The Provision of Polypharmacy Support Services and the supply of Medication to St. Joseph’s Residents

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Avista CLG ran this procurement for “The Provision of Polypharmacy Support Services and the supply of Medication to St. Joseph’s Residents” 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: The Provision of Polypharmacy Support Services and the supply of Medication to St. Joseph’s Residents
• The contracting authority has the possibility of obtaining the supporting documentation concerned directly by accessing a national database in any Member State that is available free of charge(), or
• The undersigned formally consent to Fortesium Ltd], gaining access to documents supporting the information, which has been provided in this European Single Procurement Document for the purposes of Development and support of a new Fishing Licence & Permit
• The undersigned formally consent to Fortesium Ltd], gaining access to documents supporting the information, which has been provided in this European Single Procurement Document for the purposes of Development and support of a new Fishing Licence & Permit Management System (LPMS)].
• 1.A.2 Title of the competition The Provision of PolyPharmacy Support Services and the supply of Medication )
• 1.A.3 Short description of the competition () AVISTA is seeking tenders from suppliers with a proven track record in the supply and delivery of prescriptions/medications and provide Polypharmacy support services to manage individual patients medications.
• The purpose of this competition is to become the single supplier for AVISTA in the provision of medication supply and polypharmacy support services.
• (a) It has not been guilty of serious misinterpretation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria,
• (c) It has been able, without delay, to submit the supporting documents required by a contracting authority or contracting entity, and
• children and adults with intellectual disabilities. We currently provide services in Limerick, North
• Tipperary, and Dublin. Our mission at Avista is to work together with the people we support to live
• their best lives through the delivery of quality services while promoting their roles as active citizens in 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.

• 2.A.10 Only in case the procurement is reserved (), is the economic operator a sheltered workshop, a ‘social business’(), or will it provide for the performance of the contract in the context of sheltered employment programmes? Yes ☐ No ☐
• adults and children with intellectual disability and/or complex support needs. Funded by the HSE,
• Avista’s core purpose and strategy, is to develop and deliver a wide continuum of supports that are
• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium Enterprises

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.; Tenderers must submit confirmation of the following insurances being in place: 19 Insurance Type Required Level Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6; 5 million Professional Indemnity €1.5 million Cyber Insurance €3 million Declarati
• 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.
• iv) Tenderers meet the minimum turnover requirement of € 1,000,000 over each of the last three financial y
• Tenderers must submit confirmation of the following insurances being in place: 19 Insurance Type Required Level Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• 5 million Professional Indemnity €1.5 million Cyber Insurance €3 million Declarati
• s of Excess Details of Excess Details of Excess Expiry Date Expiry Date Employer Liability €13 million € € € Public Liability €6.5 million € € € Product
• 5 million € € € Professional Indemnity €1.5 million € € € Cyber I

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) — 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 submit confirmation of the following insurances being in place: 19 Insurance Type Required Level Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three years preceding the declaration)
• between €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three years preceding the declaration)
• €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration, to include all non-notif

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 24 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)
• 2022/2560 and where the notifying party has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of te
• e right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extensions per
• [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
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (
• 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 — 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: 5. AVISTA-ESPD Form.docx,

[5. AVISTA-ESPD Form.docx, 1. Avista Pharmacy Tender- RFT (Oct 2025).pdf.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT? Yes ☐ No ☐ , RFT Yes ☐ No ☐ , RFT (Oct 2025).pdf] Appendix 4- The Contract .......................................