New Equine Building, Teagasc, Kildalton, Co. Kilkenny
Deadline
24 Apr
24 Apr 2025
Deadline
24 Apr
Construction of a new equine building for Teagasc in Kilkenny over a 10-year contract.
Construction of a new equine building for Teagasc in Kilkenny over a 10-year contract.
Bidder profile
Ideal for mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector construction projects and compliance.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate for turnover
- Two-step tender process
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | Teagasc - the Agriculture and Food Development Authority |
| Title | New Equine Building, Teagasc, Kildalton, Co. Kilkenny |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 10 years |
| Submission deadline | 2025-04-24T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Teagasc - the Agriculture and Food Development Authority ran this procurement for “New Equine Building, Teagasc, Kildalton, Co. Kilkenny” 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:
- Where the estimated value of the contract is above €5m (Services) and €15m (Works)
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- TEMPORARY SUPPORT TO REINFORCEMENT WHICH
- INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF CHAIR SUPPORTS IS THE
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- Payment for the Project Supervisor’s service is provided for under the Contract. Accordingly, the Client is not liable under this Agreement for the Project Supervisor’s fees or expenses.
- 10.3 Minimum indemnity limit for public liability insurance. €6,500,000 for any one event. (Limit may be on an annual aggregate basis for products liability, collapse, vibration, subsidence, removal and weakening of supports and sudden and accidental pollution.) 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.
- REINFORCEMENT LAID OVER THE EXISTING CONCRETE
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.; ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event ; 4 Maximum levels of excess for * insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works €10,000 * public liability €6,500[9] * employer’s liability €6,500[10] of the Works and goods and materials for the Works €10,000 * public liability €6,500[9] * employer’s
- Certifications — not specified for this tender
- Past experience — * The professional insurance indemnity requirements are as follows: The level of cover as stated here: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € N/A[17] *CA Note: state the minimum cover proportionate to the size of the project (default level is €1.5m)
- Personnel — Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction/Civil Engineering category[15] € 1,500,000 *CA Note: if stating a minimum yearly
- 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.
- ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event
- 4 Maximum levels of excess for * insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works €10,000 * public liability €6,500[9] * employer’s liability €6,500[10] of the Works and goods and materials for the Works €10,000 * public liability €6,500[9] * employer’s
- Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction/Civil Engineering category[15] € 1,500,000 *CA Note: if stating a minimum yearly
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- The professional insurance indemnity requirements are as follows: The level of cover as stated here: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € N/A[17] *CA Note: state the minimum cover proportionate to the size of the project (default level is €1.5m)
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- The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Tenderer’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Cover provided * The excess as stat
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|
- The excess as stated here: Maximum permissible excess on Profess 2% not stated not stated ed here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insu 2% not stated not stated | e in any one claim below which the will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2 | 2% | not stated | not stated | The amount of the performance bond is to be 10%[7] of the P 10% not stated not stated Percentage of Price to be paid after Employer certifies the Works are substa 95% not stated not stated 12.3 Percentage of the unpaid portion of the Price to be paid if Employer te 4% not stated not stated The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract.
6. Submission requirements
- Method statement / response document (template/page limits) — not specified in extract.
- 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) — not specified in extract.
- 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)
- This project number must correspond to the project number given in Appendix B1 List of Previous Works projects for which there is a Certifi
- This project number must correspond to the project number given in Appendix B1
- [22069-S-DR-230-REBAR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN & DETAILS_T1.pdf] A-A
- [22069-S-DR-230-REBAR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN & DETAILS_T1.pdf] C
- [22069-S-DR-230-REBAR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN & DETAILS_T1.pdf] CRETE
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-04-24T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2025-04-24T16:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 19 July 2023 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Act 2005 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Regulations 2013 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 10 years. 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)
- nt and continues for as long as, under the Construction Regulations, the Client is required to have a project supervisor for the for the Project, unless the appointment is terminated earlier
- it is insured by insurances in the same terms as the insurances the Contractor is required to have under clause 10
- the same terms as the insurances the Contractor is required to have under clause 10
- lace arrangements to complete the Works within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative will give the above certificate to
- the Works within 12 months after the termination, the Contractor’s payment under this clause
- (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
- e Schedule says that a performance bond is required, within 7 days after the Employer sends
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 — not clearly specified in extract.
- 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: 22069-S-DR-230-REBAR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN & DETAILS_T1.pdf, 22069-S-DR-240-BBS-SHEET 1_T1.pdf, PW-CF6_Appointment_of_Project_Supervisor.docx.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: 21069 Document Register (Structural) Tender.pdf, Form of Tender and Schedule.docx, C4235 - Invitation to Tender Letter.docx.
This tender has been awarded
- TOM DELAHUNTY PLANT HIRE LTD · 27 Jun 2025
- TOM DELAHUNTY PLANT HIRE LTD · 26 Jun 2025
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- ISO 9001
- Safe-T-Cert
Minimum turnover
€1,500,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Scoring
Lowest Price
Lots (1)
Removal and replacement of floor slab, installation of Q-Line lights, and associated works.
Documents (45)
QW2_Suitability_Assessment_Open_Form Rev2.docx
200.1 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Memorandum 01.pdf
263.0 KB · Other
21069 Document Register (Structural) Tender.pdf
69.5 KB
21069 PD.xlsx
146.4 KB
21069 PD_T1.pdf
651.4 KB
21069 PSHP.pdf
716.0 KB
21069-C-DR-101 General Layout and Engineering Details_T1.pdf
1.0 MB
21069-C-DR-501 Drainage Layout and Engineering Details_T1.pdf
620.1 KB
21069-DAR1_Designers Information to the PSDP_T1.pdf
424.9 KB
21069-S-DR-050 Specification Sheet_T1.pdf
103.8 KB
21069-S-DR-180 Existing Ground Floor & 3D Demolished GA Drawing_T1.pdf
634.2 KB
22069-S-DR-190 Ground Floor Drainage Layout GA Drawing_T1.pdf
1.2 MB
22069-S-DR-200 Foundation-RC Slab & Saw Cut Joint Layout GA Drawing_T1.pdf
1.1 MB
22069-S-DR-201 Ground Floor Layout GA Drawing_T1.pdf
1.4 MB
22069-S-DR-202 Top of RC Wall GA Drawing_T1.pdf
415.8 KB
22069-S-DR-203 Roof Layout GA Drawing_T1.pdf
1.9 MB
22069-S-DR-204 Roof Primary Steel GA Drawing_T1.pdf
1.9 MB
22069-S-DR-205 Roof Secondary Steel GA Drawing_T1.pdf
2.7 MB
22069-S-DR-210 Building Elevations_T1.pdf
642.2 KB
22069-S-DR-215 Building Sections_T1.pdf
1.3 MB
22069-S-DR-220 3D Iso-Metric Views_T1.pdf
2.3 MB
22069-S-DR-225 Detail Sheet 1_T1.pdf
1.3 MB
22069-S-DR-226 Detail Sheet 2_T1.pdf
484.7 KB
22069-S-DR-227 Detail Sheet 3_T1.pdf
635.7 KB
22069-S-DR-230-REBAR GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN & DETAILS_T1.pdf
826.0 KB
22069-S-DR-231-REBAR ELEVATIONS-SHEET 1_T1.pdf
430.9 KB
22069-S-DR-232-REBAR ELEVATIONS-SHEET 2_T1.pdf
402.8 KB
22069-S-DR-240-BBS-SHEET 1_T1.pdf
71.4 KB
22069-S-DR-241-BBS-SHEET 2_T1.pdf
66.9 KB
22069-S-DR-242-BBS-SHEET 3_T1.pdf
63.4 KB
3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
49.4 KB
3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
45.2 KB
Appendix-A-Applicants-Self-Declaration-re-Regulation-57.docx
41.2 KB
Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE.docx
34.7 KB
Appendix-B2-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Project-Execution.docx
29.4 KB
Appendix-B3-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Delivery-of-Services.docx
29.0 KB
C4235 - Clarifications.docx
46.4 KB · Clarification / Addendum
C4235 - Invitation to Tender Letter.docx
69.1 KB
Form of Tender and Schedule.docx
58.0 KB
Incorporation of Low-Carbon Construction Materials and Practices.docx
14.3 KB
Instruction_to_Tenderers.docx
67.9 KB
plot.log
281 bytes
PW-CF6-Rates-of-Pay-Conditions-of-Employment-Cert.docx
36.3 KB
PW-CF6-v1.14-19-07-2023.pdf
612.0 KB
PW-CF6_Appointment_of_Project_Supervisor.docx
38.8 KB
Original notice text
Teagasc seeks contractors for the construction and operation of a new equine building at Kildalton, Co. Kilkenny, focusing on compliance and service execution over a 10-year period.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Deadline
24 Apr
Location
Equine Building, Portlaoise
Procedure
Open
Clarification
08 Apr 2025
eTenders ID
5335442
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