Request for Tender - Provision of Occupational Health Services to The Shannon Airport Group

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Shannon Group plc ran this procurement for “Request for Tender - Provision of Occupational Health Services to The Shannon Airport Group” 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: Request for Tender - Provision of Occupational Health Services to The Shannon Airport Group
• Appendix 6: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for any one claim Period Yes Public liability for death, personal injury, loss of and damage to property €6,500,000 From date of Agreement until completio
• Hepatitis A: Three injections at 0, 1 and 6 months with a blood test after (service provid
• Hepatitis B: Three injections at 0, 1 and 6 months with a blood test after (service provid
• Within 7 days of service of the notice, the contract
• [Request for Tender - Provision of Occupational Health Services to The Shannon Airport Group .docx] REQUEST FOR TENDER
• 1.1 The Contracting Authority invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT, “Requirements and Specifications”, (“the Services”). Shannon Group plc. is the Contracting Authority for this procurement competition (“the Contracting Authority”).
• 1.2 The title of this RFT is Request for Tender for Occupational Health Services for The Shannon Airport Group.
• [Request for Tender - Provision of Occupational Health Services to The Shannon Airport Group .docx] be treated as contractually binding on the Tenderers if accepted by the Contracting Authority.
• [Request for Tender - Provision of Occupational Health Services to The Shannon Airport Group .docx] any specified requirement, the successful Tenderer will be responsible for making good any deficiency without cost to the Contracting Authority.
• 2.1.9 Any restraints, covenants, writs, claims or other action current or pending in respect of any item or the Tenderer itself proposed must be declared by the Tenderer. Failure to do so will result in the proposal being disqualified or the Tenderer being held accountable for all losses incurred. Included in this heading are restrictions imposed by foreign governments, government agencies and intergovernmental agencies on the supply, use and subsequent disposal of items of equipment or software.
• 2.1.13 In issuing this RFT, there are no implied obligations for the Contracting Authority to procure any of the services described in the RFT. 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.

• 2.1.1 While every effort has been made to provide comprehensive and accurate background information and requirements and specifications, Tenderers must form their own conclusions about the solution needed to meet the requirements set out in this RFT. Tenderers and recipients of this RFT may wish to consult their own legal advisers in relation to this RFT or the subject matter thereof.
• 2.1.11 It will be the responsibility of the Tenderer/s to take account of any deficiencies with regard to the information provided and to stipulate any assumptions that impact on this policy when replying to this RFT.
• 2.11.3 The requirement of the Acquired Rights Directive as implemented into Irish law by Statutory Instrument S.I. No. 131 of 2003 European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (“SI 131/2003”), does not apply to staff currently employed by the incumbent provider of the Service sought under this RFT.
• It is the responsibility of all Tenderers to ensure their Tender includes for all costs associated with compliance with the Acquired Rights Directive and SI 131/2003. The Contracting Authority will not, under any circumstances, accept any liability or responsibility whatsoever for any of the content/information provided by the incumbents or for the consequences of any reliance upon or actions taken, by the Tenderer or any third party, on the basis of any of the content/information provided by the incumbents.

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.; Processor Agreement Page 57 Page 60 Part 1 : Introduction Part 2: Instructions to Tenderers Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public/Product Liability €6; 5m Professional Indemnity Liability € 500,000 : Introduction Part 2: Instructions to Tenderers Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public/Product Liability €6
• 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.
• Processor Agreement Page 57 Page 60 Part 1 : Introduction Part 2: Instructions to Tenderers Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public/Product Liability €6
• 5m Professional Indemnity Liability € 500,000 : Introduction Part 2: Instructions to Tenderers Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public/Product Liability €6
• 5m Professional Indemnity Liability € 500,000 Part 3 – Award Criteria Candid
• A minimum annual turnover of €300,000 is required to qualify
• Appendix 6: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for any one claim Period Yes Public liability for death, personal injury, loss of and damage to property €6,500,000 From date of Agreement until completio

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• Appendix 6: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for any one claim Period Yes Public liability for death, personal injury, loss of and damage to property €6,500,000 From date of Agreement until completio
• NGroup after each assessment via the online portal within 2-3 days of appointment
• for submission and report download from the portal within 2-3 days of assessment
• 1.1 The Contracting Authority invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tenders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT, “Requirements and Specifications”, (“the Services”). Shannon Group plc. is the Contracting Authority for this procurement competition (“the Contracting Authority”).
• 2.1.4 This RFT supersedes and replaces all previous documentation, communications and correspondence between the Contracting Authority and Tenderers, and Tenderers should place no reliance on such previous documentation and correspondence. Tenderers to this RFT should study the contents of this RFT , including the information and documents contained in the Appendices. The Tenderers attention is drawn to the Tenderers’ aide-memoire at Appendix 4.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 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)
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €5 (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Contractor) as follows:
• ocurement competition will be issued for a term of 3 years (36 months) (“the Term”) from the date of notifica
• the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up 12 months with 2 such extensions on the same term
• he information contained in this document at any time up to 10 days before the final date for receipt of te
• Payment shall be made within 30 days of receipt of a correct and valid invoi
• breach(es) (if the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• the breach(es) are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f

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 — 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: Request for Tender - Provision of Occupational Health Services to The Shannon Airport Group .docx, Appendix 6: Draft Service Contract Required? Type of insurance Minimum cover for, RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as de.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1 to this RFT, “Requirements and Specifications”, (“the Services”). Shannon Gr, RFT is Request for Tender for Occupational Health Services for The Shannon Airport, RFT.