T.002/2025 - Request for Tenders for the provision of End of Life Vehicles Processing and Disposal Service for An Garda Síochána

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

An Garda Síochána_1192 ran this procurement for “T.002/2025 - Request for Tenders for the provision of End of Life Vehicles Processing and Disposal Service for An Garda Síochána” 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: T.002/2025 - Request for Tenders for the provision of End of Life Vehicles Processing and Disposal Service for An Garda Síochána
• le occurrence, per insurance ,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Indemnity Limit Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Motor Insurance – Third Party Property Damage €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence,
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• Vehicles Processing and Disposal Service
• List of Locations in the AGS vehicle service, repair and maintenance network
• the provision of the services (the “Services”) and the supply of goods (the “Goods”) as
• In summary, the Services comprise the provision of an End of Life Vehicle (ELV) processing
• [T.002.2025 - RFT- End Of Life Vehicle Disposal 2025.pdf] the provision of the services (the “Services”) and the supply of goods (the “Goods”) as
• and disposal service which will include the collection and transport of selected vehicles from
• In addition to Services it is intended that the contract will include the supply of Goods, where 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.

• ific to An Garda Síochána in the past 12 months (if existing relationship)? NaN
• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

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.; No: Yes ❑ No ❑ Insurance Type An Garda Síochána Standard Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla; le occurrence, per insurance ,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — The Contracting Authority will seek documentary evidence by way of a signed Accountants statement or equivalent confirming that the minimum average turnover over the past three years exceeds €200,000, prior to the signing of any Contract wit
• 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.
• No: Yes ❑ No ❑ Insurance Type An Garda Síochána Standard Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• le occurrence, per insurance ,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• ims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Motor Insurance – Third Party Property Damage €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• ims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Motor Insurance – Bodily Injury Unlimited Indemnity € Insurance to cover safe storage of vehicles €2,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• The Contracting Authority will seek documentary evidence by way of a signed Accountants statement or equivalent confirming that the minimum average turnover over the past three years exceeds €200,000, prior to the signing of any Contract wit

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
• (Please reference and number and attach as an appendix with details of Road Transport Operators Licence(s) to
• *(Please reference and number and attach as an appendix details of Elves Membership to this document)
• *(Please reference and number and attach as an appendix details of permits and certificates to this document)

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)
• equired to hold for the term of the Contract the following insurances: Table 1: Minimum Insurance Requirements Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• *(Please reference and number and attach as an appendix details of Elves Membership to this document)
• ific to An Garda Síochána in the past 12 months (if existing relationship)? NaN
• Payment must be made within 30 days of the end of each month
• ontinues for 28 calendar days either Party may terminate at 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

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: T.002.2025 - RFT- End Of Life Vehicle Disposal 2025.pdf, appendix with details of Road Transport Operators Licence(s) to, appendix details of Elves Membership to this document).
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: appendix details of permits and certificates to this document), appendix to this document), RFT- End Of Life Vehicle Disposal 2025.pdf] P a g e 2.