Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Cataract theatre Project
Deadline
12 Dec
12 Dec 2023
Deadline
12 Dec
Cataract theatre project at Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital over 6 years
Cataract theatre project at Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital over 6 years
Bidder profile
Mid-sized to large firms with experience in public sector healthcare projects and established compliance processes.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Qualification gate for turnover
- Two-step tender process
Briefing
AI-generated analysis of the documents. Check the official notice and any amendments for current submission details.
1. At a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Buyer | Royal Victoria Eye and Ear |
| Title | Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Cataract theatre Project |
| CPV / category | works |
| Estimated value | not disclosed |
| Per-year (if multi-year) | not stated |
| Procedure type | not stated |
| Lots | not stated |
| Location | Ireland |
| Contract length | 6 Years |
| Submission deadline | 2023-12-12T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear ran this procurement for “Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital Cataract theatre Project” 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:
- _________ Builders work drawings € ___________ Record drawings € ___________ Operation & maintenance manuals € ___________ Provision of Public Liability Insurance (€13.5M
- 6 Where the estimated value of the contract is above €5m (Services) and €15m (Works)
- It shall be possible to expand and modify the system with the minimum of
- Requirement: Complete the design of the system to BS EN 1634-1;
- additionally supported within 150mm of each side of the item
- the successful Tenderer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access
- status by the Employer. By supplying these numbers the successful Tenderer
- 2B submitted with its Tender that the parent company will supply a parent
- operations subject to Relevant Contracts Tax (and therefore to reverse-charge 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.
- refundable to all tenderers that submit bona fide tenders that are not
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.; Minimum indemnity limit for Public liability insurance: €6,500,0007 for any one event, but this limit may be; Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0008 for any one event
- Certifications — not specified for this tender
- Past experience — r Employers liability insurance, €13,000,000 N maximum excess for insurance of the works and other risk items: €10,000 P maximum excess for public liability and employers liability: €6,500 Q professional indemnity insurance; €1.50m, 6 Years Schedule Part 1E - Performance
- Personnel — 0 28/07/2023 Area of Business/Work: Minimum Average Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction/Civil Engineering category17 € 2.00m CA SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS:; The survey is to be completed by a Suitably Qualified Structural Engineer, whom is a member of Engineers Ireland and whom holds professional indemnity insurance, with a minimum indemnity of €1.50m The Site including, Relavant Adjoining; Turnover Requirement Area of Business/Work: Yearly Turnover arising from the area of work specified: General Construction/Civil Engineering category[17] € 2.00m CA SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS:
- Geographic / facility constraints — The survey is to be completed by a Suitably Qualified Structural Engineer, whom is a member of Engineers Ireland and whom holds professional indemnity insurance, with a minimum indemnity of €1.50m The Site including, Relavant Adjoining; l preliminaries and site overheads not detailed above € ___________ Any other items to complete the installations € ___________ Sub vision of Employers Liability Insurance (€13.5M 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.
- Minimum indemnity limit for Public liability insurance: €6,500,0007 for any one event, but this limit may be
- Minimum indemnity limit for Employers’ liability insurance: €13,000,0008 for any one event
- Maximum excess for Public liability: €10,00010 in respect of property damage only
- If required, the minimum indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance shall be €1.50m annual aggregate limit
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- indemnity limit for professional indemnity insurance shall be €1.50m annual aggregate limit
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 28/07/2023 Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity Insurance in a | 2% | not stated | not stated |
| ated here: Maximum permissible excess on Professional Indemnity In 2% not stated not stated | |||
| The documents indicated a staged process (qualification, then tender). Any explicit MEAT split is captured above where a numeric line was visible; otherwise it remained not specified in the provided text extract. |
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) — not specified in extract.
- 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)
- the Pricing Document is more than €500.
- The Contractor shall allow for a site visit by the Commissioner a minimum of 10
- shall be submitted to the Engineer for approval at least 4 weeks prior to the
- [DW23171_Instructions to Tenderer.pdf] Deasy Walley Partnership
- [DW23171_Instructions to Tenderer.pdf] : Office of Government Procurement
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2023-12-12T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2023-12-12T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 1 July 2013 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 7 January 2022 |
| Date surfaced in documents | October 2023 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 6 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)
- Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 0.00 14
- The liability of the Surety under this Bond will not exceed € .
- 11 CA Note: Where an IPI Measure is in place and works are greater than €15m in value, the CA must select “Yes”
- Minimum amount for interim payments, except release of retention, € 0
- • Multi-Function Meters – EN 62053 “Electricity Metering Equipment (a
- Manufactured from high quality sheet steel to EN 10130 and hot dipped deep galvanised (min 85µm)
- Within 3 months after receipt of the Contractor’s final statement, the Employer’s
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: DW23171_Instructions to Tenderer.pdf, DW23171_Invitation_to_Tender.pdf, Schedule Part 1E - Performance.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice for the Works to et.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: ITT-W2 v 2.3 07/01/2022, ITT-W2 V2.3, Schedule.
Can you bid?
Required certifications
- BS 4884
- BS 4940
- EN 1192
- EN 12207
- EN 13964
Minimum turnover
€2,000,000
Public liability insurance
€6,500,000
Professional indemnity insurance
€1,500,000
Named standards / methodologies
Scoring
Lowest Price
Documents (94)
23113 - BMS Pointslist.pdf
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23113 - Mechanical Specification.pdf
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23113 - Standard Prelim Clauses.pdf
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23113 Electrical Specification.T01.pdf
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23113-Luminaire Schedule.pdf
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Diamond Glass_Walthom.pdf
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DW23171_Project Particulars & Preliminaries.pdf
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RVHCAT-22-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00002_Internal Partition Systems.pdf
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RVHCAT-30-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00003_Sliding Doors.pdf
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RVHCAT-30-HC-ZZ-SH-RAU-AR-3050-Window and Door Schedule.pdf
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RVHCAT-31-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00007_Windows.pdf
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RVHCAT-32-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00008_Internal Doors.pdf
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RVHCAT-34-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00009_Handrail Systems.pdf
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RVHCAT-35-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00001_Modular Suspended Ceiling Systems.pdf
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RVHCAT-40-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00011_Int Wall Cladding.pdf
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RVHCAT-43-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00010_Sheet Flooring.pdf
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RVHCAT-74-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00005_Sanitaryware.pdf
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RVHCAT-80-HC-XXX-SPC-AR-00006_FF&E.pdf
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RVHCAT-ZZ-HC-ZZ-SW-RAU-AR-9001 - Scope of Works.pdf
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S215401_clinical wash basins..pdf
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S2873MY_Stainless steel trough..pdf
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SL24P.pdf
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DW23171_Instructions to Tenderer.pdf
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DW23171_Invitation_to_Tender.pdf
62.0 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
23113 - Mechanical Pricing Schedule.pdf
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23113_Electrical Pricing Schedule T01.pdf
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1. PW-CF5-v2.7-17-07-2023-2.pdf
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3. PSCS_MF1_10 (8).pdf
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3.4.1-HS-Works-Contractor-v3.0-28-07-2023 (1).docx
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4. MF1_12_Collateral Warranties.pdf
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RVHCAT-91-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-9120-Contractor's Compound and Access Plan - Ground Floor.pdf
1.2 MB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
RVHCAT-91-HC-B1-DR-RAU-AR-9110-Contractor's Compound and Access Plan - Basement Floor.pdf
1.0 MB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
2. Bond_MF1_6 (4).pdf
145.7 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
3.4.2-HS-PSCS-v3.0-28-07-2023 (1).docx
44.3 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
5. Rates of Pay_MF1.13-27-06-18.pdf
50.4 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
6. Unfixed Bond_MF1_14 (1).pdf
145.9 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-A-Applicants-Self-Declaration-re-Regulation-57 (1).docx
37.8 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-B2-Certificate-of-Satisfactory-Project-Execution (1).docx
26.0 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-E-Declaration-in-relation-to-Russian-Sanctions (1).docx
24.0 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
Appendix-F-Declaration-re-International-Procurement-Instrument (1).docx
22.9 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
QW-Part-2-v1.0-28-07-2023-2 (1).docx
70.0 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
QW2-Part-1-v2.0-28-07-2023-1.docx
188.6 KB · Form / Declaration / Certificate
QW2-Part-1-v2.0-28-07-2023-1.pdf
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23113 RVEEH-E-2000 CONTAINMENT.pdf
395.9 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
23113 RVEEH-E-3000 SMALL POWER.pdf
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23113 RVEEH-E-4000 LIGHTING.pdf
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23113 RVEEH-E-5000 FIRE ALARM.pdf
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23113 RVEEH-E-8000 NURSE CALL.pdf
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23113 RVEEH-E-901-EARTHING.pdf
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23113 RVEEH-E-902-EARTHING.pdf
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23113-MCE-Medical Services Pendant_Power & Data - PEN 1.pdf
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23113-MCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-M-1000.pdf
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23113-MCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-M-2000.pdf
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23113-MCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-P-1000.pdf
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23113-MCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-P-2000.pdf
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23113-MCE-ZZ-ZZ-DR-P-3000.pdf
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Drawing register.pdf
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RVEEH Cataracts Theatre - OCSC Structural Details 01-11-23.pdf
1.1 MB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
RVHCAT-05-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-0500-Fire Ratings Plan - Existing.pdf
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RVHCAT-05-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-0510-Fire Ratings Plan - Proposed.pdf
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RVHCAT-06-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-0600-GA Plan - Existing.pdf
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RVHCAT-06-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-0605-GA Plan - Demolitions.pdf
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RVHCAT-06-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-0610-GA Plan - Proposed.pdf
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RVHCAT-06-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-0620-GA Elevation - North East.pdf
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RVHCAT-06-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-0621-GA Elevation - North.pdf
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RVHCAT-06-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-0630-GA Sections.pdf
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RVHCAT-22-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-2200-Internal Walls and Linings Plan.pdf
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RVHCAT-22-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-2250-Internal Walls and Linings Types.pdf
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RVHCAT-26-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-2600-Builder's Work.pdf
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RVHCAT-30-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-3060-Window and Door Details.pdf
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RVHCAT-34-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-3400-HandCrash Rail Details.pdf
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RVHCAT-35-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-3500-Ceiling Finishes Plan.pdf
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RVHCAT-35-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-3550-Ceiling Details.pdf
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RVHCAT-43-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-4300-Floor Finishes Plan.pdf
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RVHCAT-43-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-4350-Floor Finish Details.pdf
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RVHCAT-77-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-7710-Room Data Sheet - Theatre.pdf
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RVHCAT-77-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-7720-Room Data Sheet - Anaesthesia Room.pdf
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RVHCAT-77-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-7730-Room Data Sheet - Admission Room.pdf
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RVHCAT-77-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-7740-Room Data Sheet - Corridor.pdf
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RVHCAT-77-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-7750-Room Data Sheet - Eye Exam Room.pdf
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RVHCAT-77-HC-00-DR-RAU-AR-7760-Room Data Sheet - WC.pdf
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RVHCAT-80-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-8000-FF&E Plan.pdf
476.5 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
RVHCAT-89-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-8010-Medical Sink IPS Details.pdf
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RVHCAT-89-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-8020-Scrub Trough Details.pdf
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RVHCAT-89-HC-ZZ-DR-RAU-AR-8030-Joinery Details.pdf
519.9 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
Asbestos Register of the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital.docx
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Hospital Architecture brochure 2013.pdf
1.8 MB · Other
NG Prev of Nosocomial Aspergillosis.pdf
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Appendix-B1-List-of-Previous-Works-Projects-which-is-CEE (1).docx
31.3 KB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix-C-Bankers-Letter (1).docx
29.9 KB · Appendix / Annex
Appendix-D1-QW1-Letter-of-Undertaking-re.-Bond (1).docx
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Appendix-D2-QW2-Letter-of-Undertaking-re.-Bond (1).docx
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DW23171_Tender & Schedule.pdf
442.8 KB · Tender Response Template
DW23171_Volume C_Bill of Quantities.pdf
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Original notice text
This project involves the design, integration, and operation of a cataract theatre at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, requiring compliance with specific standards and insurance obligations.
AI analysis updated 4 months, 1 week ago
Deadline
12 Dec
Location
Cataract theatre project located at Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Ireland.
Procedure
Open
Clarification
30 Nov 2023
eTenders ID
2714362
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