Sligo County Council SCC2025-0091 Provision and Management of Properties for Homeless Accommodation

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Sligo County Council ran this procurement for “Sligo County Council SCC2025-0091 Provision and Management of Properties for Homeless Accommodation” 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:

• y time before delivery of the Services and/or Materials on [30 days’ notice] from
• from August 2025 onwards. The assessment of properties and services will be based upon
• staffing and management proposal and the previous experience of the management service
• apartments / units with management services for use by couples, persons with disabilities,
• apartments / units with management services.
• satisfactory delivery of the supplies/services required. The duties of the contract manager will
• regarding service delivery in general and providing suggestions for improvement and
• systems and procedures in line with all relevant Safety Health & Welfare at Work legislation.
• services and public amenities will also be a factor to consider.
• This criterion will be assessed upon the type of management services
• assessed, in providing this type of service.
• Level of management and support services 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.

• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium
• the requirements and has fundamental flaws and lacks
• As a public body and employer, the Contracting Authority is committed to a policy of equality
• appreciated that in converting an existing building, some compromises will be necessary, but

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.; Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: • Employer’s Liability - €13 million • Public Liability - €6.5 million 2A Request for Tender Contract Open Pr; Employer’s Liability - €13 million Public Liability - €6.5 million 14
• Certifications — Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: • Employer’s Liability - €13 million • Public Liability - €6.5 million 2A Request for Tender Contract Open Pr
• 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.
• Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: • Employer’s Liability - €13 million • Public Liability - €6.5 million 2A Request for Tender Contract Open Pr
• Employer’s Liability - €13 million Public Liability - €6.5 million 14
• Employer’s Liability - €13 million Public Liability - €6.5 million 15
• n place Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € AND

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• [Request for Tender Doc Homeless June 2025 FINAL.pdf] 3
• [Request for Tender Doc Homeless June 2025 FINAL.pdf] to sign the contract on behalf of all consortia members. The
• [Request for Tender Doc Homeless June 2025 FINAL.pdf] DS - self-contained
• [Request for Tender Doc Homeless June 2025 FINAL.pdf] adare,
• with access to communal meeting or recreation areas could be offered. See Appendix 1 for

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)
• foot, for a minimum of 12 months with the option of 2 possible extensions of 12 months each,
• foot, for a minimum of 12 months with the option of 2 possible extension
• The contract will be for a minimum period of 12 months with the option of 2 possible extension
• s laundered on site, but a commercially equipped laundry of 12sqm can handle
• If the Force Majeure Event continues for 30 days then either Party may terminate at
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• Small and Medium Enterprise Participation

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: Request for Tender Doc Homeless June 2025 FINAL.pdf, RFT, Appendix 1 for.
• 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., Appendix 1 – Accommodation Standards.