Request for Tenders for the Provision of Professional Actors to engage in role play for purposes of assessment of Investigative and Specialist Training to The Garda College

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

An Garda Síochána_1192 ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the Provision of Professional Actors to engage in role play for purposes of assessment of Investigative and Specialist Training to The Garda College” 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:

• erer’s Statement at Appendix 3, Tenderers confirm, that if awarded a Services Contract under this competition, Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public Liability €6
• proposed Services Contract may amount from €220,000 to €260,000 (excl
• That if awarded a contract pursuant to this Agreement, we will, from the Effective Date of the Services Contract (as defined in the Services Contract), obtain and hold the types and levels of insurance set out below; (see Clause 2.20.1 in RFT document)
• We understand the nature and extent of the Services required to be delivered as described in the requirements and specifications at Appendix 1 to the RFT.
• We accept all of the terms and conditions of the RFT, the Services Contract and the Confidentiality Agreement and agree if awarded a Services Contract, to execute the Services Contract at Appendix 5 to the RFT and the Confidentiality Agreement at Appendix 6 of the RFT.
• [T.026.2023 TRD for Provision of Professional Actors.docx] Services Contract and the Confidentiality Agreement and agree if awarded a Services Contract, to execute the Services Contract at Appendix 5 to the RFT and the Confidentiality Agreement at Appendix 6 of the RFT.
• We agree to provide the Contracting Authority with the Services in accordance with the Request for Tender in our Tender.
• 5. We agree that, if awarded any Services Contract, we shall, in the performance of such contract, comply with all applicable obligations in the field of environmental, social and labour law.
• 8. We shall, if awarded any Services Contract under the RFT, have in place on the effective Date of the Services Contract all insurances (if any) as required by paragraph 2.20.1 of the RFT.
• Tenderers, reliant on the capacity of other entities to provide any of the Services as set out in the RFT must
• Provide details of the Services for which they are reliant on other entities
• Has, in the performance of all public contracts, complied with applicable obligations in the field of environmental, social and labour law that apply at the place where the works are carried out or the services provided, that have been established by EU law, national law, collective agreements or by international, environmental, social and labour law listed in Schedule 7 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016). Has, in the performance of all public contracts, complied with applicable obligations in the field of environmental, social and labour law that apply at the place where the works are carried out or the services provided, that have been established by EU law, national law, collective agreements or by international, environmental, social and labour law listed in Schedule 7 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016). Has, in the performance of all public contracts, complied with applicable obligations in the field of environmental, social and labour law that apply at the place where the works are carried out or the services provided, that have been established by EU law, national law, collective agreements or by international, environmental, social and labour law listed in Schedule 7 of the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016 (Statutory Instrument 284 of 2016). 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 — — 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.; 1 in RFT document) Employers Liability: €12.7 million Public Liability: €6; 5 million Professional Indemnity €1 million APPENDIX 3: TENDERER’S STATEMENT {Ten
• 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.
• 1 in RFT document) Employers Liability: €12.7 million Public Liability: €6
• 5 million Professional Indemnity €1 million APPENDIX 3: TENDERER’S STATEMENT {Ten
• A (i) Annual Turnover Requirement Tenderers are required to demonstrate that they have an average annual turnover of €104,000 (excl
• erer’s Statement at Appendix 3, Tenderers confirm, that if awarded a Services Contract under this competition, Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public Liability €6
• 5m Professional Indemnity €1m T

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:
• 5 million Professional Indemnity €1 million APPENDIX 3: TENDERER’S STATEMENT {Ten
• erer’s Statement at Appendix 3, Tenderers confirm, that if awarded a Services Contract under this competition, Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €12.7m Public Liability €6
• We understand the nature and extent of the Services required to be delivered as described in the requirements and specifications at Appendix 1 to the RFT.
• We accept all of the terms and conditions of the RFT, the Services Contract and the Confidentiality Agreement and agree if awarded a Services Contract, to execute the Services Contract at Appendix 5 to the RFT and the Confidentiality Agreement at Appendix 6 of the RFT.
• [T.026.2023 TRD for Provision of Professional Actors.docx] Services Contract and the Confidentiality Agreement and agree if awarded a Services Contract, to execute the Services Contract at Appendix 5 to the RFT and the Confidentiality Agreement at Appendix 6 of the RFT.
• 9. We confirm that all Data Subjects whose Personal Data is provided in our Tender have consented to the processing of such Personal Data by us, the Contracting Authority, the Evaluation Team and the Supplier of the etenders.gov.ie website, for the purpose of our participation in this Competition or that we otherwise have a legal basis for providing such Personal Data to the Contracting Authority for the purposes of our participation in this Competition and that we will provide evidence of such consent and / or legal basis to the Contracting Authority upon request.

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 2 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)
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• If the Force Majeure Event continues for 50 days either Party may terminate at 14 days’
• 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
• We accept all of the terms and conditions of the RFT, the Services Contract and the Confidentiality Agreement and agree if awarded a Services Contract, to execute the Services Contract at Appendix 5 to the RFT and the Confidentiality Agreement at Appendix 6 of the RFT.
• 9. We confirm that all Data Subjects whose Personal Data is provided in our Tender have consented to the processing of such Personal Data by us, the Contracting Authority, the Evaluation Team and the Supplier of the etenders.gov.ie website, for the purpose of our participation in this Competition or that we otherwise have a legal basis for providing such Personal Data to the Contracting Authority for the purposes of our participation in this Competition and that we will provide evidence of such consent and / or legal basis to the Contracting Authority upon request.
• (e.g. Limited Company, Partnership, Sole Trader etc.)

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: T.026.2023 TRD for Provision of Professional Actors.docx, RFT document) Employers Liability: €12.7 million Public Liability: €6, APPENDIX 3: TENDERER’S STATEMENT {Ten.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 3, Tenderers confirm, that if awarded a Services Contract under this competitio, RFT Document), RFT document).