Supply and Delivery of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries 2025 - 2029

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Coillte CGA ran this procurement for “Supply and Delivery of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries 2025 - 2029” 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: Supply and Delivery of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries 2025 - 2029
• For the Supply and Delivery of Plant Bags
• changes, will be published on the SMS Proactis System.
• Responses to queries will be circulated to all Tenderers through the SMS Proactis system. The
• Management System (SMS) Proactis by going to (http://www.coillte.ie/), click on ‘Our Business’
• communities by providing employment and supporting tourism.
• and support over 12,000 jobs. They are also a major player in the global forestry sector, exporting
• Creates jobs and supports the rural economy.
• The Contracting Authority invites interested parties to tender for the supply and delivery on demand,
• Supply should be in accordance with the detailed specifications (see Section 4). Tenderers can submit
• no way constitutes a commitment by Coillte regarding the volume of services required during the
• Lot 1 consists of the supply and delivery as outlined below, of 120,000 Co-extruded polythene gussets 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.

• Coillte’s objective is to maximise the value of every hectare we own while continuing to deliver social
• objectively available in their submission.
• COILLTE’S SUSTAINABILLITY PROGRAMME
• Coillte is currently undertaking a Sustainability Programme and is conducting feasibility studies in

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.; (Please tick as appropriate)** The minimum cover on all such policies, for any one accident, shall be: * Employers Liability of €13,000,000, * Public Liability of €6,500,000, * Professional Indemnity of €1,000,000 [ ] [ ] **[ ] * Public Liability of €6,500,000, * Professional Indemnity of €1,000,000 [ ]
• 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.
• (Please tick as appropriate)** The minimum cover on all such policies, for any one accident, shall be: * Employers Liability of €13,000,000, * Public Liability of €6,500,000, * Professional Indemnity of €1,000,000 [ ] [ ] **[ ] * Public Liability of €6,500,000, * Professional Indemnity of €1,000,000 [ ]

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:
• All queries should be submitted on or before 27th June 2025 @ 2
• [ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] Coillte CGA
• ‘Forestry’ – ‘Suppliers’ - ‘SMS Portal’, or use the link below:
• [ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] of which are exported.
• [ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] . They contribute over €2 billion to the economy each year
• [ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] Co. Carlow R93 KC43

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.

• Sector: Office Supplies & Equipment
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• The estimated total value of purchases is €1.75M over the full term of the contract including any
• tiple lots per location typically between the months of October and
• Coillte is a responsible and sustainable forestry company that is committed to delivering multiple
• Any contract that may result from this public procurement competition will be issued for an initial term
• any extensions. These extensions are subject to business requirements and the contractor successfully
• delivering excellence in performance measured against the specification of requirements and terms

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: ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf, Bidding Schedule - Plant Bags.xlsx, ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] Coillte CGA.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] of which are exported., ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] . They contribute over €2 bil, ITT Provision of Plant Bags to Coillte Nurseries.pdf] Co. Carlow R93 KC43.