T.013/2025 - Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Complete Maintenance Service for a DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Fixed Wing Aircraft

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

An Garda Síochána_1192 ran this procurement for “T.013/2025 - Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Complete Maintenance Service for a DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Fixed Wing Aircraft” 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: T.013/2025 - Request for Tenders for the Provision of a Complete Maintenance Service for a DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Fixed Wing Aircraft
• 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 No less than €22 million for Any One Claim and unlimited in the
• (iv) that they currently maintain a minimum of three (3) DHC-6 Twin Otter type aircraft, and have the experience to provide high quality services, to those sought herein for high intensity DHC-6 Twin Otter operations, flying with a minimum of 400
• espond to all client maintenance issues within 60 minutes
• Support Services / GOC Air Corps within 3 days
• er must commence the delivery of the Services no later than 4 weeks after the execution of the Services Con
• [T.013.2025 RFT for the Maintenance of one (1) DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Aircraft Final.pdf] ServicesRFT150124
• for the Provision of a Complete Maintenance
• Service for a DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Fixed
• Maintenance Organisation Exposition
• [T.013.2025 RFT for the Maintenance of one (1) DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Aircraft Final.pdf] Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”). 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 No less than €22 million for Any One Claim and unlimited in the; Public Liability No less than €50 million Any One Claim and unlimited in the period of insurance Product Liability No less than €50 million Any One Claim and in the aggregate in any one period of insurance Professional Indemnity No less than €22 million Any One Claim and in the annual Aggreg
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — Tenderers must have a minimum annual turnover of three (3) million Euro (€3,000,000) (excl; A Economic and Financial Standing PASS/FAIL ONLY Pass requirement: Tenderers must have a minimum annual turnover of Euro 3 million (€3,000,000) (excl 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 No less than €22 million for Any One Claim and unlimited in the
• Public Liability No less than €50 million Any One Claim and unlimited in the period of insurance Product Liability No less than €50 million Any One Claim and in the aggregate in any one period of insurance Professional Indemnity No less than €22 million Any One Claim and in the annual Aggreg
• Cyber Liability No less than €5 million in the annual aggregate 2
• Tenderers must have a minimum annual turnover of three (3) million Euro (€3,000,000) (excl
• • Insurance Type Contracting Authority Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability No less than €22 million for Any One Claim and unlimited in the

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:
• [T.013.2025 RFT for the Maintenance of one (1) DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Aircraft Final.pdf] ServicesRFT150124
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• Appendix 7: CAMO Agreement with the Irish Air Corps
• [T.013.2025 RFT for the Maintenance of one (1) DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Aircraft Final.pdf] Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [T.013.2025 RFT for the Maintenance of one (1) DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Aircraft Final.pdf] or periods of

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 No less than €22 million for Any One Claim and unlimited in the
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• 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
• may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of seven
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of
• up to twelve (12) months with a maximum of three (3) such extension or extensions on 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: T.013.2025 RFT for the Maintenance of one (1) DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Aircraft Final.pdf, RFT for the Maintenance of one (1) DHC-6 Twin Otter Guardian 400 Aircraft Final.pdf, Appendix 1:.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2:, Schedule, Appendix 3:.