Request for tender for the provision of a review of the Maritime Area Consent (MAC) Levy Framework

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Maritime Area Regulatory Authority ran this procurement for “Request for tender for the provision of a review of the Maritime Area Consent (MAC) Levy Framework” 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:

• Service Contract may amount to some €100,000 (Ex VAT) over the term and any possible extensions
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax
• [RFT Levy Framework Review.pdf] Services”).
• In summary, the services comprise: a review of MARA’s MAC Levy Framework, as defined in the 2021
• The Contracting Authority estimates that expenditure on the services to be covered by the proposed
• Service Contract may amount to some €100,000 (Ex VAT) over the term and any possible extensions.
• relationships they can participate and contribute to the successful implementation of any Services
• SMEs can be included in their proposals to maximise the social and economic benefits of any Services
• This RFT does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a Services Contract.
• written Services Contract has been executed by or on behalf of the Contracting Authority.
• The Contracting Authority may cancel this Competition at any time prior to a formal written Services
• The award of a Services Contract does not confer exclusivity on the successful Tenderer. 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 Small and
• objective of the MAC levy is to achieve two competing objectives. The levy should provide a return to the
• (g) the marine planning policy statement to the extent (if any) that the statement is relevant to levies;
• (i) policy directives issued under section 8 to the extent (if any) that the directives are relevant to levies;

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.; Type of Insurance Indemnity limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m for any one claim or series of claims a; Public Liability €6.5m for any one claim or series of claims a
• 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.
• Type of Insurance Indemnity limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m for any one claim or series of claims a
• Public Liability €6.5m for any one claim or series of claims a
• Professional Indemnity €500,000 limit in the aggregate per insurance yea
• Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €12.7m for any one claim or series of claims a
• rising out of a single occurrence € Public Liability €6.5m for any one claim or series of claims a

5. Award criteria & scoring

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) — 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:
• [RFT Levy Framework Review.pdf] Services”).
• [RFT Levy Framework Review.pdf] this Competition.
• [RFT Levy Framework Review.pdf] , “Data Protection Laws” means all applicable national and EU data protection laws,
• Authority, the Evaluation Team and the supplier of the etenders.gov.ie website, for the purposes of the
• [RFT Levy Framework Review.pdf] If a Tenderer fails to comply in any respect with the requirements of this paragraph 2.2.1, the
• (a) To submit all documentation which this RFT requires to be submitted with their Tender.

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)
• Service Contract may amount to some €100,000 (Ex VAT) over the term and any possible extensions
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged
• result from this competition will be awarded for a term of 12 months (the Term)
• reserves the right to extend the Term for a period of up to 12 months with
• 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
• Any Contract that may result from this competition will be awarded for a term of 12 months (the Term).

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 Levy Framework Review.pdf, RFT Levy Framework Review.pdf] Services”)., RFT Levy Framework Review.pdf] this Competition..
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT and may wish to consult their legal advisers., RFT does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a Services Contract., RFT supersedes and replaces any and all previous documentation, communications and.