Framework Agreement for the Provision of Prefabricated Modular Volumetric Short or Medium Term Residential Accommodation
Deadline
23 Aug
23 Aug 2024
Deadline
23 Aug
Framework for prefabricated modular residential accommodation over 10 years
Framework for prefabricated modular residential accommodation over 10 years
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector tenders and modular construction.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate turnover requirement
- 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 | Limerick Twenty Thirty DAC |
| Title | Framework Agreement for the Provision of Prefabricated Modular Volumetric Short or Medium Term Residential Accommodation |
| 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 | 2024-08-23T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Limerick Twenty Thirty DAC ran this procurement for “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Prefabricated Modular Volumetric Short or Medium Term Residential Accommodation” 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:
- rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
- centre, the written description of services, and the number and needs of the residents
- The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (‘DCEDIY’) is the
- Design, manufacture, supply, delivery and installation of new Prefabricated Modular
- services, fittings & finishes from the design intent drawings, performance specification
- Mechanical & Electrical services installations as per facility and room schedule
- Supply and installation of fitted and loose furniture as per schedules.
- All site services connections (foul, water, etc.) including linking back to existing
- All associated site development works, including ground clearance works, services
- contractors or professional services consultants to assist with the delivery of the residential
- information is being provided in a certified or audited supporting document such as a set of
- liabilities, or with one member of the Consortium or Joint Venture as a lead service provider 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.
- Framework Agreement. This PIM sets out the background to the Contracting Authority’s
- obtained in parallel with the fabrication period in the programme.
- All site services connections (foul, water, etc.) including linking back to existing
- The estimated programme for this procurement process is as follows:
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.; marks N/A N/A Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction € 5,000,000 Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € 3,000,000 /A N/A Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction € 5,000,000 Minimum level of Professional Indem; nity Insurance required for € 3,000,000 Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Applicant’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Minimum level of Public Liability I
- 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.
- marks N/A N/A Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction € 5,000,000 Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance required for € 3,000,000 /A N/A Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction € 5,000,000 Minimum level of Professional Indem
- nity Insurance required for € 3,000,000 Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in any one claim below which the Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% of the Applicant’s annual turnover, or €5,000. Minimum level of Public Liability I
- 6,500,000 Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost: € 10,000 Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13,000,000 The amount of the Performance Bond
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| nity Insurance required for € 3,000,000 Maximum permissible excess on Prof 2% not stated not stated | |||
| claim below which the Contractor will bear the cost is the greater amount of 2% | 2% | 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) — 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:
- Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
- Note 5: Applicants must obtain a minimum of 50% of available marks under this section per CV
- [1-Project Information Memorandum (PIM).pdf] Confidentiality ........................................................................................................................... 10
- notional pricing document or as per the Works Requirements. These tender documents will
- [1-Project Information Memorandum (PIM).pdf] ional pricing document or as per the Works Requirements. These tender documents will
- [1-Project Information Memorandum (PIM).pdf] sites It is envisaged that the units will be manufactured
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2024-08-23T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-08-23T14:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 13 October 2014 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 6 February 2017 |
| Date surfaced in documents | Regulations 2018 |
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.
- Title: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Prefabricated Modular Volumetric Short or Medium Term Residential Accommodation
- VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
- 6,500,000 Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Works Contractor will bear the cost: € 10,000 Minimum level of Employer’s Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 13,000,000 The amount of the Performance Bond
- centre, the written description of services, and the number and needs of the residents
- Medium Term Residential Accommodation July 2024
- 2 16-Aug Could I please request an extension of time of 1 week on the tender return date, due to
- Applicant’s current principal banker dated within the past 3 months stating the duration of the relationshi
- cation, we expect that insurance cover can be issued within 4 weeks of the receipt by us of the relevant ap
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 — 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: 1-Project Information Memorandum (PIM).pdf, Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE.docx, QC1 Appendix D1 Staff CV.docx.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice has been published on e-tenders and the Official Journal of.
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
- Key attachments to prioritise:
[QC1 Appendix D1 Staff CV.docx, Applicant must describe the relevance of this project to
[QC1 Appendix D1 Staff CV.docx, Person’s Employer while providing professional service on
[QC1 Appendix D1 Staff CV.docx.
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- ISO 9001
- Safe-T-Cert
Minimum turnover
€5,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€3,000,000
Scoring
Most Economically Advantageous Tender
Lots (1)
Provision of modular emergency residential units under a framework agreement.
Documents (15)
2-IP National Standards.pdf
1.2 MB · Specification
1-Project Information Memorandum (PIM).pdf
278.5 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
48.5 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023.docx
44.5 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-A-Applicants-Self-Declaration-re-Regulation-57.docx
40.0 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-B2-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Project-Execution.docx
29.1 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-F-Declaration-re-International-Procurement-Instrument.docx
24.8 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
QW-Part-2-v1.0-28-07-2023-2.docx
68.1 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
QW1-Part-1-v2.1-28-07-2023-3.docx
236.6 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE.docx
33.5 KB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix-C-Bankers-Letter.docx
32.1 KB · Appendix / Annex
MA Framework Queries 09.08.2024.pdf
31.9 KB · Clarification / Addendum
MA Framework Queries 1 02.08.2024.pdf
20.3 KB · Clarification / Addendum
MA Framework Queries 3 16.08.2024.pdf
34.7 KB · Clarification / Addendum
QC1 Appendix D1 Staff CV.docx
60.5 KB · Appendix / Annex
Original notice text
This framework agreement involves the design, manufacture, supply, and installation of prefabricated modular residential units, including all necessary site services and fittings.
AI analysis updated 4 months, 1 week ago
Deadline
23 Aug
Location
Ireland
Procedure
Restricted
Clarification
16 Aug 2024
eTenders ID
4009194
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