Design and Build Contract for a Playground, Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), Amenity Area and Car park at Ballyroan, co. Laois

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Laois County Council ran this procurement for “Design and Build Contract for a Playground, Multi Use Games Area (MUGA), Amenity Area and Car park at Ballyroan, co. Laois” 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:

• provision of appropriate handrails and supports on play equipment.
• services in relation to natural play areas regarding:
• Provide a list of completed projects below for which select as appropriate: Works/Works and PSCS Services/Specialist Works/Specialist Works with Design Input were provided by the Applicant over the time period stated in the relevant Qualification Criterion stated above that are similar in nature and complexity to the Works required for this Competition.
• The evidence required to pass this criterion is details of the relevant technicians or technical bodies upon whom the Applicant can call on in order to carry out the work or whom the Applicant can use in regards to quality control. Applicants must also provide evidence of a safety management system.
• For Type 3 projects Applicants should supply names of any group, body and organisation that the Applicant is a member of and which promotes and has involvement in Health and Safety matters. It should also provide details of any external resource or expertise relevant to this project that are available to the Applicant's business.
• Evidence in support of the declarations in Appendix 1 and any requirements set out above must be provided when requested by the Contracting Authority.In place of documentary evidence, Applicants may provide third party certification that their safety management system is in accordance with OHSAS 18001 or equivalent. Certified membership of Safe-T-Cert may be deemed equivalent for the purposes of this criterion.
• [3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023 (1).docx] that their safety management system is in accordance with OHSAS 18001 or equivalent. Certified membership of Safe-T-Cert may be deemed equivalent for the purposes of this criterion.

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.

• especially Section 9.4.21 Public realm and amenity policy statements and the remaining
• • Health and Safety Policy and Organisation;
• • a copy of our current general health and safety policy; * a general Health and Safety policy document appropriate to a Health and Safety led Construction Management role;
• [3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023 (1).docx] general health and safety policy; * a general Health and Safety policy document appropriate to a Health and Safety led Construction Management role;

4. Eligibility & selection criteria

• Turnover requirement — not specified for this tender
• Insurance — not specified for this tender
• 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

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:
• This project number must correspond to the project number given in Appendix B1 List of Previous Works projects for which there is a Certifi
• This project number must correspond to the project number given in Appendix B1
• [Appendix C - Advice on Universal Design.pdf] Centre for Excellence in Universal Design
• [Appendix C - Advice on Universal Design.pdf] needs of groups at a later stage.
• [Appendix C - Advice on Universal Design.pdf] ers, teachers and supervisors.
• [Appendix C - Advice on Universal Design.pdf] mm wide to facilitate easy access for

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.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• environment also have a duty of care to adhere to relevant legislation and regulations
• including equality legislation, building regulations and health and safety regulations.
• Text taken from BFE 7 Section 7.14.16 Playgrounds, play structures and equipment.
• Playgrounds and play equipment should be universally designed for all children, their
• of their similarities and differences. They can build friendships, learn about cooperation and
• Many designs can be bought ‘off the peg’ from play equipment companies, whose products
• chippings, gravel, or grass, which get worn away and can act as animal litter. Where

9. Risks, red flags & unusuals

• Numeric qualification gates were only partially visible, so eligibility certainty required full pack review.
• 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 — specialist operator with compliant procurement governance and evidencable experience.
• 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: Appendix C - Advice on Universal Design.pdf, Appendix D - Kids Survey.pdf, Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE (1).docx.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: 3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023 (1).docx, Appendix B1 List of Previous Works projects for which there is a Certifi, Appendix B1.