Request for Tenders for the provision of General Warehouse Operatives, Transport, Disposal and Storage Services.
Value
€10.5m
Deadline
17 Feb
17 Feb 2026
Value
€10.5m
Deadline
17 Feb
Tender for general warehouse operatives and related services for the Revenue Commissioners.
Tender for general warehouse operatives and related services for the Revenue Commissioners.
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector logistics and compliance.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate
- Two-step process
- Compliance evidence requirement
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 | Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366 |
| Title | Request for Tenders for the provision of General Warehouse Operatives, Transport, Disposal and Storage Services. |
| CPV / category | services |
| Estimated value | 10500000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 12 months |
| Submission deadline | 2026-02-17T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366 ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the provision of General Warehouse Operatives, Transport, Disposal and Storage 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:
- Title: Request for Tenders for the provision of General Warehouse Operatives, Transport, Disposal and Storage Services.
- e term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million For any one claim or a series of claim
- ority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €7,000,000 (excl
- Services Contract may amount to some €7,000,000 (excl
- rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
- General Warehouse Operatives, Transport, Disposal and Storage Services.
- 2.3 Services Contract 9
- Appendix 5: Services Contract 50
- [State Warehouse RFT.docx] 1. The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (“Revenue” or the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
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- support Revenue’s front-line staff in the exercise of their profession through the provision of effective support
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- support Revenue’s front-line staff in the exercise of their profession through the provision of effective support services.
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- reduce the impact on the environment of Revenue’s activities in the performance of all services required; 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.
- rs should note that in accordance with Government policy, Purchase Orders for Goods procured by Revenue with a value of €20,000 or greater will be published quarterly in arrears on [www
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- Provision of Policy on taxation issues.
- The overall requirement is for the provision of transportation and the destruction/disposal of seized/detained and other goods on site at the State Warehouse, Dublin Port using the Contractor’s own shredding and/or recycling equipment as well as provision of two general operatives to work in the State Warehouse, one of whom will act in a supervisory role, under Revenue supervision. Objectives of the contract (in no particular order) are to:
- [State Warehouse RFT.docx] will act in a supervisory role, under Revenue supervision. Objectives of the contract (in no particular order) are to:
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 term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million For any one claim or a series of claim; s arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability €6.5 million For any one claim or a series of claim
- 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 term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million For any one claim or a series of claim
- s arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability €6.5 million For any one claim or a series of claim
- s arising out of a single occurrence Product Liability €6.5 million For any one occurrence and in the aggr
- egate per insurance year Motor Insurance - Minimum limit of €1.3m for third party property damage for any
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) — 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:
- The minimum requirements of KPIs are indicated in the Specification in Appendix 1
- Please note that all information relating to this tender, including tender documentation, clarifications, and changes, will be published on the e-tenders website (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. The Revenue Commissioners will not accept responsibility for information relayed (or not relayed) via third parties. If the RFT is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissible.
- 2.22 Site Visit 15
- Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications 24
- Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule 38
- Appendix 3: Tenderers’ Statement 45
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2026-02-17T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2026-02-17T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 12 March 2001 |
| Date surfaced in documents | December 2025 |
| Date surfaced in documents | November 2025 |
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)
- e term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million For any one claim or a series of claim
- The minimum requirements of KPIs are indicated in the Specification in Appendix 1
- e right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extensions on
- costs based on an estimated figure of trips for each of the 16 locations listed below
- The estimated frequency of trips for the 16 locations during the term of the contract is list
- [insert number]calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice
- breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
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: State Warehouse RFT.docx,
[State Warehouse RFT.docx, Appendix 1.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: RFT requires the provision of a minimum of two General Warehouse Operatives on site, RFT.docx]
, RFT is in any way altered or edited, the subsequent tender may be deemed inadmissib.
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- ISO 9001
Minimum turnover
€15,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€1,300,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Technical Merit
Relevant Experience
Price
Lots (1)
Provision of services for the collection, transport, storage, and destruction of seized goods across Ireland.
Documents (6)
State Warehouse RFT.docx
1.1 MB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
Appendix 2 Pricing Schedule.xlsx
43.3 KB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
Appendix 3.docx
27.0 KB · Appendix / Annex
ESPD.docx
92.7 KB · ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)
State Warehouse Clarification Responses.docx
48.3 KB · Clarification / Addendum
Tender Response Document.docx
184.5 KB · Tender Response Template
Original notice text
The Office of the Revenue Commissioners seeks tenders for general warehouse operatives, transport, disposal, and storage services, focusing on operational efficiency and compliance.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Value
€10.5m
Deadline
17 Feb
Location
State Warehouse and various seizing sites across Ireland, with primary operations in Dublin and Cork.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
29 Jan 2026
eTenders ID
7050527
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