Installation and service of self-contained toilets

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Dublin Bus / Bus Atha Cliath ran this procurement for “Installation and service of self-contained toilets” 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: Installation and service of self-contained toilets
• y or death or personal injury of any person arising due to the products used by the Contractor in the performance of the Services under the Contract (product liability insurance) for an amount of not less than five million euro (€5,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate to
• oyee, embedded software supplied by third parties, late delivery of product or service, pre-release cover and unintentional transmission of a virus) (professional indemnity insurance) for an amount of not less than two million five hundred thousand euro (€2,500,000) for any one claim or series of claims
• ance of the Services under the Contract (product liability insurance) for an amount of not less than five million euro (€5,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate to be maintained at all times during the c
• he Services being performed pursuant to the Contract within 14 days of receipt of the notice;
• [RFT 12.2025 Contract for Installation and service of self-contained toilets (1).docx] (1) [INSERT NAME OF LEGAL ENTITY]
• SINGLE PROVIDER FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR INSTALLATION AND SERVICE OF SELF-CONTAINED TOILETS
• [RFT 12.2025 Contract for Installation and service of self-contained toilets (1).docx] 1 Definitions and Interpretation 1
• SINGLE PROVIDER FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
• [RFT 12.2025 Contract for Installation and service of self-contained toilets (1).docx] Six 29
• 1. BAC requires the performance of certain services.
• 2. The Contractor is engaged in the business of offering the services required by BAC, and has the requisite skill, knowledge and experience in that field. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The extract showed a structured PQQ-to-ITT sequence intended to shortlist capable bidders before full award-stage submission. Programme and policy framing was only partially visible, but continuity and modernisation drivers were evident in the procurement design.

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.; mages due to damage or destruction of property or death or personal injury of any person arising out of the Contractor’s performance of the Contract (public liability insurance) for an amount of not less than five million euro (€5,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained at all; ing out of the injury to, or disease or death of any person employed by the Contractor in the course of the Contractor’s performance of the Contract (employer’s liability insurance) for an amount of not less than thirteen million euro (€13,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained at all
• Certifications — ing out of the injury to, or disease or death of any person employed by the Contractor in the course of the Contractor’s performance of the Contract (employer’s liability insurance) for an amount of not less than thirteen million euro (€13,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained at all
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — mages due to damage or destruction of property or death or personal injury of any person arising out of the Contractor’s performance of the Contract (public liability insurance) for an amount of not less than five million euro (€5,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained at all; ing out of the injury to, or disease or death of any person employed by the Contractor in the course of the Contractor’s performance of the Contract (employer’s liability insurance) for an amount of not less than thirteen million euro (€13,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained at all; y or death or personal injury of any person arising due to the products used by the Contractor in the performance of the Services under the Contract (product liability insurance) for an amount of not less than five million euro (€5,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate to 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.
• mages due to damage or destruction of property or death or personal injury of any person arising out of the Contractor’s performance of the Contract (public liability insurance) for an amount of not less than five million euro (€5,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained at all
• ing out of the injury to, or disease or death of any person employed by the Contractor in the course of the Contractor’s performance of the Contract (employer’s liability insurance) for an amount of not less than thirteen million euro (€13,000,000) per occurrence to be maintained at all
• y or death or personal injury of any person arising due to the products used by the Contractor in the performance of the Services under the Contract (product liability insurance) for an amount of not less than five million euro (€5,000,000) per occurrence and in the aggregate to
• Motor insurance (including third party property damage for an amount of not less than two million six hundred thousand euro (€2,600,000) to be maintained at all times during t
• oyee, embedded software supplied by third parties, late delivery of product or service, pre-release cover and unintentional transmission of a virus) (professional indemnity insurance) for an amount of not less than two million five hundred thousand euro (€2,500,000) for any one claim or series of claims

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 — not specified in extract. Submission-related source lines:
• • 1. In no event shall BAC be liable to the Contractor for any loss of profit, contracts, goodwill, business opportunity or anticipated saving suffered or incurred by the Contractor arising out of or in connection with the Contract for any reason or in any circumstances, including, for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a declaration by a court that this Contract is ineffective or an order by a court that this Contract be terminated or that the duration of this Contract be shortened.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: not stated. 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)
• In consideration of €1 (receipt of which is hereby acknowledged) the Contractor has agreed to provide
• he Services being performed pursuant to the Contract within 14 days of receipt of the notice;
• nd fails to remedy the breach (if capable of remedy) within 14 days of receipt of written notice from BAC g
• 23 Corrupt Gifts and Payment of Commission 19
• 3. CÓRAS IOMPAIR ÉIREANN having its principal office at Heuston Station in the City of Dublin (“CIE”)
• 3. In reliance upon that skill, knowledge and expertise, BAC wishes to engage the Contractor upon the terms and conditions set out below.
• “Additional Charges” means the payments described in Schedule Five payable to the Contractor for any Additional Services;

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 12.2025 Contract for Installation and service of self-contained toilets (1).docx, RFT 12.2025 Conditions of tendering Single Provider for Installation and service of self-contained toilets (3).docx, RFT 12.2025 Contract for Installation and service of self-contained toilets (1).doc.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule One 24, Schedule Two 25, Schedule Three 26.