Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education Authority

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

The Higher Education Authority ran this procurement for “Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education Authority” 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: Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education Authority
• Where the highest-ranking Framework Member cannot supply a suitable candidate by the required
• If the second highest ranking Framework Member cannot supply a
• f a Quality Management System (QMS) preferably aligned with ISO 9001 or
• then it may award a Services Contract to the Framework Member based on the Tender in accordance with
• 3 Where the highest-ranking framework member cannot supply a suitable candidate by the
• [HEA RFT Temp Staff Recruitment Services.pdf] RFT
• provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the
• provision of temporary staff recruitment services to the HEA when required. The current
• provision of temporary staff recruitment services to the HEA and bodies under the aegis
• [HEA RFT Temp Staff Recruitment Services.pdf] (“Tenders”) to this request
• provision of temporary staff recruitment services to the HEA and bodies under the aegis of 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.

• The Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

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.; ccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework Agreement the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 Cyber Insurance €1,000,000 2; l in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €12.7 million €12
• 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.
• ccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework Agreement the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 Cyber Insurance €1,000,000 2
• l in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €12.7 million €12
• 7 million € € € Public Liability Public Liability €6.5 million €6
• 5 million € € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €1.5 million €1
• 5 million € € € Cyber Insurance Cyber Insurance €1 million €1 million € € € AND

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:
• All invoices must have a Purchase Order number and be submitted to accountspayable@hea
• [HEA RFT Temp Staff Recruitment Services.pdf] RFT
• Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications
• Appendix 4: Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• Appendix 7: Confidentiality Agreement
• [HEA RFT Temp Staff Recruitment Services.pdf] (“Tenders”) to this request

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 5 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: Invitation to tender for participation in a Framework for the provision of Temporary Staff Recruitment Services to the Higher Education Authority
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• ccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework Agreement the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12,700,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €1,500,000 Cyber Insurance €1,000,000 2
• proposed Framework Agreement may amount to circa €3.2m (excluding VAT) over the Term and
• obligations of the Framework Member during and after the Framework Term
• Term or during the lifetime of a Contract the Framework Member becomes aware of circumstances that might affect the validity of any of the state
• Permanent or Fixed Term role within 12 months of the assignment to start, a
• or Fixed Term role within 12 months of the assignment to start, a

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: HEA RFT Temp Staff Recruitment Services.pdf, RFT Temp Staff Recruitment Services.pdf] RFT, Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU Level.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule, Appendix 3: Tenderers’ Statement, Appendix 4: Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer.