Tender for the provision of micro-credentials courses in various fields of Offshore Wind

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Wind Energy Ireland ran this procurement for “Tender for the provision of micro-credentials courses in various fields of Offshore Wind” 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:

• uccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m in any claim or series of claims arisi
• the proposed Services Contracts under the three lots may amount to some €1,350,000
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference
• tion (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of 36 months (“the Term”)
• operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this
• In summary, the Services comprise: provision of micro-credential training courses in various
• may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of 36
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by
• successful implementation of any Services Contract that may result from this Competition
• benefits of any Services Contracts that may result from this Competition.
• This RFT does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a Services Contract. No
• written Services Contract has been executed by or on behalf of 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
• • Quality assurance procedures in place to ensure that a quality programme will be

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.; uccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m in any claim or series of claims arisi; Public Liability €6.5m in any claim or series of claims arisi
• 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.
• uccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m in any claim or series of claims arisi
• Public Liability €6.5m in any claim or series of claims arisi
• Product Liability Not Applicable Professional Indemnity €1,000,000 Cyber Insurance €500,000 2
• Tenderers meet the minimum turnover requirement of €50,000 over each of the last three financial y

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:
• [Skillnet Offshore Academy RFT (1) (1).pdf] Wind Energy Ireland
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this
• [Skillnet Offshore Academy RFT (1) (1).pdf] for Offshore Wind (Estimate €540,000)
• [Skillnet Offshore Academy RFT (1) (1).pdf] possibilities of forming relationships with other SMEs or with
• [Skillnet Offshore Academy RFT (1) (1).pdf] written Services Contract being executed by or on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. 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)
• uccessful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m in any claim or series of claims arisi
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• It is anticipated that the total cost of these activities, exclusive of VAT, will amount to approximately €360,000 inclusive of all expenses across the 3 years
• We would anticipate no more than €45,000 per development of one module and the same figure for full delivery per annum
• tion (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of 36 months (“the Term”)
• [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: Skillnet Offshore Academy RFT (1) (1).pdf, Services Contract - Copy.docx, RFT (1) (1).pdf] Wind Energy Ireland.
• 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.