Programme Innovate: Site Investigation Surveys for Three School Sites
Value
€250k
Deadline
21 Oct
21 Oct 2025
Value
€250k
Deadline
21 Oct
Site investigation surveys for three school sites under Programme Innovate.
Site investigation surveys for three school sites under Programme Innovate.
Bidder profile
Ideal for mid-sized to large firms with public sector experience and compliance capabilities.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate
- Two-step process
- Technical ambiguity
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 | Department of Education and Youth |
| Title | Programme Innovate: Site Investigation Surveys for Three School Sites |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | 250000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 6 months |
| Submission deadline | 2025-10-21T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Department of Education and Youth ran this procurement for “Programme Innovate: Site Investigation Surveys for Three School Sites” 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:
- The contractor shall hand-dig within 300mm of services to ensure no
- purposes. Please contact the relevant service providers to check all overhead cable clearances.
- purposes. Please contact the relevant service providers to check all overhead 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.
- Title: Programme Innovate: Site Investigation Surveys for Three School Sites
- ADAPT 4 Schools Programme – Coláiste Chiaráin & Leixlip
- ADAPT 4 Schools Programme - Coláiste Chiaráin & Leixl
- ADAPT 4 Schools Programme – Coláiste
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.; 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 12; 4 Minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance annual aggregate €1,000,000 12
- 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.
- 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 12
- 4 Minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance annual aggregate €1,000,000 12
- 5 public liability €6,500 12
- 5 employer’s liability €NIL professional indemnity €70,000 16
- Insurances Employer’s Liability: €13.0m
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:
- nd is based on a site visit carried out on 18th June 2025 and the project
- is based on a site visit carried out on 18th June 2025 and the project
- [1.1 Invitation to tender Letter.pdf] 1
- The Department of Education and Youth invites you to submit tender(s) for carrying out site investigation
- Tenders to be returned via eTenders portal only
- Tender submissions must be received by eTenders portal only, with the onus resting with the
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-10-21T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2025-10-21T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-08-19T15:14:42Z |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-08-20T10:04:43Z |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-08-20T14:04:29Z |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 6 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)
- a minimum of 3 days after installation of the standpipe
- within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative must give the above
- When a payment is to be made, not later than 5 days after the date agreed between the
- 14 days of receiving the payment claim notice,
- within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s R
- ADAPT 4 Schools Programme – Coláiste Chiaráin & Leixlip
- The draft report will be approved within 2 weeks of receipt by the
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 — not clearly specified in extract.
- 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: MH30.pdf, MH50.pdf, 1.1 Invitation to tender Letter.pdf.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU S number Click here and insert details, date Click here and.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: MH54.pdf, 20487T_C0099-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-00003.pdf, 70020B_C0161-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-10049.pdf.
This tender has been awarded
- Ground Investigations Ireland Ltd · 19 Dec 2025
- Hanmar Site Investigation Services Ltd · 19 Dec 2025
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- BS 1377
- ISO 14001
- ISO 22476
- ISO 9001
Public liability insurance
€6,500
Professional indemnity insurance
€1,000,000
Scoring
Lowest Price
Documents (130)
1.1 Invitation to tender Letter.pdf
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1.2 Schedule of Tender Docs.pdf
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2.1 (PIM) Project Information Memorandum- Site Investigation.pdf
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2.3 Instructions To Tender (ITT).pdf
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2.4 Form of Tender and Schedule - Bundle 2.docx
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2.4 Form of Tender and Schedule Bundle 1.docx
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2.6 PW-CF8-Contract.pdf
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2.8 ESPD Form.docx
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20487T_C0099-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-00002.pdf
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20487T_C0099-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-00003.pdf
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20487T_C0099-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-00005.pdf
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20487T_C0099-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-80001.pdf
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20487T_C0099-XX-EF_15_10-X-XXX-PL-GAR-HS-10001(compressed).pdf
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70020B_C0161-01-X-X-XXX-FN-PCA-BS-10054.pdf
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70020B_C0161-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-10049.pdf
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70020B_C0161-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-10050.pdf
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70020B_C0161-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-10051.pdf
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91371B_C0213-01-X-X-XXX-SU-PCA-BS-00003.pdf
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Leixlip - Prelim Health and Safety plan.pdf
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MH01.pdf
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SI Specification - Leixlip.pdf
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SI specification - Notre dame Campus.pdf
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Original notice text
The Department of Education and Youth seeks a contractor for site investigation surveys at three school locations, focusing on compliance and operational execution over a 6-month period.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Value
€250k
Deadline
21 Oct
Location
Site investigation surveys for three school sites across Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
13 Oct 2025
eTenders ID
6582146
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