Meath Co Co - MH-IT-24-01- Provision of AutoCAD Licences

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Meath County Council ran this procurement for “Meath Co Co - MH-IT-24-01- Provision of AutoCAD Licences” 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:

• works/services that are directly related back to the original contract, may be awarded to the
• delivery of the services required. The duties of the contract manager will include the following:
• regarding service delivery in general and providing suggestions for improvement and
• tenders received, and, in particular, to source the requirement with more than one service
• the Contracting Authority under the terms of this tender. The service provider may have a non
• activities, and it encourages the implementation of sustainability principles in its procurement
• environmental impact in the methods of services delivery and in materials used.
• is required to ensure that both the goods supplied, and services provided to it are accessible to
• Where applicable, payments shall be subject to Irish ‘Professional Services Withholding Tax’ at
• services that are directly related back to the original contract, may be awarded to the
• services that are directly related back to the original contract, may be awarded to the successful 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.

• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium
• event of and subject to additional funding and approval, any additional or repetitive
• As a public body and employer, the Contracting Authority is committed to a policy of equality of
• [2A_RFT_AutoCADLicenceRenewal_040324.pdf] a policy of equality of

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.; red if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess 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 € € Product Liab; ility Product Liability €180,000 €180,000 € € AND 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.
• red if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess 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 € € Product Liab
• ility Product Liability €180,000 €180,000 € € AND AND
• Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place:  Employer’s Liability - €13 million
•  Public Liability - €6.5 million
•  Product Liability - €180,000. 5 AWARD CRITERIA Only tenders which me

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:
• [2A_RFT_AutoCADLicenceRenewal_040324.pdf] 31
• [2A_RFT_AutoCADLicenceRenewal_040324.pdf] the contract. The consortium
• Conditions as appended at the relevant Appendix.
• [2A_RFT_AutoCADLicenceRenewal_040324.pdf] to the successful tenderer agreeing to the Contract Terms and
• submitted as a query in accordance with the procedure described in the Instructions to Tenderers
• [2A_RFT_AutoCADLicenceRenewal_040324.pdf] ized Toolsets

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)
• Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers must demonstrate compliance with all the relevant Health & Safety legislation
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• Changes in Legislation ........................................................................ 17
• Small and Medium Enterprise Participation
• It is the policy of the Contracting Authority to promote participation by Small and Medium
• SMEs are encouraged to explore the possibilities of forming relationships with other SMEs or with
• Tenderers may include individuals, partnerships, limited companies, groupings or any

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: 2A_RFT_AutoCADLicenceRenewal_040324.pdf, RFT, Appendix..
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix/Schedule documents referenced in the source pack.