A socio-economic impact analysis of the port sectors in the Southern Region

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Southern Regional Assembly ran this procurement for “A socio-economic impact analysis of the port sectors in the Southern Region to the State, Regional and Sub Regional economy, and of its future growth potential” 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:

• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.5 million for any one claim or series of claims
• the proposed Services Contracts may amount to some €65,000 (excl
• [SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf] ServicesRFT210823
• A specialist service to deliver: A socio-economic
• of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the Services comprise: A socio-economic impact analysis of the port sectors
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered by
• the proposed Services Contracts may amount to some €65,000 (excl. VAT) over the
• the successful implementation of any Services Contract that may result from this
• benefits of any Services Contracts that may result from this
• benefits of any Services Contracts that may result from this Competition. 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.

• Contracting Authority policy seeks to encourage participation on a fair and equal basis by

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.; e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.5 million for any one claim or series of claims; Employers liability is not required if self- employee Public Liability [€6.5 million public liability limit for any one cla
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — Ref Minimum Requirement Qualifying Threshold EFS1 Tenderers must demonstrate that they have generated a minimum annual turnover of one hundred and fifty thousand Euro (€150,000) for each of the three financial years
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — Ref Minimum Requirement Qualifying Threshold EFS1 Tenderers must demonstrate that they have generated a minimum annual turnover of one hundred and fifty thousand Euro (€150,000) for each of the three financial years 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.
• e successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.5 million for any one claim or series of claims
• Employers liability is not required if self- employee Public Liability [€6.5 million public liability limit for any one cla
• im or series of claims arising from a single occurrence Product Liability [Click here to enter text] Professional Indemnity €50,000 professional indemnity limit for any on
• Ref Minimum Requirement Qualifying Threshold EFS1 Tenderers must demonstrate that they have generated a minimum annual turnover of one hundred and fifty thousand Euro (€150,000) for each of the three financial years

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:
• [SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf] ServicesRFT210823
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf] “Lot”) as
• [SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf] petition and therefore increase their social and economic benefits.
• [SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf] FT supersedes and replaces any and all previous documentation, communications

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 6 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 successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.5 million for any one claim or series of claims
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• Latest date for receipt of tenders by 9th February 2024
• are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for a period or periods of

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: €6.5 million public liability limit for any
• €50,000 professional indemnity limit for
• turnover of one hundred and fifty thousand Euro (€150,000) for each of the
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby

Minimum-level / mandatory phrases

• Minimum Requirement
• Tenderers must demonstrate that they have generated a minimum annual
• An outline of how the Tender achieves the minimum requirements, including:

Regulations and standards cited

• name, title, telephone number, postal address, facsimile number and e-mail address of the nominated
• its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their
• Contact details: Name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of tenderer and lead
• Details of VAT number and proof of a current TAX Clearance Certificate
• 4 File reference number attributed by the contracting authority or contracting entity (if applicable)()

Deadline phrases

• ers must be received not later than 4pm on 9nd February 2024 (the “T
• ers must be received not later than 4pm on 9nd February 2024 (the “Tender Deadline”)
• on 19th January 2024 unless otherwise published by the Contracting Authority
• Latest date for receipt of tenders by 9th February 2024

Scale / volume phrases

• 6 months (“the Term”)
• that all prices quoted in the Tender will remain valid for 3 months
• said 14 day period the invoice shall be deemed acce
• terminate at 14 days notice
• are capable of remedy) within 30 days after receipt of a request in writing f
• For the Term and for a period of 12 months thereafter (and save in respect of publ

TENDER DOCUMENTS [SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf, SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf, Insert here details of any site visit required by the Contracting Authority to

[SRA Tender Socio Economic Analysis of Ports.pdf.

• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1:, Appendix 2:, Schedule.