Request for Tenders for a Literature Review on High-Performing, Holistic and Inclusive Education Systems

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of Education and Youth ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for a Literature Review on High-Performing, Holistic and Inclusive Education Systems” 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: Request for Tenders for a Literature Review on High-Performing, Holistic and Inclusive Education Systems
• [Application Form RfT Lit Review Ed Systems Final.docx] Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Literature Review on High-Performing, Holistic and Inclusive Education Systems
• Proposed Methodology / Approach (This section should include a demonstrated understanding of the research requirements, and the proposed methodology to carrying out the research services required)
• Pricing schedule COST (FIXED FEE) The quoted price shall be that amount which is necessary to carry out all of the work required to satisfy the requirements set out in this RFT. This sum shall include all costs, be expressed in Euro only and be exclusive of VAT. Please provide the total fixed cost for the provision of services. € VAT rate Insert VAT rate Please provide total no. of days required Insert # of days Please provide details which clearly illustrate how the fixed cost has been calculated:
• [Application Form RfT Lit Review Ed Systems Final.docx] for the provision of services. € VAT rate Insert VAT rate Please provide total no. of days required Insert # of days Please provide details which clearly illustrate how the fixed cost has been calculated: Researcher Daily Rate ex VAT No. of Days Cost € € € € € € € € € € Total € Please provide a breakdown of any additional costs below, such as Travel and Subsistence, if applicable:
• [20250718 Literature Review Education Systems Final.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: A Literature Review on High-Performing, Holistic and
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”)
• [20250718 Literature Review Education Systems Final.pdf] will be conducted in accordance
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by 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 — not specified for this tender
• Insurance — not specified for this tender
• 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

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:
• €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
• €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration, to include all non-notif
• ofiles of the team member/s and 2 page CVs for each team member as part of the tender documents submitted)*
• Appendix 3A: Foreign Subsidies Regulation 31 July 2014 (as amended by EU Regulation 2022/576 or any subsequent amendments
• (This application form will serve as the basis of marking tenders on the award criteria. The other requirements of the tender should be submitted separately[1])

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)
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• up to 3 months with a maximum of 1 such extension or e
• 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
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of
• up to 3 months with a maximum of 1 such extension or extensions on the same terms and

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Numeric qualification gates were only partially visible, so eligibility certainty required full pack review.
• 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 — specialist operator with compliant procurement governance and evidencable experience.
• 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: Application Form RfT Lit Review Ed Systems Final.docx, 20250718 Literature Review Education Systems Final.pdf, Appendix 3A: Foreign Subsidies Regulation 31 July 2014 (as amended by EU Regulation 2022.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RfT Lit Review Ed Systems Final.docx] Request for Tenders for the Provision of a, schedule COST (FIXED FEE) , RFT. This sum shall include all costs, be expressed in Euro only and be exclusive o.