SI-2514 - High Performance Culture Review and Advisory Services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Sport Ireland ran this procurement for “SI-2514 - High Performance Culture Review and 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: SI-2514 - High Performance Culture Review and Advisory Services
• e 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 €12.7million Public Liability €6
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €220,000.00 (excl
• Direct Athlete Support (Including the International Carding Scheme) - €4,667,400
• hin Ireland's high performance system File reference number attributed by the contracting authority or contracting entity (if applicable)([[4
• The tender outlines a total of approximately 360–380 days of support through to 2028
• [SI-2514 - HP Culture Advisory Services.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as
• described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: The Sport Ireland High Performance Strategy 2021
• 2032 will be delivered under the philosophy that our athletes and the people who support
• integrity throughout the high performance system. 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.

• High Performance Programme Funding - €10,886,662
• High Performance Impact Funding and Paris 2024 Funding - €2,225,955
• Paris 2024 Funding – Olympic Federation of Ireland - € 450,000 (Total across 2023 & 2024
• Paris 2024 Funding – Paralympics Ireland - €400,000 (Total across 2023 & 2024 - €800,000)

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.; e 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 €12.7million Public Liability €6; 5 million Product Liability N/A Professional Indemnity €1.5 million 2
• 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.
• e 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 €12.7million Public Liability €6
• 5 million Product Liability N/A Professional Indemnity €1.5 million 2
• 2 By signing the Tenderer’s Statement at Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7million Public Liability €6
• es in place Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €12,700,000.00 € Public Liability €6,500,
• 00 € Professional Indemnity €1,500,000.00 € AND I confirm

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:
• [SI-2514 - HP Culture Advisory Services.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [SI-2514 - HP Culture Advisory Services.pdf] service will be strategically aligned to the high performance system's
• [SI-2514 - HP Culture Advisory Services.pdf] to extend the Term for a period or periods of
• [SI-2514 - HP Culture Advisory Services.pdf] not accept any liability or provide any express or implied warranty in respect

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)
• e 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 €12.7million Public Liability €6
• are capable 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
• performance and positive development. This contributes to the long-term success and
• Please note: For the term of the service sought, the successful tenderer will work directly
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• two years and a half years (“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: [4

Deadline phrases

• Ireland was established on 1st October 2015 under the
• Ireland was established on 1st October 2015 under the Sport Ireland Act (2015) and plans, leads and

Scale / volume phrases

• said 14 day period the invoice shall be deemed acce
• 14 days notice
• are capable 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
• keep this offer open for acceptance by you for a period of 6 months from the date of deadline for submissio
• The tender outlines a total of approximately 360–380 days of support through to 2028
• 025-08-06 This is just an estimate but approx €88,000 for 12 months

TENDER DOCUMENTS [SI-2514 - HP Culture Advisory Services.pdf, SI-2514 - HP Culture Advisory Services.pdf, 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:.