Request for Tenders for the provision of Training on Risk and Protectiveness Assessments required in CASP / Adult cohort assessments

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Tusla Child and Family Agency ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the provision of Training on Risk and Protectiveness Assessments required in CASP / Adult cohort assessments” 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:

• successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €100,000.00 (excl
• and adolescents with the second 6 months supporting the trained staff to complet
• of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: Training over a 12-month period on risk and
• Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of one (1) year (“the Term”).
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €100,000.00 (excl. VAT) over the
• the successful implementation of any Services Contract that may result from this
• benefits of any Services Contracts that may result from this Competition.
• 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.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

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 Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million (any one claim or series of claims ari; sing out of a single occurrence) Public Liability €6.5 million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• 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 Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• sing out of a single occurrence) Public Liability €6.5 million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• sing out of a single occurrence) Professional Indemnity Limit of €1 million in the aggregate 2

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:
• [RFT CASP Risk Assessment Training.pdf] Request for Tenders dated 15th
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [RFT CASP Risk Assessment Training.pdf] / instructions in relation to Lots].
• [RFT CASP Risk Assessment Training.pdf] in their proposals to maximise the social and economic
• [RFT CASP Risk Assessment Training.pdf] clause 2.1.4, “Data Protection Laws” means all applicable national and EU data

7. Key dates & process

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.

• Buyer: Tusla Child and Family Agency
• 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 Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• 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
• Tusla – Child and Family Agency (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”)
• “Lot”) as described below. Each Lot will result in a separate contract. [Insert 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: RFT CASP Risk Assessment Training.pdf, RFT CASP Risk Assessment Training.pdf] Request for Tenders dated 15th, Appendix 1:.
• 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:, Schedule, Appendix 3:.