CFT for Cisco Subscriptions

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Health Products Regulatory Authority ran this procurement for “CFT for Cisco Subscriptions” 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:

• ach Vendor Affiliate shall promptly and in any event within 14 days of the date of cessation of any Service
• and scientific services and four support functions providing services to the organisation itself and the wider
• quality, safety and efficacy of medicines available in Ireland and to participate in systems designed to do that
• The HPRA use several Cisco products and subscriptions as network edge IT security systems. They require
• vendors to provide the following subscriptions to the following Cisco products/services.
• Cisco delivered premium product support for all of the above
• At present the HPRA utilises three different products/services associated with CISCO, which include the following subscriptions
• If, following the award of a contract, the successful Tenderer cannot, for whatever reason, deliver the required services
• the service and the identity of the 3rd party used.
• operating outside of the jurisdiction of supply compliance and equivalent legislation as
• the implementation of sustainability principles in its procurement practices. Tenderers/contractors should make all
• reasonable efforts to minimise adverse environmental impact in the methods of services delivery and in materials used. 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.

• Protecting patient and animal health is the core of the HPRA’s remit. One of the key objectives of the

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.; l in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €12 successful Level required if successfu; l in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €12.7 million €12
• 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.
• l in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €12 successful Level required if successfu
• l in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €12.7 million €12
• 7 million € € € Public Liability Public Liability €2.6 million €2
• 6 million € € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €500k €500k € € € AND
• Insurance type Required value € Employers liability €12.7 million Public Liability €2

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:
• [Cisco Cloud Subscriptions.pdf] Request for
• General Declarations and Financial Requirements
• [Cisco Cloud Subscriptions.pdf] (‘HPRA’) is a non-commercial semi state agency in the Republic of
• [Cisco Cloud Subscriptions.pdf] Subscription
• [Cisco Cloud Subscriptions.pdf] Cisco Partner Status
• submission. Any reservation with regard to these terms should be submitted as a query in accordance with the procedure

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)
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• e right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 24 months
• ontinues for 60 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days
• ontinues for 60 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice
• breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• [Cisco Cloud Subscriptions.pdf] Request for

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: Cisco Cloud Subscriptions.pdf, RFT, a Tender will be considered inadmissible it if does not meet all of these mini, RFT.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1., schedule in the Tender, RFT..