Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Wall and Flooring Covering Contractors for Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Trinity College Dublin the University of Dublin_336 ran this procurement for “Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Wall and Flooring Covering Contractors for Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin” 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:

• TCD Purchase Orders for tasks and/or services below €10,000.
• Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works Contract
• Using3 Framework Agreement for use with the Term Maintenance and
• 3 CA Note: Choose whether the Framework or Standard Agreement is to be used with the Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works
• 6 If Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works Contract is being used without the Framework Agreement it shall read as ‘Contractor is’
• 8 If Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works Contract is being used without the Framework Agreement it shall read as ‘Contractor’
• 10 If Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works Contract is being used without the Framework Agreement it shall read as ‘Contractor’
• weakening of supports and accidental
• Furthermore, I will provide the required evidence within seven calendar days to support this declaration when requested to do so after short-listing.
• Furthermore, I will provide the required evidence within seven calendar days to support this declaration when requested to do so [during tender evaluation stage/ after short-listing].
• [PW-CF11_Model_Form - Draft.pdf] Public Works Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works Contract
• Public Works Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works Contract 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.

• The programme must show work starting by CA Entry - specify the date that work on the Proposed
• The attached programme [and ....................................] is part of this quotation.
• capital works programme. Trinity reserves the right that any Contract awarded may subsequently be
• CV’s (including career history, qualifications, references etc.); and

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.; ) €6,500,000 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance for any one event €13,000,000 11; 2 Maximum levels of excess for  public liability (property damage) €50,00016  public liability (death, illness or injury) €6,50017  employer’s liability €6,50018 14
• 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.
• ) €6,500,000 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance for any one event €13,000,000 11
• 2 Maximum levels of excess for  public liability (property damage) €50,00016  public liability (death, illness or injury) €6,50017  employer’s liability €6,50018 14
• The Sub Contractor shall have in place Employers Liability Insurance in the amount of €13 million and Public Liability Insurance in the amount of €6.5 million
• 1 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance for any one event €13,000,000 11
• 2 public liability (property damage) €50,000 11

5. Award criteria & scoring

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:
• 3f Public Liability Insurance - (€6.5M) Complete "QW2_Appendix _D" 3
• 3g Employers Liability Insurances- (€13m) Complete "QW2_Appendix _D" Tax Clear
• We submit with this tender the completed Pricing Document (volume C) which forms part of this tender.
• [FTS12-v1.4-30-06-2016 (1).pdf] supplemental information,
• [FTS12-v1.4-30-06-2016 (1).pdf] the presence of
• [FTS12-v1.4-30-06-2016 (1).pdf] include an accepted quotation, and the accepted

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 1 month. 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)
• Participants’ contracts reaches €2,000,0001
• Participants who do not achieve the minimum requirement will be
• (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• 6 Time for payment 10 days after Employer receives invoice
• Term Maintenance and Refurbishment Works Contract
• Using3 Framework Agreement for use with the Term Maintenance and
• Terms used in this tender that are defined in those documents have the same meaning in this tender.

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: FTS12-v1.4-30-06-2016 (1).pdf, PW-CF11_FA_ITT - Draft.pdf, QW2-Appendix-G.docx.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: QW2-Appendix-D.docx, QW2-Appendix-H.docx, PW-CF11_Model_Form - Draft.pdf.