Request for Tenders for a single party framework for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Electrical Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Kilkenny and Carlow ETB ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for a single party framework for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Electrical Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials” 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 a single party framework for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Electrical Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials
• Currently, KCETB Training Services have 8 intakes per year, 14 students in
• a Single Party Framework Agreement for the Supply,
• (“Tenderers”) for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the
• establishment of a single party framework agreement, per lot, for the supply, delivery,
• [1. KCETB Request for Tenders for Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials 2025.pdf] establishment of a single party framework agreement, per lot, for the supply, delivery,
• Training services have a number of classes which will result in the drawdown of this
• specific quantity of supplies or services from a particular economic operator. Kilkenny and
• the successful implementation of any Goods Contract that may result from this Competition
• follow the necessary steps on the eTenders platform to ensure that their tender has been
• the supply of samples for purposes of tendering and their return after evaluation or
• Contract arising out of this Competition, the successful Tenderer shall be required to supply its Tax 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.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by
• details/summary of Health and Safety Policy or Health and Safety Statement.

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.; I confirm that we have the following insurances in place Insurance Type Level in Place Details of Any Excess Expiry Date Employers Liability € 13 million Public Liability € 6.5 million Product Liability € 6; The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• 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.
• I confirm that we have the following insurances in place Insurance Type Level in Place Details of Any Excess Expiry Date Employers Liability € 13 million Public Liability € 6.5 million Product Liability € 6
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6

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:
• [1. KCETB Request for Tenders for Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials 2025.pdf] GoodsRFT30112020
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• (“Tenderers”) for the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the
• [1. KCETB Request for Tenders for Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials 2025.pdf] establishment of a single party framework agreement, per lot, for the supply, delivery,
• [1. KCETB Request for Tenders for Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials 2025.pdf] a maximum of three (3) such extension or extensions on the
• [1. KCETB Request for Tenders for Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials 2025.pdf] Contracting

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.

• Title: Request for Tenders for a single party framework for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Commissioning of Electrical Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials
• Sector: Scientific Equipment & Laboratory
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• guarantees the Goods for the warranty periods specificed or 6 months
• 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: [3
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• name, title, telephone number, postal address, facsimile number and email address
• Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax
• award of Goods Contract sampling eliminate the Framework Member and
• proceed to consider the next highest ranked Framework Member for the award of the Goods Contract, and in
• authorised staff to liaise with the successful Framework Member and delegate as required

Deadline phrases

• must be received not later than 12 noon on 19th December 2025 (the “Tender
• on 12th December 2025 unless otherwise published by the Contracting Authority

Scale / volume phrases

• for the contract open for acceptance by you for a period of 12 months from the date of deadline for submissio
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• Currently, KCETB Training Services have 8 intakes per year, 14 students in
• the initial 12 months, a supplier requests a price increase o
• guarantees the Goods for the warranty periods specificed or 6 months
• n circumstances where no queries are raised within the said 14 day period the invoice
• terminate at 14 days notice
• remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• 79 location data, an online identifier or to one or

TENDER DOCUMENTS [1. KCETB Request for Tenders for Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials 2025.pdf, 1. KCETB Request for Tenders for Apprenticeship Equipment and Materials 2025.pdf, Appendix 1:.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2:, Schedule, Appendix 3:.