Theatre AHU Replacement and Associated Works at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh ran this procurement for “Theatre AHU Replacement and Associated Works at the National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, Cappagh Road, Dublin 11, D11 EV29.” 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:

• Sector: Building Services & Maintenance
• onents and sections of AHUs) states “if a single stage filter system is used, a minimum of filter class F7
• 1 As a result of the introduction of the new electronic Relevant Contracts tax (e-RCT) system by the
• existing services or working hours, statutory consents and conditions attached thereto.
• not construction operations subject to Relevant Contracts Tax (and therefore 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.

• 18 The Contractor must provide an outline programme with his tender 1 Item 19 The Contractor shall maintain (a) Minimum indemnity limit for public liability insurance is €6,500,000 for any one event but this may be on an
• ● Patients with ≥2 weeks of neutropenia or with a history of IA
• 4. Detailed Programme of Works (Substantiating the Time for Completion)
• existing services or working hours, statutory consents and conditions attached thereto.

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.; 18 The Contractor must provide an outline programme with his tender 1 Item 19 The Contractor shall maintain (a) Minimum indemnity limit for public liability insurance is €6,500,000 for any one event but this may be on an; annual aggregate basis for products, liability, collapse, vibration and sudden and accidental pollution, (b) Minimum indemnity limit for employer's liability insurance is €13,000,000 for any one event
• Certifications — annual aggregate basis for products, liability, collapse, vibration and sudden and accidental pollution, (b) Minimum indemnity limit for employer's liability insurance is €13,000,000 for any one event
• 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.
• 18 The Contractor must provide an outline programme with his tender 1 Item 19 The Contractor shall maintain (a) Minimum indemnity limit for public liability insurance is €6,500,000 for any one event but this may be on an
• annual aggregate basis for products, liability, collapse, vibration and sudden and accidental pollution, (b) Minimum indemnity limit for employer's liability insurance is €13,000,000 for any one event
• , (c) Maximum excess for insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works is €10,000, (d) Maximum excess for Public liability (property damage) insurance is €6,500, (e) Maximum excess for Public liability (death, illness or injury) insurance is No Excess, (f) Maximum excess for Employer's Liability insurance is €6,500 1 Item 20 The Contractor shall give the
• ) Minimum indemnity limit for employer’s liability insurance €13,000,000 for any one event 10
• 4 Maximum levels of excess for  insurance of the Works and goods and materials for the Works €10,000  public liability (property damage) €6,5009  public liability (death, illness or injury) no excess 9 If no amount stated, €6,500 applies Tender & Schedule for Public Wo

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:
• Value: not disclosed (eTenders placeholder)
• with a value of less than €250,000. Projects in excess of €50,000 must be advertised on etenders
• Appendix H: ISO 16890 - Air Filters for General Ventilation
• [2023-06-13 NOHC Letter of Invitation to Tender.pdf] National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh,
• You are invited to submit a tender complying with the enclosed Instructions to Tenderers.
• Please return the tender digitally via the etenders Portal to Mr. Pat O'Neill, Head of

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)
• short time span, thus multiple samples will be required weekly for a minimum of four weeks in order
• short time span, thus multiple samples will be required weekly for a minimum of four weeks in order to establish a true
• ory application, we expect that a bond can be issued within 4 weeks of the receipt by us of the relevant ap
• (b) expiry of at least 21 days written notice to terminate this Tender
• or any part of it and may terminate the process or any part of it at any time,
• These documents are being made available on the terms stated in these
• use of these documents contrary to any law is prohibited. Recipients must

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: 2023-06-13 NOHC Letter of Invitation to Tender.pdf, 02. Instruction to Tenderers ITTW4 AHU Cappagh Hospital.pdf, Schedule for Public Wo.
• eTenders CFT / notice reference: contract notice for the Works to etenders.2.
• Clarification contact / portal: eTenders message portal (email not surfaced in extract).
• Key attachments to prioritise: Appendix H: ISO 16890 - Air Filters for General Ventilation, Schedule Document (Volume B), ITTW4 AHU Cappagh Hospital.pdf] Instruction to Tenderers.