Procurement of new Corporate Identity and related Public Information/Awareness raising Campaign for the Office of the Police Ombudsman

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Fiosrú - Office of the Police Ombudsman ran this procurement for “Procurement of new Corporate Identity and related Public Information/Awareness raising Campaign for the Office of the Police Ombudsman” 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 Contracting Authority’s estimated total spend on Campaign Services for this contract is up to €250,000
• supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification of their tax
• The successful Tenderer agrees to execute and comply with the terms and conditions of the Services Contract,
• The rates submitted in response to this RFT cannot be increased throughout the duration of the services contract. All
• and/or any additional relevant costs/expenses borne out in the provision of services as described herein) and in
• eligible services under any contract awarded as an outcome of this RFT competition. Where an estimated
• The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of any Services Contract awarded pursuant to this
• status by the Contracting Authority. By supplying these numbers, the successful Tenderer acknowledges and
• position online. Tenderers must provide the supporting documentation specified above without delay when
• no contractual relationship between the parties except pursuant to a duly-signed Services Contract for the services
• specified herein. The award of a Services Contract does not confer exclusivity on the successful tenderer. At any
• time, Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission may cancel this RFT prior to a Services Contract being awarded 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.

• Programme of Activity. This team must have immediate availability. Each of the CVs must outline:
• insufficient detail is provided, or the response has fundamental flaws, or is seriously
• disciplinary proceedings. In addition, it may investigate any practice, policy or procedure of the Garda Síochána with
• [RFT Corporate Identity and Public Information Campaign.pdf] may investigate any practice, policy or procedure of the Garda Síochána with

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 Limit Employer’s Liability €12,7000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability €6,5000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla
• 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 Limit Employer’s Liability €12,7000,000 limit for any one claim or series of claims arising out of a single occurrence Public Liability €6,5000,000 limit for any one claim or series of cla

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) — not specified in extract.
• Mandatory site visit — not specified in extract.
• Submission portal and formatting — eTenders portal and PDF electronic copies were referenced. Submission-related source lines:
• [RFT Corporate Identity and Public Information Campaign.pdf] 1
• which is attached below at Appendix 2.
• Síochána Ombudsman Commission using the messaging function on eTenders at www.etenders.gov.ie no later
• [RFT Corporate Identity and Public Information Campaign.pdf] attached below at Appendix 2.
• Contracting Authority by way of the messaging facility on eTenders. Where appropriate, queries may be
• Tenderers must submit their tender by uploading to the electronic postbox available on eTenders

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.

• 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
• posed legislation will come into effect on 1 January 2024
• capable of 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
• This RFT is issued in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of this RFT for Provision of new Corporate
• right to extend the term for a further 1 Year period with a maximum of 3 such extensions with the same
• terms and conditions, subject to the Contracting Authorities obligations at law.

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 — 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: RFT Corporate Identity and Public Information Campaign.pdf, RFT Corporate Identity and Public Information Campaign.pdf] 1, RFT 20230627).
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: RFT)., RFT is issued in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of this RFT for Provision, RFT.