Request for Tenders for the provision of Drysuit Maintenance, Repair and Certification for the Irish Coast Guard

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of Transport ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the provision of Drysuit Maintenance, Repair and Certification for the Irish Coast Guard” 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 the provision of Drysuit Maintenance, Repair and Certification for the Irish Coast Guard
• Sector: Building Services & Maintenance
• 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Insurance Indemnity limit Employer’s liability €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• the proposed service contract may amount to some €650,000 (excl
• Minimum Level of capacity The tenderer must demonstrate that it operates an effective Quality Management System (QMS) appropriate to the scope of the contract
• This system must either: * Be certified to ISO 9001:2015 by an accredited certification body, or * Have an in-house QMS that align
• Pass/Fail Failure to provide valid ISO 9001:2015 certification or to demonstrate an equivalent quality management system will re
• [RFT v3.2 Dry Suit Maintenance.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• Drysuit Maintenance, Repair, & Certification for the
• services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: Drysuit Maintenance, Repair & Certification for the
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract 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.

• an allocation of €4bn in Exchequer funding to deliver on its objectives
• 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 Services Contract the following insurances: Insurance Indemnity limit Employer’s liability €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of cl; Public liability €6.5 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• 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.
• 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Insurance Indemnity limit Employer’s liability €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Public liability €6.5 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Product liability €6.5 million Any one Claim and In the Aggregate in A
• Professional indemnity €1.5 million Any one claim

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:
• €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
• [RFT v3.2 Dry Suit Maintenance.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) for Key Personnel

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 2 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 Services Contract the following insurances: Insurance Indemnity limit Employer’s liability €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• erm of the Contract, including any extensions; however, a nominal fee of €1.00 will be used for evaluation purposes
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• s with the principles and requirements of ISO 9001:2015
• ontinues for 21 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice
• 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 — 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: RFT v3.2 Dry Suit Maintenance.pdf, RFT v3.2 Dry Suit Maintenance.pdf] ServicesRFT160125, 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:.