Single-Party Framework for Works-Related Technical Services: Health and Safety Advisory Consultancy Services to the Grangegorman Development Agency

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Grangegorman Development Agency_564 ran this procurement for “Single-Party Framework for Works-Related Technical Services: Health and Safety Advisory Consultancy Services to the Grangegorman Development Agency” 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 Framework for Works-Related Technical Services: Health and Safety Advisory Consultancy Services to the Grangegorman Development Agency
• It is noted that in the case of services for larger Capital Projects (above a value threshold of €5,000,000 Estimated Construction Cost) that the Contracting Authority may require increas
• Minimum of Post Graduate Diploma in Health & Safety – (or equivalent); Applicant candidates who have the minimum competency for delivering the Health and Safety Consultancy Service shall demonstrate that the
• appropriate number and range of skills required to deliver a high standard of service to the
• [00PROC-GDA-1163-XX-FM-K-PM_50_50_60-0001-TenderQualitativeResponse.docx] Procurement of a Single-Party Framework for Works-Related Technical Services: Health & Safety Advisory Technical Consultancy Services
• Tenderers are requested to provide Fee % rates for Health & Safety Services to CWMF Capital Projects, these will be used as a basis for further drawdowns.
• This criterion allows Tenderers to best demonstrate their approach to supporting the GDA in our Health and Safety objectives.
• The key lead personnel named at Suitability Assessment Stage will now being scored for expertise relevant to the Scope of Services as described in Section 6 of the PIM.
• CV’s will be marked according to the relevance of the individual’s expertise to this context and the particular services required as part of this framework. 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.

• Occupation as stated in the policy(ies)
• Existing Tree (see Tree Survey for Tree Types)
• This criterion allows Tenderers to best demonstrate their approach to supporting the GDA in our Health and Safety objectives.

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.; erwriter of repute: 00PROC-GDA-1163-XX-CC-K-PM_50_50_25-0001-FrameworkAgreement 13 To be completed in line with Contract/Procurement Documents a) Public Liability insurance with a minimum level of indemnity of €6,500,000 million covering each and every claim or series; of claims arising from the same originating cause, unlimited in the period, for the duration of the relevant Instruction; b) Employer’s Liability insurance with a minimum level of indemnity of €13,000,000 million covering each and every claim or series
• 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.
• erwriter of repute: 00PROC-GDA-1163-XX-CC-K-PM_50_50_25-0001-FrameworkAgreement 13 To be completed in line with Contract/Procurement Documents a) Public Liability insurance with a minimum level of indemnity of €6,500,000 million covering each and every claim or series
• of claims arising from the same originating cause, unlimited in the period, for the duration of the relevant Instruction; b) Employer’s Liability insurance with a minimum level of indemnity of €13,000,000 million covering each and every claim or series
• of claims arising from the same originating cause, unlimited in the period, for the duration of the relevant Instruction; and c) Professional indemnity insurance with a minimum level of indemnity of €1,250,000 covering each and every claim or series
• Cover may be provided on an Annual Aggregate basis to a minimum level of €1,500,000 million; However, where professional indemnity
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 0,000 allowed for property only From start

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:
• Completed ESPD in order to demonstrate compliance with minimum requirements in relation to Exclusion Grounds;
• [00GC-GDA-OPR-ZZ-DR-K-XX-0006-LH2000_HardLandscapes.pdf] 21.56
• [00GC-GDA-OPR-ZZ-DR-K-XX-0006-LH2000_HardLandscapes.pdf] BC 27.33
• [00GC-GDA-OPR-ZZ-DR-K-XX-0006-LH2000_HardLandscapes.pdf] 50
• [00GC-GDA-OPR-ZZ-DR-K-XX-0006-LH2000_HardLandscapes.pdf] 26.68
• [00GC-GDA-OPR-ZZ-DR-K-XX-0006-LH2000_HardLandscapes.pdf] (130 m²)

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)
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 0,000 allowed for property only From start
• ign discipline in particular the Design and Construction of Buildings with a minimum of one Type 3 project greater than €5 million euro in construction value and one Type 2B projects greater than €2
• ign discipline in particular the Design and Construction of Buildings with a minimum of one Type 3 project greater than €5 million euro
• Minimum of Post Graduate Diploma in Health & Safety – (or equivalent);
• design discipline in particular the Design and Construction of Buildings with a minimum of one Type 3 project greater than €5 million euro in construction value and one Type 2B projects greater than €2
• Minimum of Post Graduate Diploma in Health & Safety – (or equivalent); Applicant candidates who have the minimum competency for delivering the Health and Safety Consultancy Service shall demonstrate that the
• Minimum of Post Graduate Diploma in Health & Safety – (or equivalent);

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: 00PROC-GDA-1163-XX-FM-K-PM_70_15_42-0001-ProfIndemnityCert_MF_2.1.docx, 00GC-GDA-OPR-ZZ-DR-K-XX-0006-LH2000_HardLandscapes.pdf, 00GC-GDA-OPR-ZZ-DR-K-XX-0007-LS2000_SoftLandscapes.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: 00GG-PBS-ADM-ZZ-DR-A-XX-0001-AxoSouth.pdf, 00PROC-GDA-1163-XX-FM-K-PM_50_50_60-0001-TenderQualitativeResponse.docx, 00PROC-GDA-1163-XX-FM-K-SAQ-0001-eESPD_Form.docx.