Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab
Value
€400k
Deadline
16 Jun
16 Jun 2025
Value
€400k
Deadline
16 Jun
Cork City Council seeks supply of compact utility tractors for parks maintenance.
Cork City Council seeks supply of compact utility tractors for parks maintenance.
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector supplies and compliance.
Risks & flags
- Qualification gate
- Two-step process
- Technical granularity dependent on ITT
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | Cork City Council |
| Title | Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab |
| CPV / category | supplies |
| Estimated value | 400000.00 |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 15 years |
| Submission deadline | 2025-06-16T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Cork City Council ran this procurement for “Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab” 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 of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab
- Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers should demonstrate that they have at their disposal effective and efficient technical resources/systems to deliver services as specified by the Cont
- Vehicle Lifetime Supply of Spare Parts Spare parts available for a minimum of 15 years
- Assistance and Support Technical assistance and support to be available for a minimum of 15 years
- petition ([2]) Goods supply of up to 10 number Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab for Cork City Council parks
- rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
- Description Cost and Delivery of Supply of up to 10 number Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab Cost and Delivery of Supply of
- up to 10 number Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab Cost and Delivery of Supply of
- [RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx] Request for Tenders dated
- [RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx] . Correspondence from any other person will NOT be accepted, acknowledged or responded to.
- [RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx] of a Tender, must be communicated to the Contracting Authority immediately upon such information becoming known to the Tenderer or Subcontractor.
- [RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx] any actual or potential conflict of interest, the Contracting Authority may invite Tenderers to propose means by which the conflict of interest might be removed and in circumstances where there are links between Tenderers, the Contracting Authority may seek further information to confirm the Tenders have been prepared independently. The Contracting Authority will, at its absolute discretion, decide on the appropriate course of action, which may in appropriate circumstances include eliminating a Tenderer from this Competition or any Mini-Competition or terminating any Framework Agreement or Services Contract entered into by a Tenderer. 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.
- 5.1 If applicable, notifying parties should list and substantiate any possible positive effects on the development of the relevant subsidised economic activity on the internal market. Notifying parties should also list and substantiate any other positive effects of the foreign subsidies, such as broader positive effects in relation to the relevant policy objectives, in particular those of the Union, and specify when and where those effects have or are expected to take place. Notifying parties should provide a description of each of those positive effects.
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.; n place Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Product Liability €6,500,000 € Professional Ind
- 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.
- n place Insurance Type Level required if successful Level in Place Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Employers Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Product Liability €6,500,000 € Professional Ind
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | not stated |
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
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:
- Appendix 3A: Schedule C – Declaration of non-notifiable foreign financial contributions (valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three years preceding the declaration)
- 2022/2560 and where the notifying party has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- For reporting of foreign financial contributions which are of a value between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- Appendix 3A: Schedule D – Declaration of non-notifiable foreign financial contributions (valued between €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three years preceding the declaration)
- 2022/2560 and where the notifying party has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-06-16T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2025-06-16T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Acts 1995 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Act 2002 |
| Date surfaced in documents | The 2002 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 15 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.
- Sector: Office Supplies & Equipment
- VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
- 2022/2560 and where the notifying party has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €200,000 and €999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- 2022/2560 and where the notifying party has been in receipt of foreign financial contributions which are valued between €1,000,000 and €3,999,000 in the last three (3) years preceding the declaration
- Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers must demonstrate compliance with all the relevant Health & Safety legislation
- Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers must demonstrate compliance with all the relevant Environmental legislation and guidelines
- Description Cost and Delivery of Supply of up to 10 number Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab Cost and Delivery of Supply of
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: RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx, Tenderers shall complete
[RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx, Click here and insert
[RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
- Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 3A: Schedule C – Declaration of non-notifiable foreign financial contributions, Appendix 3A: Schedule D – Declaration of non-notifiable foreign financial contributions, RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx].
This tender has been awarded
- Gort na Vogue Ltd. · 04 Nov 2025
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Lots (1)
Provision of compact utility tractors equipped with mower decks and cabs as per the specifications outlined in the RFT.
Documents (3)
RFT - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx
171.0 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
ESPD.docx
74.1 KB · ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)
TRD - Supply of Compact Utility Tractors with Mower Deck and Cab CFT 5504502.docx
90.3 KB · Tender Response Template
Original notice text
Cork City Council is procuring up to 10 compact utility tractors equipped with mower decks and cabs, ensuring a minimum 15-year supply of spare parts and technical support.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Value
€400k
Deadline
16 Jun
Buyer
Cork City CouncilLocation
Ireland
Procedure
Open
Clarification
11 Jun 2025
eTenders ID
5504502
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