Tree Surgery Services - Laois County Council Capital Projects Office Works

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Laois County Council ran this procurement for “Tree Surgery Services - Laois County Council Capital Projects Office Works” 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: Tree Surgery Services - Laois County Council Capital Projects Office Works
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] The Tenderer shall note that subject to available budget and pricing, Laois County Council reserves the right to cancel or omit works from the contract. Any substituted or additional works added to the contract with the agreement of the Contractor and the Area Engineer shall be subject to similar rates tendered. Unnamed: 1 Unnamed: 2 Unnamed: 3 Unnamed: 4 Unnamed: 5
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] Design Process in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 and preparation and completion of Safety File. NaN NaN NaN NaN
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] NaN NaN
• NaN > Cleaning of hard surfaces soiled during operations. NaN NaN NaN NaN
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] item in the Pricing Document will be multiplied by these notional quantities to establish a Notional Tender Total of each tender.\n\nThe quantities inserted against these items are notional quantities of the extent of work required for various Task Orders during the contract term. These works are not guaranteed and will be instructed on an ad-hoc basis during the contract term. The tendered rates shall be used to determine and agree the cost of the Works.\n\nThe Day Rate shall apply to any day other than Saturday, Sunday, a public holiday established under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, or Good Friday. The site working hours in a normal working Day shall be 08:00Hrs to 18:00Hrs. \n\n\n NaN NaN NaN NaN
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] NaN
• 1 Services NaN NaN NaN NaN
• 1.1 Tree Surgery Services - Chipper\n- This rate should be for a two man crew consisting of two men, a chipper, truck,disposal of all arisings and removal from site, saws and all tools required to complete the works.\n Day 10 NaN NaN
• 1.2 Tree Surgery Services - Climbers\n- This rate should be for a three man crew consisting of one grounds man and two climbers, a chipper, truck and disposal of all arisings and removal from site.\n Day 15 NaN NaN
• 1.3 Tree Surgery Services - River works\n- This rate should be for a three man crew consisting of one grounds man and two saw men, a boat,water equipment, all saws/pole saws,ropes,
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] Day 15 NaN NaN 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.

• 1.5 Stump Grinding including truck and disposal of all arisings and removal from site. The stumps will be ground to a depth of 150mm below the existing ground level. Day 5 NaN NaN
• Continuation of the contract will be subject to funding being available to the Council. Continuation of the
• Before commencement of the contract, the Contractor shall secure a policy completely indemnifying Laois
• (b) Delivery Strategy and understanding

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.; 1 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance for any one event €13,000,000 11; 2 public liability (property damage) €50,000 11
• 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.
• 1 Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance for any one event €13,000,000 11
• 2 public liability (property damage) €50,000 11
• 2 public liability (death, illness or injury) €6,500 11
• 2 employer’s liability €6,500 14
• The minimum levels of cover for each and every claim, unlimited in the period of insurance, shall be  Public Liability €6.5 million;  Employers Liability €13 million

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] The Tenderer shall note that subject to available budget and pricing, Laois County Council reserves the right to cancel or omit works from the contract. Any substituted or additional works added to the contract with the agreement of the Contractor and the Area Engineer shall be subject to similar rates tendered. Unnamed: 1 Unnamed: 2 Unnamed: 3 Unnamed: 4 Unnamed: 5
• NaN Pricing Document Preamble NaN NaN NaN NaN
• NaN All items contained in this pricing schedule must be priced. NaN NaN NaN NaN
• NaN The Tendered rates and prices entered in this Pricing Document shall be deemed to include for the following: NaN NaN NaN NaN
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] Design Process in accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 and preparation and completion of Safety File. NaN NaN NaN NaN

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 10 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)
• (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• 6 Time for payment 30 days after Employer receives invoice
• NaN The tendered rates shall be used to determine and agree the cost of the Works. NaN NaN NaN NaN
• NaN > All machinery, specialist equipment and small tools required for the works; NaN NaN NaN NaN
• NaN > All PPE, safety equipment for the operatives; NaN NaN NaN NaN
• NaN The quantities stated in the Pricing Document are an estimated notional quantity of the Works and not a guarantee of quantities of Works required. They are not to be taken as a quantity of continuous rolling quantity. All notional quantities stated are for price comparison purposes only and not a guarantee of quantities of Works required. The rates tendered by the Contractor against each item in the Pricing Document will be multiplied by these notional quantities to establish a Notional Tender Total of each tender.\n\nThe quantities inserted against these items are notional quantities of the extent of work required for various Task Orders during the contract term. These works are not guaranteed and will be instructed
• [Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] item in the Pricing Document will be multiplied by these notional quantities to establish a Notional Tender Total of each tender.\n\nThe quantities inserted against these items are notional quantities of the extent of work required for various Task Orders during the contract term. These works are not guaranteed and will be instructed on an ad-hoc basis during the contract term. The tendered rates shall be used to determine and agree the cost of the Works.\n\nThe Day Rate shall apply to any day other than Saturday, Sunday, a public holiday established under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, or Good Friday. The site working hours in a normal working Day shall be 08:00Hrs to 18:00Hrs. \n\n\n NaN NaN NaN NaN

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 — 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: Tree Surgery Services (CPO) RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx, ITT - Scope of Works.pdf, Appendix 1 - Training(6) (1).pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] The Tenderer shall note that subject to availab, schedule must be priced. NaN NaN NaN NaN , RFT - Pricing Doc 2023-2024.xlsx] Design Process in accordance with the Safety, Hea.