Request for tender for Commercial Real Estate Partner for Shannon Commercial Enterprises - Tait Business Centre Dominic Street Limerick

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Shannon Commercial Enterprises DAC (SCE) ran this procurement for “Request for tender for Commercial Real Estate Partner for Shannon Commercial Enterprises - Tait Business Centre Dominic Street Limerick” 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:

• Appendix 5: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for any one claim Period Yes/No Public liability for death, personal injury, loss of and damage to property €6,500,000 From date of Agreement until completio
• Yes/No Professional Indemnity Insurance for any professional services or design €2,000,000 From the date of the Agreement until 6
• years after the completion of the provision of the services Appendix 6: Confidentiality Agreement Appendix 7: Non Yes/No Professional Indemnity Insurance for any professional services or design €2,000,000 From the date of the Agreement until 6
• Yes/No Professional Indemnity Insurance for any professional services or design €2,000,000 From the date of the Agreement until 6 years after the completion of the prov
• Within 7 days of service of the notice, the contract
• 1.1 The Contracting Authority invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT, “Requirements and Specifications”, (“the Services”). Shannon Commercial Enterprises DAC. is the Contracting Authority for this procurement competition (“the Contracting Authority”).
• 1.3 The Contracting Authority is seeking one service provider (tenderer or consortium) to assist with the sale of Tait Business Centre, Dominic Street, Limerick.
• 1.7 Services under this contract are required for Shannon Commercial Enterprises DAC.
• 2.1.9 Any restraints, covenants, writs, claims or other action current or pending in respect of any item or the Tenderer itself proposed must be declared by the Tenderer. Failure to do so will result in the proposal being disqualified or the Tenderer being held accountable for all losses incurred. Included in this heading are restrictions imposed by foreign governments, government agencies and intergovernmental agencies on the supply, use and subsequent disposal of items of equipment or software.
• 2.1.13 In issuing this RFT, there are no implied obligations for the Contracting Authority to procure any of the services described in the RFT.
• 2.1.14 The Contracting Authority reserves the right to proceed with the whole or part of the Contract and to amend quantities or descriptions as deemed appropriate to meet their requirements. The Contracting Authority also reserves the right to award sections of the services to different Tenderers depending on final selection.
• 2.3.1 The Contracting Authority will, subject to the right of cancellation of this procurement competition (as set out at paragraph 2.1.3 above and at paragraph 3.2 below), select the successful Tenderer(s) to provide the Services sought under this RFT. 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.

• 2.1.1 While every effort has been made to provide comprehensive and accurate background information and requirements and specifications, Tenderers must form their own conclusions about the solution needed to meet the requirements set out in this R
• 2.1.1 While every effort has been made to provide comprehensive and accurate background information and requirements and specifications, Tenderers must form their own conclusions about the solution needed to meet the requirements set out in this RFT. Tenderers and recipients of this RFT may wish to consult their own legal advisers in relation to this RFT or the subject matter thereof.
• 2.1.11 It will be the responsibility of the Tenderer/s to take account of any deficiencies with regard to the information provided and to stipulate any assumptions that impact on this policy when replying to this
• 2.1.11 It will be the responsibility of the Tenderer/s to take account of any deficiencies with regard to the information provided and to stipulate any assumptions that impact on this policy when replying to this RFT.

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.; : Confidentiality Agreement Page 48 Part 1 : Introduction Part 2: Instructions to Tenderers Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public Liability €6; 5m Professional Indemnity €2m Part 3 – Award Criteria Candi
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — years after the completion of the provision of the services Appendix 6: Confidentiality Agreement Appendix 7: Non Yes/No Professional Indemnity Insurance for any professional services or design €2,000,000 From the date of the Agreement until 6
• 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.
• : Confidentiality Agreement Page 48 Part 1 : Introduction Part 2: Instructions to Tenderers Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public Liability €6
• 5m Professional Indemnity €2m Part 3 – Award Criteria Candi
• Appendix 5: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for any one claim Period Yes/No Public liability for death, personal injury, loss of and damage to property €6,500,000 From date of Agreement until completio
• Yes/No Employer’s liability for sickness, injury and death of employees €13,000,000 From date of Agreement until completio
• Yes/No Professional Indemnity Insurance for any professional services or design €2,000,000 From the date of the Agreement until 6

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• Appendix 5: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for any one claim Period Yes/No Public liability for death, personal injury, loss of and damage to property €6,500,000 From date of Agreement until completio
• years after the completion of the provision of the services Appendix 6: Confidentiality Agreement Appendix 7: Non Yes/No Professional Indemnity Insurance for any professional services or design €2,000,000 From the date of the Agreement until 6
• 1.1 The Contracting Authority invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT, “Requirements and Specifications”, (“the Services”). Shannon Commercial Enterprises DAC. is the Contracting Authority for this procurement competition (“the Contracting Authority”).
• 1.6 Tenders must be received not later than 05:00 pm on Monday 24th of June 2024 through the e-tenders portal. Tenders that are received late WILL NOT be considered in this public procurement competition.
• 2.1.4 This RFT supersedes and replaces all previous documentation, communications and correspondence between the Contracting Authority and Tenderers, and Tenderers should place no reliance on such previous documentation and correspondence. Tenderers to this RFT should study the contents of this RFT , including the information and documents contained in the Appendices. The Tenderers attention is drawn to the Tenderers’ aide-memoire at Appendix 4.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 6 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)
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €5 (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Contractor) as follows:
• m this procurement competition will be issued for a term of 12 months (“the Term”) from the date of notificat
• the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up 12 months with a maximum of one such extension on
• he information contained in this document at any time up to 10 days before the final date for receipt of te
• Payment shall be made within 30 days of receipt of a correct and valid invoi
• breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable 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

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: RFT - for Commercial Real Estate Partner for Shannon Commercial Enterprises - Tait Business Centre Dominic Street Limerick v2.docx, Appendix 7 - Tait Business Centre.pdf, Appendix 5: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 6: Confidentiality Agreement Appendix 7: Non Yes/No Professional Indemn, RFT - for Commercial Real Estate Partner for Shannon Commercial Enterprises - Tait, RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as de.