PS2562C RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.

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1. At a glance

2. Scope of Work

Education Procurement Service (EPS) ran this procurement for “PS2562C RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.” 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:

• Buyer: Education Procurement Service (EPS)
• successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1
• 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Please note Cyber Insurance has been removed as a requirement Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1
• by the proposed [Services Contract]may amount to some €1800,000 (excl
• supply its Tax Clearance Access Number and Tax Reference Number to facilitate online verification
• The Education Procurement Service (EPS) on behalf of The Department of Education (the
• from economic operators (“Tenderers”) for the supply of the Services as described in
• Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• In summary, the services comprise: This public procurement competition ("Competition")
• that may result from this Competition (the “Services Contract”) will be issued for a term
• The Contracting Authority estimates that the expenditure on the Services to be covered
• by the proposed [Services Contract]may amount to some €1800,000 (excl. VAT) over the 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: PS2562C RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.
• Annual reporting of the teaching status of graduates of the programme up to a minimum of two years
• Minimum requirement to remain eligible in the competition: Candidates must demonstrate that they have successfully delivered one or more programmes of similar nature and scale to the requirements as described in Appendi
• of participants that will be funded for a programme 3 months prior to the proposed

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.; successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1; 0 million Cyber Liability €500,000 PS2562C 12 12 2
• Certifications — 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Please note Cyber Insurance has been removed as a requirement Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1
• 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.
• successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1
• 0 million Cyber Liability €500,000 PS2562C 12 12 2
• Details of Any Excess Expiry Date Expiry Date Level Required for Contract (If successful) Level Required for Contract (If successful) Employers Liability € € €13 Million €13 Million Public Liability € € €6.5 Million €6
• 5 Million Professional Indemnity € € €1.0 Million €1
• 0 Million Cyber Liability € € €500,000 €500,000 AND, I confirm that emnity € € €1.0 Million €1

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:
• [Amended PS2562C - RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.pdf] PS2562C
• Declaration as to Personal Circumstances of Tenderer
• Appendix 1 to this RFT (the “Services”).
• [Amended PS2562C - RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.pdf] equivalent EEA accreditation) accredited Higher Education Institute to design, develop
• [Amended PS2562C - RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.pdf] or business capacity are encouraged, subject
• [Amended PS2562C - RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.pdf] .

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)
• successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1
• 1 The successful Tenderer shall be required to hold for the term of the Services Contract the following insurances: Please note Cyber Insurance has been removed as a requirement Type of Insurance Indemnity Limit Employer’s Liability €13 million Public Liability €6.5 million Professional Indemnity €1
• NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED in consideration of the sum of €2.00 (the receipt of which is hereby
• of participants that will be funded for a programme 3 months prior to the proposed
• ide a detailed amended invoice to the Contracting Authority 2 weeks in advance of the date for the payment
• 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

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: Amended PS2562C - RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.pdf, Amended 1.PS2562C - RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.pdf, RFT for the provision of an upskilling programme in Irish for post-primary teachers.
• 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:, Appendix 2:, Schedule.