Woodworking Machinery in three (3) Lots

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Office of Public Works (OPW) ran this procurement for “Woodworking Machinery in three (3) Lots” 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:

• the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).
• the successful implementation of any Goods Contract that may result from this Competition
• services to the Union’s public procurement and concession markets and procedures
• supporting negotiations on access of Union economic operators, goods and services to the
• the supply of samples for purposes of tendering and their return after evaluation or
• Contract arising out of this Competition, the successful Tenderer shall be required to supply its Tax
• status by the Contracting Authority. By supplying these numbers the successful Tenderer
• Agreement or Services Contract entered into by a Tenderer.
• the Prime Contractor relies, all or any of the supporting documents specified
• that subcontract exceeds 10% of the value of the Services Contract) does not come
• that they are able, upon request and without delay, to provide the supporting
• Tenderers must provide the supporting documentation specified above without 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.; The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — Pass/Fail ESPD European Single Procurement Document Pass/Fail In relation to each of the three previous financial years the tenderer a minimum annual turnover of €100,000 (excluding VAT) for each year the tender; nover for each of the three financial years must be provided in tend /Fail In relation to each of the three previous financial years the tenderer a minimum annual turnover of €100,000 (excluding VAT) for each year the tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — Pass/Fail ESPD European Single Procurement Document Pass/Fail In relation to each of the three previous financial years the tenderer a minimum annual turnover of €100,000 (excluding VAT) for each year the 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.
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• Pass/Fail ESPD European Single Procurement Document Pass/Fail In relation to each of the three previous financial years the tenderer a minimum annual turnover of €100,000 (excluding VAT) for each year the tender
• nover for each of the three financial years must be provided in tend /Fail In relation to each of the three previous financial years the tenderer a minimum annual turnover of €100,000 (excluding VAT) for each year the tender

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:
• Pass/Fail ESPD European Single Procurement Document Pass/Fail In relation to each of the three previous financial years the tenderer a minimum annual turnover of €100,000 (excluding VAT) for each year the tender
• [Woodworking Machinery in Three (3) Lots RFT.pdf] GoodsRFT250123
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• the supply of the goods as described in Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Goods”).
• [Woodworking Machinery in Three (3) Lots RFT.pdf] contract.
• [Woodworking Machinery in Three (3) Lots RFT.pdf] paragraph 2.5, to explore the possibilities of forming relationships with other SMEs or

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.

• Sector: Office Supplies & Equipment
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Goods Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Product Liability €6
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• 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
• may result from this Competition (the “Goods Contract”) will be issued for a term of [two
• 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: Woodworking Machinery in Three (3) Lots RFT.pdf, English. 2.6.4 Subject to paragraph 2.14 and 2.18, each Tenderer is limited to submitting one Tender in its own capacity and one Tender as part of a consortium/group of undertakings under this RFT [for each Lot . 2.6.5 All Tenders submitted in soft copy must be compiled such that they can be read immediately using standard microsoft word or pdf reader software. The Contracting Authority is not responsible for corruption in electronic documents. Tenderers must ensure electronic documents are not corrupt. 2.7 QUERIES AND CLARIFICATIONS 2.7.1 All queries relating to any aspect of this Competition or of this RFT must be directed to the messaging facility on www.etenders.gov.ie. Queries will be accepted no later than 5pm on 10th August 2023 unless otherwise published by the Contracting Authority. For the avoidance of doubt, Tenderers may not contact the Contracting Authority directly regarding any aspect of this Competition. 2.7.2 All responses to queries will be issued by the Contracting Authority via the messaging facility on www.et

[Woodworking Machinery in Three (3) Lots RFT.pdf, RFT.pdf] GoodsRFT250123.

• 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.