Establishment of two (2) multi-party framework agreements in 2 Lots for the provision of Temporary Agency Staff Recruitment

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Pobal ran this procurement for “Establishment of two (2) multi-party framework agreements in 2 Lots for the provision of Temporary Agency Staff Recruitment” 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:

• annual contract value is €100,000 for the delivery of temporary agency services):
• Weighting: Pass/Fail Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Candidates must provide information which demonstrates operation of Health & Safety systems and procedures in line with all relevant Safety, Health & Welfare
• Weighting: 25% (maximum marks: 2,500; minimum marks required: 1,250) Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Candidates must provide information on the measures, standards, policies and oversight in place to ensure the delivery of a quality service
• ON Weighting: 25% (maximum marks: 2500; minimum marks required: 1250) Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Candidates must provide information on the measures, standards, policies, and oversight in place to ensure the delivery of a quality service 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.

• temporary agency staff will expire on 31 March 2026 and this tender will replace the existing

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.; Insurances Insurance types and minimum required levels: * Employer’s Liability: €13 million * Public Liability: €6.5 million * Professional Indemnity: €1; 5 million * Cyber Insurance: €0.5 million I confirm that we have th
• 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.
• if applying for Lots 1 and 2, the turnover requirements will be €2,500,000 [ ] [ ] I confirm that I w
• Insurances Insurance types and minimum required levels: * Employer’s Liability: €13 million * Public Liability: €6.5 million * Professional Indemnity: €1
• 5 million * Cyber Insurance: €0.5 million I confirm that we have th
• 5 million * Cyber insurance €0.5m I confirm that we have th

5. Award criteria & scoring

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) — not specified in extract.
• Case studies (number/value range) — client references/comparable project evidence was referenced.
• Declarations (ESPD/Bona Fides/Tax/COI) — not specified in extract.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — not specified in extract.

7. Key dates & process

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)
• [Lot 1 PQQ Documents.zip] [ZIP containing 3 files]

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.

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 — not clearly specified in extract.
• 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: PQQ section 3, PQQ Documents.zip] [ZIP containing 3 files].
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix/Schedule documents referenced in the source pack.