Provision of Construction-related Technical Advisory Services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála ran this procurement for “Provision of Construction-related Technical Advisory Services” 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: Provision of Construction-related Technical Advisory Services
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev
• el the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev
• 1.2. In summary, the Service comprises of the provision of an expert construction technical advisory
• service to assist the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on all construction and property
• This RFT does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a Service Contract.
• formal written Service Contract has been executed by, or on behalf of, the Contracting
• Services Contract being executed by, or on behalf of, the Contracting Authority.
• purchase any minimum value of Services under any subsequent contract awarded under this
• [Technical Adviser RFT 2025.pdf] Services under any subsequent contract awarded under this
• Competition will be final. For clarity, the scope of services is contained in the RFT.
• list and cost explicitly any additional services that might 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.

• This RFT is intended only as a preliminary background explanation of the Department’s activities and
• 2.6.1 A clarification question and answer process will operate during the RFT stage. The objective
• and proposed remedial works plans. The technical consultant must have a demonstrated background
• structural engineering issues in new developments and existing buildings

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.; The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev; el the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev
• 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.
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev
• el the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev
• el of Public Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €13,000,000.00 Professional Liability Insurance Prof

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) — 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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• [Technical Adviser RFT 2025.pdf] of their advisers, orally or in writing or in whatever media.
• [Technical Adviser RFT 2025.pdf] or implied contract that may be concluded in relation to the Department’s procurement
• submit a tender proposal and financial submission in the form of a Daily Professional Fee Rate
• 1.5. This tender will be assessed on both the quality of the submission and the price submitted, to
• [Technical Adviser RFT 2025.pdf] set out in the enclosed documents. In consideration of this Request for

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)
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev
• el the Term of the Service Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Insurance: TYPE COVER Employers Liability Insurance Minimum Level of Employer Liability Insurance in respect of any one accident: €6,500,000.00 Public Liability Insurance Minimum Lev
• main irrevocable open for acceptance by you for a period of 12 months from the closing date for receipt of te
• Could we request a 2 week extension to the
• The Contracting Authority cannot provide a 2 week extension for
• plans and is not intended to form the basis of any decision on the terms upon which the Department
• will enter into any contractual relationship.

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: Technical Adviser RFT 2025.pdf, RFT 2025.pdf] of their advisers, orally or in writing or in whatever media., RFT is intended only as a preliminary background explanation of the Department’s ac.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT submissions and, RFT is, nor shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation as to any decision, RFT and, if given or made, any such information or representation shall not be reli.