Provision of site development works with onsite sewage treatment system with all necessary ancillary services @ Tubber, Co. Clare
Deadline
11 Aug
11 Aug 2023
Deadline
11 Aug
Site development works and sewage treatment system installation at Tubber National School
Site development works and sewage treatment system installation at Tubber National School
Bidder profile
Firms with experience in public sector construction projects and sewage treatment installations.
Risks & flags
- Undisclosed contract value
- Ambiguity in eligibility criteria
- 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 | Tubber National School |
| Title | Provision of site development works with onsite sewage treatment system with all necessary ancillary services @ Tubber, Co. Clare |
| 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 months |
| Submission deadline | 2023-08-11T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Go-live / start | not stated |
2. Scope of Work
Tubber National School ran this procurement for “Provision of site development works with onsite sewage treatment system with all necessary ancillary services @ Tubber, Co. Clare” 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: Provision of site development works with onsite sewage treatment system with all necessary ancillary services @ Tubber, Co. Clare
- The Contractor is responsible for the safety and stability of the Works, and of all operations on
- access routes to and through the Site, and any required maintenance and upgrading of them,
- responsible for obtaining and providing all facilities, power, water, and other services it
- supply under this Contract in addition to the Price.
- Any VAT arising on the supply under this Contract that is chargeable at another rate. Non-binding monetary references in the source were treated as context only and were not used as qualification thresholds.
3. Background & buyer context
The extract showed a structured PQQ-to-ITT sequence intended to shortlist capable bidders before full award-stage submission. Programme and policy framing was only partially visible, but continuity and modernisation drivers were evident in the procurement design.
4. Eligibility & selection criteria
- Turnover requirement — not specified for this tender
- Insurance — not specified for this tender
- 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
5. Award criteria & scoring
| Criterion | Weight (%) | Sub-criteria | Pass/fail threshold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | not stated | Methodology / implementation detail not stated in extract | not stated |
| Price | not stated | Pricing basis not stated in extract | 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) — 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:
- Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
- Suitability Assessment Declaration.
- [Cover Letter.pdf] Company with Regis
- [Short Public Works Conditions.pdf] PW-CF6 v1.13 29/07/2021
- [Short Public Works Conditions.pdf] 29/07/2021
- [Short Public Works Conditions.pdf] such personal data processed on behalf of the Employer.
7. Key dates & process
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| RFT issued | not specified |
| Clarification deadline | not specified |
| Mandatory site visit | not specified |
| Tender deadline (date + time) | 2023-08-11T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Expected award | not specified |
| Contract start | not specified |
| Go-live / mobilisation | not stated |
| Date surfaced in documents | 2023-08-11T11:00:00+00:00 |
| Date surfaced in documents | 29 July 2021 |
| Date surfaced in documents | August 2023 |
| Date surfaced in documents | July 2021 |
8. Contract terms that matter
Contract duration in the extract: 6 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)
- OWNERSHIP OF IRISH WATER, NOTIFICATION IN WRITING SHALL BE PROVIDED A MINIMUM OF 10
- CONCRETE PIPE BEDS AND HAUNCHES SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM THICKNESS
- number and description of craftsmen, labourers and other
- lace arrangements to complete the Works within 6 months after the termination, the Employer’s Representative will give the above certificate to
- the Works within 12 months after the termination, the Contractor’s payment under this clause
- WATERMAINS OF ANY SIZE SHALL NOT BE WITHIN 1m OF THE BOUNDARY TO A PREMISES
- When a payment is to be made, not later than 5 days after the date agreed between the
9. Risks, red flags & unusuals
- Numeric qualification gates were only partially visible, so eligibility certainty required full pack review.
- 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 — specialist operator with compliant procurement governance and evidencable experience.
- Consortium / sub-contracting — not clearly specified in extract.
- 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: Cover Letter.pdf, Short Public Works Conditions.pdf, Schedule.
- eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
- Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
- Key attachments to prioritise: schedule of rates, maps and documents as detailed on, schedule of tender document, specifying the works requirements., Schedule..
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Required certifications
- EN 206
- EN 598
Scoring
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Documents (24)
General Spec Details.pdf
204.3 KB · Specification
Prelim H & S Design Stage Tubber.pdf
242.4 KB · Specification
Wastewater-Standard-Details.pdf
9.2 MB · Specification
Cover Letter.pdf
325.0 KB · RFT / Invitation to Tender
Schedule of Rates Tubber.pdf
3.1 MB · Pricing / BOQ / Schedule of Rates
PW-CF6_Appointment_of_Project_Supervisor (1)Labasheeda.pdf
53.9 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
Short Public Works Conditions.pdf
398.5 KB · Contract / Agreement / Terms
Boundary Wall.pdf
278.2 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
Fencing.pdf
105.5 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
General Construction Details.pdf
814.9 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
OSI Map.pdf
875.2 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
SewerWastewater General Construction Detail.pdf
1.1 MB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
Site Layout with Autotrack.pdf
2.9 MB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
Site Layout.pdf
2.9 MB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
Topographical Survey.pdf
499.2 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
Water Mains General Construction Details.pdf
672.5 KB · Drawing / Plan / Layout
desktop.ini
144 bytes · Other
Suitability Assessment Report.pdf
9.4 MB · Other
Final Grant of Planning.pdf
2.0 MB
FTS-6-v1.5-07-01-2022 (1).doc
114.5 KB
Instruction to Tender.doc
260.5 KB
Suitability Assessment Declaration.doc
92.5 KB
~$S-6-v1.5-07-01-2022 (1).doc
162 bytes
~$struction to Tender.doc
162 bytes
Original notice text
This tender involves site development works including the installation of an onsite sewage treatment system and necessary ancillary services at Tubber National School in Co. Clare.
AI analysis updated 4 months ago
Deadline
11 Aug
Buyer
Tubber National SchoolLocation
Tubber, Co. Clare, Ireland
Procedure
Open
Clarification
04 Aug 2023
eTenders ID
2125271
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