000 € OR I confirm t; 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 limit for any one claim or series of cl
  • 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 following insurances in place Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €12,700,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Professional Indemnity €1,300,000 € Cyber Liability €1,000,000 € OR I confirm t
  • Tenderers meet the minimum turnover requirement of €120,000 over each of the last three financial y
  • 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 limit for any one claim or series of cl
  • aims arising out of a single occurrence Page 19 of 71 Public Liability €6.5 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
  • aims arising out of a single occurrence Cyber Liability €1,000,000 for each and every claim excluding defence costs Professional Indemnity €1,300,000 for each and every claim excluding defen

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) — 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:
  • (valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three years preceding the declaration)
  • €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
  • [RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] Not used.
  • [RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] . The

7. Key dates & process

Milestone Date
RFT issued not specified
Clarification deadline not specified
Mandatory site visit not specified
Tender deadline (date + time) 2026-01-06T12:00:00+00:00
Expected award not specified
Contract start not specified
Go-live / mobilisation not stated
Date surfaced in documents 2026-01-06T12:00:00+00:00
Date surfaced in documents 12 March 2001
Date surfaced in documents January 2026
Date surfaced in documents December 2025

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 6 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)
  • 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 limit for any one claim or series of cl
  • VAT) over the Term and any possible extensions (€20,000 per annum ex VAT)
  • NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is
  • “Services Contract”) will be issued for an initial term of 24 months with (the “Term”)
  • with one extension options of 12 months
  • The Term shall not exceed 36 months in aggregate
  • breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in

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-HR Advisory Services.pdf, RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] Not used., RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] . The.
  • eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
  • Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
  • Key attachments to prioritise: RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] our mission, purpose and ambition:, RFT and submit a, RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf] The National Gallery of Ireland seeks a HR Advisory S.

Can you bid?

Required certifications

  • ISO 9001
  • Safe-T-Cert

Minimum turnover

€120,000

Public liability insurance

€6,500,000

Professional indemnity insurance

€1,300,000

Scoring

Most Economically Advantageous Tender

Lots (1)

Lot 1

Documents (2)

PDF

RFT-HR Advisory Services.pdf

1.4 MB · RFT / Invitation to Tender

DOCX

TRD-HR Advisory Services.docx

121.0 KB · Tender Response Template

Original notice text

The National Gallery of Ireland seeks a provider for HR advisory services, focusing on human resource management support and guidance over a 6-month contract period.

AI analysis updated 4 months ago

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Details

Value

€60k

Deadline

06 Jan

View on eTenders ↗

Location

Services to be provided across Ireland, primarily focused on the National Gallery of Ireland.

Procedure

Open

Clarification

19 Dec 2025

eTenders ID

7136701

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