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Employer's Representative

Deadline

30 Jul

Employer's Representative contract for Cheshire Foundation in Ireland

SME fit: Medium Bid effort: Medium 📍 Cork

Employer's Representative contract for Cheshire Foundation in Ireland

Bidder profile

Mid-sized to large firms with public-sector tender experience and operational capability in service delivery.

Risks & flags

  • Undisclosed contract value
  • Qualification gate narrowing bidder pool
  • Two-step tender process complexity

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 The Cheshire Foundation in Ireland - Cheshire Ireland
Title Employer's Representative
CPV / category works
Estimated value not disclosed
Per-year (if multi-year) not stated
Procedure type not stated
Lots not stated
Location On site
Contract length 12 months
Submission deadline 2024-07-30T15:00:00+00:00
Go-live / start not stated

2. Scope of Work

The Cheshire Foundation in Ireland - Cheshire Ireland ran this procurement for “Employer's Representative” 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:

  • Requirement: Allow for the obligations, liabilities and services described.
  • products liability, collapse, vibration, subsidence, removal and weakening of supports and sudden and
  • Meaning: Design to be carried out or completed by the Contractor and supported by appropriate contractual
  • accessories, fixings, supports, linings and bedding materials. Dispose of unwanted materials. Excludes
  • removal and disposal of associated pipework, wiring, ductwork or other services.
  • Supply and fix: As above, but including supply of products, components or systems to be fixed, together with
  • everything necessary for their fixing. All products, components or systems are to be supplied and fixed unless
  • Replace: Supply and fix new products matching those removed. Execute work to match original new state of
  • [Volume A1 Project Particulars.pdf] Supply and fix new products matching those removed. Execute work to match original new state of
    1. System: Equipment, accessories, controls, supports and ancillary items (including installation) necessary for
  • Maintenance Instructions and Guarantees
  • Emergency call out services: Provide subcontractors' telephone numbers for use after completion. 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.

  • A copy of the contractor's safety and health policy document, including risk assessment procedures.
    1. Match existing: Provide products and work of the same appearance and features as the original, excluding
  • ageing and weathering. Make joints between existing and new work as inconspicuous as possible.
  • Coordination: Arrange and monitor a programme with each subcontractor, supplier, local authority and public

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.; 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 10; 4 public liability €6,500 10
  • 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.
  • 3 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 10
  • 4 public liability €6,500 10
  • 4 employer’s liability €6,500 12
  • 3 - Insurance  Minimum indemnity limit  Public liability insurance:€ 6,500,000 for any one event
  • )  Employer's liability insurance: € 13,000,000 for any one event

5. Award criteria & scoring

Criterion Weight (%) Sub-criteria Pass/fail threshold
Percentage of price to be paid after the Employer certifies the Works are substa 97.5% 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)
  • [Volume A1 Project Particulars.pdf] 3.
  • [Volume A1 Project Particulars.pdf] 2 of 26
  • [Volume A1 Project Particulars.pdf] be fully and certainly ascertained before it is
  • [Volume A1 Project Particulars.pdf] -CF6) published on
  • Reference PW-CF6); Works Requirements; Completed Form of Tender and Schedule; Pricing Document;

7. Key dates & process

Milestone Date
RFT issued not specified
Clarification deadline not specified
Mandatory site visit not specified
Tender deadline (date + time) 2024-07-30T15:00:00+00:00
Expected award not specified
Contract start not specified
Go-live / mobilisation not stated
Date surfaced in documents 2024-07-30T15:00:00+00:00
Date surfaced in documents 19 July 2023
Date surfaced in documents June 2024
Date surfaced in documents September 2024

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.

  • VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
  • The number and description of craftsmen, labourers and other persons directly or indirectly
  • (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
  • Name: Aoife Howard, David Kelly Partnership
  • Description: The site is located at Lotamore, Cork.
  • Description: Access to the site from the public road is via the main entrance.
  • Information: The accuracy and sufficiency of this information is not guaranteed. Ascertain if any additional
  • Description: The works comprise plastering the front elevation. Note removal of plaster and repairs will be

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: Volume A1 Project Particulars.pdf, Schedule, Schedule; Pricing Document;.
  • eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
  • Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
  • Key attachments to prioritise: schedule, retaining, schedule signed as a receipt., schedules for products and equipment installed as part of the structure.

Can you bid?

Required certifications

  • Safe-T-Cert

Public liability insurance

€6,500,000

Scoring

Lowest Price

Lots (1)

Lot 1: Conservation Works to St Laurence Cheshire Home

Conservation works including plastering, rendering, and lime:sand mortar applications as per detailed specifications.

Documents (7)

PDF

Information Pack - Preliminary Health and Safety Plan.pdf

146.7 KB · Specification

PDF

Volume A2 Specification.pdf

103.1 KB · Specification

PDF

Volume A1 Project Particulars.pdf

221.3 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender

XLSX

Volume C Pricing Document.xlsx

27.3 KB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates

DOCX

Volume B Form of Tender.docx

58.5 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate

PDF

Volume A3 Drawings.pdf

413.9 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout

PDF

Information Pack - Draft Guidance on Repointing.pdf

5.9 MB

Original notice text

The Cheshire Foundation in Ireland seeks an Employer's Representative for a 12-month operational contract, focusing on building, integrating, and operating specified services with compliance reporting.

AI analysis updated 4 months, 1 week ago

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Details

Deadline

30 Jul

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Location

On site at Lotamore, Cork, with access via the main entrance from the public road.

Procedure

Open

Clarification

22 Jul 2024

eTenders ID

3967271

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