Electronic Recruitment software subscription, support and related services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

The Courts Service ran this procurement for “Electronic Recruitment software subscription, support and related services” 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: Electronic Recruitment software subscription, support and related services
• 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 €13,000,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Product Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €5,000,000 Cyber Liability €5,000,000 2
• Insurance Type Courts Service Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Product Liability €6,500,000 € Professional Indemnity €5,000,000 € Cyber Liability €5,000,000 € Name of Insurer Plea
• Demonstrate a turnover exceeding €500,000 in relation to similar services
• Demonstrate a turnover exceeding €500,000 relation to similar Services in the previous three years
• [CFT eRecruitment 2024.pdf] Tenderers”) for the provision of the services
• as described in Appendix 1 to this CFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise the provision Electronic Recruitment software subscription,
• Agreement. An initial Contract for the provision of Support and Related Services will be
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by the
• Note, the appointment of the successful Tenderer to the Contract (the “Service Provider”) does
• not constitute a commitment or guarantee from the Courts Service to purchase any 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
• successful tenderer will be asked to provide a copy of any policy or other document which

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 €13,000,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Product Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €5,000,000 Cyber Liability €5,000,000 2; Insurance Type Courts Service Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Product Liability €6,500,000 € Professional Indemnity €5,000,000 € Cyber Liability €5,000,000 € Name of Insurer Plea
• 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.
• 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 €13,000,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Product Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €5,000,000 Cyber Liability €5,000,000 2
• Insurance Type Courts Service Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 € Public Liability €6,500,000 € Product Liability €6,500,000 € Professional Indemnity €5,000,000 € Cyber Liability €5,000,000 € Name of Insurer Plea

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:
• [CFT eRecruitment 2024.pdf] Tenderers”) for the provision of the services
• as described in Appendix 1 to this CFT (the “Services”).
• [CFT eRecruitment 2024.pdf] not constitute a commitment or guarantee from the Courts Service to purchase any services
• [CFT eRecruitment 2024.pdf] Data Controller has the meaning
• supplier of the etenders.gov.ie website, for the purposes of the participation of the
• [CFT eRecruitment 2024.pdf] 2022/1031, the obligations

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.

• Title: Electronic Recruitment software subscription, support and related services
• 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 €13,000,000 Public Liability €6,500,000 Product Liability €6,500,000 Professional Indemnity €5,000,000 Cyber Liability €5,000,000 2
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• 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
• In summary, the Services comprise the provision Electronic Recruitment software subscription,
• (3) years with provision of three (3) extensions of one (1) year each.

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: CFT eRecruitment 2024.pdf, Appendix 1 to this CFT (the “Services”)., Appendix.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 3. Tenderers may not amend the Framework Agreement or the Services, Appendix 3, printed on, Schedule at Appendix 2 to this CFT..