T20823- RFT for the Provision of Horizon Scanning Research to ComReg

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Commission for Communications Regulation ran this procurement for “T20823- RFT for the Provision of Horizon Scanning Research to ComReg” 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:

• o hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €1,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability* €1,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of c
• The liability of the Service Provider under this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be limited to €1,000,000 (one million euro) or three (3) times the value of this Agreement, whichever is
• Services Contract may amount to €125,000 (excl
• 6 ComReg estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the Services Contract may amount to €125,000 (excl
• Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of
• be required to hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €1,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a si
• The Service Provider Member further agrees that an executed copy of this Agreement may be retained in electro
• Tenderer is required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and
• Tenderer is required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Irish Tax Reference Number in Part III of the e-ESPD to facilitate online ver
• ie on 18 June 2025 in respect of the Services and any clarifications issued by ComReg in respect o
• ie) on 18 June 2025 in respect of the Services and any clarifications issued by ComReg in respect o
• l pay the Service Provider all amounts due and owing within 15 days of the 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.

• ComReg’s policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis

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.; ver with reputable insurers to cover its liabilities that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement including, without limitation: (i) public liability insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for any one claim or a series of claims; ingle occurence; SUBJECT TO CONTRACT / CONTRACT DENIED ComReg REFERENCE T20823 / CFT 5934107 20 MHC-33998227-3 [CONFIDENTIAL - EXTERNAL] (ii) employer’s liability insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for any one claim or a series of claims arising out of a single occurence; and (iii) professional indemnity insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for each and every claim (which profess
• 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.
• ver with reputable insurers to cover its liabilities that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement including, without limitation: (i) public liability insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for any one claim or a series of claims
• ingle occurence; SUBJECT TO CONTRACT / CONTRACT DENIED ComReg REFERENCE T20823 / CFT 5934107 20 MHC-33998227-3 [CONFIDENTIAL - EXTERNAL] (ii) employer’s liability insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for any one claim or a series of claims arising out of a single occurence; and (iii) professional indemnity insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for each and every claim (which profess
• public liability insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for any one claim or a series of claims
• employer’s liability insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for any one claim or a series of claims
• professional indemnity insurance with minimum cover of €1,000,000 for each and every claim (which professi

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:
• Tenderer is required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Irish Tax Reference Number in Part III of the e-ESPD to facilitate online ver
• [T20823 - Request For Tender - Consultancy Services - Provision of Horizon Scanning Research.pdf] RFT - Consultancy Service (Non-Framework) – Provision of Horizon Scanning Research
• European Single Procurement Document (eESPD)
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• must submit all clarification queries in relation to the Competition to ComReg.
• [T20823 - Request For Tender - Consultancy Services - Provision of Horizon Scanning Research.pdf] ” means the deadline in paragraph 2.7.1 by which Tenderers

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)
• o hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €1,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability* €1,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of c
• be required to hold for the Term of any Services Contract awarded the following minimum levels and types of insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability* €1,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a si
• mReg, reserves the right to extend the Term for a period of 12 months with a
• mReg, reserves the right to extend the Term for a period of 12 months with a maximum of one such extension pe
• l pay the Service Provider all amounts due and owing within 15 days of the receipt of a valid invoice from
• In this RFT, the following terms and expressions have the following meaning:
• "Consortium" means a partnership, consortium, joint venture or any other grouping

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: T20823 - Request For Tender - Consultancy Services - Provision of Horizon Scanning Research.pdf, RFT for the Provision of Horizon Scanning Research to ComReg, RFT - Consultancy Service (Non-Framework) – Provision of Horizon Scanning Research.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice on www.eTenders.gov.ie..
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1:, Appendix 2:, Schedule.