Student Enterprise Programme Co-Ordinator – South Cork catchment area only

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Local Enterprise Office South Cork ran this procurement for “Student Enterprise Programme Co-Ordinator – South Cork catchment area only” 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 Framework Member accepts its appointment to provide Services, if instructed to do so from time to
• Cork County Council is carrying out this procurement on behalf of the Local Enterprise Offices of South Cork. LEO South Cork is one of 31 dedicated LEOs across the Local Authority network in Ireland and supports people who are interested in starting up a new business or who are already in business including entrepreneurs, early-stage promoters and small businesses looking to expand.
• LEO South Cork provide a range of services including Business Advice, Information, Training & Management Development Programmes, Networking, Mentoring, Financial Supports and Sector Specific Supports.
• The Local Enterprise Office South Cork wishes to engage a Student Enterprise Programme Co-Ordinator to deliver the various stages of the Student Enterprise Programme (SEP) in second level schools within the South Cork catchment area only. The scope of the services may also include any ancillary services that will enhance the Student Enterprise Programme.
• The Contracting Authority requires tenderers to nominate a dedicated contract manager who will act as the main point of contact for the duration of the framework. This person shall have the authority to deal with all matters in relation to contracts and be responsible for the satisfactory delivery of the supplies/services required. The duties of the contract manager will include the following:
• Proactively discuss with the Contracting Authority ways of improving efficiency regarding service delivery in general and providing suggestions for improvement and cost savings.
• A quality service is required under this contract. Therefore, performance will be continually monitored over the term of the contract. Cost competitiveness, performance, quality of service and turnaround time will be the main criteria for measuring performance.
• [LEO South Cork Student Enterprise Programme Request for Tender 2023.docx] Invoices shall be submitted by the successful Co-Ordinator on a monthly basis for all costs incurred in the preceding month, or as otherwise agreed by the parties. All official invoices must quote a Contracting Authority purchase order number. All invoices which do not quote the relevant order number(s) will be returned to the service provider.
• Where applicable, payments shall be subject to Irish ‘Professional Services Withholding Tax’ at the prevailing rate (currently at 20%) as laid down by the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland. Non-residents may be able to reclaim such deducted Tax from the Office of the Revenue Commissioners in Ireland, International Claims Section located currently at Government Buildings, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland (Tel: +353-67-63400).
• In line with the Disability Act 2005, accessibility requirements should be clearly stated in request for tenders / quotations where applicable. Under Section 27 of the Act the Contracting Authority is required to ensure that both the goods supplied, and services provided to it are accessible to persons with disabilities.
• Excellent support tools for teachers, students and schools.
• On-going support from a local Student Enterprise Programme Co-Ordinator. 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.

• Title: Student Enterprise Programme Co-Ordinator – South Cork catchment area only
• Intermediate Category: 2nd and 3 Student Enterprise Programme
• On average 1000 students participate in the South Cork Programme
• 2.4 Student Enterprise programme Co-Ordinator Role

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.; e Level required if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 € € Public Liability Public Liability €2,500,000 € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €500,000 € € AND AND AND; Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Employer’s Liability (if applicable) - €13 million Public Liability - €2.5 million Professional Indemnity - €500,000
• 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.
• e Level required if successful Level in Place Level in Place Details of Any Excess Details of Any Excess Renewal Date Renewal Date Employers Liability Employers Liability €13,000,000 € € Public Liability Public Liability €2,500,000 € € Professional Indemnity Professional Indemnity €500,000 € € AND AND AND
• Insurance Confirmation of the following insurances being in place: Employer’s Liability (if applicable) - €13 million Public Liability - €2.5 million Professional Indemnity - €500,000

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)
• Senior Category: Transition Year, 4th year, 5th year, 6th year, LCA, LCVP and Youth Reach students*.
• Invoices shall be submitted by the successful Co-Ordinator on a monthly basis for all costs incurred in the preceding month, or as otherwise agreed by the parties. All official invoices must quote a Contracting Authority purchase order number. All invoices which do not quote the relevant order number(s)
• [LEO South Cork Student Enterprise Programme Request for Tender 2023.docx] Invoices shall be submitted by the successful Co-Ordinator on a monthly basis for all costs incurred in the preceding month, or as otherwise agreed by the parties. All official invoices must quote a Contracting Authority purchase order number. All invoices which do not quote the relevant order number(s) will be returned to the service provider.
• Admission to the framework agreement will be conditional upon acceptance of the Contracting Authority’s Framework Terms and Conditions. Tenderers are required to review these terms and conditions and indicate their acceptance thereof as part of their tender submission. Any reservation with regard to these terms should be submitted as a query in accordance with the procedure described in Appendix 1 Section (b) of this document.
• The Contracting Authority is using the open procedure for the award of this framework agreement, therefore, while all interested parties may submit a tender, only those demonstrating that they have the required level of financial and technical capacity will have their tender considered. In order to demonstrate a tenderers’ qualifications, tenderers are required to provide the information set out below in the Tender Response Document (TRD) which is based

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)
• e entitled to terminate the appointment of the Framework Member forthwith and without liability by giving notice at any time if:
• The Member commits a material breach of any term or condition of this Framework Agreement, o
• 3 shall not relieve or discharge the Framework Member from any obligations which may have accrued prior to such termination
• re parts of the contract may be performed that are in force 7 days prior to the deadline for receipt of Te
• Intermediate Category: 2nd and 3 Student Enterprise Programme
• On average 1000 students participate in the South Cork Programme
• 1.2 Small and Medium Enterprise Participation

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 — 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: LEO South Cork Student Enterprise Programme Request for Tender 2023.docx, Draft Framework Agreement for Student Enterprise prog.docx, Schedule 1.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: not specified in extract.
• Clarification contact / portal: [email protected].
• Key attachments to prioritise: Schedule, Appendix 1 Section (b) of this document., schedule of school visits (three school visits per school, per category, at a minimum sh.