National Orthopaedic Hospital – Generator Resilience Project

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh ran this procurement for “National Orthopaedic Hospital – Generator Resilience Project” 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:

• 10.3 Minimum indemnity limit for public liability insurance. €6.5m for any one event. (Limit may be on an annual aggregate basis for products liability, collapse, vibration, subsidence, removal and weakening of supports and sudden and accidental pollution.)
• The existing Elective Hospital provides a full range of Orthopaedic Services, with 130 beds, 6 surgical theatres, advanced diagnostic facilities, a High Dependency Unit, a Central Decontamination Unit, an Outpatients Department, and ancillary supporting infrastructure.
• NOHC has a long tradition of providing quality care since its establishment in 1908, consistently ranking in the top hospitals nationally in HIQA’s National Patient Experience Survey. The Hospital’s existing elective care system is a paragon of efficiency and highly flexible in response to increased demand. The Hospital’s activity has grown substantially over the past five years. The Hospital has huge potential for further expansion and sits on an 11.6-hectare site. As illustrated in Figure 1.2 and 1.3 above, most of this landholding is undeveloped.
• There is an urgent need to address deficits in the Hospital’s infrastructure in order to support and sustain this growth in activity, to provide a better patient experience, and to improve the working environment for staff.
• The existing generators are both operated automatically during a power outage where the main hospital and CDU (central decontamination unit) are provided with back-up power supply. The control system and strategy in place needs to be more robust and provide for greater resilience to ensure critical hospital activity can continue without any downtime. The Volvo generator is now end of life and has limited spare parts available. NOHC need to upgrade their overall generator systems and
• [2025-08-05 Generator Resilience - Project Brief.docx] provided with back-up power supply. The control system and strategy in place needs to be more robust and provide for greater resilience to ensure critical hospital activity can continue without any downtime. The Volvo generator is now end of life and has limited spare parts available. NOHC need to upgrade their overall generator systems and controls to provide ongoing resilience, adequate control with increased capacity due to planned projects and decarbonising plans. The new overall system must ensure that the main hospital and the on-site CDU are provided with immediate back-up power in a power failure event.
• A detailed control strategy will be required detailing all requirements and outlining the proposed SOP and checklist to the on-site maintenance team.
• The Main Contractor (Generator Specialist) shall be responsible for the supply, installation and commissioning of 2 new 800KVA standby Generators to the Cappagh Hospital Energy Centre. The 2no. new 800kVA Generator (open) shall be paralleled in a N+1 arrangement via onboard generator controllers and local switchgear. The Main Contractor shall also be responsible for all electrical and control requirements and modifications as well as synchronisation of the existing hospital supply.
• The completed control strategy shall allow for both auto and manual retransfer in phase and in synch with mains supply upon power restoration.
• Preconstruction Survey: Before starting work on designated items take site dimensions, review all service trenches, ducting etc. and record on drawings, and use to ensure accurate fabrication and installation.
• Co-ordinate the implementation of the construction regulations by contractors;
• Co-ordinate the provision and maintenance of welfare facilities; 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.

• EXISTING MAIN DISTRIBUTIONS BOARD FOR
• NEW LV CABLING AND TRAY WITHIN EXISTING
• FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXISTING CABLING WHEN
• EXISTING ADJACENT THE ENERGY CENTRE

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.; ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13.0m for any one event ; 4 Maximum levels of excess for * insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works € * public liability €6,500[9] * employer’s liability €6,500[10]
• 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.
• ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13.0m for any one event
• 4 Maximum levels of excess for * insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works € * public liability €6,500[9] * employer’s liability €6,500[10]

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• [25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-151.pdf] Consulting Engineers Ltd.
• [25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-152.pdf] X1 4
• [25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-152.pdf] ROLLER
• [25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-1000.pdf] RATOATH ROAD
• [25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-1000.pdf] 570

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)
• (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• We have examined and understand the Conditionsof the Short Public Works Contract and the documents listed in the attached Schedule. We offer to complete the Works on the terms of and in conformity with that contract for the lump sum of
• If included in the attached Schedule or elsewhere in the attached documents, we also offer to accept appointment as project supervisor for the construction stage on terms required by the Contract if appointed as Contractor for the Works.
• (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender given by us, which may not
• 1.10 Performance Bond required
• The amount of the performance bond is to be 0%[7] of the Price (as stated in the accepted tender) up to issue of the certificate of the date that the Works are substantially complete, and 5%[8] of the Price (as so stated) for the subsequent period stated in the form of bond.
• 4.1 Interim payment Monthly 100% of the value of Works completed and materials delivered to the Site with title vested in the Employer to the Employer’s satisfaction

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 — 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: Volume B FTS-6-v1.6-19-07-2023.docx, 25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-151.pdf, 25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-152.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: 25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-1000.pdf, 25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-200.pdf, 25694-VCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-E-100.pdf.