Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage Services for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála ran this procurement for “Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage Services for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade” 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: Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage Services for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• required, if self-employed be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• the proposed Service contract may amount to some €340,000 (excl
• [Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage RFT.pdf] ServicesRFT20012023
• Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and
• Storage Services for the Department of Foreign
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise the provision of transport, delivery, storage and office
• removal services, minor repairs, and maintenance for the Department of Foreign Affairs
• [Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage RFT.pdf] This public procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of 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.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

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.; Yes/No: Please indicate  Yes  No  Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence (where required, if self-employed this is not necessary) Public Liability €6.5 million for any one claim or series of claims a; rising out of a single occurrence Professional Indemnity €1 million limit Motor Insurance With unlimited indemnity in respect of third party personal injury and a third party property damage limit of not less than €6.5 million for any claim or series of claims arisi
• 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.
• Yes/No: Please indicate  Yes  No  Insurance Indemnity Limit Employers Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence (where required, if self-employed this is not necessary) Public Liability €6.5 million for any one claim or series of claims a
• rising out of a single occurrence Professional Indemnity €1 million limit Motor Insurance With unlimited indemnity in respect of third party personal injury and a third party property damage limit of not less than €6.5 million for any claim or series of claims arisi
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• required, if self-employed be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Public Liability €6.5 million for any one claim or series of claims a

5. Award criteria & scoring

6. Submission requirements

• Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — Appendix 1 questionnaire/PQQ response was required.
• 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:
• [Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage RFT.pdf] ServicesRFT20012023
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• European Single Procurement Document (ESPD)
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage RFT.pdf] This public procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance
• [Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage RFT.pdf] consider the practical

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.

• Sector: Office Supplies & Equipment
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• required, if self-employed be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million limit for any one claim or series of cl
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• ontinues for 45 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice
• of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ

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: Office Removal, Transport, Maintenance and Storage RFT.pdf, RFT.pdf] ServicesRFT20012023, Appendix 1:.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2:, Appendix 3:, Appendix 4:.