GB 01/25 Structural Engineer for EUJTF Midlands Trail Network Project

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Bord na Móna PLC ran this procurement for “GB 01/25 Structural Engineer for EUJTF Midlands Trail Network Project” 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:

• 0% of gross fee turnover, or €5,000 whichever is greater From start to completion of the Services; and six years
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6.5 million € 50,000 From start to completion of the Services
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13 million None From start to completion of the Services
• Insurance of plans, documents € 100,000 None From start to completion of the Services
• , to employees € 13 million None From start to completion of the Services
• Tenderers are to confirm that their turnover on services required in this tender met or exceeded €500,000 in any of the last three financial years, or pro-rata if more recently establis
• Tenderers are to confirm that their turnover on services required in this tender met or exceeded €500,000 in
• 01 It is proposed to provide a Vehicle Restraint system to EN 1317 to the southern length of the parking area and also to provide a 1
• rate to a certified safety management system – for example ISO 45001, Safe-T-Cert or an equivalent recognised safety management system
• ISO 45001, Safe-T-Cert or an equivalent recognised safety management system
• onsultant’s tender for the Services, or, if there was none, 10 days before the Client received the Consulta
• Professional and Business Standing 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.

• policy hold a current recognised certification for example, ISO 26000, ISO 14001, ISO50001 or an equivalent internationally recognised standard? If y
• The Scheme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under the EU Just Transition Fund
• Tenderers are required to provide a proposed project plan and strategy for effective delivery of the specification outlined and to include defined timescales/milestones for the duration of the contract.
• Tenderers are required to include a programme to indicate delivery information set out on a separate single A3 page. The timeframe presented should align with the timescale outlined in Section 1.3

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 for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6.5 million € 50,000 From start to completion o; Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13 million None From start to completion of th
• 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.
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6.5 million € 50,000 From start to completion o
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13 million None From start to completion of th
• Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 Public/Product Liability €6, initiate a new contract award procedure
• Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 Public/Product Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €6,500,000 Motor Insurance Only required if Tendere

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• viii. is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has withheld such information or is not able to submit the supporting documents required under Regulation 59 of SI 284 of 2016; or
• Each Tenderer (and any entity comprising the Tenderer, and any entity being relied on by the Tenderer or such entity comprising the Tenderer, and in each such case the reference to Tenderer above shall be read as a reference to each such entity/entity being relied on) must submit a statement to the Contracting Entity advising whether or not any of the circumstances listed above apply to it at the date of this submission.
• Proposed Team CVs should be submitted in accordance with the CV Template provided in the Contract Document Folder on eTenders. Proposed
• Proposed Team CVs should be submitted in accordance with the CV Template provided in the Contract Document Folder on eTenders. Proposed Personnel should present previous experience of working with the Peatland Environment, with additional marks awarded to those having worked on EUJTF projects. Tenderers must set out the proposed Team Structure (including any proposed sub-consultancy services) for this project. The personnel identified must include the key personnel for the delivery of services. The structure should include the following key personnel:
• Tenderers are required to complete the questionnaire below and supply relevant documentation to support their response to each of the questions.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 months. 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)
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6.5 million € 50,000 From start to completion o
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6.5 million € 50,000 From start to completion of the Services
• test date for receipt of Tender submission June 2025
• • expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• first day of the 25th month falling after the date that is 10 days before the last date of receipt of the
• New non-slip suitable deck – approx 177.6m²
• New non-slip suitable deck – approx 250m²

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.
• Contract value was not disclosed in metadata, creating uncertainty on margin, resourcing, and financing assumptions.
• 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 5158066 - Editable Appendices.docx, RFT - Structural Engineer for EUJTF Midlands Trail Network Project.pdf, FTS9-v1.10-16-09-2024. Structural Engineer EUJTF Midlands Trail Network Project.docx.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU threshold open. As part of this procedure both the prequali.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT 5158066 - Editable Appendices.docx] ![A close up of a logo AI-generated conten, Appendix 1: Requirements, RFT 5158066 - Editable Appendices.docx] .