Request for Tender for the provision of Environmental Services (SEA/AA) for the Transport Adaptation Plan (SAP) 2025.

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Department of Transport ran this procurement for “Request for Tender for the provision of Environmental Services (SEA/AA) for the Transport Adaptation Plan (SAP) 2025.” 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: Request for Tender for the provision of Environmental Services (SEA/AA) for the Transport Adaptation Plan (SAP) 2025.
• the proposed [Services Contracts] may amount to some €100,000 (excl
• on the Services to be covered by the proposed [Services Contracts] may amount to some €100,000
• RFT Title Provision of Environmental Services (SEA/AA) for the Transport Adaptation Plan (SAP) 2025.
• Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that they satisfy the financial and economic standing requirement(s) set out below, and that they are able upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation specified below to the Contracting Authority in each case.
• Tenderers must provide the supporting documentation specified
• Tenderers must provide the supporting documentation specified above without delay when requested by the Contracting Authority. However, where the Tenderer is unable, for a valid reason, to provide the specified documentation, the Tenderer must inform the Contracting Authority of the valid reason as to why the documentation cannot be supplied and, if the Contracting Authority considers the reason given to be valid, provide such other suitable alternative documentation to prove, to the satisfaction of the Contracting Authority, their economic and financial capacity.
• Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that they satisfy the technical and professional requirement(s) set out below and that they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation specified below to the Contracting Authority in each case.
• Previous Project / Contract Experience Tenderers must demonstrate they have experience of providing services or services of a similar / comparable nature and scale by way of 2 contracts within the last 3 years. Tenderers should include information on the scale of the projects (prior to Tender deadline), their value, dates and details of the services or services provided, and how the services or services are comparable to those required by the Contracting Authority further to this tender process. Contact details of a referee in respect of each contract must also be provided. The Contracting Authority may contact any or all referees without prior notice given to the Tenderer to verify the information stated in the Tenderer’s response. Each example should clearly demonstrate the Tenderer’s previous experience and be completed in the format shown in the template below. Rule: Pass/Fail
• Evidence Required Tenderers are required to provide without delay when requested by the Contracting Authority a satisfactory written reference from the client organisation in respect of each of the contract examples cited above. Each reference must confirm the information provided by the Tenderer and be of sufficient detail to satisfy the Contracting Authority as to the veracity of the information provided. These references must be provided on the reference organisation’s official / company letter head(s) and duly signed by the reference organisation’s authorised representative. In the event of insufficient detail in the reference, the Contracting Authority may contact the referee for verification purposes without prior notice to the Tenderer. The Tenderer must use the Template below to return the previous contract examples with their Tender response. A satisfactory reference is defined as one where the referee confirms that the contract information provided by the Tenderer is correct and that the contract was delivered to the required specification and met or continues to meet the required service levels
• Name of Project/Contract Click here and insert the name of project or matter on which you delivered service
• Comparability Narrative Click below and insert a narrative in no more than 2 A4 pages that outlines the extent to which you feel the services provided met the requirements as set out above. Responses that exceed page count will only have prescribed number of pages evaluated. Pages in excess of the maximum response length will not be evaluated. 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.

• an allocation of €4bn in Exchequer funding to deliver on its objectives
• ​Tenderers must outline their approach to undertaking the project, including specific environmental themes to be assessed, guidance proposed to be followed, and to be consulted, as well as their proposed Project Programme, including a detailed schedule of tasks, delivery dates, and processes for adhering to that programme. * ​Tenderers
• [TRD for SEA AA RFT.docx] approach to undertaking the project, including specific environmental themes to be assessed, guidance proposed to be followed, and to be consulted, as well as their proposed Project Programme, including a detailed schedule of tasks, delivery dates, and processes for adhering to that programme. * ​Tenderers must demonstrate their proposed approach to undertaking the project, including, specific environmental themes to be assessed, guidance proposed to be followed and to be consulted, for all elements of both the SEA and AA screening, and the full SEA and AA processes. * ​Tenderers must demonstrate their proposed delivery programme, including demonstration of systems and processes in place to ensure compliance with the schedule of deliverables * ​Tenderers must provide a Gantt Chart and/or tabulated deliverable dates for key milestones/deliverables) Please provide here a full and comprehensive explanation as to how your solution meets this requirement.
• programmes on the environment (hereafter referred to as the SEA Directive) and the

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.; ie) Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m limit for any one claim or series of c; laims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6.5m 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.
• ie) Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m limit for any one claim or series of c
• laims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6.5m limit for any one claim or series of c
• laims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Product Liability N/A Professional Indemnity €1 million 2

5. Award criteria & scoring

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) — 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:
• Part E: Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer 12
• 2. Tenderers should ensure to read the Request for Tender (“RFT”) document associated with this Competition before completing and submitting this Tender Response Document (“TRD”).
• 3. Tenderers must complete and submit all material requested in this TRD in full. Tenderers may not amend the TRD other than to provide the required information in the allocated response areas. The TRD must be completed in the same sequence as presented (not rearranged).
• 6. The TRD must be submitted in English.
• 7. The TRD must be submitted in Microsoft Word format or as a readable and searchable PDF.
• Tenderers must declare by way of eESPD that they satisfy the financial and economic standing requirement(s) set out below, and that they are able upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting documentation specified below to the Contracting Authority in each case.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 6 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)
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• up to 3 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or e
• ontinues for 10 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
• A Tenderer who fails a selection criterion will be excluded from participating in this Competition.
• ​​ ​​Solvency ​​The Tenderer must declare by way of the eESPD that it is able to pay its debts, identified on the current statement of assets and liabilities as being the debts as they fall due and will upon request, prior to (and as a condition of) award of contract provide the Contracting Authority with a letter from their principal auditors/accountants confirming the Tenderer is able to pay its debts, identified on the current statement of assets and liabilities as being the debts as they fall due. ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​Rule: Pass/Fail ​​

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 — 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: TRD for SEA AA RFT.docx, 20250313 Services RFT Final.pdf, Schedule 2 of S.I No. 435/2004, as amended.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT.docx] , RFT Title Provision of Environmental Services (SEA/AA) for the Transport Adapta, RFT Click here and insert details .