Tender for the provision of Editing, Plain English, proofreading, training and other related services to the Citizens Information Board

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Citizens Information Board ran this procurement for “Tender for the provision of Editing, Plain English, proofreading, training and other related services to the Citizens Information Board’” 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: Tender for the provision of Editing, Plain English, proofreading, training and other related services to the Citizens Information Board’
• 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 €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of c
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €98,000 (excl
• [CIB RFT Editing Proof Reading Plain English 02 05 2025.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• other related services to the Citizens Information
• services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• a) Editing, proofreading and Plain English review services for documents on CIB’s
• be required, at the discretion of CIB. These services will cover short courses,
• workshops and one-to-one mentoring services.
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €98,000 (excl. VAT) over the Term 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.; 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 €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of c; Public Liability €6.5 million limit for any one claim or series of c
• 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.
• 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 €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of c
• Public Liability €6.5 million limit for any one claim or series of c
• Product Liability €98,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Professional Indemnity €98,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• Cyber Insurance €500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl

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:
• [CIB RFT Editing Proof Reading Plain English 02 05 2025.pdf] ServicesRFT160125
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [CIB RFT Editing Proof Reading Plain English 02 05 2025.pdf] English principles) to improve the
• [CIB RFT Editing Proof Reading Plain English 02 05 2025.pdf] this Competition. SMEs that believe the scope
• [CIB RFT Editing Proof Reading Plain English 02 05 2025.pdf] to any enforceable rights by the Tenderer.

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.

• 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 €12.7 million limit for any one claim or series of c
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• ontinues for 14 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice
• are capable 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
• and adhering to Plain English principles.
• report writing, writing for the web and Plain English principles) to improve the

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: CIB RFT Editing Proof Reading Plain English 02 05 2025.pdf, RFT Editing Proof Reading Plain English 02 05 2025.pdf] ServicesRFT160125, 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:, Schedule, Appendix 3:.