Supply, Delivery, of a High Resolution Manometry System to Tallaght University Hospital

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Tallaght University Hospital ran this procurement for “Supply, Delivery, of a High Resolution Manometry System to Tallaght University Hospital” 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, Delivery, of a High Resolution Manometry System to Tallaght University Hospital
• ion the word "MUST" is used to indicate a mandatory requirement and indicates a minimum requirement the system proposed must meet
• " is used to indicate a mandatory requirement and indicates a minimum requirement the system proposed must meet
• ve product / services; and give brand name and catalogue number for all items offered
• s for Maintenance requirements after post warranty and post 12 month period in the duration period
• For Manufacture, Supply, Placement / Installation, Commissioning and High Resolution Manometry System
• FOR MANUFACTURE, SUPPLY, PLACEMENT/INSTALLATION, COMMISSIONING AND MAINTENANCE OF:
• Tallaght University Hospital invites you to tender upon this form and on the attached schedules for the supply of the items and services specified.
• Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) intends to invite tenderers to make a submission from organisations with expertise and capability relating to the Provision, Manufacture, Supply, Placement/Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of High Resolution Manometry System at the specific named TUH location (refer to specification requirements).
• To be considered as part of the Evaluation the potential service provider the
• To be considered as part of the Evaluation the potential service provider the TUH Tender document / Form of Application must be completed and responded in full. Tenderer responses should be clearly identified for Evaluators and accordingly respond in blue font. Respondent’s submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the award criteria marking system contained within this document. Failure to furnish the required information, make a satisfactory response to any question, or supply necessary documentation by the deadline may mean that Tenderers are eliminated from further consideration.
• Built in 1998 Tallaght University Hospital opened serving a community of approx. 62,121 people. The Hospital now services a population of over 640,000 people and is consistently operating with a deficit of beds. With census forecasting this demand will continue to increase with the number of people aged 75 or over in Tallaght increase by 322% over the next 20 years. To put this in perspective the number of people aged 75 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.

• Product liability insurance with a minimum limit of €6348690.39 and this policy must extend to include t
• Product liability insurance with a minimum limit of €6348690.39 and this policy must extend to include the liability of the Supplier in the eve
• The limit of indemnity under this policy should be €12697380.78 for any one occurrence;
• and waste disposal policy and procedure in compliance with ISO 14000 or equivalent

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.; Public liability insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of €6348690.39. 2; Product liability insurance with a minimum limit of €6348690.39 and this policy must extend to include t
• Certifications — ollowing Insurance Cover and Copies of relevant certificates must also be submitted as part of your tender in relation to stated limit stipulations: Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• 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.
• Public liability insurance with a minimum limit of indemnity of €6348690.39. 2
• Product liability insurance with a minimum limit of €6348690.39 and this policy must extend to include t
• ollowing Insurance Cover and Copies of relevant certificates must also be submitted as part of your tender in relation to stated limit stipulations: Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• 5 million Professional Indemnity €6.5 million Employee Liability €12

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:
• ollowing Insurance Cover and Copies of relevant certificates must also be submitted as part of your tender in relation to stated limit stipulations: Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• ments submitted as part of the tender will remain valid for 36 months commencing from tender deadline
• Email: All messages must be sent through the ETenders Portal
• It is imperative that you complete the Tender Declaration of Conditions Document ‘Tenderer(s) Acknowledgement and Confirmation of Communication Protocol and Adherence to Request for Tender Conditions and Requirements’ and return by email to contact details stated, as this is also an acceptance by your company of the TUH Communications Protocol, Standard Conditions of Contract and any additional terms detailed in the Request for Tender document and pertinent to the above competition identified in this tender document.
• Tenderers are advised to refer to suite of Tender documents and refer to any stated requirements in the Specification and Invitation to Tender and any associated document(s) before submitting their tender. No claims for extra payment will be entertained by the Employer from the Supplier which arises from a lack of knowledge of conditions that could reasonably have been ascertained from such a site visit.
• [i Final ITT Updated 23052025.docx] the Supplier which arises from a lack of knowledge of conditions that could reasonably have been ascertained from such a site visit.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Sector: Medical Equipment & Supplies
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• ollowing Insurance Cover and Copies of relevant certificates must also be submitted as part of your tender in relation to stated limit stipulations: Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• Tenders that achieve the minimum requirements set out in the Mandatory Requirements: Criteria will be evaluated to determine which presents the most economically advantageous tender
• acturer MUST be a volume manufacturer of paging & communication equipment for a minimum of 10 years
• deal with queries arising, together with their telephone number could be recorded on the invoice and this would also assist in the prompt payment
• he Purchaser shall pay the Supplier for the delivery within 45 days of receipt of invoice, following delive
• Agreement and within 30 days of termination of this Agreement with a

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 — 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: i Final ITT Updated 23052025.docx, i Final ITT.docx, v Final Purchase Order Payment Terms.docx.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: ITT Updated 23052025.docx] Invitation to Tender, schedules for the supply of the items and services specified., ITT Updated 23052025.docx] _____________.