Request for Tenders for the provision of Recovery/Towing and Management Service Contract for An Garda Síochána in the Cork West Division

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

An Garda Síochána_1192 ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the provision of Recovery/Towing and Management Service Contract for An Garda Síochána in the Cork West Division” 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: Request for Tenders for the provision of Recovery/Towing and Management Service Contract for An Garda Síochána in the Cork West Division
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services 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 / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• er insurance year Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Motor Insurance – Third Party Property Damage €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• ising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• the proposed Service Contract may amount to some €1,425,000 (excl
• Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out
• Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence,
• nderers are advised that this service must be provided on a 7 day per week, 365 day per year basis,
• [T.017.2024_RFT for the provision of Towing Services in Cork West.pdf] 2
• Recovery/Towing and Management Service
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [T.017.2024_RFT for the provision of Towing Services in Cork West.pdf] Contracting Authority”) invites tenders 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
• on the property policy resulting in a claim/loss.
• 4. Good In Transit – This policy should cover vehicles being transported by the Insured or a
• 5. Motor Trade Road Risk – This policy should provide comprehensive motor cover for all the

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.; e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services 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 / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla; er insurance year Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Motor Insurance – Third Party Property Damage €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.
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services 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 / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• er insurance year Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Motor Insurance – Third Party Property Damage €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• ims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year Motor Insurance – Bodily Injury Unlimited Indemnity Insurance to cover safe storage of vehicles €400,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• /Commissioner for Oaths VAT Tax Access Number Insurance Type Contracting Authority 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 / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• ising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out Public Liability / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence, per insurance year € Service Indemnity €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla

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:
• /PERMITS/CERTIFICATES/PERMISSIONS Please reference and number and attach as an appendix to this document Please reference and number and atta
• ON THE CAPACITY OF OTHER ENTITIES Please reference and number and attach as an appendix to this document Please reference and number and atta
• h as an appendix to this document Please reference and number and attach as an appendix to this document
• [T.017.2024_RFT for the provision of Towing Services in Cork West.pdf] 2
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).

7. Key dates & process

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)
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services 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 / Property Owners Liability €6,500,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• ntracting Authority will operate under the Invoicing / Payment proposal with a minimum of
• onsible for the payment of storage fees up to the statutory 21 day requirement unless the owner has signed
• of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• hours), to include general administration, receiving payments for release fees and issuing

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.017.2024_RFT for the provision of Towing Services in Cork West.pdf, appendix to this document Please reference and number and atta, appendix to this document Please reference and number and attach as an appendix to thi.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU S number Click here and insert details, date Click here and.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1:, Appendix 2:, Schedule.