Request for Tenders dated 10th October 2025 for the Provision of Media Monitoring Services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Office of the Revenue Commissioners_366 ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders dated 10th October 2025 for the Provision of Media Monitoring Services” 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 dated 10th October 2025 for the Provision of Media Monitoring Services
• Services Contract may amount to some (€100,000) (excl
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• [RFT.pdf] Specifications”, (“the Services”). The Revenue Commissioners is the Contracting Authority
• 2. The title of this RFT is Request for Tender for the provision of media monitoring services
• the specification and service requirements outlined in this document.
• 5. Any Services Contract that may result from this public procurement competition will be
• 7. The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services covered by the
• Services Contract may amount to some (€100,000) (excl. VAT) over the Term and any
• the successful implementation of any Client Contracts that may result from
• the successful implementation of any Client Contracts that may result from this
• This RFT does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a 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.

• 8. Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by
• Tenderers should note that in accordance with Government policy, Purchase Orders for services

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.; successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million Limit for any one claim or series of; claims arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability €6.5 million Limit for any one claim or series of
• 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.
• successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million Limit for any one claim or series of
• claims arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability €6.5 million Limit for any one claim or series of

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:
• [RFT.pdf] Specifications”, (“the Services”). The Revenue Commissioners is the Contracting Authority
• [RFT.pdf] this Competition is beyond their technical or business capacity are encouraged, subject
• including, but not being limited to, site visits, field trials, demonstrations
• [RFT.pdf] Authority may cancel this Competition at any time prior to a formal written
• including, but not being limited to, site visits, field trials, demonstrations and/or presentations shall
• [RFT.pdf] er in response to this RFT.

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)
• successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Framework Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million Limit for any one claim or series of
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• issued for a term of 12 months, which may be extended at the request o
• up to 12 months with a maximum of three such extensions
• 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
• issued for a term of 12 months, which may be extended at the request of the Contracting

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: [4
• number and email address of the nominated entity authorised to represent the Tenderer an
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• g in possession of the Contractor’s Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status

Scale / volume phrases

• issued for a term of 12 months, which may be extended at the request o
• up to 12 months with a maximum of three such extensions
• that all prices quoted in the Tender will remain valid for 6 months from
• within 5 days
• Agreement within 5 days of being requested to do so by the Cont
• Costs proposed must be on the basis that 8 users, from the Contracting Authority, can ac
• 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

TENDER DOCUMENTS [RFT.pdf, RFT.pdf, Appendix 3.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT.pdf] Specifications”, (“the Services”). The Revenue Commissioners is the Contra, RFT is Request for Tender for the provision of media monitoring services, RFT.pdf] this Competition is beyond their technical or business capacity are encour.