Renovation of Existing Female ward at St Josephs Hospital, Mulgrave Street, Limerick for Tusla Child and Family Agency

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Tusla Child and Family Agency ran this procurement for “Renovation of Existing Female ward at St Josephs Hospital, Mulgrave Street, Limerick for Tusla Child and Family Agency” 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:

• battery supply capable of retaining the correct date and time for a minimum of 21 days
• on building sites" IS / 150 9000 / EN 29000 quality system management and in
• 0 / EN 29000 quality system management and in
• The Lift Contractor shall provide two number complete sets of operation and maintenance instructions
• C.15 It has not been guilty of serious misinterpretation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria,
• C.15 It has not been guilty of serious misinterpretation in supplying the information required for the verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria,
• C.15 It has been able, without delay, to submit the supporting documents required by a contracting authority or contracting entity, and
• expected of properly qualified persons providing works, services or supply comparable in value, size,
• The Specialist shall pay and indemnify the Employer against all royalties and other sums for the supply
• Ground Floor Domestic Water Services Layout
• Ground Floor heating Services Layout
• Mechanical Services Scope of Works & General Materials and 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.

• Title: Renovation of Existing Female ward at St Josephs Hospital, Mulgrave Street, Limerick for Tusla Child and Family Agency
• 3 On or before the date of renewal of the professional indemnity insurance policy, and in any event when it is reasonably requested to do so by the Employer, the Specialist be 2% of the Specialist’s annual turnover or €5,000, whichever is the greater
• On or before the date of renewal of the professional indemnity insurance policy, and in any event when
• Existing Facilities and Use or Occupation by Employer

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.; 3 On or before the date of renewal of the professional indemnity insurance policy, and in any event when it is reasonably requested to do so by the Employer, the Specialist be 2% of the Specialist’s annual turnover or €5,000, whichever is the greater; 1b are left in or deleted the default text for the sub-clause is “The Specialist shall maintain professional indemnity insurance in the amount of at least €6,500,000.00 on an annual aggregate limit until a dat
• Certifications — 3 On or before the date of renewal of the professional indemnity insurance policy, and in any event when it is reasonably requested to do so by the Employer, the Specialist be 2% of the Specialist’s annual turnover or €5,000, whichever is the greater
• 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.
• 3 On or before the date of renewal of the professional indemnity insurance policy, and in any event when it is reasonably requested to do so by the Employer, the Specialist be 2% of the Specialist’s annual turnover or €5,000, whichever is the greater
• 1b are left in or deleted the default text for the sub-clause is “The Specialist shall maintain professional indemnity insurance in the amount of at least €6,500,000.00 on an annual aggregate limit until a dat
• INSURANCES Provide with an Approved Company, Public Liability Insurance for a minimum of €6,500,000.00 in respect of any one event and unlimit
• Provide with an Approved Company, Employers Liability Insurance for a minimum of €13,000,000.00 in respect of any one event and unlimite
• Provide with an Approved Company, Professional Indemnity Insurance for a minimum of €1,500,000.00. The professional indemnity insurance is

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)
• [Appendix-A.docx] Applicant’s Self Declaration re Regulation 57
• [Appendix-A.docx] in human beings (). [If the relevant documentation is available electronically, please indicate the web address, issuing authority or body, precise reference of the documentation. Click here and insert details] ().
• [Appendix-A.docx] B.2 If the economic operator has not met all the obligations in B.1 relating to the payment of taxes or social security contributions, please indicate in respect of each breach of such obligations: Taxes: Social Contributions:
• [Appendix-A.docx] click here and insert details] [If Yes, click here and insert details]
• [Appendix-A.docx] (b) and (c) below:

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 2 months. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: Renovation of Existing Female ward at St Josephs Hospital, Mulgrave Street, Limerick for Tusla Child and Family Agency
• Buyer: Tusla Child and Family Agency
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• ty only* for any one incident below which the will bear the cost: € 10,000 Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13.00m The amount of the Performance Bond
• IT IS AGREED as follows in consideration of the payment of €5 by the Employer to the Specialist (receipt and
• The liability of the Surety under this Bond will not exceed € . This amount will be
• and receipt of a work permit a minimum of
• A minimum of 10% spare terminals shall be

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: not later than 5 days after the date agreed between the
• Within 14 days of receipt of the payment claim notice
• pay the amount due on the invoice within 21 days after receiving the invoice
• If, within 14 days of the issue of the certificate of Subs
• 3 within 21 days after receiving the invoice [less any a
• Within 2 months after Substantial Completion of the Wor
• Within 3 months after receipt of the Contractor’s final
• As soon as practicable, no more than 3 months, after the Defects Certificate is issue
• Employer shall pay the amount due on the invoice within 21 days after receiving the invoice

TENDER DOCUMENTS [Appendix-A.docx, Appendix-A.docx, Click here

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• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: MF-1.12-14-10-2024.pdf, D2016026-RPS-00-XX-DR-M-001.pdf, 1631C6~1.PDF.