Single Party Contract for the development, implementation and on-going support for the FXC PaaS eCommerce Solution

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Irish Manufacturing Research CLG ran this procurement for “Single Party Contract for the development, implementation and on-going support for the FXC PaaS eCommerce Solution” 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: Single Party Contract for the development, implementation and on-going support for the FXC PaaS eCommerce Solution
• €110,000 (inc VAT) and licensing, ongoing maintenance and support for three
• that their security management system adheres to ISO 27001/27002
• • The platform must achieve WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance
• 2 WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance Make platform fully accessible in accordance with EU
• The goal for Phase 1 (to be achieved by 31 December 2025) is to deliver a robust platform that
• invoiced development and implementation by 31 December 2025
• data migration and testing demand 5-8 weeks
• development and implementation phase which has a fixed capped budget of
• The capped funding for the development and implementation phase is required to
• IMR are supportive and encourage the participation on a fair and equal basis by
• 2.3 This tender does not constitute as an offer or commitment to enter into a Services 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.

• 33 Cumulative spend monitoring per client organisation Monitor €60,000 funding cap per client organisation(multi-user organisation data to be aggregat
• and maximum funds available for this contract. The budget is split between
• The capped funding for the development and implementation phase is required to
• publicly funded organisations use the eTenders platform.

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.; red if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 €13,000,000 € € Public Liability Public Liability €6,500,000 €6,500,000 € € Product Liab; ility Product Liability €6,500,000 €6,500,000 € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €1,000,000 €1,000,000 € € Cyber Liability € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €1,000,000 €1,000,000 € € Cyber Liabil
• 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.
• red if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 €13,000,000 € € Public Liability Public Liability €6,500,000 €6,500,000 € € Product Liab
• ility Product Liability €6,500,000 €6,500,000 € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €1,000,000 €1,000,000 € € Cyber Liability € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €1,000,000 €1,000,000 € € Cyber Liabil
• ity Cyber Liability €2,000,000 €2,000,000 € € AND 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:
• Tenderers must complete the required tables in Appendix 1 – Technical Minimum Requirements spreadsheet for this criterion
• ther information is requested in the relevant section of Appendix 1 – Technical Minimum Requirements, you must attach further information on that requirement in eTenders
• Technical Minimum Requirement, which is “Appendix 1 – Technical Minimum
• [RFT - FXC PaaS eCommerce.pdf] Contract Duration
• [RFT - FXC PaaS eCommerce.pdf] warranty in
• this competition including, but not limited to, site visits, field trials.,

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)
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• Confirm adherence to ISO 27001/27002 principles across your development and operational processes
• Confirm adherence to ISO 27001/27002 principles
• meet or exceed ISO 27001 principles to safeguard client data and
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• are capable of 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

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 — 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: RFT - FXC PaaS eCommerce.pdf, Appendix 1 – Technical Minimum Requirements spreadsheet for this criterion, Appendix 1 – Technical Minimum Requirements, you must attach further information on that.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU Notice Number.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1 – Technical Minimum, RFT - FXC PaaS eCommerce.pdf] Contract Duration, RFT - FXC PaaS eCommerce.pdf] warranty in.