Feasibility Study for the establishment of an Irish language Interpretive Centre in Belfast

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Foras na Gaeilge ran this procurement for “Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Feasibility Study for the establishment of an Irish language Interpretive Centre in Belfast.” 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:

• will be necessary to support his/her declaration within 10 days from him/her having received such Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.

3. Background & buyer context

The extract showed a structured PQQ-to-ITT sequence intended to shortlist capable bidders before full award-stage submission. Programme and policy framing was only partially visible, but continuity and modernisation drivers were evident in the procurement design.

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.; 5 million • public liability insurance: no less than €6.5 million • indemnity insurance: no less th; 5 million (d) Other entities Where an applicant is dependent on the competencies of other entities, or where a group 5 million • public liability insurance: no less than €6.5 million • indemnity insurance: no less th
• 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.
• 5 million • public liability insurance: no less than €6.5 million • indemnity insurance: no less th
• 5 million (d) Other entities Where an applicant is dependent on the competencies of other entities, or where a group 5 million • public liability insurance: no less than €6.5 million • indemnity insurance: no less th

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) — not specified in extract.
• 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:
• will be necessary to support his/her declaration within 10 days from him/her having received such
• [Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Iarraidh ar Thairiscintí.pdf] 1
• [Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Iarraidh ar Thairiscintí.pdf] nó Mionlaigh, i dTuaisceart Éireann mar a mbeidh éileamh cuí ann;
• [Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Iarraidh ar Thairiscintí.pdf] teoimid roimh iarratais ó fhoirne taighde a bhfuil taithí acu ar pholasaithe teanga, ar
• [Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Iarraidh ar Thairiscintí.pdf] i measc pobal a bhfuil sé deacair caidreamh a dhéanamh leo,
• [Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Iarraidh ar Thairiscintí.pdf] glacadh leis an nGaeilge a mhéadú i measc pobal nach raibh deiseanna acu an teanga a fhoghlaim,

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: not stated. 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)
• Fiosróidh sé an costas a bhainfidh le hionad den chineál a bhunú, na costais aon uaire chaipitil
• Sa chás go measann Foras na Gaeilge go bhfuil teip thromchúiseach ann seirbhísí a sholáthar,
• [Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Iarraidh ar Thairiscintí.pdf] Sa chás go measann Foras na Gaeilge go bhfuil teip thromchúiseach ann seirbhísí a sholáthar,
• teipthe ar chonraitheoir a oibleagáidí a chomhlíonadh maidir le soláthar seirbhísí ar
• Féadfar an Iarratasóir a eisiamh óna cháiliú má tharlaíonn go dteipfidh ar an Iarratasóir nó ar Bhall ar

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.

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 — not clearly specified in extract.
• 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: Staidéar Féidearthachta chun Lárionad Léirmhínithe Gaeilge a bhunú i mBéal Feirste - Iarraidh ar Thairiscintí.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix/Schedule documents referenced in the source pack.