Forensic Excavation and Recovery of Human Remains and associated evidence at the former Mother and Baby Institution, Tuam, Co. Galway.

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

The Office of the Director of Authorised Intervention Tuam ran this procurement for “Forensic Excavation and Recovery of Human Remains and associated evidence at the former Mother and Baby Institution, Tuam, Co. Galway.” 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:

• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 1,250,000[12] € 1,500,000[13] Maximum level o
• Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6,500,000[14] Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Service Providerwill bear the cost: € 10,000 * No excess is permitted in respec
• 0% of gross fee turnover, or €5,000 whichever is greater From start to completion of the Services; and six years
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the Services
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• Anticipated Service Contract Period (months/years): 192 weeks
• [5.DPB and Scope of Services_FINALa 27062024.pdf] Forensic Excavation and Recovery at the
• Multi-disciplinary Consultancy Services
• Definitive Project Brief & Scope of Services
• Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and 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.

• Contractor’s programme, with a minimum Design Life of 30 months
• The objective of this project is to undertake the forensic excavation and recovery of human remains
• of existing human remains on site and shall be completed in a sensitive, respectful and
• The existing Commemorative Plaque / Memorial within the centre of the site shall be

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.; Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic; Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• 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.
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 1,250,000[12] € 1,500,000[13] Maximum level o
• Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6,500,000[14] Maximum level of excess for property only* for any one incident below which the Service Providerwill bear the cost: € 10,000 * No excess is permitted in respec

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) — 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)
• Number and type of Electronic Copies of Tender: One PDF via eTenders webportal
• to send any tender queries via eTenders by 26 July 2024 close of business
• [5.DPB and Scope of Services_FINALa 27062024.pdf] Forensic Excavation and Recovery at the
• [5.DPB and Scope of Services_FINALa 27062024.pdf] , Integration and
• [5.DPB and Scope of Services_FINALa 27062024.pdf] Principal Burial Land

7. Key dates & process

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.

• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Servic
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 1,250,000[12] € 1,500,000[13] Maximum level o
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € 10,000 From start to completion of the Services
• Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV) or equivalent and have a minimum of 10 years post qualification (primary degree) experience working as a Valuer
• sing date for the receipt of tenders is on 9 August 2024 and the completed tender package should

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: 5.DPB and Scope of Services_FINALa 27062024.pdf, 3. FTS9-v1.9-31-03-2023-1.docx, RFT.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU; a reduced timeframe.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT) for consultancy, RFT) for consultancy services for this Project., Appendix). No parties should advertise.