Provision of Trauma Informed Education Training

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Tusla Child and Family Agency ran this procurement for “Provision of Trauma Informed Education Training” 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:

• 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 €12.7million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €150,000.00 (excl
• are 121 SCP projects nationally supporting almost 800 schools
• of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: Suitably qualified and experienced training providers to
• Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of nine months (9) months
• [RFT TESS Training.pdf] Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of nine months (9) months
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by
• the proposed Services Contract may amount to some €150,000.00 (excl. VAT) over the
• the successful implementation of any Services Contract that may result from this
• benefits of any Services Contracts that may result from this Competition.
• This RFT does not constitute an offer or commitment to enter into a Services Contract. 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.

• provide two-day in person training for Schools Completion Programme (SCP) Coordinators
• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by
• aggregate per Insurance policy year)
• Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) programme.

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.; 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 €12.7million (any one claim or series of claims ari; sing out of a single occurrence) Public Liability €6.5 million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• 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.
• 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 €12.7million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• sing out of a single occurrence) Public Liability €6.5 million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• sing out of a single occurrence) Professional Indemnity €1.0 million in the aggregate per insurance year C
• 19 single occurrence) Professional Indemnity €1.0 million in the aggregate per insurance year C

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:
• [RFT TESS Training.pdf] Request for Tenders dated 17th April
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [RFT TESS Training.pdf] Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of nine months (9) months
• [RFT TESS Training.pdf] has been made to provide comprehensive and accurate information in
• [RFT TESS Training.pdf] the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal

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.

• Buyer: Tusla Child and Family Agency
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• 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 €12.7million (any one claim or series of claims ari
• For 2024, Tusla has some 5,000 staff and a revenue budget of approximately €1.1 billion
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• Tusla, Child and Family Agency (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“Tenders”)
• Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of nine months (9) months

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 TESS Training.pdf, RFT TESS Training.pdf] Request for Tenders dated 17th April, 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:.