TTT046F Request for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Contracts for the provision of Taxi Services for the Greater Dublin Area to the Public Sector

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

The Office of Government Procurement ran this procurement for “TTT046F Request for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Contracts for the provision of Taxi Services for the Greater Dublin Area to the Public Sector” 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: TTT046F Request for Tenders to establish Multi Supplier Framework Contracts for the provision of Taxi Services for the Greater Dublin Area to the Public Sector
• the proposed Services Contracts may amount to some €8 million (excl
• required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online
• Certified to ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) or equivalent
• or damages if the Framework Member fails to meet the agreed service levels as set out at
• • Certified to ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) or equivalent This will be verified prior to (and
• Services in the Greater Dublin area are required year-round 365 days, 24 hours a
• [TTT046F RFT Taxi Services for Greater Dublin Area.pdf] 1
• Taxi Services in the Greater Dublin Area
• Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
• Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation tasked with sourcing
• goods and services on behalf of the public service. References to the Contracting Authority 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

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.; 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12,700,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla; Public Liability* €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Certifications — tablishment is more recent, the annual turnover of the Tenderer for each year the Tenderer has been established must equal or exceed ers must have a minimum average annual turnover of €1,500,000 (excl
• 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.
• 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12,700,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Public Liability* €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Cyber Liability €500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Crime Insurance €500,000 Any one claim
• (i) Turnover Requirements Tenderers must have a minimum average annual turnover of €1,500,000 (excl

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:
• [TTT046F RFT Taxi Services for Greater Dublin Area.pdf] 1
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (“the Services”).
• [TTT046F RFT Taxi Services for Greater Dublin Area.pdf] multi-supplier framework agreement for the provision of
• Kildare as described in Appendix 1.
• [TTT046F RFT Taxi Services for Greater Dublin Area.pdf] where the Framework Clients have identified the estimated

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)
• 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €12,700,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• I IT IS HEREBY AGREED IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF €2.00 (THE RECEIPT OF WHICH IS HEREBY
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• It is anticipated that a maximum of four (4) members (each a “Framework Member”) will
• is anticipated that a maximum of two (2) members will be appointed to this
• formal reporting and legal relationship to Central Government

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: [4
• • Certified to ISO 9001 (Quality Management System) or equivalent This will be verified prior to (and

Geographic constraints

• c (non-pre-booked): pick-up shall occur within 20 minutes of the booking confirmation

Deadline phrases

• on 1 December 2009

Scale / volume phrases

• that all prices quoted in the Tender will remain valid for 280 days
• Services in the Greater Dublin area are required year-round 365 days, 24 hours a
• day, 7 days a week
• a period of 280 days from the Tender Deadline
• said 14 day period the invoice shall be deemed acce
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• Contractor must inform the Client at least 30 days in advance
• within the 30 day period,
• within the 30 day period, the Client shall be deemed to h
• prices quoted in Tenders will remain valid for a period of 280 days from the Tender Deadline

TENDER DOCUMENTS [TTT046F RFT Taxi Services for Greater Dublin Area.pdf, TTT046F RFT Taxi Services for Greater Dublin Area.pdf, RFT Taxi Services for Greater Dublin Area.pdf] 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 1:, Appendix 2:, Schedule.