Call for Tender for the Provision of School Books Through the Junior Cycle Schoolbook Scheme

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

St. Patrick's Classical School ran this procurement for “Call for Tendor for the Provision of School Books Through the Junior Cycle Schoolbook Scheme funded by the Department of Education for St. Patrick's Classical School, 64350N” 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:

• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] Criteria ........................................................................................................... 18
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] partnership, limited company,
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] I confirm that I will provide the following promptly on request:
• Audited accounts must be provided to support the turnover statement. In line with current
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] e
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] set for the type of contract being tendered for. This information will be used to determine if
•  Outline Documented Quality System
•  Address of office from which the service will be provided.
• Please provide details of three (3) relevant reference sites where similar goods and services have been
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] ed.
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] at Appendix 5 to the CFT and the Confidentiality Agreement at Appendix 6 to the
• We agree to supply the Contracting Authority with the Goods in accordance with the CFT 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.

• Title: Call for Tendor for the Provision of School Books Through the Junior Cycle Schoolbook Scheme funded by the Department of Education for St. Patrick's Classical School, 64350N
• provide a copy of your Data Protection Policy.
• Details of the tenderers returns policy, including the return of items that are hazardous and flammable, should be
• Re: Provision of schoolbooks resources through the Junior Cycle Schoolbook Scheme funded by 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.; nsurance Insurances I confirm that we have the following insurances in place Insurance Type Level in Place Details of Any Excess Expiry Date Employers Liability €12.7 million for any one claim arising out of a sin; 28/9/24 Public Liability €2.6 million for any one claim or series of claims
• 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.
• nsurance Insurances I confirm that we have the following insurances in place Insurance Type Level in Place Details of Any Excess Expiry Date Employers Liability €12.7 million for any one claim arising out of a sin
• 28/9/24 Public Liability €2.6 million for any one claim or series of claims
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million for any one claim arising out of a sing
• le occurrence Public Liability €2.6 million for any one claim or series of claims a

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:
• Appendix Number A5: Data Protection
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] Criteria ........................................................................................................... 18
• Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule ................................................................................................................ 27
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] partnership, limited company,
• [Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf] I confirm that I will provide the following promptly on request:
• Appendix 1 only, has exceeded the amount stated in the following table per annum, over the three

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)
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7 million for any one claim arising out of a sing
• legislation, where a company has an annual turnover of less than €8.8 Million, audited accounts are
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• 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
• Deputy Principal, Book Grant Coordinator
• Legal Structure – partnership, limited company,

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: Call For Tender ,The Supply of JC Books,StPatsCS,64350N,2_5_2024 .pdf, Click here and insert name of entity

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• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix Number A5: Data Protection, Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule ..........................................................., Appendix 1 only, has exceeded the amount stated in the following table per annum, over t.