Primary High-Capacity Internet Data Link

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

the Irish Aviation Authority ran this procurement for “Primary High-Capacity Internet Data Link” 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:

• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• nderers must provide details of conformance (if any) to the ISO 9000 series or any other equivalent standard or system
• • 1. The Irish Aviation Authority (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• • Licensing personnel and organisations involved in aircraft maintenance
• • Licenses airlines and approval of groundhandling services providers
• 2.10.5 Payments for Services provided pursuant to this RFT shall be subject to and made in accordance with the Contract at Appendix 4 to this RFT.
• 2.11.1 In the performance of any Contract awarded, the successful Tenderers and their subcontractors (if any), shall be required to comply with all applicable obligations in the field of environmental, social and labour law that apply at the place where the Services are provided, that have been established by EU law, national law, collective agreements or by international, environmental, social and labour law listed in
• [RFT - Primary High Capacity Internet Data Link.docx] ors (if any), shall be required to comply with all applicable obligations in the field of environmental, social and labour law that apply at the place where the Services are provided, that have been established by EU law, national law, collective agreements or by international, environmental, social and labour law listed in Annex X of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement (the “Procurement Directive”).
• 2.11.3 The Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Work) Act 2012 (the “2012 Act”) provides that an Agency Worked (as defined in the 2012 Act) is entitled to the same basic working and employment conditions as those which apply to employees recruited directly by the Hirer (as defined in the 2012 Act) to do the same or a similar job. Where the provision of the Services will involve the provision to the Contracting Authority of Agency Workers (within the meaning of the 2012 Act), Tenderers should ensure that they consider their obligations under the 2012 Act when pricing their Tender. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability for any increase in salaries that may be payable as a result of
• [RFT - Primary High Capacity Internet Data Link.docx] to the Contracting Authority of Agency Workers (within the meaning of the 2012 Act), Tenderers should ensure that they consider their obligations under the 2012 Act when pricing their Tender. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability for any increase in salaries that may be payable as a result of the application of the 2012 Act to the provision of the Services.
• It will be a condition of any Contract pursuant to this Competition that the successful Tenderer(s) shall, for the term of such contract(s), comply with all applicable EU and domestic tax laws. Tenderers are referred to www.revenue.ie for further information. Prior to the award of any Contract arising out of this competition the successful Tenderer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by the Contracting Authority. By supplying these numbers the successful Tenderer acknowledges and agrees that the Contracting Authority has the permission of the successful Tenderer to verify its tax cleared position online.
• 2. Evidence of financial capacity: Tenderers must provide one of the following options in order for the Contracting Authority to make a determination in relation to the Tenderer’s capacity to support a contract for Services specified. 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.

• 1. Tenderers must outline their organisation’s policy on Health & Safety.

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.; l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Product Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros
• Certifications — l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Product Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Product Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros 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.
• l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Product Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros

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) — not specified in extract.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• Appendix 1 (Section 4) Requirements and Specifications
• Appendix 2 (Section 5) Pricing Schedule
• Appendix 4 Contract Terms and Conditions
• • 1. The Irish Aviation Authority (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”) to this request for tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• The Tenderer, as Data Controller in respect of any Personal Data provided by it in its Tender, is required to confirm in the statement required under paragraph 2.4 below that all Data Subjects (where Data Subject has the meaning given under the Data Protection Laws) whose Personal Data is provided by the Tenderer have consented to the processing of such Personal Data by the Tenderer, the Contracting Authority, the Evaluation Team and the supplier of the etenders.gov.ie website, for the purposes of the participation of the Tenderer in this Competition or that the Tenderer otherwise has a legal basis for providing such Personal Data to the Contracting Authority for the purposes of its participation in

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)
• l be required to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 (thirteen million euros) Public Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros) Product Liability €6,500,000 (six million five hundred thousand euros
• Appendix 4 Contract Terms and Conditions
• The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is a commercial semi-state company and the single civil aviation regulator for Ireland. The IAA is responsible for the regulation of safety, security and consumer interests. The company's responsibilities are set out in the framework of applicable global, European and national legislation/regulation.
• • Monitoring and regulation of EU legislation covering Air Passenger Rights and the provision of assistance to Passengers with Reduced Mobility
• • 1. This public procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance with the open procedure. Any contract that may result from this Competition (the “Contract”) will be issued for a term of five years (“the Term”). The contract may be extended for additional periods subject to public procurement obligations.
• The Tenderer, as Data Controller in respect of any Personal Data provided by it in its Tender, is required to confirm in the statement required under paragraph 2.4 below that all Data Subjects (where Data Subject has the meaning given under the Data Protection Laws) whose Personal Data is provided by the Tenderer have consented to the processing of such Personal Data by the Tenderer, the Contracting Authority, the Evaluation Team and the supplier of the etenders.gov.ie website, for the purposes of the participation of the Tenderer in this Competition or that the Tenderer otherwise has a legal basis for providing such Personal Data to the Contracting Authority for the purposes of its participation in
• [RFT - Primary High Capacity Internet Data Link.docx] , the Contracting Authority, the Evaluation Team and the supplier of the etenders.gov.ie website, for the purposes of the participation of the Tenderer in this Competition or that the Tenderer otherwise has a legal basis for providing such Personal Data to the Contracting Authority for the purposes of its participation in this Competition.

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.
• Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
• 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 - Primary High Capacity Internet Data Link.docx, RFT - Primary High Capacity Internet Data Link.docx]  Requirements and Specifications.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2 (Section 5) Pricing Schedule, Appendix 3 Tenderer’s Statement, Appendix 4 Contract Terms and Conditions.