Single Party Contract for the Provision of Supply, implementation and on-going support of a Strategic Roadmapping Tool

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Irish Manufacturing Research CLG ran this procurement for “Single Party Contract for the Provision of Supply, implementation and on-going support of a Strategic Roadmapping Tool” 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: Single Party Contract for the Provision of Supply, implementation and on-going support of a Strategic Roadmapping Tool
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €10,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €180,000 (excl
• demonstrate that the minimum turnover in respect of the supply of software provision and support services was at least €80,000 per annum during one of the most recent years of operation (or If the date of e
• Provision of a minimum of 50 hours per annum of support for bespoke enhancements and
• or or audited accounts evidencing their firm’s turnover to demonstrate that the minimum turnover in respect of the supply of software provision and support services was at least €80,000 per annum during one of the most recent years of operation (or If the date of establishment of the firm was wi
• 1 Provision of a minimum of 50 hours per annum of support for bespoke enhancements and customisations
• ing Time (NWT) support: Mon-Fri (except bank holidays) between 0800 – 1700
• [RFT - Stratgic RoadMapping Tool.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• Supply, implementation and on-going support of a
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: supply, implementation and on-going support of a 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 — — 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.; e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €10,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl; Employers liability is not required if self-employed Public Liability €5,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• 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.
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €10,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Employers liability is not required if self-employed Public Liability €5,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Product Liability €5,000,000 in the aggregate Professional Indemnity €1,000,000 each and every claim Cyber Liability €1,000,000 each and every claim 2
• I confirm that we have the following insurances in place: * Employers Liability - €13.0 million for any one claim * Public/P

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:
• €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
• [RFT - Stratgic RoadMapping Tool.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 24 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)
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €10,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• NaN Telephone Helpdesk 08:00 - 17:00 Mon - Fri , 52 weeks Included in software subscription cos
• NaN Online Helpdesk 08:00 - 17:00 Mon - Fri , 52 weeks Included in software subscription cos
• up to 24 months with a maximum of two such extension or
• 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: RFT - Stratgic RoadMapping Tool.pdf, RFT - Stratgic RoadMapping Tool.pdf] ServicesRFT160125, Appendix 1:.
• 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:, Schedule, Appendix 3:.