St. Conaire's NS SNU Extension and Associated Works

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

St. Conaire's National School ran this procurement for “St. Conaire's NS SNU Extension and Associated Works.” 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:

• Remvoal / diversion of ex. services
• Check protection of existing services.
• Main contractor to check supports are
• abuttments, support at edges, jointing,
• H. Cavity Wall Insulation System and
• C. Piched Roof System - buildup and
• A. Heating System -pipework installation
• B. Water Services -pipework installation
• C. Ventilation Systems- ductwork and
• walls, including sealing of service
• H. Connecting Of Services To Furniture
• [SCNS-20 Combined Preliminary Inspection Plan Aug 22 - Complete.pdf] to check services as 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.

• derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Public Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €6,500,000 in accordance 3f Public Liability Insu
• derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Public Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €6,500,000 in accordance with the conditions stated
• derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Employer’s Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €13,000,000 in accordance with the conditions stated
• Existing floor area of other buildings: 353 sqM

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.; derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Public Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €6,500,000 in accordance 3f Public Liability Insu; derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Public Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €6,500,000 in accordance with the conditions stated
• Certifications — not specified for this tender
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — not specified for this tender
• Geographic / facility constraints — The minimum Turnover requirement is set out in the EU/eTenders Contract Notice at € 1,265,000.00 (exc 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 minimum Turnover requirement is set out in the EU/eTenders Contract Notice at € 1,265,000.00 (exc
• derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Public Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €6,500,000 in accordance 3f Public Liability Insu
• derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Public Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €6,500,000 in accordance with the conditions stated
• derer will be required to produce evidence from their Insurance Company in the form of a copy of the policy confirming that the tenderer has current Employer’s Liability Insurance with a minimum level of cover of €13,000,000 in accordance with the conditions stated
• 0% 450 Days Liability Insurance with cover not less than €6,500,000 and Employer’s Liability Insurance with cover not less than €13,000,000, meeting the above insurance requirements

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• The minimum Turnover requirement is set out in the EU/eTenders Contract Notice at € 1,265,000.00 (exc
• The minimum Turnover requirement is set out in the EU/eTenders Contract Notice at € 1,265,000
• If you answered “No” above state number DoES-QW2 Suitability Assessment Questionnaire and Declaration
• requested to do so will provide within 7 days a DECLARATION FORM* (in the standard fo
• will provide within 7 days a DECLARATION FORM* (in the standard fo

7. Key dates & process

8. Contract terms that matter

Contract duration in the extract: 3 years. Payment cycle, SLA/KPI schedule, and penalty regime were not fully disclosed in the snippets unless listed below.

• Title: St. Conaire's NS SNU Extension and Associated Works.
• VERIFIED PHRASES (deterministic regex extract from the documents — treat as authoritative for numerical claims)
• ed, the available grip zone of the pull handle will be between 700
• The WC pan is to conform to lS EN 997:2003 in terms of key dimensions, in order to accommodate
• St. Conaire's NS SNU Extension and Associated Works
• received unless the intended recipient can provide evidence of non-delivery. The non-receipt of such
• Tendering party to ensure receipt of the submission before the latest time and date for receipt of
• before latest time for receipt of Tender although the Employer may at its discretion respond to

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.
• 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 — 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: DoES-DTP-2012-Letter-of-Invitation-.pdf, SCNS-20 Combined Preliminary Inspection Plan Aug 22 - Complete.pdf, MFC Site Inspection Plan - Preliminary.pdf.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: Contract Notice at € 1,265,000.00 (exc.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: P21011_RC_230221.pdf, SCNS-20 Phoenix Asbestos Survey Report PE21-128 20.1.2021.pdf, P21011_RP_F01_JMS.pdf.