Request For Tender for the Establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Contract for Minor / Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works
Value
€6.0m
Deadline
04 Nov
04 Nov 2025
Value
€6.0m
Deadline
04 Nov
Tender for a multi-supplier framework for minor/intermediate electrical services.
Tender for a multi-supplier framework for minor/intermediate electrical services.
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector electrical services and compliance processes.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate turnover threshold
- Two-step tender process
- Ambiguity in ITT requirements
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | The Courts Service |
| Title | Request For Tender for the Establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Contract for Minor / Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | 6000000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 3 years |
| Submission deadline | 2025-11-04T17:30:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
The Courts Service ran this procurement for “Request For Tender for the Establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Contract for Minor / Intermediate Electrical Building Services 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: Request For Tender for the Establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Contract for Minor / Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works
- Sector: Building Services & Maintenance
- hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances with the minimum indemnity levels shown: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
- nce year Public of the Services Contract the following insurances with the minimum indemnity levels shown: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6.5 million limit for any one claim or series of c
- Costs are of the order of €10,000 to €150,000 for the electrical services
- communicated or notified to the Framework Member for the provision of the services
- [Request for Tender Minor-Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works_CS.pdf] ....... 13
- This tender is for the provision of Minor / Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works for the Courts
- Service of Ireland. The operation of the Framework will be as per the following contract types
- Direct to the Courts Service as per Government Construction Contracts (GCC)
- The service includes the provision of fire alarm, lighting, emergency lighting, switchgear, general services,
- security, and many more electrical services in the building portfolio of the Courts Service of Ireland within 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.
- possible four year Framework duration for projects and programmes of work.
- While every effort has been made to provide comprehensive and accurate background information and
- be asked to provide a copy of any policy or other document which demonstrates its commitment to
- Strategy and Action Plan which, requires us to prioritise sustainability ensuring that goods and 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.; hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances with the minimum indemnity levels shown: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl; nce year Public of the Services Contract the following insurances with the minimum indemnity levels shown: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6.5 million limit for any one claim or series of c
- 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.
- 12 Turnover Requirements For Multiple Lots Tenderers must have a minimum average annual turnover of at least € 600,000 per annum for all Lots
- Each Lot area requires a minimum average annual turnover of at least € 600,000 per annum
- Therefore if the contractor is successful in their tenders and qualify for each Lot area they must have a minimum average annual turnover of at least €1 1, 2 & 3
- Therefore if the contractor is successful in their tenders and qualify for each Lot area they must have a minimum average annual turnover of at least €1,800,000 per annum before contracts are determin
- hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances with the minimum indemnity levels shown: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | not stated |
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
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:
- [Request for Tender Minor-Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works_CS.pdf] ....... 13
- The successful Tenderers may be required to complete and submit Garda Vetting forms for the staff they
- [Request for Tender Minor-Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works_CS.pdf] ,invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) from
-
- Annex B.ES Specific To Each Lot. Excel Format of Appendix 2 Pricing Schedule contained in
- [Request for Tender Minor-Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works_CS.pdf] 3) Annex A.ES Tender Submission Details Specific To Each Lot : giving guidance on the
- [Request for Tender Minor-Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works_CS.pdf] is, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-11-04T17:30:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2025-11-04T17:30:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 12 March 2001 |
| Date surfaced in documents | October 2025 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Directive 2004 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.
- Title: Request For Tender for the Establishment of a Multi-supplier Framework Contract for Minor / Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works
- VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
- 12 Turnover Requirements For Multiple Lots Tenderers must have a minimum average annual turnover of at least € 600,000 per annum for all Lots
- Therefore if the contractor is successful in their tenders and qualify for each Lot area they must have a minimum average annual turnover of at least €1,800,000 per annum before contracts are determin
- hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances with the minimum indemnity levels shown: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
- NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
- whose principal place of business is at [Enter Framework Member Address], (hereinafter called “the Framework Member”) of the other part
- Issue: October 2025 Insert Lot Number and Description
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: Request for Tender Minor-Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works_CS.pdf, Annex 1 - List of Locations by Lot Area.pdf, RFT – i.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
- Key attachments to prioritise: RFT”) from, RFT is Request for Tenders for the provision of Minor to Intermediate Electrical Bu, Appendix 2 Pricing Schedule contained in.
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- Current C2
- Safe-T-Cert
Minimum turnover
€600,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Lots (1)
Framework for contractors to deliver Climate Action projects, including heating, ventilation, lighting, and energy system upgrades.
Documents (7)
Request for Tender Minor-Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works_CS.pdf
273.9 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
Annex B.ES Excel Format Of Annex A -Appendix 2 Pricing Schedule Electrical Building Services.xlsx
17.5 KB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
Annex 2 - List of Climate Action projects for contractors framework.pdf
107.2 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
Framework Agreement - Minor to Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works.pdf
441.4 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
Annex 1 - List of Locations by Lot Area.pdf
146.8 KB · Appendix / Annex
Annex A.ES Tender Submission - Minor - Intermediate Electrical Building Services Works.docx
134.0 KB · Tender Response Template
espdRequest-6634274.pdf
70.9 KB · ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)
Original notice text
The Courts Service seeks to establish a multi-supplier framework for minor and intermediate electrical building services, including fire alarms, lighting, and switchgear, over a 3-year contract period.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Value
€6.0m
Deadline
04 Nov
Buyer
The Courts ServiceLocation
Services will be provided across various locations under the jurisdiction of the Courts Service in Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
20 Oct 2025
eTenders ID
6634274
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