Request for Tender - Investigative Interviewing Training and Consulting Services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Fiosrú - Office of the Police Ombudsman ran this procurement for “Request for Tender - Investigative Interviewing Training and Consulting Services” 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: Request for Tender - Investigative Interviewing Training and Consulting Services
• [Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf] to ensure timely, efficient and effective performance in accordance with fair
• services. This tender has been divided into three Lots; tender responses may address any one, any
• Request for Tender - Investigative Interviewing Training and Consulting Services
• Estimated total budget available for the provision of services in the initial term of the framework
• [Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf] s are:
• Criteria below. Tenderers must include all and any costs associated with the provision of all services
• [Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf] Interviewing Training and Consulting Services
• training and relevant support materials. Where such materials will not be made available this
• Lots 1,2 and 3 include Training services which can be delivered in one or more training
• courses. Lots 2 and 3 include Consulting services, which may be required over the term of the
• contract. These services are outlined in more detail in Section 2.8 Training Services and Section 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.

• The main aim of this programme is to develop the knowledge and skills needed for DOs to
• There are two different audience groups for this programme, each with separate
• of each student has reached the level defined by the learning objectives of that
• Promote and protect the fundamental human rights of all parties

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.; Insurance Type Level required Section / appendix of your tender submission where this evidence is provided Employers Liability €13m Public Liability €2.6m Professional Indemnity €1m ; Cyber Liability €1m Broker’s letter indicating that
• 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.
• Insurance Type Level required Section / appendix of your tender submission where this evidence is provided Employers Liability €13m Public Liability €2.6m Professional Indemnity €1m
• Cyber Liability €1m Broker’s letter indicating that

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) — not specified in extract.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• Insurance Type Level required Section / appendix of your tender submission where this evidence is provided Employers Liability €13m Public Liability €2.6m Professional Indemnity €1m
• [Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf] to ensure timely, efficient and effective performance in accordance with fair
• [Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf] s are:
• to take a first account from members of the public who submit a
• [Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf] Interviewing Training and Consulting Services
• [Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf] 2 and 3 include Consulting services, which may be required over the term of the

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)
• good for 90 days after the closing date for receipt of t
• Estimated total budget available for the provision of services in the initial term of the framework
• Fiosrú reserves the right to extend the term for a further period of one (1) year on the same terms and
• conditions with a maximum of two (2) such extensions. This will be subject to a satisfactory annual
• international policing interviewing models and be compatible with Irish Legislative
• interactive role-play exercises and where relevant an assessment of each participant at or
• All course participants and the Fiosrú organisation should be provided with notes and relevant

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: Fiosru Request For Tender - Investigative Interview Training and Consulting Services.pdf, appendix of your tender submission where this evidence is provided Employers Liabili, schedules.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT, the Tenderer agrees to all the statements, terms and.