TII382_Management of Advertising on Luas Light Railway

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) ran this procurement for “TII382_Management of Advertising on Luas Light Railway” 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:

• be required to supply its tax clearance access number and tax reference number to facilitate
• General Description of the Luas System
• The Luas System currently consists of an approximately 43km long network with associated
• Light Rail Vehicles, infrastructure and control systems.
• stops: Cheeverstown and Red Cow. The Red Line depot and overall centre of operations is
• currently in service and has 2 Stops which may be brought into service in future when
• Stops generally consist of two platforms, each between 40 and 53 metres long and
• approximately 3 metres wide. Two Stops have island platforms and four, mainly at
• interchange or terminus points have additional platforms. The Stops have been designed to
• passengers, making the system very accessible. Stops are fitted with various items of
• 100% low floor. The 401 Light Rail Vehicles entered service in 2004 on the original Red and
• Green Lines. The 402 Light Rail Vehicles entered service from 2009 on the Green Line only. 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.

• Stops are provided at the existing locations listed in Table 1-1 below.
• TII will welcome proposals from the Contractor to develop New Sites and upgrade existing
• discussions about this type of advertising space, with different potential funding models to be
• “Advertising Policy” means TII’s advertising policy, as may be amended from time to time by

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.; Employers Liability Limit of Liability: A minimum of €13,000,000 any one occurrence, unlimited in any per; of Advertising on Luas Light Rail Name of Contractor INSURANCE CHECKLIST YES NO INSURANCES CONSULTANTS Employers Liability (EL) Cover Legal Liability for any death, disease or injury to any employee of the successful tenderer(s) Limit of Indemnity A minimum of €13m any one occurrence, unlimited in any pe
• Certifications — Economic and Financial Standing Pass/Fail Turnover (Pass/Fail) Minimum Turnover Requirements (This minimum turnover must have been achieved in 3 of the last 5 financial years) - Minimum total Turnover of greater than €500,000. Tenderers must provide evidence of the a
• Past experience — Economic and Financial Standing Pass/Fail Turnover (Pass/Fail) Minimum Turnover Requirements (This minimum turnover must have been achieved in 3 of the last 5 financial years) - Minimum total Turnover of greater than €500,000. Tenderers must provide evidence of the a
• 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.
• Employers Liability Limit of Liability: A minimum of €13,000,000 any one occurrence, unlimited in any per
• of Advertising on Luas Light Rail Name of Contractor INSURANCE CHECKLIST YES NO INSURANCES CONSULTANTS Employers Liability (EL) Cover Legal Liability for any death, disease or injury to any employee of the successful tenderer(s) Limit of Indemnity A minimum of €13m any one occurrence, unlimited in any pe
• Economic and Financial Standing Pass/Fail Turnover (Pass/Fail) Minimum Turnover Requirements (This minimum turnover must have been achieved in 3 of the last 5 financial years) - Minimum total Turnover of greater than €500,000. Tenderers must provide evidence of the a
• TII382 eContract for the Management of Advertising on Luas Light Railway 32 100% Excellent submission Turnover Minimum Turnover Requirements - Minimum total Turnover of greater than €500,000. Provide evidence of the above minimum le

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:
• [Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf] Schedule 1: TII’s Requirements
• [Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf] network consists of two separate lines, known as the Red Line and the Green Line.
• [Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf] of the
• [Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf] and 2.4m
• [Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf] Luas Green Line are located at Sandyford. The facilities at Sandyford and Broombridge are
• [Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf] bell

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)
• General Description of the Luas System
• terminating at an interchange station on the suburban railway line at Broombridge, in the north
• line is on a segregated right of way on public roads. Shared running principally occurs at
• approximately 3 metres wide. Two Stops have island platforms and four, mainly at
• interchange or terminus points have additional platforms. The Stops have been designed to
• During the anticiptated life of the Advertising Contract, future Luas Lines such as the Luas
• extension to Finglas or Luas Lucan may come on line and may fall within the scope of this

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 — not clearly specified in extract.
• 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: Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf, TII_LUAS - Advertising Contract 2024.pdf, Schedule 1_TIIs_Requirements.pdf] Schedule 1: TII’s Requirements.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU”) on [ • ] and.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1 – TII’s Requirements, Schedule 1: TII’s Requirements, Schedule 1 – TII Requirements.