ILV Granuaile Major Survey Drydock 2024

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Commissioners of Irish Lights_337 ran this procurement for “ILV Granuaile Major Survey Drydock 2024” 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:

• The minimum requirement is that the tenderer must clearly demonstrate in their submission that they have the appropriate up to date and externally accredited safety management systems in place and that written procedures an
• The minimum requirement is that the tenderer must clearly demonstrate in their submission that they have the appropriate Quality and Project Management systems and methodology in place to carry out the requirements as per t
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• Carrying out of operations as per ISO 26000 – Social Responsibility Guidance
• Carrying out of operations as per ISO 20400 – Sustainable Procurement Guidance
• Irish Lights Mission is “Safe Navigation at Sea” – to be a leading and innovative provider of reliable, efficient, and cost-effective navigation and maritime services for the safety of all.
• This RFT includes the attached schedules and all supporting and supplemental information.
• The award of the Contract to the Successful Tenderer does not constitute a commitment or guarantee by Irish Lights to procure goods or services from the Successful Tenderer.
• Irish Lights requires the provision of Dockyard to carry out the ILV Granuaile Special Drydock Survey 2024 Services required are detailed in Appendix A.
• Every effort will be made to accommodate attendance by interested parties. However, due to ongoing ships operations a survey outside of the assigned dates may not be possible.
• In addition, where an entity is being relied upon in order to meet the Selection Criteria, the Tenderer must confirm that the entity being relied upon will itself perform the services for which those capacities are required. If this is not established to the satisfaction of Irish Lights, Irish Lights will assess the suitability of the Tenderer without taking into account the capacities of such entity being relied upon.
• It will be a condition of the Contract awarded pursuant to this Procurement Process that the Successful Tenderer (or if the Successful Tenderer is a consortium, each member of the consortium) shall for the term of the Contract comply with all applicable EU and domestic tax laws. Tenderers are referred to www.revenue.ie under “What can I do online,” “Tax Clearance” for further information. Prior to the award of the Contract arising out of this Procurement Process, the Successful Tenderer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by Irish Lights and by submitting a Tender Tenderers consent to Irish Lights verifying their information on www.revenue.ie. 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.

• Tenderers’ particular attention is drawn to the application of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and to the application of the Competition Act 2002 which makes it a criminal offence for Tenderers to collude on prices or terms in a public tendering procedure. Should Irish Lights become aware of direct or indirect communications through trade associations or otherwise between Tenderers relating to the Contract conditions or which might facilitate price collusion, it shall be the policy of Irish Lights to disqualify such Tenderers and to notify the matter to the Competition Authority with the recommendation that action be taken against such Tenderers.

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.
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — Turnover Turnover Turnover Please mark ‘X’ in the relevant box to confirm that the turnover requirement can be met Tenderer’s must have achieved an annual turnover level of at least €1M in each of the last 3 financial years
• 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.
• Turnover Turnover Turnover Please mark ‘X’ in the relevant box to confirm that the turnover requirement can be met Tenderer’s must have achieved an annual turnover level of at least €1M in each of the last 3 financial years

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:
• specified in Appendix C (the “Selection Criteria”) – only Tenderers meeting the minimum requirements prescribed under the Selection Criteria will proceed to Stage 3 (i
• itability for the provision of the Deliverables, the Tenderer meets each of the minimum requirements as outlined above and in Appendix C, Part 1 of this RFT
• • Rejecting any, or all, of the tenders submitted;
• Irish Lights invites tenders (“Tenders”) for the provision of the Deliverables as more particularly described in Appendix A and in paragraph 3 below.
• Tenderers should submit their Tenders in full compliance with the requirements of this RFT.
• The contract, if awarded, shall be awarded to the Tenderer identified as having submitted the

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: not stated. 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)
• nt will be populated with terms acceptable to Irish Lights and will be issued a minimum of 5 days prior to the submission deadline
• line, Ship’s Name, Homeport, Identification Number 100-3-2 [100 m²]
• This Request for Tenders (“RFT”) is for information only and does not constitute, and shall not be interpreted as, an offer, prospectus, or the basis of a contract. This RFT has been prepared for the purpose of providing information to parties interested in providing the Deliverables required (“Tenderers”) by participating in the procurement process governed by this RFT (“Procurement Process”).
• No legal relationship or other obligation shall arise between any Tenderer and Irish Lights (other than a Tenderer’s irrevocable offer to keep its tender open for the prescribed period and any confidentiality obligations imposed on the Tenderer pursuant to this RFT) unless and until a contract has been formally executed in writing by Irish Lights and the Tenderer or a purchase order has been issued by Irish Lights to the Tenderer and this purchase order has either been accepted in writing or the Tenderer has commenced fulfilment of the purchase order and any conditions precedent have been fulfilled.
• Irish Lights is appointed under statute to act as the General Lighthouse Authority for the whole of Ireland, its adjacent seas, and islands.
• Irish Lights is responsible for provision and management of all lighthouses and other aids to navigation for the whole of Ireland and the adjacent seas and islands. Irish Lights is responsible for the superintendence of local aids to navigation in ports and harbours. Irish Lights also has responsibility for marking and removal of wre
• [ITT Dry Dock 2024 - Irish Lights - May.docx] is responsible for provision and management of all lighthouses and other aids to navigation for the whole of Ireland and the adjacent seas and islands. Irish Lights is responsible for the superintendence of local aids to navigation in ports and harbours. Irish Lights also has responsibility for marking and removal of wrecks that would be a danger to general navigation.

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: ITT Dry Dock 2024 - Irish Lights - May.docx, Appendix F-BIMCO Repaircon Terms and Conditions Irish Lights Dry Dock 2024.pdf, Appendix C (the “Selection Criteria”) – only Tenderers meeting the minimum requirements.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: Contract Notice (excl. VAT) over the term of the Contract (as defined below.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix C, Part 1 of this RFT, ITT Dry Dock 2024 - Irish Lights - May.docx] REQUEST FOR TENDERS, RFT”) is for information only and does not constitute, and shall not be interpreted.