Tender for admission to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of temporary-contract ICT personnel

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) ran this procurement for “Tender for admission to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of temporary-contract ICT personnel” 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: Tender for admission to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of temporary-contract ICT personnel
• Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability This Clause 2
• Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability €13m
• nderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability
• nderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability €13m
• rer shall be required to supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax status by
• The Contracting Authority, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tender (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in APPENDIX 1 – REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATION, to this RFT, (“the Services/Goods”). Long Name is Quality and Qualifications Ireland for this public procurement competition (“QQI”).
• The title of this RFT is Request for Tender for the Provision of a contract for “Admission to a multi-supplier framework agreement for the supply of temporary-contract ICT personnel”.
• The Contracting Authority, Quality and Qualifications Ireland is an independent State agency responsible for promoting quality and accountability in education and training services in Ireland. It was established in 2012 by the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act 2012.
• The information leaflet the Contracting Authority - Who we are and what we do provides an overview of the Contracting Authority services and the organisations we work with (http://www.qqi.ie/Downloads/Who%20We%20Are-Booklet-August%2017.pdf ).
• [Invitation for Tender - Contractor Framework_2023.docx] and what we do provides an overview of the Contracting Authority services and the organisations we work with (http://www.qqi.ie/Downloads/Who%20We%20Are-Booklet-August%2017.pdf ).
• provide academic advice on the recognition of foreign qualifications in Ireland through a service called NARIC Ireland – the National Academic Recognition Information Centre. We also provide advice on the recognition of Irish qualifications abroad; 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.

• approve programmes offered at a variety of schools, colleges and further and higher education and training institutions. These programmes lead to qualifications (the Contracting Authority awards) listed in the NFQ, which are recognised internationally;
• regulate and promote the quality of programmes offered by schools and colleges leading to qualifications in the NFQ for the benefit of learners, employers and other interested parties;
• inform the public about quality assured education and training programmes and qualifications through a database of programmes and a register of providers;
• advise the Minister for Education and Skills about national policy on quality assurance and improvement in education and training.

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.; Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability This Clause 2; Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability €13m
• 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.
• Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability This Clause 2
• Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability €13m

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:
• That they have achieved a Turnover of €50,000 for each of the last 3 years (see Appendix 4 below) or pro-rata if more recentl
• The Contracting Authority, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) invites responses (“Tenders”) to this Request for Tender (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as described in APPENDIX 1 – REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATION, to this RFT, (“the Services/Goods”). Long Name is Quality and Qualifications Ireland for this public procurement competition (“QQI”).
• The information leaflet the Contracting Authority - Who we are and what we do provides an overview of the Contracting Authority services and the organisations we work with (http://www.qqi.ie/Downloads/Who%20We%20Are-Booklet-August%2017.pdf ).
• [Invitation for Tender - Contractor Framework_2023.docx] and what we do provides an overview of the Contracting Authority services and the organisations we work with (http://www.qqi.ie/Downloads/Who%20We%20Are-Booklet-August%2017.pdf ).
• Include a statement, confirming whether any of the excluding circumstances listed in Article 57 of EU Council Directive 2004/24/EU as implemented into Irish law by Regulation 57 of the European Communities (Award of Public Authorities’ Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 329 of 2016), apply to the Tenderer. Tenderers from Ireland and the United Kingdom must include with the Tender the declaration at Appendix 3 to this RFT (“Declaration”).
• 2.3.2 The successful Tenderer(s) shall provide the Services in accordance with QQI’s Standard Contract & Terms and Conditions (see Appendix 8) and a Service Level Agreement, where applicable.

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)
• Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability This Clause 2
• Insurance The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability €13m
• nderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability
• nderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Professional Indemnity €75,000 and Employers Liability €13m
• he information contained in this document at any time up to 10 days before the final date for receipt of Te
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of
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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: Invitation for Tender - Contractor Framework_2023.docx, Appendix 4 below) or pro-rata if more recentl, RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the provision of the services as de.
• 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 SPECIFICATION, to this RFT, (“the Services/Goods”). Long N, RFT is Request for Tender for the Provision of a contract for “Admission to a mult, RFT.