SCC2025/0021 N4 Inner Relief Road - Pavement Resurfacing Contract 2025
Deadline
04 Apr
04 Apr 2025
Deadline
04 Apr
Pavement resurfacing contract for N4 Inner Relief Road by Sligo County Council
Pavement resurfacing contract for N4 Inner Relief Road by Sligo County Council
Bidder profile
Ideal for firms experienced in public works and pavement projects with strong compliance and documentation capabilities.
Risks & flags
- Information asymmetry
- Compliance risks
- Timeline compression
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 | Sligo County Council |
| Title | SCC2025/0021 N4 Inner Relief Road - Pavement Resurfacing Contract 2025 |
| CPV / category | works / Construction & Civil Engineering |
| Estimated value | €not disclosed (eTenders placeholder) |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | not stated |
| Contract length | not stated |
| Submission deadline | 2025-04-04T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
This procurement covered the supply scope described in the tender pack for SCC2025/0021 N4 Inner Relief Road - Pavement Resurfacing Contract 2025. The contract shape pointed to operational delivery against buyer demand, documented ordering, and conformance with specification, quality, and administrative requirements set out in the RFT documents. The package indicated a formal competition route with standard Irish public-procurement controls around qualification, response formatting, and deadline compliance.
- Contract title and category indicate supply activity for Construction & Civil Engineering under buyer workflows in Sligo County Council.
- Submission package must align with the RFT structure published through the buyer's procurement channel.
- Day-to-day obligations include order fulfilment, documentation, and conformance with specification, quality, and administrative requirements.
- Technical and commercial responses must map directly to mandatory requirements and the pricing schedule format in the tender pack.
- Evidence trail must be maintained for declarations, eligibility proofs, and any product or service specifications named in attachments.
- Numerical obligations surfaced in the verified extract: 1 18-11-2024 Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Average Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Directly related to Pavement Sufacing and Associated Minor works15 € 3 million (excluding VAT) The Tenderer shall hav; e a minimum average yearly turnover, directly related to pavment surfacing and associated minor works, of not less than €3.0 million (excluding VAT) for the 3 most recently; The professional insurance indemnity requirements are as follows: The level of cover as stated here: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for Works Contractor € 17
The source material indicated that bidders had to ground claims in tender forms and supporting evidence, rather than generic company profiles. Where the verified extract provided numerical conditions, those figures were treated as the binding baseline for suitability. Where the extract did not provide a number, the requirement remained not specified at briefing stage and required direct review of the underlying attachment before pricing sign-off.
3. Background & buyer context
The buyer ran this competition to secure a structured procurement route for the stated category and keep continuity of supply under public-sector purchasing controls. The tender format suggested a compliance-led process with a defined close date and a document trail through the procurement portal. The context indicated a need for contract certainty, auditable supplier selection, and predictable service or goods availability during the contract term. No explicit incumbent detail was surfaced in the verified extract provided to this worker, so incumbent advantage had to be assessed from full attachment review and clarification responses.
4. Eligibility & selection criteria
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Turnover requirement — Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Average Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Directly related to Pavement Sufacing and Associated Minor works15 € 3 m
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Insurance
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Public Liability — €6,500,00019M
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Employer's Liability — €13,000,00020
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Professional Indemnity — €17
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Certifications — not specified for this tender
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Past experience — not specified for this tender
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Personnel — not specified for this tender
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Geographic / facility constraints — not specified for this tender
Binding numerical extract used for this section: 1 18-11-2024 Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Minimum Average Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: Directly related to Pavement Sufacing and Associated Minor works15 € 3 million (excluding VAT) The Tenderer shall hav; e a minimum average yearly turnover, directly related to pavment surfacing and associated minor works, of not less than €3.0 million (excluding VAT) for the 3 most recently; The professional insurance indemnity requirements are as follows: The level of cover as stated here: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for Works Contractor € 17
5. Award criteria & scoring
The award model followed MEAT-style evaluation where published criteria and weights governed scoring after qualification. The exact weighting structure required confirmation from the pricing and quality schedules if not explicit in the extract below.
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Minimum threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | not stated | not stated | not stated |
| Quality / Technical merit | not stated | not stated | not stated |
Price/quality split: not stated.
6. Submission requirements
- Method statement / response document — complete the buyer template and answer each requirement in the order requested; page limits not stated in the extract.
- CVs — provide role-based CVs where requested; page count not stated.
- Pricing schedule — submit the issued pricing schedule in its required format; alternative layouts were not stated as acceptable.
- Case studies — number and value bands not stated in the extract.
- Declarations — include ESPD or equivalent declarations, tax and legal standing confirmations, and conflict disclosures where requested by the pack.
- Mandatory site visit — not stated in the extract.
- Submission portal — submit via eTenders or the named portal before the stated deadline; late submissions are typically non-compliant.
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date / timing |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not stated |
| Clarification deadline | not stated |
| Mandatory site visit | not stated |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2025-04-04T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not stated |
| Contract start | not stated |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
8. Contract terms that matter
The contract term and extension mechanics were not fully stated in the extracted metadata, so bidders had to read the form of contract and schedules for binding duration language. Payment timing, service levels, and remedies for non-performance were also attachment-driven in this pack. IP, subcontracting permission, and any security instruments such as bonds or guarantees were not explicit in the verified extract supplied here. The practical implication was that commercial risk sat in the contract appendices, and bid/no-bid confidence depended on reviewing those clauses before final pricing.
9. Risks, red flags & unusuals
The main risk in this competition was information asymmetry between headline metadata and full contractual detail. Numerical gates for insurance appeared in the verified extract, but other qualification thresholds were not explicitly surfaced, so an under-scoped response could fail on compliance before scoring. Another risk was timeline compression if clarification timing and mobilisation expectations were tighter in the attachments than in the metadata view. No specific unusual legal mechanism was confirmed in the extract provided to this worker; the red-flag check therefore depended on line-by-line attachment review.
10. SME fit assessment
This tender looked most accessible to firms that already operated in the stated category and could evidence public-procurement compliance at submission stage. A credible bidder profile was a supplier with documented quality controls, tender-writing capacity, and insurance levels aligned to the verified figures where listed. Consortium or named subcontracting arrangements were not specified in the extract and needed confirmation in the RFT rules. Bid-preparation effort was typically several working days for data gathering, drafting, pricing, and internal approvals, with additional time if technical attachments were extensive. Pwin signals from this extract alone were neutral because incumbent status and prior winners were not explicitly surfaced.
11. Where to dig deeper
- Source RFT file(s): Instructions to Tenderers.pdf, l A Work Requirements 2023.docx
- eTenders CFT ID: not stated
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders clarification portal
- Priority attachments: Instructions to Tenderers.pdf, l A Work Requirements 2023.docx
This tender has been awarded
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Required certifications
- ISO 9001
- Safe-T-Cert
Minimum turnover
€3,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€17
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Documents (84)
01_N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo.pdf
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02_N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo.pdf
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03_N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo.pdf
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05_N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo.pdf
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06_N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo.pdf
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20230822-023_A0.pdf
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23.076 TII N4 Inner Relief Road Co. Sligo Corelog Report October 2023 v1.1.pdf
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2618_21082023105718.pdf
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2618_21082023110434.pdf
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3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023 pdf.pdf
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3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
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3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
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3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023.pdf
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_ags_3ccd2e784265412b91302bd07c350677.pdf
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_ags_ce1edbe05f274b4a8819585ea3bede0b.pdf
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AF1.pdf
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Appendix 1 Forms of Letters of Undertaking_Declarations.docx
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Appendix 3(b)(ii) Preliminary TTMP Templates pdf.pdf
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Appendix-A-Applicants-Self-Declaration-re-Regulation-57.docx
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Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE.docx
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Appendix-B2-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Project-Execution.docx
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Appendix-B3-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Delivery-of-Services.docx
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Appendix-C-Bankers-Letter.docx
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Appendix-D2-QW2-Letter-of-Undertaking-re.-Bond (1).docx
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Appendix-F-Declaration-in-relation-to-Russian-Sanctions.docx
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Appendix-G-Declaration-re-International-Procurement-Instrument (1).docx
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BOQ N4 IRR Information Pack.xlsx
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emap (1).pdf
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emap (2).pdf
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emap (3).pdf
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emap (5).pdf
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emap.pdf
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Enet.docx
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enet_network_report_45980.pdf
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enet_network_report_45981.pdf
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enet_network_report_45982.pdf
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ESB Construction Safety 28th 11.40.pdf
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Form No.3(d) Appointment Acceptance PSCS (4).doc
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Further Information Drawings.pdf
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Instructions to Tenderers.pdf
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Invitation to Tender.pdf
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MF-1.10-09-04-2020.docx
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MF-1.13-09-04-2020.docx
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MF-1.14-09-04-2020.docx
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MF-1.15-09-04-2020.docx
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MF-1.16-21-03-2016-REV.docx
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MF-1.17-09-12-2019-REV.docx
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MF-1.4-03-08-2010-rev.docx
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MF-1.6-09-04-2020.docx
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N4 Inner Relief Resurfacing Contract Drawings 2025.pdf
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N4 IRR Management of Invasive Species pdf.pdf
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plot.log
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PO 1032 N4 IRR Pavement Resurfacing Contract 2025 Preliminary Traffic Management Plan.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-PRE-TTM-01 Inner relief road Traffic Management Maps.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-PRE-TTM-02 Inner relief road Traffic Management Maps.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-PRE-TTM-03 Inner Relief Road Traffic Management Maps.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-PRE-TTM-04 Inner Relief Road Traffic Management Maps.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-PRE-TTM-05 Inner Relief Road Traffic Management Maps.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-PRE-TTM-06 Inner Relief Road Traffic Management Maps.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-01 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-02 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-03 - N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-04 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-05 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-06 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-07 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-08 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-09 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PO 1032 N4-T-00-07-10 N4 Inner Relief Rd.Topo.pdf
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PW-CF5-v2.7-17-07-2023-1.pdf
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QW-Part-2-v1.1-18-11-2024.docx
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QW-Part-2-v1.1-18-11-2024.pdf
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QW2-Part-1-v2.1-18-11-2024 (1) pdf.pdf
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QW2-Part-1-v2.1-18-11-2024 (1).docx
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Rev 10 Form No.4(a) Design Risk Assessment N4 Inner Relief Road Pavement Resurfacing Contract 2025.pdf
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REV 10 SMS Appendix 3(a) (Preliminary Health and Safety Plan Template) N4 IRR Pavement Resurfacing Contract 2025.pdf
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Supplementary Information.pdf
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TI23F159-160 TII N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo FWD Level 1 Analysis Report June 2023 v1.1.pdf
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TI23F159-160 TII N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo FWD Level 2 Analysis Report June 2023.pdf
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TI23GB106 TII N4 Inner Relief Road Sligo GPR Analysis Report.pdf
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Vol A Work Requirements.pdf
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Volume B Tender and Schedule.pdf
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Volume C Pricing Document.pdf
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~$l A Work Requirements 2023.docx
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Original notice text
This tender involves the pavement resurfacing of the N4 Inner Relief Road, requiring compliance with public procurement standards and documentation.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Deadline
04 Apr
Buyer
Sligo County CouncilLocation
N4 Inner Relief Road
Procedure
Open
Clarification
31 Mar 2025
eTenders ID
5277917
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