CORU Policy research and strategic Project Management services

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) ran this procurement for “CORU Policy research and strategic Project Management services” 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: CORU Policy research and strategic Project Management services
• be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 Public Liability €2,600,000 Product Liability €1,000,000 Professional Indemnity €500,000 2
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• All invoices must quote CORU’s purchase order number and must be accompanied by the relevant supporting documentation
• , which may require external support of a scale of 10 – 50 days per project
• [20231107 CORU RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx] Request for Tenders dated 10th November 2023
• Multi-Operator Framework Agreement for Policy, Research and Strategic Project Management Professional Services for CORU
• [20231107 CORU RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx] Part 1: Introduction
• [20231107 CORU RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx]
• 1.1 Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“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 (the “Services”).
• 1.2 In summary, the Services comprise: a Multi-Operator Framework Agreement for Policy, Research and Strategic Project Management Professional Services for CORU.
• 1.4 This public procurement competition (the “Competition”) will be conducted in accordance with the open procedure under the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016) (the “Regulations”). Any contract that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term of 3 years (“the Term”). 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.

• Title: CORU Policy research and strategic Project Management services
• [20231107 CORU RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx] Request for Tenders dated 10th November 2023
• Multi-Operator Framework Agreement for Policy, Research and Strategic Project Management Professional Services for CORU
• [20231107 CORU RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx] Part 1: Introduction

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.; be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 Public Liability €2,600,000 Product Liability €1,000,000 Professional Indemnity €500,000 2
• 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.
• be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 Public Liability €2,600,000 Product Liability €1,000,000 Professional Indemnity €500,000 2

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:
• Tender procedure: eTenders Open procedure
• Appendix 1: Requirements and Specifications
• Appendix 4: Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• Appendix 6: Confidentiality Agreement
• 1.1 Health and Social Care Professionals Council (CORU) (the “Contracting Authority”) invites tenders (“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 (the “Services”).
• 1.3 This public procurement competition will be divided into 2 lots (each a “Lot”) as described in Appendix 1. Each Lot will result in a separate contract.

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)
• be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13,000,000 Public Liability €2,600,000 Product Liability €1,000,000 Professional Indemnity €500,000 2
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Contractor) as follows:
• a contact name and telephone number for the person within the recipient organisation with responsibility for the cont
• e right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extension or e
• We anticipate that we will forecast 3 months out in terms of ongoing demand under th
• e right to extend the Term for a period or periods of up to 12 months with a maximum of 2 such extensions per
• ontinues for 30 calendar days either Party may terminate at 14 days notice

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: 20231107 CORU RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx, RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx] Request for Tenders dated 10, RFT for Policy research and Strategy Services V1.docx] Part 1: Introduction.
• 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: Requirements and Specifications, Appendix 2: Pricing Schedule, Appendix 3: Tenderer’s Statement.