T.008/2024 Request for Tenders for the Supply and Delivery of Mountain Bikes for An Garda Síochána

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

An Garda Síochána_1192 ran this procurement for “T.008/2024 Request for Tenders for the Supply and Delivery of Mountain Bikes for An Garda Síochána” 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: T.008/2024 Request for Tenders for the Supply and Delivery of Mountain Bikes for An Garda Síochána
• Supply and Delivery of Mountain Bikes for
• the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).
• In summary, the Goods and Services comprise: Supply & Delivery of Mountain Bikes for An
• the successful implementation of any Goods Contract that may result from this Competition
• services to the Union’s public procurement and concession markets and procedures
• supporting negotiations on access of Union economic operators, goods and services to the
• the supply of samples for purposes of tendering and their return after evaluation or
• Contract arising out of this Competition, the successful Tenderer shall be required to supply
• Contract arising out of this Competition, the successful Tenderer shall be required to supply its Tax
• status by the Contracting Authority. By supplying these numbers the successful Tenderer
• Agreement or Services Contract entered into by a Tenderer. 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
•  Company profile and background regarding current business activities.

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.; Tax Clearance Expiry Date Insurance Type An Garda Síochána Standard Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla; ims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Product Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• 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.
• Tenderers must demonstrate a minimum average annual turnover of €250,000 (excl
• Tax Clearance Expiry Date Insurance Type An Garda Síochána Standard Requirement Levels held by Tenderer Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• ims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Product Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• he successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• aims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Product Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl

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:
• Tenderers must submit details of ROS Tax Access Number as evidence of Tax
• [T.008.2024_RFT - Provision of Mountain Bikes to AGS - Revised.pdf] 1
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).
• [T.008.2024_RFT - Provision of Mountain Bikes to AGS - Revised.pdf] ) (the “Regulations”). Any contract that
• [T.008.2024_RFT - Provision of Mountain Bikes to AGS - Revised.pdf] Tenderers

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 24 month. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Sector: Office Supplies & Equipment
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• he successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Public Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cl
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• An Garda Síochána require a minimum of a ten (10) year manufacturers guarantee on the Frame
• ty will accept multiple deliveries at a minimum quantity of 25 units per delivery
• 10 weeks from date of receipt of purchase order
• remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f

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: T.008.2024_RFT - Provision of Mountain Bikes to AGS - Revised.pdf, Appendix 1:, Appendix 2:.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule, Appendix 3:, Appendix 4:.