TII414 Road Weather Information Services
Deadline
12 Jul
12 Jul 2024
Deadline
12 Jul
Provision of road weather information services for TII over 5 years
Provision of road weather information services for TII over 5 years
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector tenders and operational capabilities in weather information services.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate for turnover
- 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 | Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) |
| Title | TII414 Road Weather Information Services |
| CPV / category | services |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 5 years |
| Submission deadline | 2024-07-12T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) ran this procurement for “TII414 Road Weather Information Services” 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: TII414 Road Weather Information Services
- 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. € 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
- Road Weather Info Services N/A €200,000 N/A
- ISO9001: 2008 Quality management systems — Requirements to ensure that the Service meet
- rvation parameters shall meet or exceed the requirements of EN 15518-3:2011 Winter maintenance equipment - Road Weather Information systems - Part 3
- make use of a Quality Management System in accordance with ISO9001: 2008 Quality management systems — Requirements to ensure that the Service meet
- 39 The Service Provider shall notify the Client, at least 21 days in advance, of any Factory Acceptance
- The Service Provider shall notify the Client, at least 21 days in advance, of any Site acceptance
- 39 The Service Provider shall notify the Client, at least 21 days in advance, of any Factory Acceptance T
- 9 The Service Provider shall notify the Client, at least 21 days in advance, of any Site acceptance Test 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.
- any substitute for the underlying documentation (whether existing or to be
- retention policy, a copy of which can be obtained from the Employer upon
- Assurance Programme as may be updated from time to time and as further
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. € From start to reasonable adjustme; 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. € From start to completion of the Se
- 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. € From start to reasonable adjustme
- 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. € From start to completion of the Se
- Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000. None From start to completion of the
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | 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)
- [01-ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] Instruction to Tenderers
- [01-ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] of any documentation
- [01-ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] the project. Applicants shall not be entitled to a change in any tendered rates
- [01-ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] in any part
- [01-ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] -S2(a) v1.6 09/02/2022
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2024-07-12T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2024-07-12T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 09 February 2022 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 25 May 2018 |
| Date surfaced in documents | October 2024 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 5 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. € From start to reasonable adjustme
- 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. € From start to completion of the Se
- eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000. € From start to
- eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000. € From start to completion of the Services
- rvation parameters shall meet or exceed the requirements of EN 15518-3:2011 Winter maintenance equipment - Road Weather Information systems - Part 3
- within 21 days of receipt of a Client order and comple
- llation of any new or replacement Weather Outstation within 21 days of receipt of a Client order and comple
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: 01-ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf, ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] Instruction to Tenderers, ITT-S2(a) v1.6.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice and tender documents.
- Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
- Key attachments to prioritise: ITT-S2(a) v1.6 09/02/2022, ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] of any documentation, ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf] the project. Applicants shall not be entitle.
This tender has been awarded
- Vaisala Oyj · 07 Jan 2025
- Vaisala Oyj · 31 Oct 2024
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Required certifications
- ISO 9001:2008
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Named standards / methodologies
Scoring
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Lots (1)
Provision of consultancy services including acting as Project Supervisor for the Design Process (PSDP) and Assigned Certifier under the Standard Conditions of Engagement.
Documents (10)
01-ITT-S2a-v1.6-09-02-2022_RWIS_2024.pdf
628.6 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
02-FTS9-v1.9-31-03-2023-1_RWIS_2024.docx
266.0 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
09-DPS-HSS-0035 Client Competency Assessment of PSCS Contractor Rev_09.pdf
486.6 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
09-DPS-HSS-0031 Client Competency Assessment PSDP Designer Rev_09.pdf
482.3 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
06-GAL-ISW-0005-01_ServiceProviderVersion_ThirdPartyInfrastructureAndServicesDueDiligenceProcedure.pdf
512.3 KB · Other
06-TII_Cybersecurity_Incident_Mgt_Procedure_3rdParties_Draft.docx
1.0 MB · Other
03-Annex 1 - Schedule B Part ii Services_RWIS_2024.pdf
546.6 KB · Appendix / Annex
03-Annex 1 - Schedule B Part ii Services_RWIS_2024_Rev1.docx
225.5 KB · Appendix / Annex
07-TII414 ESPD Selection Requirements V2.7.docx
52.4 KB · ESPD (European Single Procurement Document)
08-TII414 CV Template.docx
24.9 KB · Tender Response Template
Original notice text
Transport Infrastructure Ireland seeks a service provider for road weather information services, focusing on implementation and sustained operation over a 5-year contract period.
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Deadline
12 Jul
Location
Services to be provided across Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
28 Jun 2024
eTenders ID
3709842
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