THE PROVISION OF FLOOD ANALYSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND FOR THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Central Bank of Ireland ran this procurement for “THE PROVISION OF FLOOD ANALYSIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND FOR THE CENTRAL BANK OF IRELAND” 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:

• tractor hereby agrees to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax
• services referred to below at section 1.3. The purpose of this document is to invite
• provide those services (the “Competition”). This Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) sets out
• the nature of the services required (this section 1, and Appendix 1A);
• financial stability and by working to ensure that the financial system operates in the
• 1.3.1 This Competition offers interested service providers the opportunity to tender for a
• Ireland services to the Central Bank. The services are more fully described
• Ireland services to the Central Bank. The services are more fully described in Appendix
• 1A (the “Services”) and Tenderers should read Appendix 1A in full to understand what
• Bank’s policies in carrying out the Services, and Tenderers should review the
• of services for evaluation purposes are not to be taken as any indication of the actual
• that Tenderers have, including in relation to the Services or the Contract should be 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.

• Contractor Policy Pack published on the Central Bank website at the following link
• Contractor Policy Pack published on the Central Bank website at the following link:

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.; d, and the jurisdiction in which claims can be lodged and settled must be the Republic of Ireland Type of Insurance Level of Insurance Required Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €6,500,000 (six million and five hundred thousand; euro) for each and every claim; Employers’ Liability Insurance with a the Republic of Ireland Type of Insurance Level of Insurance Required Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €6,500,000 (six million and five hundred thousand
• Certifications — euro) for each and every claim; Employers’ Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) for each and every claim Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand euro) f
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — d, and the jurisdiction in which claims can be lodged and settled must be the Republic of Ireland Type of Insurance Level of Insurance Required Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €6,500,000 (six million and five hundred thousand; euro) for each and every claim; Employers’ Liability Insurance with a the Republic of Ireland Type of Insurance Level of Insurance Required Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €6,500,000 (six million and five hundred thousand; euro) for each and every claim; Employers’ Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) for each and every claim Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand euro) f 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.
• Where the date of establishment of the Tenderer is more recent, a minimum annual turnover of at least €260,000 is required for each financial year the
• d, and the jurisdiction in which claims can be lodged and settled must be the Republic of Ireland Type of Insurance Level of Insurance Required Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €6,500,000 (six million and five hundred thousand
• euro) for each and every claim; Employers’ Liability Insurance with a the Republic of Ireland Type of Insurance Level of Insurance Required Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €6,500,000 (six million and five hundred thousand
• euro) for each and every claim; Employers’ Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €13,000,000 (thirteen million euro) for each and every claim Professional Indemnity Insurance with a minimum indemnity of not less than €250,000 (two hundred and fifty thousand euro) f

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:
• € 6. The Central Bank has the right to correct a Tenderer’s Pricing Schedule where i
• [2023P194 - Flood Modelling Risk Analysis - Open domestic ITT - Final 201223.pdf] Central Bank of Ireland - CONFIDENTIAL
• Appendix 1A Requirements and Specifications
• the nature of the services required (this section 1, and Appendix 1A);
• [2023P194 - Flood Modelling Risk Analysis - Open domestic ITT - Final 201223.pdf] section 2);
• a Tenderer is eliminated from the Competition, even if it has in principle submitted

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 21 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)
• Reference Number Description of Proposed Change
• expiry of at least 21 days’ written notice to terminate this Tende
• ntral Bank (the Central Bank will raise such queries within 14 days of receipt
• If the Force Majeure Event continues for 10 days either Party may terminate this
• failure is not remedied within 30 days after the receipt by the Central Bank o
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• interested parties (“Tenderers”) to participate in a competition for the opportunity to

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: 2023P194 - Flood Modelling Risk Analysis - Open domestic ITT - Final 201223.pdf, Schedule where i, ITT - Final 201223.pdf] Central Bank of Ireland - CONFIDENTIAL.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: ITT SERVICES – CONTRACT, Appendix 1A Requirements and Specifications, Appendix 2.