Dublin City Council Single Party Framework Agreement for Provision of Visiting Tenancy Sustainment and Support Services Dublin Region 2 Lots Title III

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Dublin City Council ran this procurement for “Dublin City Council Single Party Framework Agreement for Provision of Visiting Tenancy Sustainment and Support Services Dublin Region 2 Lots Title III” 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: Dublin City Council Single Party Framework Agreement for Provision of Visiting Tenancy Sustainment and Support Services Dublin Region 2 Lots Title III
• Sector: Social & Community Services
• 6. The contract/framework agreement* is primarily for use by Dublin Region Homeless Services*,
• with the new eTenders platform prior to the closing date.
• where the response is Declaration Required. Supporting documentation should be provided
• promptly upon request from the Contracting Authority. (Works, & construction related Services
• only, NOT Supplies & non-construction related Services)
• services out to tender that are likely to involve Transfer of Undertakings issues;
• the approach of any existing service provider which is performing that work
• the approach of the successful tenderer who wins the work, (“Successor Service
• and to provide for a level playing field for tenderers bidding for service contracts
• (except certain occupational pension arrangements) in the business or service in which 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.

• will be paid at a rate of a maximum of €30 per night but should, where possible, be provided under the existing funding
• the approach of any existing service provider which is performing that work
• there are Incumbent Service Provider employees assigned as an organised
• treated as if TUPE applies; the Incumbent Service Provider will be regarded as

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.; Level required if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details Excess of of Any Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 €13,000,000 € € Public Liability Public Liability €6,500,000 €6,500,000 € € Profes; sional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €2,000,000 €2,000,000 € € Cyber Liability Cyber Liability €1,000,000 €1,000,000 € € AND
• 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.
• Level required if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details Excess of of Any Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 €13,000,000 € € Public Liability Public Liability €6,500,000 €6,500,000 € € Profes
• sional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €2,000,000 €2,000,000 € € Cyber Liability Cyber Liability €1,000,000 €1,000,000 € € AND
• Professional Indemnity insurance – not less than €1million 9
• Employers Liability insurance – not less than €13million 9
• Public Liability insurance – not less than €6.5million, however depending on

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:
• [Appendix 4 Additional Information for eTenders Notice_.pdf] Additional Information – Dublin City Council
• 3. Suppliers must register their interest in the CfT on the eTenders web site (www.etenders.gov.ie)
• [Appendix 4 Additional Information for eTenders Notice_.pdf] ment. In all such cases it should be understood that such indications are to be treated
• (www.etenders.gov.ie) only. Registration is free of charge. Dublin City Council will not accept
• Tenders must be submitted electronically via the eTenders electronic tender facility on
• www.etenders.gov.ie only. Only Tenders submitted through the electronic tender facility will be

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 10 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 entitled to terminate the appointment of the Framework Member forthwith and without liability by giving notice at any time if:
• 1 The Member commits a material breach of any term or condition of this
• terminate at 14 days written notice
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• Tenderer and all sub-contractors (if applicable) produce a valid Tax Clearance Certificate from the
• has the effect in certain circumstances of protecting employees’ terms and conditions

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: Appendix 4 Additional Information for eTenders Notice_.pdf, Appendix 3A - Charter on Incorporating Acquired Rights (TUPE).pdf, Appendix 3 Revised SLA 1 Example for Tender.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: CFT ID: 2797642. Queries must be in question format. Responses wi.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 3B Revised SLA 2 Example for Tender (002).pdf, Appendix 4 Additional Information for eTenders Notice_.pdf] Additional Information – Dub, Appendix 4 Additional Information for eTenders Notice_.pdf] ment. In all such cases it s.