Provision of Mechanical Engineering Equipment for TUS Midwest Smarter Factory Technology Gateway

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUSMM) ran this procurement for “Provision of Mechanical Engineering Equipment for TUS Midwest Smarter Factory Technology Gateway” 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:

• provide confirmation of the availability of service and replacement parts for a minimum of 5 years after commissioning
• B2 A minimum of ONE (1) year’s warranty MUST be included as part of the price, to include all call-outs and labour, travel, one (1) preventative maintenance visit per year and parts Detail specific inclusions a
• provide confirmation of the availability of service and replacement parts for a minimum of
• include Delivery, Support, Training & Warranty
• (“Tenderers”) for the supply of the goods and/or services as described in Appendix 1 to
• the Supply, Delivery, Support, Training & Warranty for any or all of the following: XRD
• to the successful implementation of any Goods Contract that may result from this
• services to the Union’s public procurement and concession markets and procedures
• supporting negotiations on access of Union economic operators, goods and services to
• the supply of samples for purposes of tendering and their return after evaluation or
• Payments for Goods/Services supplied under this RFT shall be made subject to and in
• Goods Contract arising out of this Competition, the successful Tenderer shall be required to supply 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.

• A7 MUST have a minimum of two objectives Confirm (Yes / No) Insert Detail
• A10 SHOULD have the ability to be upgraded from a minimum of 2 objectives
• 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.; The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 Million Public Liability €6.5 Million Product Liability €6
• 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.
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 Million Public Liability €6.5 Million Product Liability €6

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:
• [RFT Equipment for TUS Smarter Factory Gateway.pdf] 1
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• (“Tenderers”) for the supply of the goods and/or services as described in Appendix 1 to
• [RFT Equipment for TUS Smarter Factory Gateway.pdf] In summary, the Goods comprise:
• Contract”) will be issued for a term as specified under warranty in Appendix 1 (“the
• [RFT Equipment for TUS Smarter Factory Gateway.pdf] right to extend the Term for a period or periods of

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 5 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: Provision of Mechanical Engineering Equipment for TUS Midwest Smarter Factory Technology Gateway
• Sector: Scientific Equipment & Laboratory
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 Million Public Liability €6.5 Million Product Liability €6
• the proposed Goods Contract may amount to €476,000 (Ex- VAT) over the Term and any
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• 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: [4
• name, title, telephone number, postal address, facsimile number and email address
• its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of
• Reference number and Tax Access Number (by providing the Tax
• easuring Accuracy of the CMM SHOULD be in accordance to ISO10360-2

Deadline phrases

• stem SHOULD be in place and operational by 1st September 2025

Scale / volume phrases

• ffer will remain open for acceptance by you for a period of 12 months from the date of deadline for submissio
• It caters to a student population of over 14,000 students across six campuses in Athlone, Moylish
• Term”), 12 months (“the Term”)
• that all prices quoted in the Tender will remain valid for 6 Months commencing from the Tender Deadline
• It caters to a student population of over 14,000 students across seven campuses in Athlone,
• n circumstances where no queries are raised within the said 14 day period
• terminate at 14 days notice
• 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
• It caters to a student population of over 14,000 students across seven campuses in Athlone, Moyli
• A16 The CMM MUST be capable holding a SP25 Scanning Probe with SM25-1 scanning module

TENDER DOCUMENTS [RFT Equipment for TUS Smarter Factory Gateway.pdf, RFT Equipment for TUS Smarter Factory Gateway.pdf, Appendix 1.1 Lot 1 XRD Benchtop Analyser.docx.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU) for the.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1.3 Lot 3 CMM.docx, RFT Equipment for TUS Smarter Factory Gateway.pdf] 1, Appendix 1:.