Request for Tenders for the provision of Consultant Services for the preparation of Longford Town Centre First Plan

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Longford County Council ran this procurement for “Request for Tenders for the provision of Consultant Services for the preparation of Longford Town Centre First Plan” 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: Request for Tenders for the provision of Consultant Services for the preparation of Longford Town Centre First Plan
• Fund (URDF) of over €2 billion supports
• Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers should demonstrate that they have at their disposal effective and efficient technical resources/systems to deliver services as specified by the Contra
• Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers should provide information on the measures in place to ensure the delivery of a quality service, for example by way of an externally certified system,
• Quality Assurance System ISO 9001, ISO/IES 27000 or equivalent
• Longford County Council wishes to invite tender submissions for the provision of services of a suitably
• Planning / master-planning services
• Publication / Visual imagery services
• requisite investment in employment creation, services, amenities and sustainable transport. Key
• locations for people to live, work and visit, while also functioning as the service, social, cultural and
• as part of a Town Team, who will then be supported to deliver on their TCF plans through substantial
• funding available to bid for in support of TCF implementation, particularly via funds such as the Rural 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.

• Fund (URDF) of over €2 billion supports
• €8.5 billion funding package that was
• €100,000 funding from the Town and Village
• Cappoquin has also had over €1.2 million funding

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.; Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: • Employer’s Liability - €13 million • Public Liability - €6.5 million • Professional Indemnity - €1; rs must provide information which demonstrates access to the minimum number of skilled personnel as indicated below and outlined in the million • Professional Indemnity - €1.3 Million 2A Request for Tender Contract Open Pr
• Certifications — rs must provide information which demonstrates access to the minimum number of skilled personnel as indicated below and outlined in the million • Professional Indemnity - €1.3 Million 2A Request for Tender Contract Open Pr
• Past experience — not specified for this tender
• Personnel — rs must provide information which demonstrates access to the minimum number of skilled personnel as indicated below and outlined in the million • Professional Indemnity - €1.3 Million 2A Request for Tender Contract Open Pr
• 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.
• Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: • Employer’s Liability - €13 million • Public Liability - €6.5 million • Professional Indemnity - €1
• rs must provide information which demonstrates access to the minimum number of skilled personnel as indicated below and outlined in the million • Professional Indemnity - €1.3 Million 2A Request for Tender Contract Open Pr
• red if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 €13, required if successful Level required
• if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 €13,000,000 € € Public Liability Public Liability €6,500,000 €6,500,000 € € Product Liab
• ility Product Liability € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €1,300,000 €1,300,000 € € Environmenta

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) — 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:
• The applicant shall submit a narrative setting out, as a minimum requirement - Their
• [Request for Tender - Longford Town Centre First Plan.pdf] , economic or technical capacity requirements of the
• [Request for Tender - Longford Town Centre First Plan.pdf] •
• [Request for Tender - Longford Town Centre First Plan.pdf] economic, environmental and social fabric of this once vibrant town, through
• contained within the DRCD Town Centre First Policy document (Ref Appendix 1). The key stages of the
• [Request for Tender - Longford Town Centre First Plan.pdf] visitors alike.

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)
• Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Tenderers must demonstrate compliance with all the relevant Health & Safety legislation
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• Tenderers may include individuals, partnerships, limited companies, groupings or any combination of
• qualified and multi-disciplinary consultancy team to manage the preparation and delivery of the Town
• The TCF Plan will be developed in partnership with the local community and businesses, collaborating
• depopulation and peripheral commercial development. In line with the strategic objective of Project
• To ensure that, going forward, the local community, through the Town Team, are equipped 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.
• 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: Request for Tender - Longford Town Centre First Plan.pdf, Appendix 1). The key stages of the, Appendix.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix 1 – Town Centre First Document, Appendix 2 – Longford County Development Plan 2021 – 2027 (full plan available at, Appendix 3 - Camlin Quarter Urban Design and Economic Framework.