Framework for Technical Consultancy Services relating to Archaeology

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Grangegorman Development Agency_564 ran this procurement for “Framework for Technical Consultancy Services relating to Archaeology” 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: Framework for Technical Consultancy Services relating to Archaeology
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 600,00012 € 700,00013 Maximum level of excess in any one claim
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the Services
• Insurance of plans, documents € 100,000 None From start to completion of the Services
• CA Note: If stating a minimum turnover threshold for the services take care that the standard is not set
• Where the service provider is required to be a Team Member as part of a Multidisciplinary
• appropriate number and range of skills required to deliver a high standard of service to the
• with ISO 19650 and describe their approach to Quality Management Systems and
• If the dispute is not resolved within 21 days of service of the notice referred to he
• Open Procedure for CONSULTANCY SERVICES
• FOR USE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF ENGAGEMENT FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES
• 4 Year Single Party Framework for Archaeology Services for the 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.

• any substitute for the underlying documentation (whether existing or to be
• retention policy, a copy of which can be obtained from the Employer upon

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 Consultant shall, at its sole expense, obtain and keep in force professional indemnity insurance, written by a reputable and well established insurer, in the amount of at least €6,500,000 covering the Consultant’s obligations un; Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € Refer to SAQ Section 3
• Certifications — The Consultant shall, at its sole expense, obtain and keep in force professional indemnity insurance, written by a reputable and well established insurer, in the amount of at least €6,500,000 covering the Consultant’s obligations un
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — Minimum level of Public Liability Insurance required in respect of any one accident: € 6,500,000t14 14 If no value is entered it shall read as €2,600,000 (Two million and six hundred thousand Eu 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 Consultant shall, at its sole expense, obtain and keep in force professional indemnity insurance, written by a reputable and well established insurer, in the amount of at least €6,500,000 covering the Consultant’s obligations un
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € Refer to SAQ Section 3
• Employers’ Liability for death, injury, to employees € 13,000,000 None From start to completion of the
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 600,00012 € 700,00013 Maximum level of excess in any one claim
• Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 600,00012 € 700,00013 Maximum level of excess in any one claim

5. Award criteria & scoring

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:
• [00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-FM-K-XX-0001-ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] Instruction to Tenderers
• [00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-FM-K-XX-0001-ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] for the legality,
• [00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-FM-K-XX-0001-ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] 9 of
• [00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-FM-K-XX-0001-ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] not furnishing an Applicant with additional information; or
• [00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-FM-K-XX-0001-ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] then only on a confidential basis, or as required by law.
• [00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-FM-K-XX-0001-ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] a condition of the award of the contract that the successful Tenderer

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 4 Year. 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)
• Public Liability for death, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € Refer to SAQ Section 3
• (i) Level of cover and excess as stated below for the Principal Service Provider: Minimum level of Professional Indemnity Insurance complying with the conditions below: Cover on Each And Every claim basis Cover on an Annual Aggregate basis € 600,00012 € 700,00013 Maximum level of excess in any one claim
• NOW IN CONSIDERATION OF THE PAYMENT OF €10 (TEN EURO) BY EACH PARTY TO THE OTHER PARTY (RECEIPT AND ADEQUACY OF WHICH ARE
• eath, personal injury [except EL, next type]; loss of, damage to, property; with indemnity to the Client as principal € 6,500,000 € Refer to SAQ Section 3
• Where the service provider is required to be a Team Member as part of a Multidisciplinary
• terms are 30 days net from date of delivery or invoice ,
• If unresolved following 15 days, the GDA may terminate

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: 00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-FM-K-XX-0001-ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf, 00PROC-GDA-1006-XX-PL-IM-PM_40_60-0001-InformationManagementPlan.xlsx, ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] Instruction to Tenderers.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice and tender documents.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: ITT-S2(b) v1.6, ITT-S2(b) v1.6 09/02/2022, ITTS2b-InstructionstoTenderers.pdf] for the legality,.