Single Party Framework Agreement for Professional Services for Building Works

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

the Irish Aviation Authority ran this procurement for “Single Party Framework Agreement for Professional Services for Building Works” 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 Agreement for Professional Services for Building Works
• 0% of gross fee turnover, or €5,000 whichever is greater From start to completion of the Services; and six years
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,0000 None From start to completion of the Services
• to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• Compliance with minimum requirements stated* Approach to Service Delivery *CRITERION B – APPROACH TO SERVICE DELIVERY –
• Compliance with minimum requirements stated* Approach to Service Delivery CRITERION B – APPROACH TO SERVICE DELIVERY – 2000 Marks *B1 - Tenderers must outline their approach (Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Mechanical &
• Rates provided above shall be for Personnel meeting the minimum requirements in "Criterion A – Resources To Deliver The Services"
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• Anticipated Service Contract Period (months/years): 48 months
• onsultant’s tender for the Services, or, if there was none, 10 days before the Client received the Consulta
• Single Party Framework Agreement for Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Mechanical & Electrical, Design and Procurement Services for Refurbishment / Alterations / associated works for the Irish Aviation Authority 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.

• Nothing contained in these Instructions is, or shall be relied upon as, a representation of fact or promise as to the future. Any summaries or descriptions of documents or contractual arrangements contained in any part of these Instructions cannot be and are not intended to be comprehensive, nor any substitute for the underlying documentation (whether existing or to be concluded in the future), and are in all respects qualified in their entirety by reference to them.
• [ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx] intended to be comprehensive, nor any substitute for the underlying documentation (whether existing or to be concluded in the future), and are in all respects qualified in their entirety by reference to them.
• If the Applicant is unsuccessful as part of the tender process, such personal data will be retained until three years after the conclusion of the tender process or the award of the contract to the successful Tenderer, whichever is later. If the Applicant is successful, and a contract is awarded to the Applicant at the end of the tender process, such personal data will be retained in accordance with the Contracting Authority’s record management and retention policy, a copy of which can be obtained from the Employer upon request.
• [ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx] Any deposit required for hard copies of tender documents as stated in the Particulars will be refundable to all tenderers that submit bona fide tenders that are not subsequently withdrawn. Such deposit is to cover the cost incurred by the Contracting Authority in preparing the relevant tender documents.

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.; 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 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic; Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,0000 None From start to completion of the
• 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.
• 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 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,0000 None From start to completion of the

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:
• rveyor 800 marks:* Project Director/Partner (Quantity Surveying) xxx marks Minimum Requirements: -15 years relevant post graduate experience - a degree in Quantity Surveying - Registered Quantity Surveyor Information must be provided in CV format and clearly indicate: *A
• Number and type of Electronic Copies of Tender: Tender documents to be submitted elect
• [ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx] The Contracting Authority has sent a contract notice and tender documents for the Services to etenders and where appropriate a similar notice has been simultaneously sent to the Office for Official Publications of the EC for publication in the OJEU. The notice and tender documents are addressed to all those who wish to participate in a tender competition for the Services described in the “Particulars”.
• These documents set out the award criteria and the award process which will be followed by the Contracting Authority in making the assessment of whether Applicants are suitable to provide the Services and, from those Applicants deemed to be suitable, which tender is the most economically advantageous. These documents also set out the information which must be supplied by Applicants. Tenders must be submitted in accordance with these Instructions. Any tenders not complying with these Instructions may be rejected by the Contracting Authority, whose decision in the matter shall be final.
• • Suitability Assessment Questionnaires
• • Any information submitted with tenders and not called for in these Instructions or in post-tender clarifications.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 15 years. 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 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• Anticipated Service Contract Period (months/years): 48 months
• 3. Latest date for queries 7 days before latest time for receipt of tend
• y issue supplemental information or responses to queries 6 days before latest time for receipt of tend
• the other] by termination notified at least 14 and at most 28 days after the notice

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: ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx, ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx] Instruction to Tenderers, ITT-S2(b) v2.0.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice and tender documents for the Services to etenders and where.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx] The Contracting Authority is making these documents a, ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx] notional number of hours for additional services is p, ITT-S2b-v2.0-04-11-2024.docx] intended to be comprehensive, nor any substitute for.