Provision of new educational building and associated site works at Grennan Equestrian Centre, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny
Deadline
09 Jan
09 Jan 2026
Deadline
09 Jan
Construction of a new educational building at Grennan Equestrian Centre
Construction of a new educational building at Grennan Equestrian Centre
Bidder profile
Suitable for mid-sized to large firms with public-sector tender experience and operational capability in construction.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate for turnover
- Two-step tender process
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 | Kilkenny and Carlow ETB |
| Title | Provision of new educational building and associated site works at Grennan Equestrian Centre, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 1 month |
| Submission deadline | 2026-01-09T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Kilkenny and Carlow ETB ran this procurement for “Provision of new educational building and associated site works at Grennan Equestrian Centre, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny” 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:
- supported a minimum of 300mm above the level of the finished roof
- The level of cover should be; an L3X category system for the premises, as the minimum level of installation, in
- supply at full rated voltage for a minimum of 3 hours duration
- Requirements of BS EN 1366-3:2009 Fire resistance tests for service
- analysis after a 12 month period by the Building Services Enginee
- The contractor shall include in his tender price for 12 months service, testing and
- Heating Systems comprising radiators and pipework as shown on the drawings.
- Gas Installation comprising of gas distribution pipework, gas detection system,
- • Cold Water Services comprising of format 30 cold water storage tank, cold water
- • Hot Water Services comprising of the supply and installation of new domestic
- • Hot Water Supply Return Services comprising of hot water supply return pump,
- • Mains Water Services comprising of mains water connections, distribution 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.
- Programme of Work shall be as indicated on the attached document.
- the contract according to the contract programme.
- finalise and issue to the engineer the programme for the works.
- The Contractor shall be required on appointment to agree a programme for
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 indemnity limit for Public liability insurance: €6,500,0007 for any one event, but this limit may be; Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0008 for any one event
- Certifications — not specified for this tender
- Past experience — not specified for this tender
- Personnel — Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction/Civil Engineering category € 4M Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € 1.5M Maximum permissible excess on Prof
- 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.
- Minimum indemnity limit for Public liability insurance: €6,500,0007 for any one event, but this limit may be
- Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0008 for any one event
- Maximum excess for Public liability: €10,00010 in respect of property damage only
- Minimum indemnity limit for Public liability insurance: €6,500,000 for any one event, but this limit may be
- Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,000 for any one 500,000 for any one event,
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity | 2% | not stated | 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:
- Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
- the Pricing Document is more than €500.
- Appendix A of BB100 SCHOOLS – Lockers
- [S23-017 Grennan Equestrian Mechanical Specification.pdf] New Classroom Building Room Building
- [S23-017 Grennan Equestrian Mechanical Specification.pdf] • Hot Water Supply Return Services comprising of hot water supply return pump,
- [S23-017 Grennan Equestrian Mechanical Specification.pdf] , which may affect their tender.
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2026-01-09T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2026-01-09T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | November 2024 |
| Date surfaced in documents | August 2025 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 1 month. 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)
- the payment of one euro (€1) by the Builder/Main Contractor to the Sub
- In consideration of the payment of one euro (€1) by each of the Builder/Main
- Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 0.00 14
- insulated flue to the gas fired water heater which shall terminated a minimum of
- wide strip, sheet/plate and slit wide strip to IS EN 10143:2006
- waste pipework above ground shall be in accordance with iS EN 12056
- • EN 60204-1, Safety of machinery Electrical equipment of machines Part 1:
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: S23-017 Grennan Equestrian Mechanical Specification.pdf, 2272-T-900 (Firestopping Details).pdf, Appendix A of BB100 SCHOOLS – Lockers.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
- Key attachments to prioritise: schedule of costs and the Form of Tender. All, Schedules, schedule as enclosed in this Specification, which shall show an anticipated delivery.
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- ISO 9001
- Safe-T-Cert
Minimum turnover
€4,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€1,500,000
Scoring
Lowest Price
Documents (83)
00 - Tender Cover Letter.pdf
65.9 KB
01 - Outline Specification.pdf
398.8 KB
02 - Finishes Schedule.pdf
124.8 KB
02 - PHSP.pdf
337.7 KB
03 - FSC Compliance Document REV B.pdf
313.6 KB
03 - Sanitaryware Schedule.pdf
90.6 KB
03 - SI09 MC Requirements.pdf
234.6 KB
03 DAC Compliance Document Rev B.pdf
180.5 KB
04 - Door Schedule.pdf
70.1 KB
04 - SI09 Preliminary Inspection Plan.pdf
88.8 KB
05 - Ironmongery Schedule.pdf
581.3 KB
05 - PS(CS) Competency Assessment.pdf
195.6 KB
2272-D-001 (Site Location Map).pdf
437.9 KB
2272-D-005 (Existing Site Layout).pdf
1.2 MB
2272-D-010 (Proposed Site Layout).pdf
3.5 MB
2272-D-070 (Existing Floor Plans, Elevations & Sections).pdf
381.0 KB
2272-D-100 Rev B (Proposed Building Floor Plan & Elevations).pdf
2.2 MB
2272-D-101 (Proposed Building Roof Plan, Elevations & Sections).pdf
2.1 MB
2272-F-001 (Site Location Map).pdf
437.8 KB
2272-F-005 (Existing Site Layout).pdf
1.2 MB
2272-F-010 (Proposed Site Layout) REV B.pdf
3.4 MB
2272-F-010 (Proposed Site Layout).pdf
3.4 MB
2272-F-070 (Existing Floor Plans, Elevations & Sections).pdf
380.9 KB
2272-F-100 (Proposed Floor Plan & Elevations) REV B.pdf
2.5 MB
2272-F-100 (Proposed Floor Plan & Elevations).pdf
2.4 MB
2272-F-101 (Proposed Roof, Elevations & Sections) Rev B.pdf
2.1 MB
2272-F-101 (Proposed Roof, Elevations & Sections).pdf
2.1 MB
2272-T-001 (Site Location Map).pdf
437.8 KB
2272-T-005 (Existing Site Layout).pdf
1.2 MB
2272-T-010 (Proposed Site Layout).pdf
3.1 MB
2272-T-070 (Existing Floor Plans, Elevations & Sections).pdf
384.5 KB
2272-T-100 (Proposed Plans).pdf
2.0 MB
2272-T-200 (Proposed Elevations).pdf
2.4 MB
2272-T-300 (Proposed Sections).pdf
1.6 MB
2272-T-301 (Proposed Sections).pdf
1.9 MB
2272-T-400 (Proposed Details).pdf
796.3 KB
2272-T-401 (Proposed Details).pdf
1.2 MB
2272-T-500 (Proposed Window Schedule).pdf
591.2 KB
2272-T-550 (Internal Door Elevations).pdf
416.1 KB
2272-T-600 (Fitted Furniture).pdf
1.4 MB
2272-T-601 (Fitted Furniture).pdf
727.2 KB
2272-T-602 (Fitted Furniture).pdf
1.4 MB
2272-T-650 (Signage Details).pdf
718.5 KB
2272-T-900 (Firestopping Details).pdf
1.0 MB
231021 - Design Risk Assessments.pdf
209.2 KB
231021 LJA Tender Issue Sheet 250805.pdf
174.5 KB
250416f Notification of a Decision to GRANT Permission.pdf
241.1 KB
250520f Final Grant.pdf
152.9 KB
250623f LJA DRA.pdf
209.2 KB
250623t AF1 Submitted online.pdf
122.5 KB
250702f Fire Safety Certificate.pdf
376.7 KB
3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
48.9 KB
3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
44.4 KB
Appendix-A-Applicants-Self-Declaration-re-Regulation-57.docx
37.8 KB
Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE.docx
31.3 KB
Appendix-B2-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Project-Execution.docx
26.0 KB
Appendix-B3-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Delivery-of-Services.docx
25.6 KB
Appendix-C-Bankers-Letter.docx
29.9 KB
Appendix-D1-QW1-Letter-of-Undertaking-re.-Bond.docx
33.2 KB
Appendix-D2-QW2-Letter-of-Undertaking-re.-Bond.docx
26.8 KB
Appendix-E-Declaration-in-relation-to-Russian-Sanctions.docx
24.0 KB
Appendix-F-Declaration-re-International-Procurement-Instrument.docx
22.9 KB
Asbestos Survey.pdf
1.0 MB
FTS-1-v2.7-09-01-2025.docx
93.6 KB
FTS-1-v2.7-09-01-2025.pdf
486.4 KB
Ground Investigation Survey Results.pdf
3.5 MB
IS 3217-2023 Emergency Lighting Design Certificate.pdf
437.2 KB
IS 3218-2024 Fire Alarm Design Certificate.pdf
108.1 KB
ITT-W2-v2.5-01-08-2023.docx
135.4 KB
ITT-W2-v2.5-01-08-2023.pdf
489.6 KB
LJA Tender Issue Sheet 250623.pdf
256.1 KB
NOTE TO TENDERERS.pdf
25.3 KB
QW-Part-2-v1.0-28-07-2023-2.docx
70.2 KB
QW2-Part-1-v2.0-28-07-2023-1.docx
186.4 KB
QW2-Part-1-v2.0-28-07-2023-1.pdf
662.2 KB
S23-017 Electrical Specification.pdf
785.4 KB
S23-017 Electrical Pricing Document.pdf
316.9 KB
S23-017 Grennan Equestrian Mechanical Specification.pdf
716.1 KB
S23-017 Mechanical Pricing Document.pdf
373.1 KB
S23-017-Electrical Drawings T1.pdf
5.0 MB
S23-017-Electrical DrawingsT1.pdf
5.0 MB
S23-017-Mechanical Drawings T1.pdf
3.9 MB
S23-017-Mechanical DrawingsT1.pdf
3.9 MB
Original notice text
This tender involves the construction of a new educational building and associated site works at Grennan Equestrian Centre in Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, requiring compliance with various technical specifications and service execution.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Deadline
09 Jan
Buyer
Kilkenny and Carlow ETBLocation
Grennan Equestrian Centre, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny, Ireland
Procedure
Open
Clarification
05 Dec 2025
eTenders ID
7045744
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