The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Galway Harbour Company ran this procurement for “The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”)” 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: The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”)
• [The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”).pdf] Port of Galway
• Request for Tender for External Audit Services to Galway Harbour Company
• For External Audit Services to Galway Harbour
• Request for Tender for Marine Engineering Services
• [The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”).pdf] its advisers. No responsibility or liability for any loss or damage arising
• Request for Tender for External Audit Services
• provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT, “Requirements and
• Specifications”, (“the Services”). GHC is the Contracting Authority for this
• [The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”).pdf] enders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the
• Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”)
• Audit, Taxation and Company Secretarial services (commencing Y/E 2023 to Y/E 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.

• 2.1.1 While every effort has been made to provide comprehensive and accurate background
• this policy when replying to this RFT.
• apply to staff currently employed by the incumbent provider of the Service sought
• incumbents or for the consequences of any reliance upon or actions taken, by the

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.; Type of Insurance Indemnity Level Employers Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1 million
• 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.
• Type of Insurance Indemnity Level Employers Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1 million

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:
• [The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”).pdf] Port of Galway
• and changes, will be published on the Irish Government Procurement Opportunities Portal
• (www.etenders.gov.ie). Registration is free of charge and there is no charge for documents. Please
• [The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”).pdf] its advisers. No responsibility or liability for any loss or damage arising
• provision of the services as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT, “Requirements and
• [The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”).pdf] enders (“RFT”) from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the

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)
• issued for a term of 3 years (36 months) (“the Term”) from the date of notifica
• periods of up 12 months with such extensions on the same terms
• this document at any time up to 7 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 te
• Closing Date / Time For receipt of Completed
• issued for a term of 3 years (36 months) (“the Term”) from the date of notification to
• The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the Term for up to two

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: The provision of Statutory Audit, Tax and Company Secretarial Services to Galway Harbour Company (“GHC”).pdf, RFT ID, Appendix 1.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: OJEU].
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 2, Appendix 3, Appendix 4.